Wrangling the ADHD Perfectionist with Dr. Sharon Saline

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We've talked about parenting with her. We've talked about therapy and ADHD. But my favorite episode with Dr. Sharon Saline was all about sinking thinking and self-compassion with ADHD. So, you can imagine that embarking on this series on that very subject would bring her back to the show.

Sharon is the author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD solution card deck.  She specializes in working with neurodiverse children, teens, young adults, and families and aims to help outside-the-box thinkers improve executive functioning and social-emotional skills while also building practical communication tools and self-esteem.

Sharon says that she, herself, is a perfectionist in recovery, and she offers key insights into perfectionism and its impact on ADHD. How does perfectionism drive self-compassion down? How can you use "just one thing" to turn what seems to be impossible into a daily practice? How do you avoid compare-and-despair? All that and more this week with our great friend Sharon Saline!

• (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
• (01:16) - Support the Show: Become a Patron!
• (02:18) - Sponsor: TextExpander!
• (04:38) - Tax Study Halls Now & GPS Open Enrollment Coming Soon!
• (06:00) - Introducing Dr. Sharon Saline
• (07:24) - Perfectionism
• (12:58) - Perfect is Subjective
• (18:56) - Procrastination
• (23:14) - The Critic and the Cheerleader
• (32:18) - Domain Perfectionism
• (39:16) - One Step Forward
• (41:00) - Making the Impossible a Practice
• (44:08) - Learn more about Sharon