EP. 408: People Over Politics: Danielle Ford on ADHD and Her Run for Nevada Governor

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Politics has a way of putting people into boxes. Danielle Ford has spent much of her life questioning why those boxes exist in the first place.

When Danielle first joined me, she had just won a seat on the Clark County School Board. Today, she’s running for governor of Nevada as a nonpartisan candidate with a philosophy she calls systems repair: the belief that education, health care, housing, affordability, and government accountability are all connected, and real solutions need to address them together.

Diagnosed with ADHD at 30, Danielle has spent years questioning rules that don’t make sense, connecting ideas others overlook, and being labeled difficult for challenging the status quo. But after losing her reelection campaign, she began questioning herself. She had so many ideas and interests, but where were they actually leading her?

We talk about the exhaustion of being misunderstood, how Danielle found the common thread connecting her seemingly scattered career, and why she refuses to let political labels define her approach. It's a conversation about finding your purpose, trusting the way your brain works, and realizing that doing things differently doesn't mean you're doing them wrong.

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• Website: https://daniellefornevada.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellefordlv 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trusteeford 
• Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellefordlv 

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