262 How Coaching Can Change Your Life with Brooke Schnittman
May 7, 2024
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Brooke Schnittman, ADHD & executive function coach, shares her journey with ADHD and how coaching transformed her life. She emphasizes the importance of understanding ADHD struggles, using coaching for personal growth, and empowering individuals with ADHD to embrace their strengths. Brooke also discusses the challenges parents face in supporting ADHD children and navigating the ADHD coaching industry.
ADHD coaching focuses on empowering individuals through understanding and executive function tools.
ADHD coaches should prioritize impact and genuine support over financial gains, fostering a positive coaching environment.
Deep dives
ADHD Coaching for Kids with Brooke
Brooke Schnittman, an ADHD and executive function coach, has dedicated 20 years to helping individuals with ADHD. She assists them in overcoming challenges by providing tools and accountability. Brooke works with children to help them understand their strengths and weaknesses, empowering them to thrive before transitioning to more restrictive environments like homeschooling or private schools. She emphasizes the importance of supporting kids early to bridge the gap and avoid negative messages that can lead to low self-esteem and failure. Brooke offers one-on-one coaching to create study plans, improve executive functions, and develop skills for academic success.
Impact vs. Income in ADHD Coaching
Brooke highlights the importance for ADHD coaches to question their motivation - impact or income. She emphasizes that genuine intent to help people and make a positive impact is crucial in coaching. By focusing on providing effective support rather than solely aiming for financial gains, coaches can truly help individuals with ADHD navigate challenges and reach their potential. Brooke advises new coaches entering the ADHD space to prioritize impact, genuine support, and tailored assistance over monetary goals.
ADHD as Explanation, Not Excuse
In discussing ADHD, Brooke stresses the significance of viewing it as an explanation rather than an excuse. While acknowledging the challenges that come with ADHD, she encourages individuals not to use it as a crutch for every difficulty faced. Instead, she advocates for embracing strengths, purpose, and passions to capitalize on personal abilities and strive for progress. Brooke emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility, focusing on growth, and seeking support to empower oneself and move forward positively.
Hope and Accountability in ADHD Journey
Brooke inspires hope and accountability in the ADHD journey, emphasizing that change and improvement are always possible. She encourages individuals to seek resources, whether free or paid, and take steps towards personal development. By acknowledging the potential for neuroplasticity and the ability to change throughout life, Brooke instills optimism and determination in navigating ADHD challenges. She underscores the importance of trusting intuition, seeking support, and taking action to create a fulfilling and empowered life.
In this episode, the incredibly amazing Brooke Schnittman joins us.
Brooke is one of my favorite colleagues and I'm so happy to introduce her to you. She’s the founder of Coaching With Brooke, an ADHD & executive function coaching company for students and adults.
Brooke and her team help kids and teens with ADHD by educating them on the 'why' behind their struggles and providing executive function coaching.
Coaching made a huge difference in Brooke's life, so much so that she decided to become a coach herself. But get this: she wasn't diagnosed with ADHD yet.It wasn’t until Brooke started coaching other ADHDers that she recognized the symptoms in her own life.
In this episode, Brooke shares exactly what’s worked for her in her ADHD journey and what she uses to help her own clients have those same aha moments in their own lives.
Do not skip this podcast episode. You’ll take home some actionable steps you can start applying to your life today if you suspect you might have ADHD - or you’ve been diagnosed for decades.
If you want to see how coaching can impact your life, I encourage you to check out my group coaching program, FOCUSED. This is the place to achieve your goals and feel better than ever. Come join a community that understands you where you're at today.