Guest Ron, an ADHD Coach, shares his experience with ADHD and how he became a coach. They discuss managing negative emotions, rejection sensitivity, and imposter syndrome. Ron's perspective as a neurodivergent coach enhances his understanding and empathy. They also talk about understanding true value, delegation, launching a website, coaching opportunities, and starting a podcast.
Choosing a word of the year sets an intention and theme for personal growth and accomplishments.
Accepting and embracing one's ADHD and finding ways to help others navigate their neurodivergent experiences.
Deep dives
Choosing a Word of the Year for 2022
The podcast episode discusses the idea of choosing a word of the year as an alternative to New Year's resolutions. The host explains that selecting a word sets an intention and theme for how one wants their year to flow. Listeners are guided through a process of reflecting on the past year, identifying what went well and what they would like to change. They are then encouraged to choose one to five words that resonate with how they want their year to feel. The episode also highlights the benefits of having a word of the year, such as bringing clarity and focus to personal growth and accomplishments.
The Journey of an ADHD Coach
In this part of the podcast episode, the guest, Ron, shares his personal journey of becoming an ADHD coach. Ron explains that he started creating videos on TikTok to advocate for people with ADHD and provide validation for their experiences. He delves into his own journey of accepting and embracing his ADHD, releasing the stigma surrounding it, and finding ways to help others navigate their neurodivergent experiences. Ron also discusses the importance of understanding and appreciating one's own value and finding ways to give value to others in the neurodivergent community.
Dealing with Intense Feelings and Emotional Coping
The conversation in this part of the episode explores the challenges of managing intense feelings and finding healthy coping mechanisms. Both the host and guest share their experiences of feeling emotions deeply and taking on the emotions of others. They discuss various ways people cope with intense emotions, such as dissociation, turning to hobbies or activities like running or video gaming, and seeking support from therapists or friends. They emphasize the importance of self-awareness, finding ways to deal with emotions when ready, and avoiding negative coping mechanisms.
Embracing Feelings and Understanding Personal Value
In the final segment of the episode, the discussion revolves around embracing and understanding feelings as well as recognizing personal value. The guest shares his journey of releasing the stigma around emotions and accepting their significance in the human experience. The host and guest highlight the need to validate and explore one's feelings rather than dismissing them. They also emphasize the importance of recognizing and appreciating personal strengths and intrinsic value, encouraging listeners to focus on what comes naturally to them and brings joy.
"I always say, if there's one person where I'm like, man, I made a difference in their day, then I freaking won today."
Today's episode starts out with talking about finding your word for 2022. I jumped on this train a little late, but it's only the first month of the year. We can still claim it, then we jump into chatting with my wonderful guest, Ron.
Ron joins this week's episode of the podcast and shares his experience with ADHD and how he landed in becoming an ADHD Coach. We also chat about ADHD as a whole and health ways to manage our negative emotions, dealings with rejection sensitivity and imposter syndrome.
Ron can be found on Instagram at Adhd_ron & TikTok at ADHDcoachron. If you are interested in a session or finding out more what Ron offers as an ADHD check out his website at www.adhdcoachron.com.