ADHD Crash Course

Dr. Tamara Rosier, an author focused on helping families navigate ADHD, shares insights from her works, including 'Your Brain's Not Broken.' She discusses the vital process of emotional repair in relationships, emphasizing communication and vulnerability. The conversation tackles balancing caregiving with encouraging independence in children, while also addressing parental expectations and the importance of self-advocacy. Throughout, Tamara adds humor to the challenges of parenting, making the journey both relatable and enlightening.

Tamara Rosier, an ADHD coach and author of 'Your Brain's Not Broken', shares her wisdom on parenting and family dynamics in the context of ADHD. She emphasizes the need for transformational thinking over survival tactics and builds on emotional regulation as a cornerstone for family harmony. Discover the intricacies of empathy, including its challenges and balance, and learn about the significance of being a 'safe person' in family interactions. Tamara's light-hearted anecdotes make the conversation relatable while tackling the complexities ADHD families face.

ADHD impacts our ability to regulate our attention, activity level, and emotions! We need easy tools to help us regulate in order to show up the way we want.Sensory strategies are the perfect "body-level" tool that can help you calm down, increase your energy, improve your focus and manage BIG emotions! In this episode, we'll learn how to use this powerful tool for self-regulation.Want more tools? Sign up for my FREE 5 day Sensory Strategies for ADHD email series here!Interested in joining us for my NEW Group Coaching Membership? Use the code CRASH COURSE for the month of December for a BIG discount on your first month here!

Task initiation is an executive functioning skill and can be a HUGE struggle for us (especially when we're overwhelmed). What can we do? (other than "try harder" or "just do it"). Today I'll share tips to help you get started when your motivation, energy, interest are running low!

The use of ADHD medications is a personal choice and one that can generate a good amount of confusion. How do we know whether or not to try medication as a tool to manage ADHD? What are the benefits? What are the risks? Is the stigma that continues to surround the use of ADHD medications warranted? In this episode, I'll discuss some of the questions you can ask as yourself and your mental health provider as you navigate this complex topic. 

Today I chat with Meredith Carder, author of "It All Makes Sense Now: Embrace Your ADHD Brain to Live a Creative and Colorful Life". Meredith is an ADHD coach, content creator, speaker and author who is passionate about helping those with ADHD live their best lives!In this episode we discuss:-late ADHD diagnosis and its impact-how shame can block our progress- the need for cognitive flexibility- tips for building a strategy toolbox that will work for your brain- and more!Want to connect with Meredith?Instagram:   / hummingbird_adhd  Website: https://meredithcarder.com/Book: https://meredith-rose-carder.mykajabi...

We all do it. We planned to do something, believed we would and then we drop the ball. For whatever reasons, something we 100 % planned to do didn't happen.When we don't follow through with the things that matter to us, we may have our own "stories" about why. The problem with these stories is that they are often harsh. judgmental, and leave no room for actual problem solving!Approaching our failures with curiosity and openness allows us to find solutions that work for our brains. We can "flop" artfully when we take a moment to analyze how it happened and what we need for a different result. On today's episode of ADHD Crash Course, we'll discover practical ways we can do that!

Finding the right accommodations for students with ADHD can be complicated! There is no "one size fits all" and some accommodations for ADHD might actually make it more difficult for a student to learn! In this episode of ADHD Crash Course, we'll talk about the difference between IEPs and 504s and discuss some common (and less common) accommodations that help support neurodivergent learners in the classroom.

The journey of learning to work with our brains isn't typically linear!  We often learn in a  "spiral" pattern; introduced to strategies and then moving on to other tools before we've mastered these. Later, we revisit what we've learned and deepen our knowledge and experience.  The process spiral learning can leave us doubting our progress (or even feeling like we're "failing") since we are working on several different areas gradually, but eventually we reinforce these skills and see big changes!Interested in joining our new coaching membership? You can learn more here.

We all feel like we aren't "enough" at times. We live in a productivity-driven society, so feeling that we aren't doing enough can quickly shift into an overall sense of not being enough. It can feel like we're not measuring up, no matter what we do! Today we'll discuss this never-enough struggle and identify some action-based strategies you can try when you're struggling with "not-enough" thoughts.Links mentioned in this episode:Sign Up for a Free Values PDF !Clarity Coaching WebsiteOther values resources:via strengths website