Brendan and I are back for July’s Q&A session! The goal of these Q&A sessions is to allow you, the listener, a chance to submit questions and situations for us to help talk you through and mastermind. It doesn’t matter if the issue is personal or professional, sometimes you just need to talk it through and look at it from a different perspective. Our questions this month range from how to get “unfrozen” when making decisions to medications to questions on coaching styles. The questions were in-depth this month and Brendan and I really dig in to help answer your questions. As usual, if you’ve been dealing with problematic ADHD symptoms, then you need to listen to this episode. Please note that when we discuss medications, we can only address personal experience. Anytime you are prescribed a medication, you should reach out to your provider regarding your symptoms and experiences. Not all medications are effective for all people. There are a variety of options and you’ll need individual help to determine which medications are right for you. This Q&A covered a wide range of topics and we provide some fantastic takeaways no matter what stage you’re in with your diagnosis. Listen in as we not only discuss your questions but also struggle with our own flare ups! Lack of sleep and competing priorities is problematic for everyone, but when you have ADHD it’s worse! (just ask Brendon!) Your Resources: You’ll Learn: [02:34] Welcome back! This is the July Q&A session. [05:48] Julie needs to learn how to break out of the frozen zone and make decisions. [15:10] Daniel needs some help figuring out his medication times. [23:39] Back from the break and responding to a question about managing dual diagnoses. [27:36] How can you focus on the positives in the midst of failure?  [33:50] Is group coaching comparable to 1:1 coaching?  [42:43] How do you motivate yourself to get up and go when you have several responsibilities? [46:42] Welcome Diane to the show! She asked a live question about overcoming sleep procrastination. [56:22] How do you break big projects down into smaller steps so that you get them done?  [1:03:21] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon.  ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th. We only have 9 spots remaining. Please visit to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT.  You don’t want to miss it! Support the Podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me. With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions. Learn more at . ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to apply to join the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook group, go to and fill out the application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM CT. Go to Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, .

Welcome back to another mastermind episode. Today we have Madeline in the hot seat as we work through the issues she has been facing with getting more done and having productive free time. We discuss ways that she can get more done while still playing video games but also doing things in her free time that restore and rejuvenate not just kill time. This mastermind begins with a discussion on how to break through and do the I don’t wanna’s, ways to help Madeline do her chores, study and how “I’ll do it later” is just a lie we tell ourselves. They talked about what they feel like when they think I don’t wanna, is it resentment because you have to do it?  Is there guilt because you feel the resentment? Madeline is given some great advice in this mastermind! Listen in and learn some fantastic tips to manage your I don’t wannas, learn to rewrite the script in your head and make the I don't wannas into a positive outcome.. You’ll Learn: [02:04] Welcome back! Madeline is in the hot seat on this episode. [02:16] Everyone is introduced by Eric. [03:04] Madeline tells us what she wants to Mastermind today. [03:58] Has Madeline done research on whether play is part of productivity?  [05:26] Does anyone feel rejuvenated after using technology?  [12:27] Madeline talks about how she likes to do non productive things first thing in the morning. [25:49] We are back from the break and dive into working through the transitions of I don’t wanna’s. [27:51] What video game has Madeline played that does make her feel good? [32:52] We now shift to how to be more productive and how to beat the I don’t wannas. [32:58] What are Madeleines key I don’t wannas that she is struggling with? [35:17] What chore does she do that when it is done she it makes her feel really good? [42:02] How can we help Madeline do her chores like drying dishes, scooping kitty litter and decluttering her desk? [46.38] Stopping the I’ll do it later syndrome. [54:19] Is there a degree of opposition when someone asks you to do something? [55:58] Madleine needs to learn new scripts in her mind and use scripts to do it. [58:24] What's the equivalent of wiggling the pinkie finger for the tasks you don't wanna do? [1:03:12] How is accountability brought into the situation? [1:09:29] After listening to what has been discussed, what things does Madeleine think she can commit to? [1:11:17] Final thoughts? [1:12:27] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon.  ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th. We only have 9 spots remaining. Please visit to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT.  You don’t want to miss it! Support the Podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me. With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions. Learn more at . ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to apply to join the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook group, go to and fill out the application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM CT. Go to Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, .

Welcome back to another mastermind episode. Today’s hot seat member is Derek and we work through the issues he has been facing with communication and relationships. We discuss a variety of topics ranging from moving your internal conversation to an external one, and establishing strong and appropriate communication boundaries.  This mastermind starts off with a discussion on appropriate conversation lengths and topics. Derek shares an issue he has with his unwillingness to limit his conversations to an appropriate amount of time. A lot of times he relies on his wife to pull him out of conversations that have gone over the acceptable social timeframe. Learn the groups’ tips and tricks on how to limit your conversation. This led into a conversation about boundaries and appropriate tactics for addressing conflict in relationships. Learn how to keep hard conversations from becoming catastrophic events by regularly expressing grievances in a controlled manner. Keeping things in only leads to having harder conversations later. Derek is given some amazing advice in this mastermind! You wont want to miss the references to Brene Brown’s book as the tips are very actionable. Listen in and learn some fantastic tips to manage your boundaries and communication in a variety of relationships. Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:16] Welcome back! Derek is in the hot seat on this episode. [02:18] Derek shares the topics he needs to mastermind. [03:06] What does Derek mean by wanting his “true” feelings to be known? [08:19] Does Derek have relationships where he can interact unfiltered?  [10:54] What is guiding his interactions? What is his internal monologue?  [14:37] Learn tips on how to exit a conversation. [22:48] We are back from the break and dive into boundaries, bad conversations, and medication. [27:02] When do the hard conversations happen and how often does Derek let things roll off of him?  [33:23] How about creating weekly check-ins to establish a space to discuss conflict? And other great tips. [42:57] Learn how to get more time together with your spouse by using your resources when you have kids on the spectrum. [49:21] Use your body as a cue to protect your boundaries.  [55:20] How Brene Brown approaches trust both for ourselves and others. [1:01:40] Always be aware of how you’re coming off to other people. [1:05:10] Roxie and Derek discuss work boundaries and their perceptions of a specific situation and how avoiding conflict creates a bigger story. [1:09:49] Derek speaks out his commitments for this mastermind and how he’ll stick to them. [1:12:48] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon.  ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th. We only have 9 spots remaining. Please visit to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT.  You don’t want to miss it! Support the Podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me. With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions. Learn more at . ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to apply to join the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook group, go to and fill out the application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM CT. Go to Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, .

This episode is another Mastermind episode designed to help a member work through something that has been holding them back from success. Our Mastermind hotseat participant is Roxie and she’s looking for help creating systems for remembering her priorities. We discuss various reward systems, memory enhancement tactics, and dig into the root of the problem. To frame the issue, Roxie uses her need for coffee as the catalyst for her memory concerns. She and her husband sit down every month and create a budget for their spending. Within a few minutes, hours, or days, she’ll forget everything they are working toward and make bad spending decisions. Today we dig into how to reset her memory and break the habit of rewarding herself with coffee breaks. From doing chores for coffee, to using the Starbucks rewards system, the Mastermind group gives Roxie tons of great advice. Her biggest issue we find is triggering her memory on the plans and future wants that she and her husband are saving up for. Learn how to create effective memory triggers that work in this episode. You wont want to miss the creative journaling ideas, QR code triggers, and tattoos! Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:21] Welcome back to the show and another Mastermind Session! [02:49] Roxie wants to mastermind maintaining systems on this episode of the show. [06:11] Learn how coffee represents a reward system and also a budget buster. [08:55] Additional questions about how purchasing coffee is affecting Roxie’s life and ways to approach the issue. [16:19] One strategy for curbing spending is to create barriers to spending. [23:24] How to disrupt our routine when we’re on auto-pilot. [25:10] It’s more helpful to remind yourself what you do want to do versus what you don’t want to do. [28:59] Would a point system help in the reward system? [32:28] When the issue isn’t what you do or don’t want to do but instead it’s a cycle of behavior. [34:45] Learn how order is the number one thing Roxie wants her day to revolve around, and that can be used to curb the forgetfulness. [38:09] Could journaling help? Learn more after the break. [44:46] Do you beat yourself up when you fall off whatever horse you’ve created? [47:16] How can you reinforce your priorities when you make decisions in the moment? [49:55] What two phrases can help keep you on track when you have competing wants? [53:15] Can living with an enabler be overcome? What about having an external accountability partner? [56:57] Mastermind members share their tips and tricks for creating memorable reminders and Roxie responds. [1:01:51] Creating QR codes that link to videos could help with reminders! [1:04:40] The members help with additional reward tips for Roxie’s coffee habits. [1:07:35] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon.  ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th.   We only have 9 spots remaining. Please visit  to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT.  You don’t want to miss it! Support the Podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me. With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions.  Learn more at . ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to apply to join the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook group, go to  and fill out the application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM CT. Go to  Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, .

On this episode, Eric is joined by Dr. Miriam Reiss, a career and life strategist who is living with ADHD and working to help those with ADHD crush finding the right job for them. She shares information about her programs and the 5 stage process she puts all of her clients through for building their best career. You wont want to miss a minute of this great conversation. Learn all about the 5 stages of Miriam’s job searching process. Each stage is designed to help you identify your core goals, the way your brain works, and how the two come together to influence your perfect job. She focuses heavily on figuring out the right environment for your brain and how there is no one job that is “best” for someone with ADHD. Eric and Miriam also dig deep into the importance of preparing for your interviews. Just because you think you know exactly what to say in an interview and how you come off, does not mean that your interviewer’s perspective is the same. Learn some tips and tricks on how to crush the interview not only by impressing your potential company but by interviewing them as well. Miriam leaves you with so many great tips and tricks for managing the job search. Listen in and listen close to glean all of the amazing nuggets she gives. What was your favorite takeaway? Let us know on your favorite podcast app by leaving a review and rating. Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:44] - Welcome back to the show! Today’s guest is Dr. Miriam Reiss. [02:38] - Learn how Dr. Reiss got into the business of focusing on career coaching. [06:23] - Where does Dr. Reiss start when she begins working with her clients?  [10:02] - What are the 5 stages of Dr. Reiss’s program? [21:22] - Miriam continues to discuss the 5 stages and the job search strategy. [25:34] - How does Miriam help her clients overcome the barrier of the fear of networking? [28:51] - What is her response to the person who asks her what the best job is for someone with ADHD? [34:33] - What does it mean to create an ADHD friendly environment?  [38:50] - How entering an interview from a place of self-respect alters the energy of the interaction. [46:43] - Learn how Dr. Reiss helps her clients evaluate their work environment. [49:05] - What is the process for taking stock of the things they hate in their jobs?  [55:09] - Asking the right questions in the interview is key to loving your job! [57:02] - How should a person with a spotty work history address that in their interview? [1:02:10] - How to reach Miriam! [1:03:37] - Hear Miriam’s final thoughts for you! [1:04:31] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at

It’s June’s Q&A epiosode on the podcast and I’m joined by Brendan to answer your questions. We chat about topics ranging from the effects and need for medication to how to manage and cope with various aspects of having ADHD. There were a ton of great questions this month and you won’t want to miss the responses. What do sticky notes, note pads, and index cards have in common? Several of our questions had to do with accountability. Write things down! Put away the computer and put pen to paper, not only does this help keep you focused, you are also more likely to absorb the information. Learn more throughout the show.  Need to dive deep into how manage family responsibilities and schedules when members are on different systems? Change your verbiage and you may be able to alter their response. We spend a good bit of time on this topic because keeping an ADHD family on track is very important. There were so many fantastic questions this month that we didn’t get to them all. If you’re not already, consider becoming a Patron to access the full episode. Also, let us know what your questions are for next month’s episode. Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:40] Welcome back to the podcast for June’s Q&A episode with Eric and Brendan. [02:45] Our first question is from Shawn, asking about life hacks for feeling more functional. [07:05] How to stay focused in meetings and not get flustered by questions. [12:17] Learn how permission relates to accountability?  [16:57] Eric asks Brendan what he tells clients who have issues taking responsibility for issues in their lives. [24:15] Eric and Brendan take the first live question on how to engage family members in an ADHD household in awareness and proactivity. [44:37] Learn about medications, long-term use of medications, and side effects. [50:34] How to get written meeting notes into Evernote! [52:30] Tips, tools, and insights for managing distractions to move forward in life. [57:47] Why breaking chores down and writing them on index cards reduces overwhelm. [1:00:39] How to cope with being gifted and ADHD. [1:04:21] Any tips on becoming less sensitive about family member’s remarks on ADHD? [1:09:59] Time ran out for the podcast episode. If you’re a Patron check out the unedited video for the full set of questions. [1:11:27] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group Early registration for ADHD reWired’s Spring season of our online, video-based coaching and accountability group has ended, and the groups are full. Our next registration signups begin May 10th.  To sign up on the email list, which allows you to register on May 7th, visit . ADHD Women’s Palooza Encore packages of this amazing conference are available for only $97!  That includes audio and video downloads, as well as abridged transcripts. Learn more at  Support the podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me.  With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patreon-only Adult Study Hall. Learn more at  ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to join the ADHD reWired secret Facebook group, go to  and fill out an application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 pm.  Go to . Want to be a guest? Hey, What about you?  Do you have a story? Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Sharon Weinberg to discuss how ADHD affects the leadership role. We chat about how ADHD changes the dynamic between leaders and their team members and how best to approach different kinds of conversations to create strong bonds and positive environments. As a leader with ADHD, it is important to understand and acknowledge how the condition affects your interactions with your team. It is also important for employees with ADHD to be open in conversation to elicit the most pertinent and usable feedback. Altering and realigning messaging helps create a positive environment for all. Sharon also shares in-depth about how evaluating processes and altering them to better match the capabilities of those with ADHD leads to more efficient and effective teams. One of my goals for this year is to re-evaluate my leadership style and the ways that I lead. This conversation with Sharon was unbelievably enlightening and provided me with amazing insights into how I can change my own processes. If you are a leader with ADHD or you have ADHD and want to develop a better relationship with your leaders, this episode is for you. Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:14] - Welcome back to the show! Today I chat with Sharon Weinberg about ADHD and how it affects leadership roles. [04:08] - Sharon has been developing leaders in the corporate world for many years and across two different careers. [08:00] - Leadership is about communication, strategy, and implementation and Sharon reveals what that means and understanding leadership legacy. [14:50] - Context is key when providing feedback to your colleagues and co-workers. [16:13] - Proficiency and consistency are required for building behaviors both with ADHD and in leadership. [18:05] - Sharon and I discuss the connection between ADHD and rejection-sensitive dysphoria and ways to address them in a team setting. [34:25] - We return from the break and dig into collaborative decision making and how it helps people with ADHD to finalize decisions. [41:54] - Before a final decision can be made, you have to move from divergence, through convergence, to a decision. [44:01] - Being clear about expectations and how the final decision will be made. [46:45] - Sharon gives pro-tips on how to create an agenda for a meeting. [53:52] - Sharon provides some insights leaders listening to their intuition and developing their blind spots. [1:06:41] - We discuss the difference between getting by and excelling or thriving. [1:08:33] - There is an art and a science to leadership and you need to put both intention and attention together to be a successful leader. [1:10:34] - Connect with Sharon:  Call her: (510) 858-9196 [1:11:32] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Susie Gutierrez a singer, songwriter, actor, and all-around creative soul. We talk about her journey to being diagnosed with ADHD, how being empathic has impacted her relationships, and how important sleep schedules are. We talk about topics ranging from her short-lived career as a mascot to her songwriting journey. We also discuss the reasons she stopped seeing a therapist and instead started working with an ADHD coach. She also shares how important giving yourself permission to practice self-love is.  Susie was a blast to have on the show! She has an amazing upbeat personality and sheds light on different facets of living with and managing ADHD. Check out our conversation to gain some insights on how ADHD may be affecting your life. Your Resources | Dr. Elaine Aron | Tanner Gers You’ll Learn: [01:21] Welcome back! Susie Gutierrez and I chat all about HSP and related topics. [05:18] Working as a mascot was a way of hiding for Susie, is she still hiding?  [08:28] Susie describes what it means to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). [11:50] HSP is not a DSM but it is something that we need to be careful about. [16:08] Susie chats about her weird sensory triggers like whispering and baby talk. [22:35] Back from the break and we move into stimulation seeking behaviors we have. [26:07] Susie chats about how her high level of empathy and her ADHD diagnosis has affected personal relationships. [33:30] Susie shares her sleep issues and her belief that they are related to her ADHD. [39:38] Susie was diagnosed two years ago and is on her first round of medications. We chat about the changes in her life since introducing meds (when she takes them). [52:36] Therapy and coaching help in completely different ways but both are valuable. [55:29] Does being an empath connect with improv?  [1:01:11] Self-love is so important, give yourself permission to take care of you. [1:03:27] Check out Susie on , , and [1:05:11] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at

Today we are sitting in an ADHD mastermind session, where our group will chat about how clutter affects our lives, what we can do about the clutter on a day-to-day basis. How can you be proactive about not making the clutter, how to keep the house clean, and how you can get your family involved to work together to keep your place organized. We talk about how you can get a hold of clutter by making decisions on the spot and taking a few minutes to take care of the mess, so the clutter doesn't pile up in the first place. What you need to do for the first "domino" to get your family started on a team effort for household chores. Tying one habit to a habit that's already in place can quickly transfer into more work done. Your Resources | How you can make a difference on outcomes You’ll Learn: [02:39] Marisol shares her troubles with clutter and her family’s role in clearing clutter in the house. [06:01] Does Marisol fulfill society’s role as a female who should do the housework even though she’s a full-time mom and she works full-time. [07:39] The processes Marisol have tried to get her family to pitch in to clear the house. [09:55] What can her children do that are 10 and 6 years of age? [12:50] List of house chores and who has responsibility for different house chores [16:34] What is the first domino of getting the family involved in household chores? [20:52] Fit one thing here and there and add small items one at a time to achieve your goal. [27:10] Atomic Habits is the book recommendation for this episode from Eric. [27:54] Carrie talks about having goals for the month and to pick one goal at a time. [32:51] What is the self-talk when you put something down where it doesn’t belong? [39:09] How to use the two sticky note strategy for a reminder. [42:44] How can we queue ourselves to remind us to do an activity when we don’t want to? [54:07] Methods to make sure things have a “home” to place them repeatedly to keep track of items you can easily lose. [58:40] The open loops we have created the anxiety which we feel on a daily basis. [60:18] What Marisol can get rid of from her craft space to make her space a place she can craft with her kids. [64:45] Is not giving things away Marisol isn’t using a way of not saying goodbye to her friend? [65:56] What would Marisol’s friend say to her if she saw her craft table? [67:03] Marisol decides to donate the art supplies she hasn’t used to her daughter’s preschool teacher, who her daughter is very fond of. [70:13] Marisol’s teacher will be receiving the supplies by a certain date for a sense of urgency. [74:45] Using pictures to show others what you would like them to do. Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group Early registration for ADHD reWired’s Spring season of our online, video-based coaching and accountability group has ended, and the groups are full. Our next registration signups begin May 10th.  To sign up on the email list, which allows you to register on May 7th, visit . Support the podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me.  With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patreon-only Adult Study Hall. Learn more at ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to join the ADHD reWired secret Facebook group, go to and fill out an application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 pm.  Go to . Want to be a guest? Hey, What about you?  Do you have a story? Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

Welcome back to the monthly Q&A episode. Brendan Mahan and I take questions from the group about everything from setting boundaries to setting and accomplishing goals. Learn about finding your “Why” Q, and how setting S.M.A.R.T. goals helps you stay on track in the long-term. We then move into ADHD medications, irritability, and the stigma surrounding the disease and its symptoms. Finding the right kind of medication and dosing is paramount to reducing symptoms of the medication. Brendan and I also help walk through post-school and work activities and how making minor tweaks helps with the medication crashes and over-stimulation. Brendan and I also address the stigma surrounding medications. For most people, medications are safe and effective. Seeing your doctor and finding the right medication for you is the most important piece of that. Knowing that you are not alone in the symptoms you are experiencing is also helpful, but realize that the stigma surrounding ADHD is daily being debunked by science. Join us as we chat about the good and bad of medication, overstimulation, and setting goals and boundaries. We cover so many topics in this episode and share so many great coping tips. You won't want to miss this epic Q&A session! Your Resources You’ll Learn: [01:51] Welcome back! Brendan Mahan helps in our monthly live Q&A. [03:22] Nick asks about strategies for long term focus and motivation techniques. [05:32] We dig into Nick’s current strategy and ways he can improve by setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. [11:55] Eric asks Nick to define his “Why”Q for language learning. [13:33] Brendan and Eric provide tips on reinforcing long-term motivation and goals. [15:07] Kerry asks about resisting the urge to blurt out every opinion, how do you overcome this? [21:00] Use reflective listening to resist the urge to blurt and validate the thoughts the other person is sharing. [27:31] What are some strategies to handle irritability with and without medications? [35:23] Consider listening to the music you like in middle and high school. That music brings a great deal of comfort and helps set the emotional tone. [39:25] Jacinto seeks out advice for being diagnosed and treated with ADHD because his mindset is affecting his family. [49:03] Michael asks how to scale the wall of awful and Brendan shares more about the wall and how it’s built. [54:18] Find your time wisdom. Figure out how long it takes to do things. [57:36] Attention is not just about focus. Learn how to make smooth transitions. [1:00:06] Create a monthly reminder to review the things you’ve learned and keep track of your “aha’s” and “re-ha’s.” [1:02:16] Don’t feel disappointed when you looking to scale the walls of awful in your life. Just start fresh each time. [1:03:47] This episode of ADHD reWired is brought to you by falafel waffles - just kidding… making sure you read to the bottom! [1:05;54] If you’re a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and click on our Patreon button at