ADHD reWired

A school teacher and administrator of over twenty-five years, DeShawn Wert made the choice to start helping those parents and children with ADHD through coaching. Motivating and inspiring, DeShawn presents her outlook on living with ADHD while running her business, scheduling clients, optimizing her time, and more. A huge proponent of being true to oneself, she provides advice and enthusiasm towards the goal of finding what each person is best at. Go to erictivers.com/#1ep-38 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. If you're interested in being a part of the next ADHD reWired Accountability Group, please visit For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Visit for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Musician, songwriter, and keynote speaker Jerry Mills walks us through his inspirations and history while playing for us a number of his inspiring songs. An active long-time member of the ADHD community, Jerry has performed at the Adult ADD Conference, CHADD conferences, as well as a wide range of locations across the globe. With his powerful words and tunes, Jerry addresses his life's experiences, and his ADHD, in a way unique and poignant for many across the world. Go to for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. If you're interested in being a part of the next ADHD reWired Accountability Group, please visit For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Visit for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Growing up having a hard time understanding and communicating with others in her family, psychologist Jennie Friedman now better understands the ADHD, anxiety, depression, and more they were dealing with. Switching careers in the middle of her life, Jennie decided to focus on becoming an ADHD coach in order to help both those dealing with the disorder and those living with them.  She talks with us further about her philosophies of embracing our differences, the story surrounding her decision to change her career, and more. Go to  for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. If you're interested in being a part of the next ADHD reWired Accountability Group, please visit For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Visit  for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

With a history of sleep disorders himself, Dr. Roberto Olivardia talks through his experiences dealing with the effects ADHD can have on sleep. As a clinical instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and a specialist in dealing with ADHD, OCD, eating disorders, and more,  Dr. Olivardia shares some of his extensive knowledge with us about various disorders, conditions, and habits relating to sleep. Through addressing these disorders, Dr. Olivardia shows us how one could greatly improve their life. Go to www.erictivers.com/37 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Comedian, voice artist, writer, and more Patte Rosebank joins us to discuss her journey and struggles with ADHD as a child and how she made the transition into the woman she is today. Covering her early years dealing with bullying, uncaring schools, and even contemplating suicide, Patte describes what changes were made and what motivated her to pursue her current line of work. Which and whose comedy inspired her, how she deals with anxiety prior to a performance, and even a bunch of funny voices are also entertained during the podcast. Go to www.erictivers.com/36 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

What is ADHD, really? In a bonus episode, host Eric Tivers discusses, via analogies and examples, the reality of ADHD. Breaking it down into its separate categories, Eric explains the different standardized presentations of ADHD along with their identifying symptoms. If you or others you know are looking for an introduction to ADHD as a technical topic, this is an ideal place to start. Go to for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

"ADHD People" writer Tom Nardone helps to inspire, communicate with, and provide relatable experiences to readers of his two blogs. With many unique perspectives and stories to tell, Tom's goal in running his blogs, at TomNardone.net and ADHDpeople.net, is simply to entertain; the rest is all a bonus. Tom discusses the story behind starting his blogs, an interesting sleeping situation with his wife, progress on his upcoming book, and many other topics via his straight-forward, true-to-oneself nature. Go to for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Writing coach and communications consultant recently diagnosed with ADHD, our guest Helena Bouchez walks us through her story of self awareness and discovery. Having worked around an airport for a number of years, Helena likens some of her strategies for dealing with ADHD to metaphors of flight terminology. Helena also divulges some strategies for writing business emails effectively and making sure that your most important emails aren't riddled with spelling and grammar errors. Also discussed is the idea of optimizing one's time on a particular task versus trying to be perfect. Go to for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Helping people take advantage of their time and skill-sets to become more successful entrepreneurs is Daniel Bowling's mission. After working as a talented upholstery tradesman for most of his life, Daniel started out with his own successful small company. Following personal and business fallouts that saw him leaving that company, he now hopes to motivate others like himself to follow their skills, talents, and dreams and to better use their time. Daniel talks of his personal strengths and struggles, sometimes related to ADHD, with which he was recently diagnosed. Go to for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Sean Ackerman, host of the You Leading You podcast and an experienced operational manager, joins Eric to talk about his mission to help others achieve their goals. Sean discusses the 2011 flood that took his home and how he recovered following it, how he came to start his podcast and his upcoming Moving it Forward conference, and some methods he uses to keep organized and on schedule. Go to  for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Visit  for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.