SuccessFULL With ADHD

This week I had an illuminating conversation with fellow ADHDer and attention expert Jeff Copper about the uncomfortable feeling of boredom and how it impacts those with ADHD.Jeff is back on the show to explain how boredom is linked to being physically uncomfortable and needing to seek stimulation, much like a tiger pacing in a cage. He cautions boredom can lead to negative behaviors if you don’t find healthy ways to engage your mind.Jeff has ADHD and dyslexia and is an attention coach who helps entrepreneurs and individuals with ADHD and attention issues improve their personal and business results. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International ADHD Conference in 2022. He is the founder of Attention Talk Radio with over a million listens. He coaches ADHD individuals and entrepreneurs at DIG Coaching Practice, LLC.Episode Highlights:[02:01] - The different types of boredom and ADHD. How people handle agitated boredom.[04:18] - Boredom leads to susceptibility to struggle with self-regulation.[05:35] - Underwhelm and boredom links to self-medication with drinking, drugs, overeating, etc.[06:25] - Sleep deprivation and how sleep hygiene doesn’t work for ADHD.[08:00] - Using moderate interest to guide yourself to sleep.[10:18] - Managing boredom example with family time using sudoku.[11:33] - How me and my husband get to sleep at night.[12:42] - Repetitive boring activities: laundry, exercise, dishes, watching a show, etc.[14:44] - Boredom takes a great amount of cognitive energy and is physically uncomfortable.[17:44] - Boredom during the pandemic increased.[18:17] - 100% boredom avoidance reduces your tolerance, and nothing is interesting anymore.[20:00] - How to get comfortable with boredom. Connect with Jeff Copper:Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG·         DIG Coaching Practice, LLC: www.digcoaching.com ·         www.attentiontalkradio.com ·         www.attentiontalkvideo.com ·         www.attentiontalknews.com ·         Twitter: www.twitter.com/digcoaching ·         Facebook: www.facebook.com/adultaddcoach·         Copy Talk: human transcription service: https://www.copytalk.com/ct/ and put Jeff Copper as your referral.Thanks for tuning in. If you found value in our conversation, please rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue delivering impactful content. For more resources and episodes, visit https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Brandon T. Adams, a two-time Emmy Award winner and accomplished entrepreneur based in Nashville (currently). Brandon shares his incredible journey going from delivering ice in rural Iowa to becoming a successful producer, investor, and business owner with ADHD.I was fascinated to learn how Brandon overcame major obstacles like losing everything he owned in his late 20s, to rebuild and achieve massive success in his 30s. His persistence and self-belief are so inspirational.Brandon T Adams, 2X Emmy® Award-Winning Producer, T.V. Host, Media Expert, Investor, and Advisor and Founder of Accelerant Media Group, Brandon has produced commercials, social media content, and T.V. shows that captivate and empower audiences and help scale companies’ growth. Episode Highlights:[01:56] - Brandon’s humble roots in Iowa.[02:39] - Brandon’s ADHD diagnosis story.[03:28] - Brandon shares his experience being prescribed the wrong ADHD medication initially.[07:45] - The importance of exercise and blood flow to manage ADHD symptoms.[09:51] - Whether microdosing medication could be an effective strategy.[10:28] - The Shark Tank idea that didn’t get picked up.[11:45] - Discovering Brandon’s talents in media.[13:49] - Discussing obsession and OCD combined with ADHD.[14:52] - Brandon explains how obsession is necessary to achieve extreme success.[16:44] - Brandon’s journey with his neurotypical wife and hitting rock bottom after success.[17:58] - The unique challenges that family members face with an ADHD entrepreneur.[20:18] - Brandon’s insight into his future, building wealth, and creating a media empire to help others.[24:01] - Sharing about an upcoming TV show Brandon is hosting focused on cryptocurrency investing.[24:40] - The heart of persuasion and how I became an ADHD coach.[28:45] - The value of proximity to already successful mentors and partners.[31:29] - One of Brandon's first big deals with Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington.[33:44] - Brandon’s one piece of advice. Connect with Brandon T. Adams:·         Website: https://brandontadams.com/ ·         Everywhere on Social Media: @BrandonTAdams·         Rise and Record, share your story through video: https://riseandrecord.com/ Thanks for tuning in. If you found value in our conversation, please rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue delivering impactful content. For more resources and episodes, visit https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

I had an enlightening conversation with Mikey Goldman, creator of Quiet Mind weighted pillows. We explored how ADHD manifests through stimulation and obsession, the importance of honoring your body’s needs, and how weighted pillows can naturally calm the nervous system. Mikey shared his journey to developing the first-ever weighted pillow after struggling to find purpose and passion.Episode Highlights:[01:11] Introducing Mikey Goldman of Quiet Mind.[05:00] The frustration of misophonia and sensory overload.[07:23] Getting an ADHD diagnosis and learning about the body.[09:42] Constantly researching natural solutions for ADHD.[11:20] Staying motivated to keep up healthy routines.[13:37] How Mikey became obsessed with nutrition without formal education.[15:41] Do you need obsession to be successful with ADHD?[17:19] Making routines become obsessions.[18:54] The power of simple, consistent clothing choices.[20:10] Fitting relationships into the ADHD routine.[23:21] Mikey’s journey to creating the first weighted pillow.[25:24] An over-medicated history that led to natural solutions.[27:20] Tricking your nervous system to fully relax.[31:29] How weighted pillows work better than blankets.[33:02] The 2-year journey bringing the weighted pillow to life.[35:11] Following your passion and sharing your story to help others.[37:06] Listen to your body for what works for you.Links and Resources:·         Quiet Mind - https://www.onequietmind.com/ ·         Mikey Goldman - mikey@onequietmind.com·         Quiet Mind Instagram - @quietmindThanks for tuning in. If you found value in our conversation, please rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue delivering impactful content. For more resources and episodes, visit https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

Dr. Jeff Spencer, Olympic Cyclist and celebrated coach to champions, discusses achieving peak performance, embracing flow, and harnessing ADHD traits to excel in life. Topics include motivating people with ADHD, the balance between underwhelm and overwhelm, the myth of hyperfocus, and strategies for becoming an elite performer.

Dani Donovan, creator of Anti-Planner ADHD and viral ADHD comics, shares her journey to getting diagnosed with ADHD in college. She discusses how medication and finding her community helped her thrive academically. Dani opens up about her candid ADHD comics going viral, leading her to create resources like 'The Anti-Planner' to help others. Topics include setting short sprints, body doubling, and embracing your 'weird'.

Introducing Liesel Teen, RN and founder of the hugely popular @mommy.labornurse on Instagram. With over 600k followers, Liesel provides online birth classes and resources to help prepare and empower women to have a positive birthing experience.In this episode, Liesel shares her journey to getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and new mom, the shame she carried for so long, and how medication and reframing her thoughts helped her thrive. She also provides tips for moms with ADHD. Timeline Summary:[02:00] - The journey to an ADHD diagnosis as an adult.[04:52] - Finding the right medication regimen and its benefits.[08:29] - Peeling back years of shame and realizing her struggles were not due to laziness.[10:00] - Liesel talks about being hardworking yet disorganized due to ADHD.[11:30] - How Liesel uses her working memory.[13:27] - Starting a successful business before her diagnosis.[14:57] - Accepting the messy creative process.[16:42] - Advice to her younger self struggling in a neurotypical world.[18:06] - Being extra kind to yourself as a pregnant woman with ADHD.[21:25] - Liesel’s top tip.[22:16] - Where to find more from Liesel. Connect with Liesel Teen, BSN-RN:·         The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast: https://mommylabornurse.com/podcast-episodes/ ·         Blog: https://mommylabornurse.com/ ·         Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mommy.labornurse/  Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Successful with ADHD. If you enjoyed this conversation, please +FOLLOW the podcast on your favorite platform and leave a review to let us know your thoughts.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

I had the pleasure of sitting down with actress, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Bethany Joy Lenz to discuss her journey with ADHD. Bethany opened up about how she went undiagnosed until adulthood and the relief she finally felt once she understood how her brain worked differently.In our conversation, Bethany opens up about living undiagnosed for so long, pushing through challenges on willpower alone, and the incredible relief she felt once she understood how her brain worked differently. Even with a packed schedule juggling acting, music, a lifestyle newspaper, podcast, and motherhood, Bethany has found more peace and success by learning how to manage her ADHD. She shares her story so others may see themselves and know they are not alone. There is light at the end of the tunnel.Bethany Joy Lenz is best known for playing Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill. Since the show, she has continued acting while also pursuing music and creative projects like her lifestyle newspaper Modern Vintage News. Episode Highlights[01:52] - How Bethany discovered she likely had ADHD.[03:16] - The relief of diagnosis after years of feeling something was wrong.[04:46] - Bethany got an official diagnosis 6 months after self-diagnosing.[05:30] - How medication helped Bethany's focus and feeling overwhelmed.[07:19] - Playing to strengths and not beating yourself up over weaknesses.[08:39] - Being careful with medication due to addiction history.[09:30] - Managing friend expectations and communicating neurodivergence.[13:00] - ADHD symptoms can look so different yet still recognize each other.[15:30] - Never struggled to memorize scripts thanks to hyperfocus.[18:37] - Remembering facts/data hard because of dyscalculia.[19:52] - Timers, limits, scheduling help juggle everything.[22:26] - High control groups prey on neurodivergent people.[27:55] - Hard to distinguish narcissist traits vs ADHD challenges.[31:57] - Brooke’s EMDR experience and feeling emotions.[35:35] - Compartmentalizing emotions when acting vs everyday life.[38:07] - What Bethany's cooking: Modern Vintage Newspaper and ‘Strawberries’ Song. Connect with Bethany Joy Lenz:·         Modern Vintage News Lifestyle Newspaper: https://www.modernvintagenews.com/ ·         Drama Queens Podcast·         Strawberries Song·         Instagram: @msbethanyjoylenz and @modernvintagenews Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Successful with ADHD. If you enjoyed this conversation, please +FOLLOW the podcast on your favorite platform and leave a review to let us know your thoughts.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses sensitive topics about suicide and traumatic injuries.I had the honor of speaking with Andrew “Sully” Sullivan, a retired Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Navy SEAL. Andrew shared his incredible story of being diagnosed with ADHD in high school but not letting that stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL.Andrew completed the notoriously grueling SEAL training and went on to have a nearly 20-year distinguished career full of combat tours and commendations. Andrew explained how the high-intensity, team-focused environment of special operations was perfectly suited for someone with ADHD. He never felt the need to disclose his diagnosis because his teammates naturally complemented each other’s strengths and weaknesses.We also discussed the mental health challenges many veterans face after transitioning out of service. Andrew now runs a nonprofit (503c) called the Community First Project that ensures the quality and integrity of the nation's law enforcement agencies. Timeline Summary:[01:07] - Andrew's distinguished military career, awards, and current ventures.[03:32] - Andrew’s decision to serve in the military and how he approached it with ADHD.[05:42] - Taking medication while serving.[07:33] - Follow through is easier with a purpose.[09:01] - The mental and physical toughness of SEALs training and the prime age for it.[11:32] - How the Special Ops environment caters to ADHD strengths.[14:32] - The struggle while exiting service and losing that community.[15:14] - Adderall medication struggles to help study in college and a surprising way to focus.[16:32] - Sneaky ways to get the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for ADHDers.[17:45] - Andrew’s most difficult time in service and how he sought help.[20:15] - The power of community in supporting mental health and breaking the stigma.[22:18] - Providing peer support for law enforcement officers after traumatic events.[25:42] - How the Seals compartmentalize, problem solve, and suppress just like ADHDers.[26:33] - Mental toughness and dealing with traumatic loss. Nobody is alone.[27:28] - Explosives brain injury comparison to professional football players.[31:58] - Andrew found his purpose driving him to serve others through the military and his non-profit.[34:21] - How to connect with the Community First Project. Connect with Andrew Sullivan and the Community First Project:Please consider donating to the Community First Project on their website, every bit helps! Please connect through the website or Instagram if you are with law enforcement and would like to get further information about the program.·         Community First Project website: https://c1p.org/ ·         Community First Project on Instagram: @community_first_project·         Andrew “Sully” Sullivan on Instagram: @sully_c1p Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Successful with ADHD. If you enjoyed this conversation, please +FOLLOW the podcast on your favor🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches

Tana Amen, trauma survivor, talks about overcoming childhood adversity and adult struggles. She shares her journey with ADHD, PTSD, and eating disorders. Tana discusses strategies for success, healing from trauma, and the importance of self-compassion.

In this vulnerable episode, I talk with therapist Paulina Siegel (LCSW/CAS) about using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to understand and improve your relationship with the different parts that make up your ADHD. Paulina explains how IFS views humans as made up of multiple parts including wounded parts and protector parts. She shares how identifying these parts and building compassionate relationships with them can lead to self-growth and harmony. We have an enlightening discussion on common parts that show up with ADHD like shame, procrastination and rejection sensitivity. They also do an IFS exercise together live on air to give listeners a first-hand experience of the powerful technique.Paulina Siegel is a licensed clinical social worker and certified addiction specialist. She is also a trained mindfulness practitioner who works with teens and young adults struggling with mental health and addiction. Paulina launched her own counseling practice Courageous Paths Counseling in Colorado and Illinois where she serves individuals ages 15-43 using a range of techniques including IFS and EMDR.Timeline Summary:[02:22] - What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?[04:59] - Does everyone have wounded parts?[06:09] - Paulina’s ADHD journey[08:22] - The role of curiosity [11:22] - Enemies vs allies in IFS parts[14:40] - Common wounded parts that show up with ADHD[18:35] - Common allies in IFS parts[22:02] - Live IFS exercise example[30:28] - How IFS and EMDR work together[32:25] - How long IFS results last[34:44] - Treating anxiety and dissociation with IFS[38:05] - Parting words of wisdom for listeners[42:13] - Where to find Paulina and learn more Connect with Paulina Siegel:Paulina Siegel Counseling ServicesShit Talking Shrinks PodcastBook: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Successful with ADHD. If you enjoyed this conversation, please +FOLLOW the podcast on your favorite platform and leave a review to let us know your thoughts.🚨Calling all aspiring ADHD coaches ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches Help your clients break free from paralysis and better manage their life with 3C Activation® coach training! 💥Gain a proven process for ADHD coaching 💥Earn 38 ICF Credits and 25.5 PAAC CCE’s 💥Learn the latest neuroscience to boost your practice 💥Qualify to be listed under ACO Directory Learn more ▶️ https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/3c-for-coaches