ADHD Big Brother - ADHD and Depression Solutions, Laughter, and Thoughts

We know what to do. We know how to do it.  We even know why we aren't doing it...executive function, ADHD, depression, etc etc. So what is the art of doing a thing?! Today I am exploring one option that works for me. Here are the steps:1. What is the thing you are going to do? 2. What does doing that thing look like? 3. How long do you wish to dedicate to it?4. What is stopping you from doing the thing right now?5. When you think about doing the thing right now, how do you feel?6. What will happen if you do the thing right now? How will you feel?7. What is the first physical activity in doing this thing? Set your timer for the length of time that you picked in question 3 and just do the physical activity from #7. Then quit. Or keep going. Hope it helps!If you want to book the chat mentioned in the episode, you can do so by clicking this link to my calendar.Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Adults with ADHD tend to have lower levels of self-compassion. Wonder why?! Today I talk about the bajillion things I can feel shame about and I offer a couple suggestions on things that work for me in combatting the tsunami of shame. Here's the link to the chatgpt image that was created to show the tug of war between depression and anxiety! *******Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

It's hard enough to a daily goal. And weekly goals are tough to motivate toward. Have I mentioned how easy it is to forget monthly goals? So let's talk today about these things people call "one year goals"! What?! How?! Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Christmas can be a very difficult time. What do you give someone with a neuro-divergent brain who has difficulty with executive function...to the point where scheduling things and planning things and projects in general are a big pain....how about we give them an entire season of EXTRA hard stuff to do?! FUN!Let's talk about Christmas...but more importantly, what comes AFTER Christmas. Mentioned in the episode: Book a 30 minute free zoom chat with your ADHD Big BroGot 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Let's talk about sparks! That thing that we need or that we want in order to do a thing. And then what happens when we are sparked but can't turn off the fire?! Mentioned today:Episode 7 - Interview with my neurotypical sonGot 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Let's talk a little shop about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), that wacky manual used by the mental health professionals to diagnose us.  What are your thoughts on the DSM-V? Let me know, connect with me via the website (see link below) Mentioned in this episode is Episode 79 - How to Manage an ADHD Life: The episode to referenceGot 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

This is for the ADHD people who can't get behind timers. Let me offer a perspective option that might help alleviate some concern, or help you to externalize time. Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Exploring the reasons behind depression, the podcast delves into authenticity and its impact on mental health. With insights from a psychotherapist, the discussion highlights the importance of staying true to oneself. The podcast also offers a supportive community for self-reflection and growth.

Is there a way to indulge and really let go with those things that we can hyperfocus on without losing ourselves to the negative consequences that usually hit us? When the tsunami of things we forgot to do because we were so immersed in our hyperfocus...the shame spiral! Oh the shame spiral!! I have some thoughts on that.Mentioned in this episode:Check out Episode 76 - Hyperfocus: Superpower or Superbummer?Check out Episode 79 - How to Manage an ADHD Life, The Episode to ReferenceCheck out the NEW look of the ADHD Big Brother Forum!Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

People with ADHD have a less than stellar working memory.  We are currently working through a workbook by Dr. Ari Tuckman called Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, and the working memory portion has given us a lot of helpful tips and strategies. His 3 main principles to strategize working memory are (I'm paraphrasing):Make important tasks and items stand out so you see them and can focus on them.eliminate distractions to help maintain focuswrite things down rather than try to keep them in your headThese are great strategies. If you are interested in his workbook, you can google it or see it here.Got 5 minutes? Help me learn how to best support you by taking the ADHDBB Survey. Here's the link to my short survey. Thanks! 👉 Click here to join ADHDBB with 60+ other ADHD adults! Interested in getting unstuck, gaining confidence, and consistency? Book a free chat with Russ and let's explore if/how I can help! Get my FREE PDF for instant un-stuck-ification when you get my newsletter. My Ready S.E.T. Go method will get you started when getting started is unstartable. Click here for the free PDF. Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬