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

Today I'm taking a look at what I've learned making 100 episodes. The imposter syndrome, the scared kid in me, and my gratitude to this amazing community of ADHD adults.  Got ADHD/Depression and need a community? We got you! Hang out for a month and see if we are a good fit for you! I bet you'll stay. It's my favorite place to hang out. We are all about getting our lives in order, getting our world's managed, and giving each other support along the way.  click here to get access to the ADHD Big Brother forum Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

The podcast discusses challenges faced by individuals with ADHD and comorbid depression. The host explores the concept of hyperfocus and the unique abilities of those with ADHD. They also discuss the concept of half-assing as a way to give their best effort and finding the easiest point of entry to overcome resistance. Tips on breaking out of paralysis and tackling tasks are provided.

Meredith Edwards, host of the top podcast Meredith For Real: the curious introvert, is on the show today and we are talking about our unique skull spaghettis! We are the same, but we are different, and in that difference we are the same, but in a different way. Have a listen! Meredith Hackwith Edwards is the producer and host of the podcast Meredith For Real: the curious introvert on podcast platforms and YouTube since 2019. She is also a podcaster for hire, hosting and producing Escambia County School's podcast "Voices United in Education", which won a Gold Addy Award in 2023. She was named one of Podcast Magazines 40 under 40 in 2022 and is best known for her imaginative approach to content creation and ability to humanize digital communication. She has a top 2% podcast globally, and it does not surprise me because she was an absolute delight to talk to and she has an incredible gift for making people feel comfortable and keeping a conversation moving. This was so much fun! Check out her podcast, it's so amazing and unique!  Meredith For Real: the curious introvert show link (includes links to Threads, Youtube, and more!) Here’s a link to our conversation on her Youtube Channel. Connect with Meredith on instagramThe Five Episodes mentioned in the podcast:Episode 141: Can I Skip The Small Talk: Mastering Elevators, Uber & Family EventsEpisode 94: Irish Catholic to Orthodox Jew: Conversion, Acceptance & CommunityEpisode 166: Male Anxiety: Stigma, Strategies & RogaineEpisode 138: Life in the Vegas Tunnels: Clowns, Crickets & CrankEpisode 93: Are Near Death Experiences Science? ***********************************************Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Today I want to go over something that has/is helping me as I work on staying out of the bog of depression. Oh, that inner garbage. Let's talk about taking out the trash. Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

I do not enjoy it, and yet it has a huge effect on my progress. Let's talk about tracking! Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Oh, this is a fun one! I share some depression thoughts I'm having, some anxious attachment stuff, and I still manage to get some insights and tips on how you can get started on things when your entire being puts up a "NO!" barrier. ************Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

This was a wonderful interview with Skye Waterson of Unconventional Organization! If that ADHD skull spaghetti brain of yours is anything like mine, then it's unbelievably hard to get moving on boring tasks. Skye is here to help!Skye is an ADHD coach and the founder of Unconventional Organization, an international ADHD support service that provides research-backed support to adults with ADHD. Skye has years of experience working in adult education and has studied Psychology, Sociology, and Public Health. She was diagnosed with ADHD as a Doctoral Candidate before making the decision to leave her Candidature to work full-time in Unconventional Organisation which has now grown to a team of 8 ADHD Coaches, Online Courses, and a Podcast.You can learn more about Skye, and Unconventional Organization through these links:Unconventional OrganizationSkye's podcast: The ADHD Skills LabUnconventional Organization CoursesSkye's article Four Strategies to Improve Focus With ADHD******************************************************Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Today I had a wonderful conversation with Sam Young! Sam Young, M. Ed, or Mr. Sam, as his community members call him,  is the founder and director of Young Scholars Academy which is a strength-based, talent-focused virtual enrichment school that supports twice-exceptional, differently-wired, and gifted students to feel seen, nurtured, and happy as heck! Sam is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, a former Bridges Academy educator of nearly 10 years, and a Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity graduate.  He is a neurodivergent person himself and has committed his life to supporting neurodivergent students by helping them discover, develop, and lead with their strengths, talents, and unique interests.Sam's Links:Young Scholars AcademySam is giving ADHD Big Brother listeners a discount code! Use it while it lasts!  ADHDBIGBRO15 Sam's FREE 3 Tier Task Manager resourceHave a question for Sam that we can ask on the show? Go to the ADHD Big Brother contact form and we can have him back for a Q&A! *********************************************Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

It will all make sense when you listen to the episode! Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

Let's talk about doing things we don't want to do even though we want to do them and we think we should do them but we just don't want to do them so we don't end up doing them. How do we do THOSE things? Let's have a chat about it! Got a minute to help me improve the podcast? Click here to take the anonymous ADHD Big Brother survey! 💡 ⚡️ FINALLY! Get Your ADHD Sh*t Together. Join ADHD Big Brother for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE 30-minute coaching call with Russ when you join. Stop winging it alone. 👉 Ready? Join us at www.ADHDBigBrother.com Less than the cost of one private coaching call! Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬