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

Sarah's back! And we are talking about starting a business when you have ADHD. Some of the questions we have, like:How do I know if this business is a business?How much should I be charging?How will I know if it's not working?Sarah Vermunt is the Founder of Careergasm and the bestselling author of Careergasm and Career Rookie. She helps people make career changes so they can do work that actually feels good, whether it's staying in the traditional world of work or starting your own business. Her work has been featured at Forbes, Fortune, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Fast Company, and each month her career advice is pumped into millions of homes across North America. Sarah lives in Toronto and online at Careergasm.comHere's the FREE workshop Sarah and I are co-hosting all about starting your own business: https://www.careergasm.com/what-its-like-to-start-your-own-bizSarah's business development program (the one I did AND IT WORKS!!!): https://www.careergasm.com/biz-foundationsSarah's career change program: https://www.careergasm.com/career-shiftSarah's FREE 3-day Careergasm Crash Course: https://www.careergasm.com/careergasm-crash-courseGot 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! 📬

Oh, that crazy comfort zone. Today I'm talking about a couple ways to get practice at stepping outside of our comfort zone. Do you have ways that you practice stepping out side of your comfort zone? Click the contact info below and let me know! Mentioned in the podcast: FREE WEBINAR - How to use a bullet journal, the ADHD Big Brother way. To register for this live webinar, click 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! 📬

Do you struggle with social media overwhelm? Seems like I do, and I'd love to discuss it with you. Do you have a healthy boundary around your social media time? Mentioned in today's podcast:I'm doing a live webinar on September 5 and will walk you through how I use my bullet journal to make the most effective use of my time. This is the quick and dirty version of the bullet journal. To register, CLICK HERE. Don't worry if you can't make the time slot, it will be available as a replay once it's over. I was on The ADHD Skills Lab podcast talking about ADHD and depression. To listen to that episode, CLICK HEREGot 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! 📬

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 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! 📬

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 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! 📬

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 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! 📬

I do not enjoy it, and yet it has a huge effect on my progress. Let's talk about tracking! 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! 📬

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 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 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 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! 📬