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

I got to talk with Dana Rayburn! She's the host of the popular podcast "Kick Some ADHD" and she's a super successful ADHD coach and an all around amazing human being! Here are her links!Kick some ADHD Podcast on Apple PodcastsKick Some ADHD Podcast on SpotifyInterested in learning more about her amazing ADHD Success Club? Here's the link to learn more about it and to join! Take advantage as this is her final round of ADHD Success Club before she retires! Invest in yourself!  From Dana:  I’ve Been Helping People Outsmart Their ADHD Since 1998I get it. I have ADHD, too. I know firsthand how it feels to struggle with ADHD symptoms, and what it’s like to dream of life being easier.I felt hopeless. Frustrated that I couldn’t get the important stuff done. Overwhelmed with clutter and chaos at work and at home. Constantly afraid that I’d lose my job.I spent years learning how to master my ADHD. Pulling apart my out-of-control life. Slowly rebuilding it piece by piece with sustainable systems and strategies to support me at work and home.My transformation was so powerful that I’ve made it my mission to teach other adults how to master their ADHD, too.That’s why I became an ADHD coach. Working privately by phone with clients all over the world.But, I discovered a couple of problems with private ADHD coaching.Sure, my clients lives were changing, but they still felt so alone in their struggles. They needed a community.And, frankly, the price of private coaching was too expensive for lots of people.That’s why I invented the ADHD Success Club. A community of smart, professional ADHD adults who I’m teaching how to master ADHD together. ***************************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! 📬

If you have done your deep dive on ADHD, then you know that time blindness is a serious issue for us adults with ADHD. Today we are going to talk about the importance of externalizing time and I'll share my method for doing so. I'm curious, how do you externalize time for yourself? Let me know! 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 got to meet one of the smartest, most fun people to talk to and she educated the heck out of me on eating disorders. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it. Links mentioned in episode:www.tessagordontherapy.comASDAHProject HealAcademy of Eating DisordersABOUT TESSA:Tessa Gordon, MA, LMFT, RYT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with her BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California, and her MA in Clinical Psychology from Phillips Graduate University. Tessa is certified Nia Instructor, Advanced Pole Instructor, certified Body Project facilitator, member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, the Academy of Eating Disorders, Facial Pain Association, ReAuthoring Teaching Community, Diversability Leadership Collective, and Yoga for Eating Disorders community. Invisible disability warrior, eating disorder awareness advocate, and activist in the fight against weight stigma and body discrimination. Combining her clinical and lived experiences with her passion for social justice, Tessa works has been actively involved in the eating disorder field for over a decade and has provided therapy at a variety of community counseling centers and treatment facilities. Now in private practice she specializes in eating disorders, non-visible disabilities, chronic illnesses, neurodiversity, trauma, relationships and navigating unique challenges faced by those with lived experience and are now looking to move from client to clinician. As a registered Yoga, Nia, and Mindful Movement Instructor, Tessa helps people reclaim body-focused forms of movement by shifting language and intention to foster an inclusive and empowering environment for all bodies. Described by her clients as the anti-therapist, Tessa is passionate about working closely with individuals, and their loved ones to discover and connect to their hopes, values, passions, and interests, and support them in re-(dis)covering what their "anti-eating disorder" life will look like. In addition to her work as a therapist, Tessa provides training to other professionals on narrative therapy and eating disorders, the use of therapists lived experience and insider knowledge, as well as mind-body movement and its role in body image acceptance/tolerance. Additionally, Tessa has spoken about weight stigma and bias in healthcare, the therapeutic relationship, and advancing the field of eating disorder treatment.  www.tessagordontherapy.com**************************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! 📬

Inside our skull spaghetti is more often than not a nonstop tsunami of chaos, and trying to figure out how to get it out in the most effective way possible is a huge pain in the ass. I'm here to help. 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! 📬

ADHD always comes with a side dish. Mine is depression. Dr. Sandra's is anxiety, and she and I had a wonderful conversation about anxiety, some strategies that can work for it, and we even got to learn about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Great conversation! Dr. Sandra is a licensed psychologist, anxiety specialist, and mental health advocate. She is on a mission to make evidence-based anxiety support as accessible as possible through Embrace Now - her community membership platform. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from La Salle University and was trained extensively in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills. She also has personal experience with both Generalized Anxiety Disorder and ADHD. To learn more about her community, check out https://www.embrace-now.org. She is currently offering a FREE trial for the "founding" members of her community called "Early Embracers"***********************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! 📬

How many of you are so overwhelmed by to do lists because they seem to grow faster than you can tick items off of it? Let's talk about that today!Quick summary: 1) Put everything in one place2) Organize it/Categorize it3) Prioritize it4) Schedule it5) Put it in a container of time for your sanity6) Use your ADHD tools and strategies to chip away! 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 was so fortunate to be educated by the great Dr. Shane Calhoun of Calhoun Counseling Services. He explains the neurochemicals better than I've ever heard and he simplifies it perfectly for my skull spaghetti. Dr. Shane Calhoun is a Clinical Health Psychologist who specializes in Adult ADHD. He has several masters degrees and graduated with his doctorate from Loma Linda University in 2012. He has been licensed for over a decade and in the last year he left his position as the Training Director at Cal Poly Humboldt to invest in the neurodiverse community through his private practice. He has been guest host on both radio and podcasts helping people in the neurodiverse community advance on their own personal wellness journeys. You can find more information about him on his profile on Psychology Today.He also runs ADHD counseling groups and one is starting on the 9th of July. They will be accepting new members into the foreseeable future and would love it if you reached out. Enrollment is ongoing so check in at any time. If a group fills up, he will form a new one. His Psychology Today profile will have more information on how you can contact him as well as his personal website at CalhounCounselingServices.comMore from Dr. Shane: I have been a good fit for individuals looking for a supportive space to address anxiety and depression, needing movement in developing new coping strategies, seeking a deeper level of wellness and balance, or identity development. I have often found that I work well with those who have found therapy unhelpful in the past and are looking to give it another try. I also recognize that counseling is a different experience for those who identify as ADHD or ASD. The neuro-diverse culture is an area that I have experience in and that I find meaningful to work with.Some difficulties are a necessary part of our journey to live meaningfully, but not all of them. We can let go of unhelpful ways of coping and create new habits, making this journey more meaningful and goal oriented. Each story is unique and no solution universal. I look forward to hearing your unique experience so we can explore what wellness means for you.If you are curious about whether we are a good fit, let's have a 15 minute consultation and figure that out together.**************************************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! 📬

Mentioned in this episode was the Kolbe A Index, which you can find on their main website. Here's the link where you can learn more about it: https://www.kolbe.com/kolbe-a-indexThe free webinar will be June 29,2024. Link below: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! 📬

Ever heard of PVRAD? That's on the docket today! I have a raging case of this disorder and the outbreaks are sucktastical! But I have some ideas! 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 mentioned a few things in here today, so I figure I'll do some linking. The books I mentioned, which you can search for are: "The Happiness Trap" by Russ Harris, and "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before" by Dr. Julie Smith. Also here is the link to the talk on Insight Timer app for "Strategies for Ruminators"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! 📬