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

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 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 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 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 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 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! 📬

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 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! 📬

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 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! 📬

Here is an update on what depression feels like inside my skull spaghetti. ADHD and Depression are not easy mental roomates, but we are all doing the best we can! I mention again the power of community. The challenge for you this week is to reach out via email or the contact form on the website with your declaration of "the thing you are going to get done tomorrow." Make sure to be specific and include:The specific thing you will be working onThe specific time you will start on it (make it an appointment in your calendar to remind yourself tomorrow)The amount of time you will be working on it. (do NOT work on it until it's done. If the timer goes off and you aren't done...make sure you celebrate that you did what you said you were going to do. Acknowledge the victory before you jump back in to finish.Feel free to send another email when you are done and any insights you got from the completing the challenge!Have a great week!RussGot 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! 📬

Join the host as they discuss the challenges of consistency with goals and tasks, positive experiences with body doubling, and the benefits of using a bullet journal. The speaker explores the difficulties of maintaining consistency and motivation while establishing habits and shares strategies for achieving consistency in overcoming ADHD and depression. They also discuss the importance of self-reflection and finding alternative solutions when faced with failure.

Community is a big deal for adults with adhd and depression. It's also one of the hardest things to engage in when I'm in the middle of a depressive episode. Today I'm talking about some of the ways in which we can get the benefits of a community. 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! 📬

What do we do when pills aren't on the menu? Does that mean we don't have any ability to treat our depression? Well that doesn't work for me so I'm working on a 30 day prescription for my own depression. I've been living inside a depressive episode for a few weeks now and I'm turning up my efforts at treating it. I'm doing this without medication and I'm very curious if it's going to make any positive change. We shall see! If you have a holistic way of dealing with your depression, I would be very interested! Please reach out through the website www.adhdbigbrother.com 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! 📬