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

God I love metaphors! They make everything so clear to me. This week I've been riddled with extra helpings of ruminating thoughts, so what better time to talk about.Today I go into what I do to get on the other end of my ruminatings, my intrusive thoughts...when I get stuck inside my head and can't seem to pull away. What do you do to get on the other end of your ruminating thoughts? Here's the link to my No Haircut Healthy Lifestyle Change pictures.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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

We get all excited about doing a thing, a project, a goal, and at the first sign of tension, we quit. Sometimes that's just the natural order of things for us. But what if it's actually something we'd like to keep doing? What then? Let's talk about that. 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB Click here to get the 8 essential ADHD Big Brother episodes delivered straight to your inbox! 📬

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.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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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! *******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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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?! 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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 BroInterested 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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 sonInterested 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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 referenceInterested 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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. 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. ⚡️ Come see what ADHDBB is all about! We are a community built on action. Join us for daily accountability, peer support with Russ and friends, and a FREE coaching call with Russ when you join. You don't have to wing it alone. We got you. 👉 Click Here to Learn More About ADHDBB 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.