Journey With Me Through ADHD: A podcast for kids

Do you ever find yourself sitting at school feeling lost or alone with your racing thoughts and big emotions? Do the questions, "where did I put that?" or "shoot, I wasn't paying attention" ring a bell!? If so, you are not alone and this is the episode for you!  Often times, school and even other learning environments can feel tricky to function in when you don't have the accommodations or tools in place to listen and learn in the given space. In this episode, we talk all about how the first key to success in a learning environment is self-awarenss, which will be followed by self- advocacy (speaking up about what you need to succeed).  First and always, we want to lead with strengths and start your day off by preparing your mindset with what your strengths, interests, and talents are! Then, I want you to lean in and look at what you need in a learning environment? What tools and strategies do you use? What helps me listen best? How do I refocus when that gets lost? When does my body need to move? How can I practice more unconditional confidence as I learn and grow through the tough stuff? Another question I am just thinking of is, "do I feel that rejection sensitivity during my school day or time of learning? All of these reflective questions will help you put on that self-awareness cap so that you can put practices into place that will help you know when and how to take out the tools you need to succeed!  Today's episode is brought to you by GIBBON, makers of the ultimate balance board designed for movement, focus, and fun for all ages! Whether you're looking to boost concentration, improve coordination, or just add an active twist to your day, the GIBBON Slackboard is a fantastic TOOL for ADHD brains and beyond! My family loves it and I think your family will to! Plug in ADHD10 at checkout to recieve a special discount! www.giboardus.com  You can connect with me at www.katelynmabry.com for more resources or to reach out with questions and future episode topic ideas!! We are on this journey together! Love you all! 

Hey friends! Do you have your self-awareness cap on? If not, then this series is just what you need to pick up that cap and fit it just right on that beautiful, brilliant brain of yours! If you do think self-awareness is your jam, that's fantastic to and I want you to still listen in as you may discover hidden areas or environments where you could use a little cap adjustment!  In this episode, I will introduce the importance and power in raising self-awareness so that you can best use the tools in your toolbox when you are entering into different environments. Becoming more aware of your words, actions, reactions, and even body awareness will help you discover what you need to succeed in different places and spaces! Please reach out to let me know about your own self-awareness journey!  You will notice a few NEW things in this episode as I have revised our intro and we have our very first podcast sponsors for the month of March! Wohoo!  This episode is brought to you by GIBBON, makers of the ultimate balance board designed for movement, focus, and fun for all ages! Whether you are looking to boost concentration, improve coordination, or just add an active twist to your day, the Gibbon (Giboard) Slackboard is a fantastic tool for ADHD brains and beyond! Go to www.giboardus.com and enter ADHD10 at checkout to recieve a special discount!  Reach out to me at www.katelynmabry.com to share what you think about our new intro, give future episode suggestions or if you choose to get a Giboard, let me know if you and your family enjoy it as much as my family and I do! Have a great day! Love you all!  Music from #uppbeat https://click.pstmrk.it/3s/uppbeat.io%2Ft%2Fandrey-rossi%2Fseize-the-day/vZub/epq7AQ/AQ/3800a4d8-72fa-44fd-98d7-d2bac9fabafd/4/_PxYAp0pB5

How do you feel about your brain?! Sometimes we are our own worst enemy and in this episode I hope that it gives you a fresh perspective on how you see the beautiful brain you've been given!  We will discuss how sometimes we can quickly spiral in a negative direction and our brain drives us bonkers! I feel ya! BUT, we can bounce back and in this episode we talk about how you can become friends with your brilliant brain. I want you to continue to lead and lean into your strengths as you navigate the struggles and build your toolbox.  Come on over to my website at www.katelynmabry.com to visit me and let me know how you feel about your busy, colorful brain! Next week we will start our self-awareness series for the month of March! Can't wait to spend more time with you soon! Have a great day! Love you all! 

Do you feel like you are running on empty when you get done with school or working on something all day? Do your emotions quickly become in charge at the smallest things? Well, your busy brain is working extra hard all day to manage and maintain working through different learning experiences. This is why cognitive refueling is so important to endure and thrive for the rest of the day!  In this episode, you will meet Eileen Devine, who is a parent coach and also the mom of a teenager who is neurodivergent just like you and me! Eileen talks about what happens to our busy brains as the day goes on and how we often find it on empty by the time we get home! She shares some great ideas for cognitive refueling through intentional rest, taking a break from brain based tasks. Making sure you are moving your body and feeding our brains the nutrients needs to be refueled, like a protien snack! She also encourages kiddos to ask for help and self-advocate when their brain feels tired! She also highlights the importance of good, quality sleep as the most vital way to fill your cognitive refueltank back up!  Lean into this brain based learning as you discover what your brain needs to be refueled each day!  Check out all of Eileen's amazingly helpful resources at www.eileendevine.com. I know she would love to get connected with you!  I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week! Let's keep on intentionally refueling our congitive tank! Love you all! 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a LONGER episode that may need to be listened to in parts! BUT, it was full of so many great stories and so much great information that I didn't want you to miss any of it!  Hi friends! Do you feel you are on the road of kindness toward others? Do you have a desire to spread kindness to others? Have you experienced bullying? Do you have any hidden talents? Do you feel alone in your struggles and want to feel seen or understood? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the episode for you!  During this episode, you will hear from my newfound friends Tony and Cassi, who are founders of a non-for-profit called Anthony's Way- The Road to Kindness. Tony and Cassi spend time sharing Anthony's incredible life story with us as he faced challenges and had many successes through his continued resilience and by sharing his kind heart with others! Listen in and join the cause below either on your own or encourage your school to join in too! "TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE & TOMORROW WILL BE EVEN BETTER" is their family motto that they would like for us to take away each and every day!  You can connect with Tony and Cassi @ www.anthonysroadtokindness.com Anthony's 2nd Annual Nationwide Walk A Mile for Kindness & ADHD, website: www.walkforkindness.com . One is for Individuals and Teams to Participate and the second one is for Schools and Youth Groups to Register and Join in.  This is all about Raising Kindness to a Whole New Level, EVERYWHERE! 

ADHD can present itself in many different ways, but one thing that most all of us can resonent to some degree with is the struggle to regulate our big, intense emotions!  Let's be clear, this is not only that outburst of emotions, but it can also take different forms such as internally shutting down, avoidance, silly behavior, or other behavioral signs of being in a funk, feeling out of control, or even reacting to that sense of overwhelm!  In this episode, we will talk about WHAT emotional dysregulation is, HOW it shows up in different environments, and the WAYS in which  you can take action steps to recognize and respond to it!  Get your curiosity cap on as you learn and discover what tools and strategies might work best for your beautiful, brilliant brain to regulate those busy thoughts and rollercoster of emotions!  This episode is part of a series that you won't want to miss in order to best build your own personalized executive function toolbox for home and school to thrive and success! Check out episodes 178-181 to get the full series experience!  Visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to check out more resources or reach out to me with questions, comments, and even a request to share your story on a future episode! I would love to hear from you!   

"I'm thinking, I'm noticing, I'm wondering, I'm seeing, I'm feelings..." How is your metacognitive thinking? I know many of us with busy brains have a hard time with thinking about our thinking while on our path of learning day to day. We often get caught in each moment and don't intentionally practice the power of the pause! If this is you too, I've got you! In this episode we will talk about what metacognitive thinking is, why it is important, and how you can put it into practice! Below are some examples of questions that you can put into practice at home, at school, and to prep for going out and about... Reflective/metacognitive thinking questions to put in your face (write on mirrors, put on post-its, in school locker, etc.... Before: Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to achieve? What should I do first? During: Am I on the right track? What can I do different? Who can I ask for help? After: What worked well? What could I have done better? Can I apply this to the other situation? Putting metacognitive thinking into practice will also exercise other executive function skills such as impulse control, task switching, self-awareness, decision making, and more!  Please reach out if you have any follow up questions about this more complex executive function skill! I would love to connect with you! Go to www.katelynmabry.com to get in touch! I look forward to being with you again next week! Love you all! 

Do you ever feel like a lost puppy? What to do when can feel tricky? Where to put things and organizing space feels overwhelming! Let's build your toolbox with tools and strategies to help you find order and prioritize your tasks!  In this episode, we will cover how to strategize entering a room, just doing ONE thing and putting momentum maker tools (music, incentives, body doubling) into place to begin organizing your space. We will talk about how to download tasks from your busy brain, PULL from the download time sensitive tasks and PUT then on your "in your face" routine chart/calendar/white board of choice! Stick with me as we continue to move through this executive function toolbox series! I look forward to being with you next week! Visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to check out my book, or reach out with podcast ideas or if you'd like to be a guest! You can also explore working with me as your coach in the future!! I look forward to connecting with you soon! love you all! 

I am so excited for you to journey with me during this series all about building your executive function toolbox! Simply stated, executive function skills are those set of skills that help us function during our day to day tasks at home, at school, and in every other environment we find ourselves in. Those of us with busy, brilliant, colorful brains, sometimes find ourselves struggling in some of these areas and simply need a tool or strategy in place to both grow in the area of struggle and thrive in that area from day to day!  In this episode, you will hear about the first two types of executive function tools to add to your toolbox. Both time and working memory can feel funky as we move through our day! You will hear about some different time & working memory tools (some go hand in hand), as well as strategies that I have found personally helpful, as well as helpful for the kids I coach! You will also hear from my middle daughter, who will share a few time and memory tools that are helpful for her busy brain to be successful throughout her day (hint: beep beep & "let me think a minute..."  I would love to hear from many of you too! Visit my website at www.katelynmabry.com to reach out with your story, share an audio clip for a future podcast, or to check out resources on my page, including my book for kids and opportunity for a free consultation to learn more about my 1:1 coaching experience! I look forward to connecting with you! Remember, you are never alone! We are on the journey together! 

What do working memory, flexible thinking, emotional control, self-monitoring, time management, organizing, impulse control, initiating a task (getting started), planning and prioritizing have in common!!?  If you said these are all skills that we need to function from day to day, you are 100% correct! These are all of those executive function skills that can feel tricky for our busy brains sometimes! We don't all struggle with every skill, but I would love for you to highlight the skills above that may feel tricky for you to tackle from day to day!  In this episode, we are jumpstarting this conversation about tricky executive function skills that we need to build a customized toolbox for! These are skills that need to be exercised and trained to grow stronger! It will never be a one size fits all either. You must look at the challenge areas and build your toolbox based on trying different tools and strategies and discovering what works best for you personally!!  This series will help you begin your journey of discovering different tools and strategies in the different areas of struggle so you can begin to trial and error what works best for you from day to day! Practice make progress and it's super important to trial tools and strategies when you are regulated emotionally!  You will meet and hear from my newfound friend, Executive Function Coach, Carrie Bonnett. She shares ger expertise in this area as we get our series started! You can find Carrie at www.carriebonnett.com and discover all of the awesome resources/support she has to offer too!  Visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to share your thoughts on this series with me or if you'd like to share a personal audio clip on the show to share which executive function tools are helpful for you too!  Below is an executive funtion wheel created by another ADHD Coachin who lives in Europe (hense the spelling differences;) This is a great, simplified resource to see each skill and identify which of them you'd like to practice use tools and strategies to grow in!  Executive Function Wheel