Journey With Me Through ADHD: A podcast for kids

Do you ever change your bedroom around when you get bored of the set up? Does your brain get excited when a novel idea comes flooding in!? That's because our brains crave novelty. This means that my brain craves novelty too and wants to change up my podcast intro song!! This is where you come in! I need your brilliant mind with it's creativity and out of the box thinking abilities to help me come up with a new intro for this podcast! Should it be a rap, more classical sounding, another fun ditty that sounds little different?! I want you to email me at katelynmabry4@gmail.com with your thoughts and ideas! I also want to encourage you once again to share your voice!! The more we know, the more we can connect and grow! When you send it an short audio clip of your personal experiences, struggles, strengths, areas of question, etc. We can highlight these things on this podcast, learn from each other, and bounce ideas of what tools and strategies are helpful, along with questions that may need clarification so you can take steps forward! Email me your audio clip or a request for a prompt/question that you can go off of! I want this year to be collaborative as we grow together on our ADHD journey!  If you'd like to take it one step further and look into ADHD Life Coaching, I'd love to set up a free consultation with you! You can set that up at www.focusforwardadhd.com and/or you can also connect with me to check out my book and other resources on my personal website www.katelynmabry.com .  Love you all and can't wait to hear from you!

Explore ways to find calm and reflect on what helps your mind and body relax. Discover various calming techniques and activities shared by kids around the world, including yoga, drawing, and journaling. Learn about the challenges faced by individuals with ADHD and how they can effectively manage intense emotions.

Mindset Coach Jessica Brittani joins the host to discuss the art of belly breathing and how it can help in calming the mind and body. They explore the concept of belly breathing as a foundational technique for managing emotions and overwhelming thoughts. The guest also shares a fun breathing exercise called the candle breath, where you pretend to blow out candles on your hand to regulate emotions.

Did you know that the act of balancing is a fantastic way to tap into your vestibular system, while regulating your mind and emotions!!! It can bring you a sense of calm, while also giving your body the movement its craving! I am SO excited to introduce you to this new product I recently discovered that gives you the ultimate balancing experience for your brain and body to enjoy! In this episode, you will meet the project manager for the company, Gibbon, that makes Giboards! This revolutionary board combines a curved board with a slackline to create a tool for your toolbox that will be your new favorite go to if movement is needed, your emotions are feeling too big, or you want to find calm before bed! Sarah Enjem shares with you how these boards work both professionally and how she is passionate about how they have worked with her own daughter personally!  You can check these boards out at www.giboardus.com and if you'd like to order one, you can put in the code "ADHDJourney10" to recieve 10% off! I can guarantee that this would be a great regulation tool for your whole family! If you do order one, please reach out (www.katelynmabry.com) and let me know how it's helpful to you and your crew! I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day! 

We are on our final sense!! Is your sniffer sensitive too? If so, this is the episode for you! We will discover how our sense of smell can be overloaded or some of us seek certain smells for a sense of calm!  In this episode, you will hear how my daughter was given a certificate in 4k for her sensitive sniffer and we will talk about how this may effect you in different environments too! We will discover different things we can add to our toolbox to accommodate with scent free soaps, nose plugs, avoidance, and adding scents that provide a sense of calm to your environments too!!  Visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to share what you've discovered on your this sensory sensitivity seeking journey!! I would love to hear from you! I hope those who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful time with friends and family! Again, I am beyond thankful for each and every one of you! 

As we continue through our sensory sensitivity series, and with Thanksgiving just a few days away for many of us, we are going to chat about the sense of taste and reflect on our sense of smell before next week's episode! Is there a sense of overwhelm when something hits your mouth? Do you crave some flavors and textures more then others! Either way, many of us can experience a sensitivity to taste and we want to be kind to those sensitivities and be prepared for meals/snack times ahead!  In this episode, I wanted to pause and be sure to bring up a seperation between general sensory sensitivities and exploring something called "Sensory Processing Disorder/Difference" if the sensory experience feels more like an invasion or attack on your system!! When we are looking at SPD, more needs to be explored and often we need to seen additional therapy, such as OT to work through this intense challenge!  The main target/takeway from this episode is to recognize a taste sensitivity and prepare a plan for upcoming events, school lunches, and even going out to eat with others! When we are not prepared, this sensitivity can trigger emotional dysregulation, distractabilty, and even hyperactivity if food has a negative impact and you haven't named taste sensitivity as the why behind the challenging behavior! So much to explore together and tackle as you respond to your sense of taste with kindness and accommodations!  Visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to share your sensory story with me! I would love to connect with you through coaching too! I have some 1:1 coaching spots opening up in the New Year! I would love to come alongside you! I hope those who celebrate Thanksgiving, have a joy filled time with family and friends! I pray you all have a wonderful day! Love you all! 

Do bright lights make you cringe? Do you find it hard to focus with any sort of flickering or flashing light? Do your emotions get real big and intense when you've had lots of screentime!? If that's you, listen in as we discuss the connections between ADHD and sight sensitivities! This is one where we also have to investigate and potentially seperate underlying vision challenges and some symptoms that collide with ADHD symptoms too!  In this episode, we will chat about advocating for accommodations in the classroom and home environments for lights to be adjusted/coverings, switch out flourescent lightbulbs, and how less screen time can be a helpful strategy to be kind to your sensitive sense of sight! I simply want you to journey through your senses with me to highlight and build your toolbox with what you need to success with any sensitivies discovered!  Come visit me at www.katelynmabry.com to share your sensory sensitivity story with me! I look forward to being with you next week as we dive into the topic of taste for Thanksgiving!! Have a great day! Love you all! 

Hello friends!! Are you startled by loud noises? Do small sounds (tapping, breathing, humming, car noises) in your environment make your skin crawl and drive you bonkers!? If so, you may be experiencing sound sensitivity to different degrees!  In this episode, we will discover 3 different types of sound sensitivities, while talking about all of the ways it impacts us in different environments. We will then dive into different ways we can accommodate and advocate for our needs in the school, home, and other social settings!  The 3 different kinds of sound sensitivities include: Hypersensitivity-You are overly aware of sounds and easily distracted by sounds. Hyperacusis- You feel physical pain in your ear from different sounds. Misophonia- You feel triggered with an intense emotional reaction when faced with different sounds!  If any of these resonate with you, take time to reflect and build your environmental toolbox with sound tools (noise cancelling ear buds/headphones, play calming music to drown out triggering noises, ect.) and strategies that work best for you when at school, at home and even when out and about!  Reach out to me at www.katelynmabry.com to share your sensory sensitivity story! I also have some coaching openings coming  up in the New Year if you are interested in working 1:1 with me! I look forward to connecting with you! Love you all! 

Welcome to episode 2 of our Sensory Sensitivity Series, where we will explore the sense of touch! This is a tricky sense as some of us experience sensory overload and others seek touch as a means of calming our overwhelmed sensory systems!! WOW! Do you struggle with one or both of these sensory sensitivities when it comes to touch? If so, this episode is for you! In this episode, we will dive deeper into how touch can trigger big, intense emotional reactions and cause dysregulation. Different touch may include, hugs, hair brushing, teeth brushing, touching sticky things or other textures, tags and other clothes sensitivities, and even holding different items may drive you bonkers! I share some ideas to explore if you are experiencing this touch sensitivity. ON THE OTHER HAND, where are my sensory seekers of touch!? You may relate to seeking touch to stimulate your sensory system to help feel more alert and focused! It can also act as a distraction from overstimulation or overwhelming emotions you are experiencing! I share how my kiddos use our sensory swing as a giant hug to calm their sensory systems down when emotions run high!! I do share some accommodations such as weighted blankets, fidgets, physical activities, heavy lifting (carry laundry basket;) as a way to fulfull that craving of touch, while also acting as self-regulating tools! I share ideas, however, the bottom line is that every child is different and you need to discover what works best for your child in the home and school environments!? How can you create an environment that is sensitive to your sensory overload or craving for more touch!? Send me a message through my website at www.katelynmabry.com to share your sensory story! I look forward to continuing to explore your senses with you as next week we move on to the sense of sound!! Love you all!  

Are some of your senses sensitive!? If so, you are not alone and there are many of us who have sensory sensitivities too!! This episode is simply our intro into investigating and exploring how your senses are speaking to you! Stay tuned to your sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight this week to identify if any of these senses are telling you it's TOO MUCH or  you may see signs of wanting MORE in some sensory areas! It's amazing how our bodies speak to us! We need need to listen and respond!  I simply want you to heighten your sense of self awareness this week. This next month, we will  move through each sense so you can feel aware and prepared for this upcoming holiday season filled with so many sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and things to touch!  Come visit me on my website www.katelynmabry.com to reach out and share your sensory story, reach out to be a guest on a future podcast, or take a peek at the different things I have to offer as a coach, an author, and a passionate ADHD warrior, who is here to come alongside you on your journey! Love you all!