Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

We all let things slide. But procrastination with ADHD can lead to a set of behaviors that are tough to reset. This week on the show, ADHD coach Lynne Edris joins us to talk about her work with clients to do just that. Lynne is a productivity and ADHD coach and co-host of the award-winning ADHD Support Talk podcast. Lynne specializes in helping professionals struggling to reach their potential due to challenges with disorganization, procrastination, poor time-management, weak follow-through, and having too much on their plates. She’s a fantastic resource and we’re thrilled she’s joined us this week to help!Links & Notes CoachingADDvantages.comSubscribe to ADHD Support Talk PodcastFollow Lynne on FacebookConnect with Lynne on TwitterConnect with Lynne on LinkedIn (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:37) - Support The ADHD Podcast • Become a Patron! (02:50) - Introducing Lynne Edris (04:55) - Procrastination, burnout, and rest (08:02) - Procrastination at work (16:08) - Last-Minute Propulsion (25:34) - Our hero myths are lies ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re back from The 2020 Virtual International Conference on ADHD and this year, we’re not just back as attendees, but as presenters. The big message of the conference was about taking care of your bod, so we’ve got some takeaways that you can use to get inspired to get moving and not feeling overwhelmed in the process.The research is in, and has been for some time: moving your body moves the chemicals in your brain and serves as a key anchor in your overall ADHD intervention. This, plus a healthy relationship with sleep and diet, form the foundation to treatment and can impact the way your body reacts to stimulation, medication, and so much more. Conference keynote speaker Dr. John Ratey’s book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain offers some exceptional detail for those interested. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:48) - Support the Show • Become a Supporting Member (03:02) - The Conference Online (11:46) - Conference Lessons ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re on the edge around these parts, pressured by the environment, the overwhelming weight of politics in the US, and all the associated symptoms that come with it. Pete’s been pretty open about his brand of COVD experience. He thought it was over only to discover last week that there are new, surprise issues cropping up and what the medical team is asking of him has sparked some inescapable ADHD behaviors leading to one of the darker weekends of recovery. What happens when your ADHD symptoms run into your healthcare requirements and spark panic? That’s this week on The ADHD Podcast with a personal story from Pete. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's not easy being missed, especially when you know you're not quite relating to the world the same way your peers are. For Tara Koch, like so many in our community, the ADHD diagnosis came decades later, childhood long gone. What came with her diagnosis was an open door to learning about herself, her kids, and even set her course for a new career. This week, ADHD coach Tara Koch joins us to talk about her experience growing up missing the ADHD diagnosis, and how ADHD has impacted her life since. Links & NotesTara Jane Koch — ADHD CoachSubscribe on YouTube (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:48) - Support the Show – Become a Patron! (01:55) - Introducing Tara Koch (17:23) - The ADHD Mom Perspective (28:29) - The Diagnosis (30:59) - Coaching ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Michelle Frank is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with ADHD. She joins us today to talk about inattentive ADHD and the struggles that come along by way of misdiagnosis.Nikki shares the story of her own family’s struggle with getting an inattentive diagnosis and Michelle walks us through the difference between inattentive and predominately hyperactive types to give us a sense of how and why inattentive ADHD gets missed. In addition to coming away with a clearer picture of why the inattentive type is missed so often, Michelle offers us a set of questions to ask of ourselves, our children, and their teachers and caregivers that will help us uncover the hidden signals of inattentive ADHD.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Follow Michelle on InstagramA Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Michelle Frank and Sari Solden — Amazon.comAbout Dr. Michelle Frank (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:53) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (03:06) - Introducing Dr. Michelle Frank (11:04) - What is inattentive ADHD? (17:06) - Questions for your child (22:57) - What if it's ADHD and not actually anxiety? (26:14) - What is it about Middle School?? (29:30) - How important is a formal diagnosis? (31:28) - Coasting on old skills ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Marilyn Paul is a coach and organizational change consultant. She joins us today to talk about how to break the addiction to productivity without shame, free to own our ADHD brains, and get things done our way.Her mission is to support people to learn from and find value in their difficult experiences. She’s been through her own challenges with ADHD over the years, translating them in the best-selling book, It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys. Her second book, An Oasis in Time:  How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life, offers us fodder for a conversation on the how the ADHD brain can escape the inescapable: the cycle of shame that comes from trying to live up to impossible productivity standards, while not feeling able to get anything done.Links & NotesMarilynPaul.com (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:52) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (01:54) - Introducing Dr. Marilyn Paul ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re stressed! Clients are stressed. Kids are stressed. We’re all stressed. Why? Because when you’re living with ADHD, you’re getting more negative messages thrown at you like so many darts than those without. And because we set such high expectations for ourselves, those negative messages leave us feeling so much more deflated!This week on the show, we’re talking all about the expectations we set for ourselves that cause us nothing but stress, and how we can work toward emotional freedom in spite of our ADHD symptoms! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:41) - Support the Show • Become a Member! (08:16) - Why ADHDers Set High Expectations (12:25) - The Salve for Ill Intentions (18:18) - Contaigion (20:46) - Setting Realistic Expectations ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Russell Barkley has been something of a firebrand in the ADHD community for over four decades. With twenty-five books — 43 separate editions — and his name behind numerous assessment scales and journal articles, he has established a career of education and advocacy in the field second to none. Today, Dr. Barkley joins us on the ADHD podcast.He’s here, ostensibly, to tell us all about his new book — 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD — but the conversation quickly turns toward advocacy, the tangible dangers of ADHD as a disorder, and the lives lost because too many dismiss it. We talk about the role of genetics and parenting and the role of each in ADHD. We hope you join us today; it’s an incredible honor for us to have Dr. Barkley on the show and are grateful to be able to share it with you all.Bonus! His team was kind enough to offer us a 25% discount on the new book! Click here to get it now!Links & NotesThe works of Dr. Russell BarkelyJoin The ADHD Study Hall! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:48) - Support the show: Become a Patron (02:02) - Introducing Dr. Russell Barkley (06:26) - The First Principle: Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder (09:46) - Seven things at risk with ADHD (14:05) - How do you talk to kids about a new diagnosis? (22:52) - A Legacy of ADHD Advocacy (27:32) - Signals and Myths of ADHD (37:20) - The things we can control (40:41) - The ADHD Pandemic and Parenthood (47:08) - ADHD Across the Lifespan (53:58) - Get the Book! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

They may have pivoted to parents, but Diane Dempster and Elaine Taylor-Klaus still bring every bit of their Impact! Today they join us to talk about parenting complex kids in a complex era along with Elaine’s new book, The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More.Along the way, they share incredible insights on the parent-child relationship. Ensuring that you’re on your kiddo’s team, consequences and punishments, owning and transferring ownership of responsibilities, growing up ... it’s all on the table this week with Diane and Elaine, plus they share the story behind their pivot from ImpactADHD to ImpactParents!Links & NotesFreebie gift: Book Bundle BonusFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubePinterest (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:21) - Support the show — Become a Patron! (02:40) - Follow-up (09:12) - Welcome Elaine and Diane! (11:01) - Rebranding for Complex Kids (16:40) - Shifting Life's Responsibilities (24:49) - About the Book (27:23) - Executive Age and Releasing Control (33:51) - Consequences vs. Punishment (39:47) - Collaboration ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you’re a well-practiced student, you probably have your own system and set of practices for doing that job. Taking notes, studying, preparing projects, taking exams ... you know what works for you, right?It turns out, it’s pretty easy to develop a false sense of security in our own systems to the point that they might not actually be helping you do the real work of being a student. This week on the show, we offer the timeline for effective study habits — originated at the University of Arkansas — a simple, straight-forward process to help you learn to study effectively and deliver the results you want.Links & NotesTimeline for Effective Study Habits (PDF)Anki FlashcardsQuizletNotetakingI know, these are both iPad Pro focused, but I encourage you to watch them for process, not technology, if you’re thinking about how to engage in material.🎥 Samuel Suresh: “How I Take Notes with My iPad Pro in Lectures”🎥 Ali Abdaal: “How I take notes on my iPad Pro in medical school”ZettlecastenIf you’re not on the market for a new note-taking system, do not click on these links. There be monsters! If you’re embarking on any sort of research — and you have fun with this kind of stuff — you might just find Zettlekasten and some of the software tools that enable it really exciting.🎥 Shu Omi: “Zettlekasten Note-taking Method: Simply Explained”🎥 Shu Omi: “How to take Smart Notes in Roam Research”🎥 Curtis McHale: “Getting Started with a Zettlecasten System”🎥 Curtis McHale: “What Makes a Good Zettlekasten Note”👨‍💻 Roam Research👨‍💻 Obsidian (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:49) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (03:36) - The Timeline for Effective Study Habits (05:28) - Before Class (08:52) - During Class (11:25) - One Note-taking Strategy: Zettlekasten (16:10) - During Class... some more (19:58) - After Class (22:58) - The Exam ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★