Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Happy New Year! We love the turnover of the calendar around these parts because it gives us a time to slow down and reflect. We're not so much resolution people, but we do use the time to think more deeply than usual about how we motivate ourselves to change, the challenges we put in our own way, and how we can use our own efforts to fuel us to stick to the change we want to see in our lives. This week on the show, we're ringing in the new year with a conversation about making life design choices that focus on the good you do for yourself and your communities in the new year. (00:00) - Happy New Year from The ADHD Podcast! (02:20) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon (04:00) - No More Voicemail (04:59) - Listener Question: Coping with Constant Change (08:38) - Designing Your Life (24:42) - Focus Feedback from Facebook ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We called for questions and you delivered! Thank you to everyone who wrote in — We hope we did your questions justice! Here’s the list, and if you use a podcast app that supports them, you’ll find you can jump around to the chapter markers in the episode to hear just the questions you’re looking for. Have there been any studies on marijuana use and teens with ADHD? I struggle with weight... I need strategies to get out of the vicious cycle of loss of motivation. Does boredom lead to depression in ADHD? I have a significant commute. Do you have strategies for coping? Is an official ADHD diagnosis important as an adult? How can I balance my obsession with organizational tools with doing the work? Was "time & attention" intentional? How has your process for capturing content changed at conferences? Have you ever recorded a podcast and then decided not to air it? Any advice for our past selves? Where's the blooper reel? We wish you a happy holiday season and we'll be back in 2019! Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! (00:00) - The ADHD Podcast Annual Q&A Extravaganza! (01:52) - Group Coaching Reminder — Registration Open Now! (03:56) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon — Thank You! (06:20) - Have there been any studies on marijuana use and teens with ADHD? (13:20) - I struggle with weight... I need strategies to get out of the vicious cycle of loss of motivation. (20:36) - Does boredom lead to depression in ADHD? (24:45) - I have a significant commute. Do you have strategies for coping? (29:56) - Is an official ADHD diagnosis important as an adult? (34:32) - How can I balance my obsession with organizational tools with doing the work? (38:30) - Welcome Monica! (40:04) - For Monica: How do you like working for ADHD Nation? (40:44) - For Monica: Do you have personal experience with ADHD? (42:44) - For Monica: Is working with Nikki a ray of sunshine and positivity? (44:55) - Was "time & attention" intentional? (45:56) - How has your process for capturing content changed at conferences? (48:30) - Have you ever recorded a podcast and then decided not to air it? (50:42) - Any advice for our past selves? (55:55) - Where's the blooper reel? (57:39) - In closing... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We received an email from just about the best boss in the world. Why? Because she asked a question that everyone living quietly with ADHD would like to hear their boss asking. In short: How can I help? Of course, working with — and supervising — someone with ADHD is more complicated after you ask that question. Today on the show, we have tools and strategies for helping to orient your staff, your team, and maybe even your organization to working with ADHD in the office. Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! Group Coaching Winter 2019 Registration Open Now! Listen to Pete on the Day One Podcast (00:00) - Welcome to Taking Control! (01:54) - Pete on the Day One Podcast (03:22) - About Show Notes (07:31) - Support the show on Patreon! (09:45) - ADHD Group Accountability Coaching — Registration is Open Now! (11:04) - Working with ADHDers in the Workplace (30:33) - Thank you... and don't forget!... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do social situations exhaust you? Do you feel like your brain is working in overdrive to keep up with your environment? According to our guest this week, that’s a common refrain for those living with ADHD. Caroline Maguire is a coach, author, teacher, and speaker with a special focus in social skills supporting kids and parents of kids with ADHD. She’s here today to talk with us all about reading between the lines and the challenges that ADHDers face when it comes to understanding the unspoken complexities of social interaction. It’s time to master the “Polite Pretend!” Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! Caroline Maguire ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ever wondered what happens at a national ADHD conference? OK… that’s a leading question. This week on the show, Nikki has returned from CHADD/ADDA/ACO in St. Louis and she’s got lessons to share! If you’ve ever struggled with cementing a growth mindset for yourself, shame, existing with ADHD at work, or you just want to know who’s hot right now in ADHD (that sounds weirder than it was intended), then you should listen in! Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! 2018 Annual International Conference on ADHD ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discover the perils of the one-off brain dump and how to incorporate regular brain purges into your routine. Explore post brain dump strategies and the benefits of effective organizational systems. Learn efficient task processing and productivity strategies to boost your productivity.

There is no shame in starting small. That’s the truth, but that’s not often the message we tell ourselves. We’re naturally focused on the sadness that comes from not accomplishing more, from not achieving some sort of greatness that comes when we complete our massive lists. When we tell ourselves that it’s OK to do one thing well, we close the door on any appreciation of modesty and let the shame in, that we’re not doing enough, fast enough, to fit in. This week on the show we’re talking all about letting go: letting go of the fear of starting small, letting go of the lists that plague us getting in the way of what we need to do today, letting go of a mistaken appreciation of quantity in favor of quality. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

That first rush of relief that you feel when you’re handed the diagnoses of ADHD is exhilarating. You finally have words to describe what you’ve been feeling and experiencing, and a brand new way to relate to the world around you! And that feeling lasts for about three-and-a-half seconds, right up to the moment you ask yourself, what now? Accepting your ADHD diagnosis might be your first experience of an ADHD storm, a term coined by our guest today. He’s the author of Focused Forward: Navigating the storms of Adult ADHD, he’s host of The Complex: Shiny Shorts podcast, and he’s released a new video education series ADHD — From Answers to Action. We’re thrilled to have our friend James Ochoa back on the show to help us unravel the complexities of accepting your ADHD diagnosis. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You’ve sat through all the seminars. You’ve read all the books. You’ve watched all the videos. Your brain is a cup overflowing with new goodies to try… and now you’re overwhelmed, discouraged, and disappointed that you’re not able to just get to it. You’re not alone. And if you’re living with ADHD, you’ve likely squirreled away worksheets and notebooks and PDFs galore that will supposedly support you in changing your life for the better. Today on the show we’re talking all about the practice that comes with making change, and how you can turn that library of notes and resources into something you can manage — one new skill at a time. Download the ADHD Strategy Worksheet on the website! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week’s show comes thanks to a listener with a time challenge. School, work, family … they all compound the challenges that come with a life with ADHD. How do you approach the world when you feel like you’re too acclimated to timers and alarms? You can’t trust your own calendar? You feel like you’ve run out of ideas to cope and you’re awash in hopelessness? You try something new. And maybe… just maybe… that new thing is seeking help from your friendly neighborhood ADHD podcast. This week on the show, we start with the premise that ADHD time is different that time for many people… and that’s perfectly OK by us! Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★