Future ADHD
Grace Koelma
Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at futureadhd.com, and creator of the Future ADHD Planner, with 50,000+ downloads and recommended by psychologists, therapists and coaches. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain.
Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us.
Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough.
But what if our daydreaming, impulsivity, and fierce obsessions all make complete sense... What if we’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for our brilliant ADHD brains?
If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along.
Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. I’ll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together.
Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at ＞ futureadhd.com.
Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us.
Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough.
But what if our daydreaming, impulsivity, and fierce obsessions all make complete sense... What if we’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for our brilliant ADHD brains?
If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along.
Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. I’ll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together.
Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at ＞ futureadhd.com.
Episodes
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Mar 1, 2023 • 55min
Masking, emotions as behaviour & executive dysfunction: with behavioural scientist Liliya Engelke (Part 1)
[PART 1 of Interview]
Liliya Engelke is an ADHD coach and behavioural scientist who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. In this two-part conversation we take a deep dive into behavioural patterns and habit forming with the challenges of ADHD.
We explore how behavioural science can help you peel back the layers and examine why you’re doing what you’re doing, instead of operating on autopilot.
Lilly talks about:
• observable vs. internal behaviour traits and why that’s an important distinction in the scientific study of ADHD
• how our behaviours are learned on an unconscious level
• why Lilly assesses her client’s external environment to create modifications for habit success
• why emotions can also be learned behaviours
• how emotional dysregulation contributes to overwhelm and executive dysfunction
• how our brains create positive/negative associations unconsciously
• the all important question... why we always crave junk food when watching TV
• plus so much more!
And make sure you check out Part 2 for the rest of this practical, value-packed conversation.
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Feb 5, 2023 • 1h 6min
Therapist Laura Sgro on re-authoring your own story, EMDR, somatic & narrative therapies for ADHD
Today I'm bringing you a conversation with Laura Sgro, who's a licensed therapist based in California who was diagnosed with ADHD in her late 20s. Laura and I crossed paths when she bought my ADHD planner and reached out to say how much she was loving it. We traded emails back and forth and had sooo much to talk about when it came to the female experience of ADHD and understanding the complex emotional journey that comes with being diagnosed late in life.
We talk about so much good stuff, including:
Laura's story being diagnosed with ADHD, neurodiversity in females compared to the stigmas and research about males
Laura's thoughts about the Future ADHD planner from a therapist lens and her favourite pages
De-stigmatizing labels like ADHD and neurotypical and the value of 'bridge labels'
unconscious and limiting beliefs and understanding the language of our nervous system
the role of shame, negative self critics and guilt when it comes to ADHD, and how to begin the journey of healing our wounded inner child even when self compassion feels impossible
therapeutic modalities like EMDR, breathwork, somatic therapies, and narrative therapy that really support you as you learn more about your brain, and start to heal parts of yourself that weren't valued by society and systems in your childhood
and so much more!
Laura gives loads of actionable tips and wise advice from her therapeutic lens, so I hope you get lots of value from our conversation.
Show notes: https://futureadhd.com/podcast/ep-4/
Jan 29, 2023 • 1min
Trailer: The Future ADHD Podcast, Launching in January 2023
Join me as we explore the latest ADHD research, and take a deep dive into topics like unconscious limiting beliefs, habits & productivity, mindset, self-perception, and nervous system nourishment. I'll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together.
For more, visit futureadhd.com
Jan 29, 2023 • 37min
Why your inconsistency is a hidden strength
Our modern, industrial world has conditioned us to believe that productivity comes from consistency. It can, and for many people there's a strong link. But doesn't always. I've been exploring consistency and why it might be time to re-think society's obsession with it being the only link to success. What if being inconsistent could provide just as many routes towards achieving our goals and creating incredible things as being consistent could? Here are 4 unconventional things I've discovered by playing with being inconsistent more, and learning to work with my spontaneity and impulsivity.
Show notes: https://futureadhd.com/podcast/ep-3/
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Thanks so much for joining me for today's episode... and if you're keen for more, we have a LOT of free resources on our website futureadhd.com, where you can also buy our planners and support tools.
Join 20K neurodivergents who have downloaded our planners and say that this is the first planner they've ever been able to stick with... because it's designed to work with your creative, inconsistent, divergent, non-linear brain. And if you want to watch planner walkthroughs, or learn more about Future ADHD and our mission, check out our Instagram and TikTok @future.adhd and of course, our website futureadhd.com
Dec 21, 2022 • 35min
[Holiday Series] Exhausted & Uninspired? 12 Self-Care Tips for ADHD brains
The podcast discusses the importance of self-care for neurodivergent individuals during the holiday season. They explore alternative terms for self-care and suggest a calming exercise for individuals with ADHD. They discuss the impact of jaw tension on emotions and offer strategies to reduce mental clutter. The practice of sound bathing for calm and nourishment is also explored. They recommend feeding one's brain as a form of self-care and mention their own upcoming podcast, Future ADHD.
Dec 7, 2022 • 11min
[Holiday Series] Why is self care SO exhausting? New free resource coming...
Podcast discusses challenges of self-care during the busy holiday season. Introduces 'nervous system nourishment' as an alternative. Explores struggles with self-care and the need for stimulation. Plans to create a manageable resource to support listeners.
