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Living Beyond ADHD

123 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratings

ADHD is one of the most researched yet least understood conditions of our time. Living Beyond ADHD host, Dr B, is here to explore relevant information that just isn't making it from the experts to the general public, and to close that gap. Those diagnoses missed in earlier years and made in adulthood, add many burdens to the discovery. Failed marriages, bankruptcy, unemployment, academic failure, underachieving, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a deep mistrust of self, are just the tip of the iceberg. In order to live a happier, more productive and successful adult life in today’s world, you must learn the essential executive function skills and strategies. Those under-developed skills and strategies rather than just your ADHD could be what are driving your greatest challenges.

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The Importance of Executive Function Pre-Skills – 120

May 24, 2023 00:31 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MB

How often do you do the prep work for your tasks?  Do you know what I mean by prep work?  Most people I know really dislike the prep work and just want to get down to doing the task.  They even feel that the prep work is a waste of their time because it isn’t getting the job done.  And, they are short on time as it is, so this is just a non-essential thing to do.  But is it really?  Everything in life needs prep work and maintenance.  If you are the cook in your family or home, you need to ...

Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself? – 119

May 17, 2023 11:03 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB

Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself?  One of my favorite quotes is by Buckminster Fuller, who said, “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”  Thinking along the same lines as Fuller, I realized years ago that with so much that happens on our journey from birth to adulthood, unless we build a new model of ourselves and then move into that new model, we will be fighting th...

Are You Prone to Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)? – 118

May 11, 2023 21:07 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria or RSD is a hot topic these days.  It is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, which is a common but misunderstood and under-researched symptom of ADHD in adults.  Individuals with RSD feel unbearable pain (physical and emotional) as a result of actual or perceived rejection, teasing, or criticism.  And, this symptom is not alleviated with cognitive or dialectical behavior therapy.  I’ve read that this symptom is attributed to a different brain structu...

Does Your Rambling Make the Point? - 117

May 01, 2023 19:45 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

I often hear from many accomplished adults that they feel like imposters.  They have been able to hold things together and advance in their career, yet the toll on them is huge.  They have created workarounds to get the job done but fear being found out.  Work takes so much time and leaves little if any time for pursuing their dreams, hobbies or even cherished time with family and friends.  Over time, their self-confidence and happiness has disappeared.  Enter… imposter syndrome.    In order...

You Don’t Need a Diagnosis or Medication to Get Results - 116

March 14, 2023 23:21 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MB

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what is commonly believed to be the process we adults need to go through if we suspect ADHD.  That process takes time and money.  And depending on what part of the world you live in, your access to a specialist may be limited.  For that reason or others, many adults are self-diagnosing these days.  Some are questioning what having an official diagnosis will give them that a self-diagnosis won’t.  The answer to that question is simple – potentially a lot...

I Know How Hard It Is and I Can Help You - 115

February 10, 2023 00:28 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

This episode is a little different than most.  It’s kind of a public service announcement - a message in the public interest that is meant to raise awareness about an important issue and change behavior.  This episode is dedicated to you, my listeners. The topic was inspired by a few emails I received this week, and they brought back the strong feelings I have about what I have been called to do and why I continue to pour my heart and soul into this calling.  Every day someone emails me wi...

Are your Underdeveloped EF Skills Hurting Your Marriage - 114

January 31, 2023 20:15 - 37 minutes - 51 MB

Whether you are dating, are in a committed relationship, living together or married, your well-developed Executive Function Skills make a difference in many aspects of your relational life.  And, even though I focus on helping you develop your Executive Function Skills for yourself, that does not mean that their development isn’t essential for a healthier and happier marriage.  Let me explain.  When we enter a relationship, we bring whoever we are and whatever is part of us with us.  If th...

Eating an Elephant; One Bite at a Time - 113

January 17, 2023 13:46 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MB

Desmond Tutu once wisely said that “there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” What he meant by this is that everything in life that seems daunting, overwhelming, and even impossible can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a time. Robert Maurer, Ph.D. tells us in his book, “One Small Step Can Change Your Life – The Kaizen Way” that small steps bypass your brain’s built-in resistance to new behavior. Kaizen means improvement and moreover it means contin...

Procrastinate No More – 112

January 10, 2023 23:23 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MB

Procrastination is simply the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. Most people think of procrastinating as a negative thing. We procrastinate on filing our taxes, paying our bills, keeping our homes tidy, returning phone messages and responding to important emails. We even procrastinate on making plans for our summer vacations. These are all just the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. It’s just a behavior. And, we can use this behavior for good or harm; ...

Laying a Solid Foundation with Executive Function Pre-Skills – 111

December 30, 2022 00:21 - 31 minutes - 45.9 MB

Hi Aspiring Achievers,  There is a serious, widespread problem with the educational requirements in the mental health field.  Most professionals are studying the same outdated information about ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Addictions in preparation for licensure. They aren’t studying what happens to your executive function development because of those conditions.  The most common treatment recommended for adults with ADHD is medication, and the same is true for Depression and Anx...

Toxic Shame Keeps Executive Function Skills Underdeveloped – 110

November 29, 2022 18:01 - 30 minutes - 44.9 MB

Toxic shame is a killer. It’s an internal message that tells you that you are defective, bad, wrong, and not valuable. Toxic shame isn’t personal; it’s like poison. It doesn’t matter who gives you the poison or who does the shaming, either one will eat away at you and take you down. And, when shame comes flooding in and causes us to retreat into ourselves, our transformation is put on hold while we navigate the toxic shame. Shame and guilt are different: Guilt tells me that I made a mi...

Time to Up Your Game with Better Executive Function Skills – 109

November 22, 2022 02:23 - 36 minutes - 52.2 MB

Executive function skills are important for us to function well as an adult, whether this means raising children, running a household, working for a company or ourselves, or being in healthy relationships. These skills are necessary so that we can get things done and not be in a constant state of overwhelm or frustration because we can't keep up with our adult responsibilities. We all need to be competent in Executive Function skills in order to feel confident in our adult life. In this ...

Will ADHD Coaching Give You the Transformation You Need? - 108

October 10, 2022 17:16 - 40 minutes - 57.9 MB

Hi Aspiring Achievers! Do you have any or all of the following challenges? Limiting beliefs that hold you back and make it impossible for you to succeed? An outdated sense of yourself or identity that is a limited version of you; not a version that is able to move forward with confidence and conviction? A disempowering relationship with time, where you find it difficult to manage yourself within the time you have? An ongoing struggle with procrastination, where you can’t seem to eli...

Ask Dr B about Codependency and Executive Function Skills - 107

September 19, 2022 21:13 - 23 minutes - 34.7 MB

In this podcast episode, Dr B answers the question from Christine in Florida: "Does Codependency often play a role in executive function deficit?"   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Functi...

Some Personal Moments with Dr B - 106

September 06, 2022 18:41 - 11 minutes - 18.5 MB

In this episode, we're doing something a little different. I was on a call a few days back with a couple of my team members. And I realized that that conversation would make a great mini podcast that I wanted to share with you my listener, because it's how I feel about the work that I'm honored to do with you, and why it matters so much to me. So, here's a brief bit of that conversation. Enjoy. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and ...

What If We're Doing it All Backwards and Wrong - 105

July 06, 2022 22:04 - 40 minutes - 58.6 MB

What if we're doing it all backwards and wrong? People start identifying that they have ADHD and they want to fix it.  Or people start identifying they have underdeveloped executive function skills and they want to fix it.  And everything is oriented towards fixing something that's deemed to be broken. But what if it's not broken?  What if what we're identifying is the cause; the underlying cause?  And let's say it's underdeveloped executive function skills.  The effect is everything we'...

Stop Quitting Before the Miracles Happen - 104

June 20, 2022 20:38 - 39 minutes - 57.2 MB

There’s a difference between what you say you want and what you say you intend to have.  One is “desire” and the other is “it will happen.”  When we set our intention, we are willing to go to any lengths for it to happen.  We are willing to become a better or upgraded version of ourselves; to take with us the best of who we are and leave the rest behind.  Are you willing to go to any lengths?  I wasn’t 40 years ago and I learned in codependency recovery that I would need to be willing to g...

The Correlation Between Your Adult Capabilities and Your Success– 103

May 31, 2022 03:30 - 39 minutes - 56.9 MB

Let’s jump straight to what’s important here.  You definitely need certain capabilities to succeed in life.  These capabilities help you to get and keep a job, provide appropriate care for children, manage a household and contribute meaningfully to your community.  They also enable you having a satisfying personal life with whatever is most important to you.  And based on what you are sharing with me when you complete the Information List form, you are in desperate need of the EF skills to b...

A Casual Chat with You About Developing Your EF Skills – 102

May 05, 2022 02:20 - 31 minutes - 46.1 MB

If you're on the Information List for ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills Program, then you've been receiving some exclusive emails this week. As I was reviewing the emails you've been receiving again, I was thinking of how easy it would be very easy for you to not believe what I'm saying in the emails, and maybe not even believe what I say in my podcast show because after all. If you're in your 30s or 40s, or 50s or older like me, you've had a lot of years of experiences in which...

Healing the Stories that Bind You to Suffering – 101

April 27, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 49.8 MB

Have you been suffering long enough? Whether your suffering is due to your limiting beliefs or outdated identities or missing pre-skills or underdeveloped EF skills – if you’re suffering, then you’re suffering – no matter which of these are the source of your suffering. In this episode, I talk about: Suppressing emotions Stories you tell yourself that keep you suffering How to break free from suffering And more!   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limitin...

Getting to Know Dr B: Up Close and Personal - 100

April 06, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 73.1 MB

Hello, everyone. This is not Dr B. This is Maya Brewer, and it is Dr B's 100th podcast episode for Living Beyond ADHD.   So, I am here with Dr B.  I'm a student and a freelance writer.  And when I say student, I mean student of Dr B's ADDventures In Achievement Program.  So welcome to your own show, Dr B. Well, are you ready?  I'm ready.  Let's do it. Awesome.  So, it is your 100th podcast episode. Wow, that's quite a milestone. So, Dr B, how do you feel about reaching this milestone? ...

The Traumatic Journey Through Life Without Executive Function Skills - 099

March 30, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 48 MB

In episode 098, I talked about being the Gifted Underachiever and the 5 pivotal elements to become the Empowered Achiever.  While I was creating that episode, it occurred to me that there are many traumatic life experiences, big and small, when we don't have well-developed EF skills.  We need to acknowledge them, in light of our underdeveloped EF skills, so that we can embark on our extraordinary healing journey, and manifest the pure potential contained within us. It’s not enough for us t...

How You Became a Gifted Underachiever and What You Can Do About It - 098

March 26, 2022 02:00 - 29 minutes - 42.3 MB

When I refer to “gifted” adults, I am not talking about I.Q.  I am talking about something more important, which is gifted temperament.  Additionally, a lot of the challenges you experience could be due to being a gifted adult, since there are many similar challenges with ADHD as with giftedness. According to Reis and McCoach (2000), gifted underachievers typically have low self-esteem, low self-concept, and low self-efficacy, which refers to your belief in your capacity to implement behav...

You’ve Got to Get Out of the Habit of Being You– 097

March 09, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 44.2 MB

Did you get up this morning and have to stop and remember who you are?  Like in the movie “50 First Dates” where Lucy had to watch a video of her life every morning because her memory was damaged from an accident?  Most likely not how your mornings start.  Habits are great when they are shortcuts that save us time and benefit our lives.  When they are destructive and remnants from the past, we need to get out of the habit of doing them. It’s the same with who we are and how we are.  We are...

How the Mental Health Field Falls Short in Helping Us at a Deeper Level – 096

March 04, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 48.5 MB

If you’ve ever been disappointed or frustrated with the information or care you’ve received for your mental health and well-being, stay tuned. Carl Jung said, “I feel it is the duty of one who goes his own way to inform society of what he finds on his voyage of discovery.” Jung’s quote inspired this episode.  I feel it is both my duty and moral obligation to share with you what I’ve found out that I trust will benefit you and help you create a better quality of life.  So, here’s some hard ...

Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless and covering up your challenges – 095

January 27, 2022 07:30 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

80% of the new students coming into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program feel powerless over their current behaviors, are filled with self-loathing, and feel like an impostor - having lived with so many challenges their entire life.  They constantly look over their shoulder least they be found out. In today’s episode, I’m focusing on feelings you’re probably familiar with, and how shining a light on these feelings, and the beliefs that feed them leads you to heal your ne...

If Failing Isn’t an Option, What Would You Do - 094

January 18, 2022 00:30 - 23 minutes - 34.6 MB

The title of this episode is a real question I am posing to all of my listeners.  If you knew that you would not fail once again to achieve your desired outcome, what would you do?  Would you tell yourself that’s not possible because you always fail?  Or, would you be curious about what makes that opportunity different from all the other ones – to wonder how is it possible that failing isn’t an option? If you’re curious to know more, please listen carefully.  And after you do, if you want to...

Are You Letting 2022 Be Another Year of Underachieving? - 093

January 18, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 40.7 MB

Achieving your goals is connected to how well-developed your EF skills and strategies are, and if they’re not well-developed, well, you know the rest of the story. And I get it.  Getting the right help for yourself is a Catch-22.  It’s challenging because the very skills you need to help yourself are the skills you’re missing.  And, there’s plenty of resources in the world that offer you a piece of what you need, but not all of it.  How do I know?  Because I was offered a piece here and ther...

ADHD is NOT a Gift Unless You Leverage It - 092

January 13, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 57.6 MB

Hearing that ADHD is a gift is hurtful and confusing to many adults.  In my Facebook group, whenever we create a post about ADHD being a gift, many members are angry because they don’t experience their ADHD as a gift at all. And, they are right.  Without well-developed Executive Functions skills, the gifts of ADHD aren’t available.  If you don’t take steps to more fully develop your EF skills, you could be locking yourself out of access to your creativity, unique problem-solving abilities, as...

Developing EF Skills Is Easy & What A Difference It Can Make! - 091

December 07, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 83.8 MB

I have something a little different for you today.  I did a live video last Friday, and people said it was great, so I turned it into a podcast episode so you all could benefit as well. As you may have heard me say before, you don’t have to have a diagnosis or even suspect ADHD to have under-developed EF skills.  The developmental energy that was intended for their development could have gotten derailed by depression, anxiety, addictions, traumas, illnesses and more.  All of these conditions...

Goal Setting Can Be Detrimental To Your Success - 090

November 16, 2021 03:20 - 36 minutes - 52.4 MB

It’s true – goal setting can be detrimental to your success…if you set goals the way most of us have been taught to set them.  If you’re intrigued, stay tuned. Goal setting is typically an external process, where you are targeting something outside of yourself that you want to achieve or change.  All of your focus and attention is on achieving your external goal.  One example could be, “You want to lose 10 pounds in 10 days.”  Your focus is on the scale and what you are eating and your exerc...

Set Your Goal SO Big That You Have to Grow to Achieve It - 089

September 28, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 45.2 MB

When you set a goal, you are setting a direction for yourself.  And setting a direction can change the course of your life; it depends on the goal that you set. In my 50s, I wrote a goal on my flipchart one day that I wanted to have a positive impact on the lives of at least a million people in my lifetime.  I had no idea what that goal really meant nor how it would unfold when I wrote it that day. Then, many years ago, I found an anonymous quote online – “Set a goal so big that you can’t ...

Harness “Conscious Focusing” as Your Superpower! - 088

September 14, 2021 04:20 - 31 minutes - 45.8 MB

If you could get yourself to focus when and where you need to AND could shift your state or feelings so you feel like doing things you’ve planned, when it’s time to take action, would having those skills change your life?  If you’re like other adults I’ve asked over the years, the answer is a resounding yes.  But how? You are where your attention is.  What you focus on grows.  You are the meaning maker in your life.  Your feelings are a direct result of your thinking.  You create your own re...

Does Everyone Who Gets a Diagnosis Do Better in Life Because of It - 087

August 31, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 52.1 MB

I pursued an ADHD diagnosis with many professionals, only to be refused an assessment with two and granted an assessment with one who decided there was nothing significantly amiss with me – just a little anxiety. Seriously?!  The two that turned me away said it would be a waste of time (whose time?) to assess me and the one that did, asked questions and did testing that would never have confirmed a diagnosis because they weren’t properly trained to assess me as an adult woman.  It was very di...

Putting the Brakes on Negative Self-Talk - 086

August 23, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 41.3 MB

You may not know if being free of negative self-talk is going to be right for you.  You may not know if you’re going to be SO happy with your new-found freedom that you’ll have to email me and tell me about it.  You may not know if this transformation is going to be really fun and exciting.  And, if it’s not as wonderful as others have experienced and you want your previous negative self-talk life back, you can re-create that life again – although you may want to give your new-found freedom ...

Life With Executive Function Skills - 085

May 24, 2021 19:14 - 41 minutes - 59.4 MB

So many of us grew up without the opportunity to become the person we want to be.  Whether our homes were filled with trauma or addictions or those who raised us were just missing the essential executive function skills to be able to pass them on to us, we didn’t get them.  And so, it goes.  Generation after generation of kids are growing up with under-developed executive function skills; the very life skills that are necessary for successful “adulting.” Some of you believe it’s too late for...

The Trauma of Not Knowing - 084

May 07, 2021 17:35 - 29 minutes - 43.3 MB

There's a lot of trauma that occurs as a result of not knowing what the source of our challenges are. And then so many mixed feelings when and if we get diagnosed, everything from a huge sense of relief, and having an explanation for entire life experiences, to a deep sadness over the missed opportunities. And we're left wondering what could have happened if we had known sooner?  What if the bigger issue with all the problems that we adults with or without ADHD have is because of the not k...

Do You Forgive Yourself Or Others - 083

March 03, 2021 08:30 - 29 minutes - 44.6 MB

Forgiveness is a gift.  We can give this gift at any time - to ourselves or to others.  It’s our “get out of jail” gift card – releasing each of us from a prison of our own making.  When we refuse to forgive, and choose to hold onto mistakes and use them against ourselves or others, we are setting ourselves up for a miserable life.  How many times do we need to relive the pain of the past before we’ve experienced enough pain or misery? To forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward ...

What's Keeping You Stuck - 082

February 17, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 42.2 MB

Jim Rohn said - "For things to change, you have to change." It seems very obvious when you think about it, for things to change, you have to change. I've been thinking about this quote a lot lately. And it's taken on a much deeper meaning for me, because he didn't say, for things to change, you have to change things. What he said is for things to change, you have to change. I understand now that means that I have to change in whatever ways are necessary for things to change for me, whatever ...

If Your Feelings of Overwhelm Have Kicked into High Gear - 081

December 19, 2020 08:30 - 25 minutes - 39.6 MB

Feeling overwhelmed isn’t automatically a positive or a negative experience; it depends on the emotion and on the meaning you give to the emotion you’re feeling.  You could be overwhelmed with gratitude and self-love or overwhelmed with grief and shame. The meaning I give overwhelmed is that it implies “too much” or “more than someone can comfortably handle.”  Is that you? Every time I imagine what life is like WITHOUT well-developed executive function skills before the pandemic, and then ...

You Think It's ADHD That's Been Biting You In The Butt All These Years - 080

November 18, 2020 18:50 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MB

Being an Achiever isn’t just about developing your EF Skills; you also need to become the person who is the Achiever, instead of thinking of yourself as the person who is the ADDer.  Saying “I am an Achiever” is the first step to taking on an empowering new Identity, just as saying “I am an ADDer, is a step that reinforces keeping the same old disempowering Identity.     Are you telling yourself stories or reliving your past failed attempts and making that your reality today?  You’re probabl...

“Shelf-Help” Can Do More Harm Than Good - 079

July 01, 2020 04:30 - 35 minutes - 86.1 MB

According to government statistics, last updated in 2018, there are a lot of unhappy people that are suffering in the world.  In the U.S. alone: 32 million people suffer from anxiety 17 million suffer from depression Around 12 million suffer from PTSD And, according to Forbes magazine, the Self-Help industry generates over $11 billion annually. What I find interesting is that many of the self-help books and videos that get purchased sit on the shelf collecting dust. So for today’s pod...

Dr B Interviewed By Meredith For Real: The Curious Introvert - 078

June 15, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 68.2 MB

I have something a little different for you today.  In case you missed listening to my interview with Meredith for Real:  The Curious Introvert, she was kind enough to share the episode with me, so I could share it with you all directly.  I love responding to questions and thoroughly enjoyed my interview with Meredith. If my podcast show is the first time you’ve been hearing about the difference between ADHD and executive function skills, you're not alone.  If you’re an adult who received a ...

EF Skill of Initiating - Starting and Following Through - 077

June 08, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 88.3 MB

I love responding to questions and enjoyed being interviewed by Meredith for Real so much that I decided to change the format of my show to focusing on a topic and responding to questions about it.  If my podcast show is the first time you’ve been hearing about executive function skills and strategies, you are not alone.  If you’re an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds ...

Transforming ADDulting with ADHD - 076

June 01, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 88.2 MB

For those of you who don’t know me yet … Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” That was me; living the majority of my academic life believing I was stupid, and chasing degrees to prove I wasn’t. The degrees never resolved the feelings; only accepting the truth did. I was smart; just differently. I wasn’t broken. I didn’t need fixing. I needed to understan...

Like a Fish in Water, This is All We Know - 075

May 28, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 70.2 MB

We have a multi-dimensional mental health problem in the world.  Many professionals aren’t trained to recognize nor address issues with ADHD or executive function training.  Our family members might have had the same challenges we experience and just made the best of them.  And of course, whatever they modeled for us is what we learned.  Plus, nowhere along the way was it ever mentioned that we could do something about these challenges ourselves – even without a diagnosis! Prescribers aren’t...

How Well Are You Navigating Menopause and ADHD? - 074

May 25, 2020 15:21 - 29 minutes - 31.3 MB

The topic of menopause and ADHD is an important one and not often talked about. It’s important if you’re pre-menopause, peri-menopause, going through menopause or post-menopause, and wondering at any point what hit you! And it’s important even if you’re a male listener, since you most likely live with or work with such women. In this episode Dr B talks about: Drops in estrogen and cognitive functioning Importance of gut health for brain health Not turning your behaviors into your identi...

Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 4 - 073

May 21, 2020 20:30 - 29 minutes - 31.1 MB

Today’s episode is part 4 of 4 of my interview with Danny, a writer and director who has been sharing the ups and downs of his life with ADHD. We begin this section discussing the use of alcohol or other substances to slow down what Danny calls the “cacophony” going on in his head. And then we dive into all the ways your brain can be retrained so that you can get better outcomes for your life. That is, how to work with your unique brain, how to love it’s quirkiness and how to envision a po...

Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 3 - 072

May 18, 2020 13:00 - 12 minutes - 15.6 MB

Today I’m continuing my interview with Danny, who, in the last episode, described how getting diagnosed with ADHD and learning about wins from something I taught at our local MeetUp group pulled him out of darkness and started him on a bright new path. In Part 3 of this interview I discuss “cognitive hyperactivity,” which is barely being talked about even though it causes huge problems for people. And then we start talking about solutions. So settle in for some great tips as we continue ...

Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 2 - 071

May 14, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MB

Today I’m continuing my interview with Danny, an artistic soul who was diagnosed with ADHD in his 40s. When we left off at the end of the last episode, Danny had just experienced an epiphany that ADHD might be the source of many of his struggles in life. This episode starts with Danny’s revelations from listening to an audio book on ADHD and then he describes a very dark time in his life and where he found a lifeline. Let’s jump right in.  Developing your Executive Function Skills and ...