Latest Highfunctioning Podcast Episodes
EP. 263: Melinda Shepherdson's Odyssey from World Explorer to Adventure Bush Therapy
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsMelinda Shepherdson’s sense of adventure has led her up mountains, down rivers, and across the world. Her long list of travel destinations is impressive, but what Melinda cares about most on these adventures is her connection with nature. The outdoors provides her with regulation, energy, positiv...
Attachment & Autism Deep Dive Part 1 with Dr. Jack Hinman
Autism & Neurodiversity - January 12, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsEver get discourage with trying to connect with your neurodivergent teen or young adult? You're not alone. This 3-part episode series dives into the crucial, yet often overlooked, link between neurodiversity (like ADHD or autism) and attachment styles. Experts Jason Grygla, LCMHC, MA and Dr. ...
Do You Put Too Much Pressure On Yourself? (Learn how to stop)
Calmly Coping - January 10, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutesEverybody puts pressure on themselves at one time or another. Pressure to be a better person, be healthier, do more work, be a better wife, husband, parent, the list goes on. But how much of this pressure is healthy, and how much of it just results in more stress, tension, and anxiety? In ...
EP. 262: Navigating Relationships: Understanding Coercive Control, Trauma, and ADHD with Maya Ann
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - January 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsSend a Message: Name | Email Address | Your Message Hello, my brilliant friends! I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Blends, my daily ten-minute audio mix of coaching, mindfulness, affirmations, and more, designed to create positive emotions and regulate our ADHD brains. It's a labor of love...
The Mask of High-Functioning Anxiety
Calmly Coping - January 03, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutesThose with high-functioning anxiety wear a mask of calm, perfectionism, success, and busyness on the outside to shroud the torrent of overthinking, self-doubt, overanalyzing, fear of failure, and insecurity on the inside. This mask often stays in place because the fear of “what if’s” keeps it th...
EP. 261: From Our Pages to Their Lives: 4 More Stories of ADHD and Insight
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - January 03, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsLast episode, I had the pleasure of introducing you to five brilliant women who were all in different stages of their own ADHD journey, and what I discovered is they found reflection and resonance within our book. All of these women shared their personal stories that showcase the unique paths the...
3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 3 with Debbie
Autism & Neurodiversity - December 29, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsFeeling the holiday squeeze? The holidays can be magical... and manic, especially when your neurodivergent loved ones are on sensory overload. In this Part 3 of our holiday stress-busting mini-series, we dive deep into the hidden challenges that neurodivergent kids face and uncover a key strateg...
EP. 260: From Our Pages to Their Lives: 5 Stories of ADHD and Discovery
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - December 27, 2023 12:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsFor this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women and the next episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with 9 real women who are in different stages of their ADHD journey and have also found reflection and resonance within our book. You’re going to meet 5 of them and then in our next episode you’ll me...
9 Essential Mindset Shifts for Perfectionists
Calmly Coping - December 27, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutesPerfectionism can be a double-edged sword: on the one hand, your high expectations and attention to detail can result in high quality work that is admired by others; on the other hand, your constant need for perfection can be exhausting— resulting in overthinking, overanalyzing, and being extrem...
3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 2 with Debbie
Autism & Neurodiversity - December 22, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsFeeling frazzled instead of festive? The holidays bring joy, but for families with neurodivergent children, the season can be a sensory overload meltdown-maker. Part 2 in this mini-series on reducing stress I'll help you understand the hidden challenges that add to stress and one of the keys to ...
You Don’t Need to EARN Relaxation
Calmly Coping - December 20, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes“I’ll rest when I finish this project… when I’m done with work for the day… when I’ve checked everything off my to-do list…” Sound familiar? You might have learned to believe that you need to EARN rest and relaxation, which can make it difficult to actually relax when you need to. When will you ...
EP. 259: Exploring the Heart of ADHD Women An Interview of Tracy Otsuka by Dr. Christine Li
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - December 20, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsThis is going to be a very different episode than anything we've ever done here. I have invited my good friend, Dr. Christine Lee, to the podcast to interview me about my new book, ADHD for SMART ASS WOMEN. Christine is a procrastination coach, a seasoned clinical psychologist, and was the first ...
3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 1 with Debbie
Autism & Neurodiversity - December 16, 2023 00:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsHoliday season is here, bringing festive cheer but also potential meltdowns for families with autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults. In part one of this mini-series, I have some important perspectives to support you in taking care of yourself and your loved ones so that y...
Achieving Success Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health
Calmly Coping - December 13, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutesHustle culture. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” The expectation to work all hours of the day now that we can access work from anywhere. These are just a few things that have contributed to declines in mental health in workers, whether you are employed or self-employed. It’s the expectation that you ...
EP. 258: The Power of Hope: Rewriting the ADHD Narrative
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsDoing this kind of work, I often feel like I’m going up against an industry that sees ADHD only as a weakness. But not only is there science and research to refute these negative misconceptions, there's also you, the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege of meeting. And I just know ...
Doubting yourself? This is for you.
Calmly Coping - December 06, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutesAre you experiencing the incessant internal monologue of self-doubt? It’s those negative thoughts that feed off of your insecurities and make you feel as though you can never do anything good or right. Self-doubt is when you lack confidence in yourself and your abilities, and it can sometimes be...
EP. 257: The Challenges of ADHD and Aging in Women with Dr. Kathleen Nadeau
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - December 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWe’ve known for quite some time that ADHD doesn’t just “go away” with age, yet only about 4% of boomers have a diagnosis. So why the huge discrepancy, what are the impacts, and most importantly, what can we do about it? Dr. Kathleen Nadeau has been working to answer these questions for the last...
5 Tips to Overcome Performance Anxiety
Calmly Coping - November 29, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutesPerformance anxiety: it’s the psychological and physical nervousness that occurs before and during a performance of any kind that can make it more challenging to focus, do your best, and feel confident in yourself. Performance anxiety affects up to 20% of Americans, including individuals who per...
Ep. 256 Cults, Child Marriage and ADHD Optimism with Dr. Tamara MC
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - November 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsShow Notes–Ep. 256: Cults, Child Marriage and ADHD Optimism with Dr. Tamara MC Dr. Tamara MC is a cult, child marriage, and human trafficking Lived Experience Expert who advocates for girls and women to live free from gender-based violence worldwide. Married off at 12, Tamara has firsthand expe...
Managing Our Expectations with Jason
Autism & Neurodiversity - November 24, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsParenting is one of those jobs that rarely matches up with our expectations. The challenges of parenting an autistic or neurodivergent is an experience many of us were not well prepared for. Sometimes it's hard to adjust our expectations for what it would be like, what our child would be like,...
You’re not lazy. You’re burnt out.
Calmly Coping - November 22, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutesIn our hyper-productive culture, it can be incredibly easy to confuse being burnt out for laziness, because they can feel like one and the same. The problem is… it’s okay and necessary to be lazy every once in a while, but being in a state of burnout is NOT okay and is ultimately unsustainable, ...
EP. 255: Emotional Resilience in ADHD: Building a Happier Brain
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - November 22, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsSince tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I thought the topic of ADHD and gratitude couldn’t be more perfect. Gratitude is so important for every single human to feel good, but for those of us with ADHD, it's crucial. With our dopamine deficiency, we can't get anything if we’re not in positive emotion! ...
Boost Their Resilience with Debbie
Autism & Neurodiversity - November 18, 2023 01:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsIt takes resilience to grow, develop, and be happy and successful in life when we have very real struggles. Resilient children, teens, and young adults are more willing to try things and try at them for longer. Low resilience leads to giving up quickly or even refusing to try. Get some insight...
EP. 254: In the ADHD/Autism Trenches with Dr. Nanci Smith
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - November 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWhen Dr. Nanci Smith realized her neurodiverse childrens’ needs weren’t going to be met by the public school system, she knew she had to try a different approach to education. Luckily, Nanci has a background in psychobiology and is motivated by a challenge, so the transition to homeschooling was ...
Supporting the Transition into Adulthood with Jason
Autism & Neurodiversity - November 11, 2023 04:51 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsParenting an autistic and/or neurodivergent child can be a challenging yet rewarding journey. As they transition into adulthood, the question of independence often arises. In this episode, Jason explores practical strategies to help neurodivergent young adults navigate the path to self-relian...
EP. 253: When You Feel Unexplainably Unwell: Your Nervous System and ADHD with Pharmacist & Patient Advocate, Kalin Johnson
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsFor years, Kalin Johnson was operating with a dysregulated nervous system and putting her body through unnecessary stress, and it was only once she started listening to her body’s needs that she realized how much easier things could be. Kalin now combines her personal experience with her professi...
Are You Afraid of Success?
Calmly Coping - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutesYou may be familiar with the fear of failure, but have you ever considered that you could be afraid of success? You might struggle with the fear of success, or "achievemephobia”, if you worry about the potential consequences that come with success: more exposure, more responsibility, more expect...
The Secret to Building Their Confidence with Debbie
Autism & Neurodiversity - November 04, 2023 03:10 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDo you want to raise a confident child, teen or young adult? One who is not afraid to take risks, try new things, and perseveres in the face of challenges? When you get skilled at building their self-confidence you can help them be more successful even if they are autistic, an ADHDer or neuro...
EP. 252: ADHD in the Workplace with Lisa Lewis
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka - November 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsLisa Lewis’s skill of talking to anyone and everyone has taken her on unexpected adventures around the world, from the Scottish Highlands to the running of the bulls, and now she’s here to talk to us about her ADHD journey. For the last twelve years Lisa has worked as an HR professional who f...
When Your Love One Pulls Away with Jason
Autism & Neurodiversity - October 27, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDo you have a teen or young adult in your life who is pulling away from you? If so, you're not alone. Many teens and young adults but especially autistic and neurodivergents go through a phase where they need to distance themselves from their parents in order to grow and develop their own identi...
Related Highfunctioning Topics
- Adhd 2