Taking Control: The Adhd Podcast

We met Sonal Singh as she was managing the virtual green room and serving as host for our session at last year’s CHADD International Conference on ADHD. Our paths had never crossed, but as we started chatting we realized just how fascinating her path had been.She is India’s first certified ADHD coach. We think this is fascinating. What would you do if you were in her shoes, and you had the opportunity to teach all those in your sphere about neurodivergence and executive function and the entire spectrum of ADHD?Of course, Sonal is doing much of her work with an International audience from her home in Delhi and we certainly don’t want to set her up as an ADHD savior for an entire country! But, we think hearing of her experience in this place and time can give us an interesting insight into the development of ADHD awareness as a culture, and that’s worth discussing on the show next week.Links & NotesSonalSinghCoaching.comExceptional Minds on FacebookADHD Life Coaching on Instagram (00:00) - Welcome to The AD

Did you know focus requires focus? Yes, it sounds a touch nonsensical, but when you're living with ADHD, the act of focusing has a tendency to become unhinged. And unhinged focus can damage what you're otherwise out to find: productivity.This week on the show we're talking all about focus, the state of mind appropriate for best focus, and how you can take care of your mind and body so that when you need to find focus, it's there. Links & NotesSerene: The macOS App for Laser-FocusFreedom: Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:24) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (06:18) - Focus on Focus ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Looking for focus? Like music? Have trouble focusing WITH music? We might just be able to help you out this week. Focus@Will is a service offering focus music to help you tune in to what you’re doing so that you can get it done. Will Henshall is the musician and inventor behind the service and joins us today to talk about the tool, the technology, and how it just might be your next secret weapon in your war on distraction.What’s different about the music? What makes it so good for focus? Will tells all this week with examples from channels across the site that help a wide range of brains to raise the noise floor and get working. We talk about entrainment, and why it can be both a useful tool for some people, and an even bigger distraction for others. Plus, we dive into a bit of 90’s music history to hear about Will’s past life as a founding musician behind Londonbeat. About Will HenshallWill Henshall is a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. He was the founding member and main wri

What does it mean to have? We’re not just talking about material possessions here, but how do you relate to having anything? Food? Space? Time? Focus? Productivity? Living with ADHD, we often live in a position of lack, of not having enough, of not being able to do enough, of scarcity. But we don’t have to live that way, and this week’s guest is going to tell us why. Author Victoria Castle joins us this week to talk about her book, ‘The Trance of Scarcity’. She helps us understand the trap of scarcity and the transformation to abundance. Even more, she helps us revisit our own bodies and our lived experience. We talk about what we aspire to with our ADHD, and how we can redraw that map to create the role models that serve us. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:56) - Introducing Victoria Castle (03:48) - What is the Trance of Scarcity? (14:40) - Somatics (25:28) - How does loneliness magnify the Trance (35:37) - Remapping our Aspirations ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, Brittany Smith joins us to talk about technology and how it fuels productivity. We talk about battling the fear that comes from new tech tools, the overwhelm from that feeling of too much technology, and how you can actually find the spark of motivation hiding in an examination of the things that de-motivate you about your tools the most!Brittany Smith is an ADHD, Productivity, and Technology coach in Portland, Oregon. She has her MS in Cognitive Neuroscience and uses the latest tools and her love of technology to help her clients get more done, with less stress. This week, Brittany joins us to talk about technology and how it fuels productivity. We talk about battling the fear that comes from new tech tools, the overwhelm from that feeling of too much technology, and how you can actually find the spark of motivation hiding in an examination of the things that de-motivate you about your tools the most!Links & NotesBrittany Smith at Devise & Conquer ConsultingObsidian: A second brain, for yo

It's time to get into the weeds! Plan your day like a star with a few simple guides to keep in the back of your mind. Where do you start? First things first... don't skip!From there, it’s a piece of cake! This week on the show we’re reviewing the transition from weekly planning to daily planning; how do you take those big rocks and provide just enough detail in your time management so you’re able to get things done? Plus, we review our own individual processes for daily planning and look forward to hearing more from you! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:12) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (02:37) - What to Avoid when Planning Your Day! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Planning is a real delight. It’s one of the most fun things I can do with my precious time! When I sit down to plan, the only thing I really want to plan, is the next session of planning, which can’t come soon enough. ... said no one with ADHD. Ever. Yeah, we know. Sitting down to plan your week is hard, and if you’ve ever been burned by missing your own plan, you might not find a whole lot of value in it. This week on the show, we’re going to make the case that maybe, just maybe, you’re falling into one of three perilous traps that have impeded your successful efforts to plan. If you can get your hands around these three, you’re off to the races!Links & NotesThe Taking Control GPS Program (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:30) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (04:00) - What does it mean to be productive? (07:02) - Number 1: Not having a fixed time to plan your week (10:56) - Number 2: Your planning session is too long (12:46) - Number 3: You're doing the work while you're planning (17:08) - G

You've heard us talk about the value of accountability partners before, but what does that relationship look like? What do you ask of one another, and what can you expect? As you’ll hear, we’re not big fans of the word “accountability.” If you’re turned off by the word, if you find it sounds a dash too much like you’re being punished or investigated, you’re not alone. In fact, maybe that’s what has been keeping you from exploring this valuable practice! We hope you love our spin on it, and that maybe after the show this week, you’ll give it a shot yourself. From finding someone you can trust, someone who can relate to your habits and adjust to your expectations, to finding someone for whom you can contribute equally, this week we’re all about building accountability relationships that work!Links & NotesClouseau v. Cato — The ultimate accountability partner!Focusmate (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:08) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (03:30) - Productivity Stuff (04:40) - We don't love "Ac

We’re wrapping up our series on strategies from our community for living our lives with ADHD that work... most of the time! This week, we’re talking all about organizing, alarms, and acceptance!Links & NotesMediVaultCommand Strips! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:09) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (02:52) - General Organization (14:19) - Medication Management (17:22) - Acceptance ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re back and cranking through more incredible strategies from our community for living our lives with ADHD. This week, we’re talking all about finding focus and alarm tricks!Links & NotesNotability: Fall in love with note taking (iOS, iPadOS, macOS)DAKboard: Customizable display for photos, calendar, news, weather and more! Update: Pete undersold this. Turns out they actually sell complete units that you don’t have to build your old computer to use! Incredibly cool tool and reasonable pricing!Freaky AlarmTime Timer ApplicationsShare your Apple Watch Face with others (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:12) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (05:14) - ADHD Strategies that work ... most of the time (09:24) - Focus (24:18) - Alarm Tricks ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We learned so much from you all in our last series that we’re keeping the party going! This week, and for the next few episodes, we’re sharing your submissions for unique AHD strategies that work ... MOST of the time. We all know that not every strategy works forever, but if we can learn a few from one another to get us over the next challenge, so much the better!This week, listener submissions to help you get started on projects and tackle task management!Links & NotesRocketbook (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:34) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (03:53) - Unique ADHD Strategies! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Even after talking about these issues for more than a decade, we’re still incredibly moved by stories of our community members adapting to the world around them with ADHD in tow. This series is dedicated to them — and all of you — as we explore each unique journey for lessons that might inform our own. Our series continues with Kathleen’s story and her effort to build Getting Things Done® and the ever-evolving catalog of life goals and objectives into her digital tool of choice: Todoist. But it’s not just a story about Todoist, it’s a morality play about going all-in on a tool before you abandon it. Great lessons from a terrific listener this week!Links & NotesGetting Things DoneTodoist (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:24) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (05:48) - Kathleen ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Even after talking about these issues for more than a decade, we’re still incredibly moved by stories of our community members adapting to the world around them with ADHD in tow. This series is dedicated to them — and all of you — as we explore each unique journey for lessons that might inform our own. Our series continues with stories from two adult students and a coach who is taking joy to new levels! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:27) - Suppor the Show: Become a Patron! (03:51) - Ellie (19:32) - Caryn (35:27) - Leslie ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Even after talking about these issues for more than a decade, we’re still incredibly moved by stories of our community members adapting to the world around them with ADHD in tow. This series is dedicated to them — and all of you — as we explore each unique journey for lessons that might inform our own. Our series continues with stories from parents, writers, and engineers, each living and learning through their experience with ADHD. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (05:18) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (06:38) - Melissa (13:32) - Marcos (31:04) - Jason (37:27) - Jay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re kicking off a series on the show we’re calling “Living with ADHD,” a set of episodes in which we talk to people about their journey ー careers, challenges, surprises, and terrific a-ha moments — and try to learn a bit about our own experiences as we look to the experiences of others. Today on the show, a valued community member shares her own story, waking up to ADHD and becoming an advocate from her position in her medical clinic. Dr. Kalaki Clarke joins us to talk about her journey with ADHD to becoming a physician, her work as an advocate for ADHDers everywher, and her side gig as an award-winning in-car singer!Links & NotesWatch “Here to Say” — 2018 winner of the ADHD Viewers Choice Award promoting ADHD AwarenessLife After PlansFollow @this_md_kalaki on Instagram (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:07) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (05:13) - Introducing Dr. Kalaki Clarke (06:14) - 2018 ADHD Viewer's Choice Award (17:22) - Changing Post-Diagnosis in the Hospital (24:30) - Skipping Ju

ADHD is part of us. You’ll hear a lot of people talking about how they can help you “fix” your ADHD but they always seem to forget that first part. We’ve learned over the last few weeks about the nature of acceptance, of embracing the parts of us that are hard and approaching them with curiosity and courage. What happens when you fully integrate all of ADHD — challenges and blessings — into your identity? What can you learn about yourself and the way you face the challenges ahead?This week on the show, a meditation on fault, blame, and what it really means to fix ADHD. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:43) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (05:55) - You do not need to be fixed. (09:20) - The ADHD House of Cards (14:29) - The Experts on Acceptance ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You might have heard of the stages of denial. But have you heard of the stages of acceptance? Dr. Dodge is back with us this week to share the similarities and differences between the two models and illuminate just how powerful it can be when discussing our relationship to ADHD.Links & NotesSubscribe to The Change Paradox with Dodge ReaThe Four Stages of Acceptance — Marty Cooper, MFTListen to Nikki Kinzer and The ADHD Paradox on The Change Paradox with Dodge ReaListen to Ted Klontz and Facing our Hardest Change Softly on The Change Paradox with Dodge Rea (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:00) - Support the ADHD Podcast on Patreon (03:14) - Introducing Dr. Dodge Rea (04:18) - Acceptance (07:04) - A bit about the paradox of change (15:07) - Stage 1: Denial (17:18) - Stage 2: Recognition (29:02) - Stage 3: Resignation (38:42) - Stage 4: Acceptance ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Divorce is one of the greatest challenges we face. Even the best of divorces brings an emotional cost. Living with ADHD, the costs that come from disorganization and distraction can be so much higher.Beyond the stress of disolving your relationship, embarking on a journey into the legal system brings with it a raft of uncertainty and doubt — a system that cares very little about your ADHD. This week on the show, Tampa-based divorce attorney Seth Nelson joins us to help us understand where our ADHD will be most pressured, and where a great law firm can help you pull your weight. About Seth NelsonAt Nelson Koster, the motto is “Helping good people through difficult times.” This is Mr. Nelson’s aim in every case, though how he works to achieve it varies greatly with each family’s unique situation.From an early age, he has always wanted to help people. After law school he found that he could do the greatest good by helping people through one of the most difficult times of their lives. Being a divorcee himself, a

Today, we take a stroll down anxiety lane to talk about how it relates to ADHD and how you might find calm after an anxiety storm.The relationship between ADHD and anxiety is, in a word, tight. If you’re living with ADHD there is a significant chance you’re living with anxiety, too, even if you’re not genetically predisposed to the later. The research shows that what you need to do to address each condition depends on that very special pairing of your unique circumstances. Today, we review how the two conditions impact one another, how we live with anxiety in our own lives, and how we can step back, take stock, and find calm. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:50) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (07:52) - GPS: Guided Planning Sessions (09:42) - Our old friend, Anxiety ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Move on,” you say to yourself. And yet, you perseverate. You left work incomplete, you let someone down, you missed a deadline… you’re feeling the burden of those losses and yet, the world continues to spin. How do you maintain composure enough to be able to say with confidence that it’s time to move on, move forward, tackle a new challenge tomorrow and free your mind from the losses of today?Today we’re talking about perseveration: "repetitive and continuous behavior, speech or thought that occurs due to changes in cognitive skills such as memory, attention, and mental flexibility.” While perseveration is often connected to brain injury, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or aphasia, it has a common connection to, you guessed it, attention. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:33) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (04:33) - Move On. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★