ADHD Essentials

Latest Episodes:

SHRED Your ADHD, Exhaustion, and Burnout with Brendan Mahan, Your Mildly Motivated MC Oct 10, 2020

Show notes

Today, it’s just me, mainly because I’m burnt out and just don’t have enough bandwidth to edit another episode. This COVID pandemic is lame. So, in today’s episode, we’re going to talk about how to S.H.R.E.D. your ADHD, exhaustion and burnout to improve your bandwidth so you can get more done.

Those Summits I Mentioned:

The ADHD Awareness Expo
(October 1st - 31st)
Parenting ADHD Summit
(Monday October 19th - Thursday October 22nd)

ADHD Rewired Podcast Network Links:

ADHD Essentials Links:

Contact Brendan about booking a workshop for your organization
Join Our Facebook Community
Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com

Networking, Legwork, and Earning Honorary Degrees with Diane McLean, M.Ed., ADHD Coach and mom of a son with special needs. Oct 03, 2020

Show notes

Today, we’re talking to Diane McLean. After a 25 year career as an educator and school counselor, Diane is now an ADHD and executive function coach, and has committed herself to providing coaching services to help children, adolescents, and adults overcome executive functioning challenges, and acquire the skills and knowledge needed to experience success.

In Today’s Episode, Diane talks about being the mother of an adult son with special needs, and how she navigated the challenges that presented. We discuss the power of networking and building a community, the importance of doing the leg work, some of the hard decisions she has had to make, and what she has learned from her son.

Guest Links:

Learn more about Diane and her work here.

All Those Summits:

The ADHD Awareness Expo (October 1st - 31st)
Natural ADHD Solution Summit (October 5, 9, 12, and 16)
Parenting ADHD Summit (Monday October 19th - Thursday October 22nd)

ADHD Essentials Links:

Contact Brendan about booking a workshop for your organization
Join Our Facebook Community
Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com

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Building Esteem, Managing ADHD, and Communicating with Your Kids' Support Team, with Dr. Tom Pedigo, co-founder of the Esteem app. Sep 26, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to Dr. Tom Pedigo. Tom is a board certified medial psychologist specializing in ADHD., And he is a co-founder of the Esteem app. Esteem is a free, busy parent, ADHD friendly app that helps parents better monitor their kid’s ADHD progress.

In Today’s Episode, Tom and I talk about the importance of communication when managing ADHD with the support of a medical team, typical conflict flashpoints at home, including a great tip for cleaning a room, and the Esteem app. We discuss how Esteem helps parents communicate more effectively with their pediatricians and mental health clinicians about their child’s ADHD, gain insight into the needs of their children, and focus on specific areas of need with regard to their children. And we also talk about the aspects of Esteem that make it easy to use.

Guest Links:

Learn more about Tom and get the Esteem App here

All Those Summits:

The Happy Child with Special Needs (Beginning September 28th)
The ADHD Awareness Expo (October 1st - 31st)
Natural ADHD Solution Summit (October 5, 9, 12, and 16)
Parenting ADHD Summit (Monday October 19th - Thursday October 22nd)

ADHD Essentials Links:

Contact Brendan about booking a workshop for your organization
Join Our Facebook Community
Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com

ADHD Rewired Podcast Network Plugs:

Discussing Differently Wired Kids with Debbie Reber of TiLT Parenting Sep 19, 2020

Show notes

Today, we’re talking to Debbie Reber. Debbie is a parenting activist, New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker who has been inspiring and sparking conversations for parents, women, and teens for twenty years. She has inspired tens of thousands of parents around the world through TiLT Parenting, her top podcast, community, and educational resource for parents raising, as Debbie calls them, “differently wired” kids.

In Today’s Episode, Debbie and I talk about what got her into parent advocacy, her observations on parenting during COVID19, homeschooling and being flexible, why it’s important to realize that we’re not alone as parents of atypical children, avoiding getting caught up in our kids emotional storms, and the good stuff about parenting a differently wired kid.

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All Those Summits:

Unleash Your Kid’s Genius Masterclass (Now through September 24th)
The Happy Child with Special Needs (Beginning September 28th)
Natural ADHD Solution Summit (October 5, 9, 12, and 16)
Parenting ADHD Summit (Monday October 19th - Thursday October 22nd)

ADHD Essentials Links:

Contact Brendan about booking a workshop for your organization
Join Our Facebook Community
Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com

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The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ElaineTaylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC, Author & Parent Coach Sep 12, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to Elaine Taylor-Klaus. Elaine is a certified co- active coach, public speaker, educator, the cofounder of Sanity School, and Impact ADHD, and the author of The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids.

In Today’s Episode, Elaine and I talk about how parents of complex kids are handling the pandemic, the importance of verbalizing the unspoken, and of course her new book. We discuss the value of the book’s intentional, user-friendly design, the 6 areas of challenge parents face in raising their kids, the power of using a coach approach to raising our kids, and how to avoid taking things personally.

>>> Book your free information call about the ADHD Essentials Parent Coaching Groups!

Back-to-School Social Skills with Caroline Maguire, PCC, M.Ed., Author and ADHD, Executive Function, & Social Skills Coach Sep 05, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to Caroline Maguire. Caroline is the author of “Why Will No One Play With Me?”, and an expert in ADHD, Executive Function, and Social Skills.

In Today’s Episode, Caroline and I talk about the social challenges of COVID19. We discuss the need for small social interactions, the importance of clear communication when planning to socialize with others, ways to strengthen social skills weakened by COVID, and why we need to collaborate more with our kids.

>>> Book your free information call about the ADHD Essentials Parent Coaching Groups!

Homeschooling Pods, the Complexity of Public Education, and the Importance of Reading Instruction, with Victoria Crisp, M.Ed, Educational Consultant Aug 29, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to Victoria Crisp, M.Ed.

A former special education director, and founding head of student support at Bentley Academy in Salem, MA, Victoria is an educational consultant with a relentless passion for helping children and their families.

In Today’s Episode, Victoria and I talk about the complexity of public education. This one’s got a lot packed into it, folks! We discuss the many facets and stakeholders involved in reopening schools during COVID, the many and varied expectations that we put on schools in order to address society’s ills, what Victoria does as an educational consultant, Home Schooling Pods, and why effective reading instruction is so important.

>>> Set up a free information call about the ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups!

Doodling to Learn & Focus with Dani Donovan, ADHD Content Creator & Artist Aug 22, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to returning guest, Dani Donovan! Dani is an artist who creates cathartic illustrations and a community of validation and solidarity for adults with ADHD!

In Today’s Episode, Dani and I discuss how we can harness the power of doodling to help us attend and learn while attending virtual meetings both for our kids at school, and for ourselves in our jobs. But first, Dani tells us what it’s like to quit your job just before a global pandemic. The ADHD abounds in this one, folks!

>>> Register for The Executive Function Online Summit (TEFOS)! Set up a free informational call about the ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups!

ADHD & Rejection Sensitivity with David Nowell, PhD., Clinical Neuropsychologist, and ADHD Expert Aug 15, 2020

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Today, we’re talking to my friend, Dr. David Nowell. Dr. Nowell is an ADHD expert, and clinical neuropsychologist who works with his clients to identify areas of cognitive strength and weakness and relate those patterns to known profiles of brain-behavior relationship.

In Today’s Episode, David and I talk about the rejection sensitivity that so often accompanies ADHD. We discuss what rejection sensitivity is, the controversy surrounding it, it’s relationship to The Wall of Awful, how social competency factors into rejection sensitivity, things we can learn from the therapeutic models of CBT and DBT, and the mom/friend override.

Register for The Executive Function Online Summit (TEFOS)! Set up a free informational call about the ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups! Will Curb Interview Brendan about The Wall of Awful on Hacking Your ADHD! Guest Links:

Learn about Dr. David Nowell and his work at www.drnowell.com

ADHD Essentials Links:

Contact Brendan about booking a workshop for your organization
Join Our Facebook Community
Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com

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Values, Decision Making, and the 2020-2021 School Year with Brendan Mahan, Your Values-Driven Visionary Aug 07, 2020

Show notes

Today, it's just me. I haven't yet addressed the puzzle of the upcoming school year, and I feel like I should. So that's what we're doing, even though I don't have a guest to do it with. It's not my place to tell you what to do here, but I can give you a tool for how to address the decision.

In this episode, I walk you through a decision-making approach I use that involves looking at the values which undergird an issue in order to figure out how best to address it. In this case, the issue is how to approach the 2020-2021 school year for our children, but this approach can be used in lots of areas.

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