Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

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Unique ADHD Strategies That Work! At least most of the time! • Part 3 Apr 06, 2021

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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!

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(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

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Unique ADHD Strategies That Work! At least most of the time! • Part 2 Mar 30, 2021

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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!

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Notability: 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 Alarm
Time Timer Applications
Share 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

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Unique ADHD Strategies That Work! At least most of the time! • Part 1 Mar 23, 2021

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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!

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Rocketbook

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:34) - Support the show • Become a Patron!
(03:53) - Unique ADHD Strategies!

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Living with ADHD: Stories from Our Listeners • Part 4 Mar 16, 2021

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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!

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:24) - Support the Show: Become a Patron!
(05:48) - Kathleen

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Living with ADHD: Stories From Our Listeners • Part Three Mar 09, 2021

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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

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Living with ADHD • ADHD Stories From Our Listeners - Part Two Mar 02, 2021

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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

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You can have struggles and still have success with Dr. Kalaki Clarke Feb 23, 2021

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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!

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(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 Judgment
(27:38) - ADHD Advocacy
(31:50) - The ADHD/Athsma Parallel
(41:18) - Physicians with ADHD
(46:14) - Wrapping up

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You Can't "Fix" ADHD Feb 16, 2021

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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

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Acceptance and the Paradox of Change with Dr. Dodge Rea Feb 09, 2021

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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.

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(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

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Divorce, ADHD, and the Law with Seth Nelson Feb 02, 2021

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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 Nelson

At 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, as well as a father, he understands what you’re going through.

Mr. Nelson focuses on Florida divorce law, Florida family law, and Florida family law mediation. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida’s College of Law. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable John C. Godbold, Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Returning home to Tampa, he then worked for other Florida law firms before establishing his own practice in South Tampa. Since 2008, he has been the sole shareholder of Nelson Koster.

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