Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

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Transitions Aug 25, 2020

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Waking up. Going to sleep. Eating. Email. Meetings. Games. Family time. Illness.

That list goes on, and on, and on. What do those things have in common? They all involve requiring the brain to transition from one state to another. And the ADHD brain in particular — thanks to the unique powers of attention that come with it — may have a harder time making transitions from one activity to the next. This week on the show, we’re talking all about transitions and how to set yourself up for success by framing your transitions in a new light. Plus, Pete’s back after a longer-than-expected break thanks to his transition around COVID.

Links & Notes

Group Coaching for the Fall is now available for registration. Or join Thursday Study Halls with Nikki
Episode 183— Lessons Learned from Big Transitions in the Home. Nikki discusses her son’s difficulty transitioning to middle school

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:07) - Support the show — Become a Patron!
(02:52) - Group Coaching is Back!
(08:46) - Pete's COVID Report
(17:17) - Dealing with Transitions

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REBROADCAST: Quick Organizing Tips to Help You Feel Great! Jul 21, 2020

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We’re almost at the end of our July hiatus and gearing up for our regular podcast schedule this August. For now, how about a recent rebroadcast to remind us all about the little things we can do to feel good today!

This is not an episode about COVID-19. Not really.

But it is about what has happened to us all at home because of our contexts right now. And one of the things we know is that putting into place some basic organizing tools can help you spruce up your home or workspace, get your co-habitants working together, and make you feel great. So this week on the show we're going back to basics as Nikki Kinzer reminds us all to do what we know, treat ourselves well, and give ourselves permission to be great no matter how the house looks!

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(00:57) - Support the show: Become a Patron!
(02:18) - Quick Organizing Tasks!

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In the Money Zone — A Budgetary Q$A! Jun 30, 2020

Show notes

We're at the end of our mini-series on ADHD and money and, just like with our finances, we have to be ready to PIVOT! When a guest has a last minute conflict, we're ready to talk about budgets, and bills, and more with your questions!

Links & Notes

You Need A Budget

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(00:22) - The True Story on TruStory FM
(02:52) - PIVOT!
(04:06) - Support the Show — Become a Member!
(04:53) - You Need a YNAB
(15:59) - Impulse Buying
(21:27) - Cutting the Book Budget
(25:57) - Paying Bills
(28:48) - Managing Accounts
(30:28) - Document Management
(33:54) - Medication as a Fixed Expense
(34:45) - Relationship Financial Stresses
(40:25) - The ADHD Instructor
(47:18) - Focus Question! Hyperfocus and word acquisition

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Budgeting & Debt with Chelsea Brennan from SmartMoneyMamas.com Jun 23, 2020

Show notes

Do you get the feeling that ADHD is in the way of your relationship with money? While it may feel like you're struggling alone, money is a struggle for many people, with and without ADHD. This week on the show, SmartMoneyMamas.com's Chelsea Brennan sits down with us to talk about foundational skills for budgeting and getting out of debt that will go a long way toward living a healthy life with money AND our ADHD!

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(02:14) - Introducing Chelsea Brennan from SmartMoneyMamas.com
(02:58) - Petes & Nikki's Financial Knowledge
(05:13) - Chelsea's Road to SmartMoneyMamas.com
(07:47) - How to Start – Memories of Money
(11:28) - Chelsea's Earliest Money Memories
(14:00) - Goal Planning Beyond Debt
(18:50) - Managing Negative Feelings About Spending When Budgeting
(20:05) - Managing a Budget During COVID
(21:58) - Good Debt Versus Bad Debt
(25:02) - Steps and Strategies to Budget
(27:56) - Handling Credit Card Debt
(34:33) - Car Loan Management
(37:31) - Next Steps With Your Budget
(40:49) - Habits
(45:50) - Planning for Foreseen & Unforeseen Expenses
(49:25) - Credit Cards for Emergencies
(51:35) - Getting Some Wiggle Room
(55:53) - Retirement Planning
(01:00:50) - Wrapping Up

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Mindset, Money, & ADHD Jun 16, 2020

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Symptoms of ADHD have a tendency to impact how we deal with our finances. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer lays out the facts as we embark on a series of conversations dedicated to ADHD and money. While our upcoming guests will help us through budgeting and getting out of debt, this week we focus on finding the money mindset as we set ourselves on a path to live in a more healthy relationship with our finances!

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:00) - Support The ADHD Podcast: Become a Patron at https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast
(02:24) - ADHD and Money
(06:20) - Laying out some of the facts
(18:08) - Working Memory and Money Management
(19:56) - Self-regulation
(30:13) - The Desire Statement
(36:16) - Coming up...

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Q & A! Jun 09, 2020

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We've been piling on episodes the last 8 weeks so it's time to take a break to do a little listener email! This round we’re taking on routines, planning for adaptation and change, home exercise, separating work from personal time at home, taking breaks, clogging tasks, and more! Thanks to all who have written in — please keep 'em coming: questions@takecontroladhd.com.

Links & Notes

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(00:48) - Support the Show — Become a Member at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast
(05:26) - A little shouting from the mountain tops...
(08:34) - Non-COVID routine adjustments
(10:49) - Planning for a return to "Normal"?
(17:53) - Learning flexibility
(20:48) - Exercise at Home
(27:08) - Strategies for separating work from personal time
(31:23) - Structure for taking breaks during the day
(33:35) - Embarrassment Tasks
(38:04) - Creating focus space at home
(42:46) - Planning
(47:40) - How do you figure out what's most important when faced with a big project?
(50:50) - Putting in extra time at work because we're always feeling behind

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The Sunday Basket with Lisa Woodruff May 26, 2020

Show notes

Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and speaker. She has two books, The Mindset of Organization and How ADHD Affects Home Organization, which are Amazon best sellers in their categories, and as we continue our journey through ADHD and organizing, Lisa is the perfect guest to help us with a system to start the week right: The Sunday Basket.

Just what is The Sunday Basket? It's a weekly appointment with your future self. It's the promise you make to manage your home and support your responsibilities. Oh, and it's a bucket... the most powerful bucket you'll own.

Links & Notes

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:19) - Support the Show: Become a Patron at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast
(02:43) - Introducing Lisa Woodruff and Organizing365
(07:54) - The Sunday Basket
(21:57) - Paper
(23:32) - Forming the Sunday Basket Habit
(26:59) - The Digital Sunday Basket?
(34:00) - GTD
(41:42) - Finding Lisa

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Quick Organizing Tips to Help You Feel Great! May 19, 2020

Show notes

This is not an episode about COVID-19. Not really.

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(00:57) - Support the show: Become a Patron!
(02:18) - Quick Organizing Tasks!

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Comparison, Guilt, and Shame with Michelle Frank May 12, 2020

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Dr. Michelle Frank is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with ADHD. Her work with clients is all about finding strengths-based approaches to learning how to live with ADHD. Last time she was here, she helped us work through shame and how it impacts relationships. As it turns out, there's more guilt, shame, and relativism in ADHD than we thought. So, she's back to help us take our understanding to the next level! She works with college students, adults, and families and the book she co-authored with Sari Solden — A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers — was released last summer.

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The ADHD Podcast Masks!

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:11) - Support the Show • Get your Masks Now!
(04:04) - Introducing Dr. Michelle Frank
(11:31) - The Lego "Zone of Tolerance"
(14:09) - Comparisons & Aspirations
(22:48) - Creating a "Trust Response"
(27:46) - What is this "Naval Gazing" of which you speak?
(30:18) - Untangling Shame
(35:42) - We are interdependent beings

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Leaning Into Not Planning May 05, 2020

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We've been talking a lot about planning on the show and how to approach routines, breaking negative patterns, and so on over the last handful of weeks. We've heard the struggles and believe it when we tell you: We're struggling too!

This week we have some thought on the hard stuff: leaning into not planning. While we likely don't have the answers to all your questions, we do have some thoughts on short term and long term planning that should go a long way toward freeing yourself from the stress and anxiety that comes with uncertainty. Forgive yourself, adjust your expectations, and face the hard stuff as it comes.

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:15) - Support the Show — Become a Patron!
(03:43) - Planning Through Uncertainty
(07:10) - Riding Bikes versus Jumping Rope
(10:40) - Short Term versus Long Term Planning
(18:56) - Self-Care

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