Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

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The ADHD Escape Mar 12, 2019

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Living with ADHD is a mystery. Sometimes, we’re completely present and aware of our symptoms, sure. But most of the time, we aren’t completely aware of what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, or the impact our symptoms are having on others… until we’re thrown in a laboratory.

Today on the show, Pete shares his experience in just such an environment. A perfectly benign social engagement offers the opportunity to see just how ADHD symptoms are triggered and resolved over minutes thanks to some clever puzzles… and the urge to escape.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(01:24) - Spring ADHD Coaching is now open for registration!
(02:31) - The Complex is back! (kind of...)
(06:27) - Become a Patron — Join The ADHD Podcast Community
(07:51) - The ADHD Escape (Room)

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 5(ish): Addressing the Paper Piles! Mar 05, 2019

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It’s paper day! Dealing with your paper piles requires a unique approach that is more of a cousin to the four steps we’ve been practicing thus far. First thing to note: paper organizing has no end! Once you wrap your head around that, we can get started in building a system to efficiently categorize and stay up-to-date on the paper without becoming overrun by piles!

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(03:00) - The Opening Question: Letting Someone Down
(09:34) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon
(11:58) - Oranizing Paper

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 4: Maintenance Feb 26, 2019

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You’ve done the hard work. You’ve purged and sorted, and you’ve found a way to effectively assign spaces to your things, things to your spaces. But how do you keep those spaces and systems functioning? You turn to maintenance.

Maintenance does not mean that you’re in a constant state of organizing. That would be exhausting! This week on the show, we’re talking about what maintenance is and how to set up smart systems to support your new organized self. Plus, we answer a bonus listener question about managing passwords in the age of epic breaches.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(01:42) - Follow-up: Have I Been Pwnd?
(07:41) - Support The ADHD Podcast
(09:34) - Organizing Step 4: Maintenance

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 3: Organizing Feb 19, 2019

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We’ve made it! For those who have been listening to our organizing series and wondering where all the organizing is, this week is all for you! But remember, each step in the organizing process is critical — especially for those living with ADHD! — so just as you’re taking the organizing step seriously, that can only come thanks to your efforts in sorting and purging before it. This week, we’re talking about effective use of your space, how you think about space, and how you approach turning your space into a home for your things!

We are proud to be guests in Linda Roggli’s 4th Annual ADHD Women’s Palooza! For a whole week, 30 top ADHD experts gather online to present about ADHD as it specifically relates to women. Registration is open now, presentations begin on February 25th! Oh, and did we mention it’s free to attend? That’s right, as long as you can make time to watch the sessions during the Palooza, it’s free. But you can get all kinds of great bonuses with a paid ticket so check it out!

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4th Annual ADHD Women’s Palooza

(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
(01:11) - 2019 ADHD Women's Palooza!
(03:16) - The Opening Question! How do I make decisions with less emotion?
(09:12) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon
(10:57) - Organizing!

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 2: Sorting and Purging Feb 12, 2019

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In part 2 of our organizing series we're taking on sorting and purging. How do you handle making the tough decisions that will ultimately lead you to reclaiming your space? You build some new muscles... starting today!

First, we’ve got a listener question that takes us deep into the avoidance spiral hole, and a reminder that if you haven’t invested in a password vault to keep your usernames and passwords secure, 2.2 billion reasons just hit the open network.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(01:08) - Safety Update: Make sure you have a password vault!
(03:16) - HaveIBeenPwned.com
(04:32) - Opening Question: How do I break the Avoidance Spiral Hole!
(11:24) - Support the Show
(12:54) - Follow-up: Kondo and ADHD
(15:04) - Organizing Step 2: Sorting and Purging
(40:40) - Homework!

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 1: Introduction and Planning Feb 05, 2019

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If you haven’t noticed, there is a lot of energy around getting organized in the air right now. Spurred on by the new Marie Kondo show on Netflix, we’re getting more and more questions about the so-called magic of tidying up and, most importantly, is this an ADHD-friendly way to handle your stuff? As you can imagine, we have opinions!

This week on the show we’re digging into our roots to talk about organizing with ADHD, kick-starting a five-week mini-series on the organizing process, and how to get organized in a way that is kind to your ADHD.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(02:00) - Question: Is Marie Kondo ADHD-Friendly?
(10:47) - Support The ADHD Podcast!
(12:55) - Orgainzing with ADHD
(18:22) - The Four Steps of Organizing Your Space
(19:33) - Step One: Planning, and the Definition of Organization
(25:16) - Is tidying up really a special event for ADHDers?
(29:26) - Estimating Time to Organize, rewards, and sprints
(33:36) - Chosing the Starting Point
(35:12) - Is your zone causing you stress?
(37:28) - The Zig-Zag and the Yo-Yo
(43:04) - Coming attractions

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Creating Flow with ADHD Jan 29, 2019

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Some call hyperfocus the hidden superpower of ADHD. It’s characterized as this amazing reserve of focus that you can turn on to accomplish great things, health and wellness be damned! If you’re living with ADHD, you know what a misunderstanding this can be. Sure, hyperfocus can be a massive reserve of energy, akin to firing a glass cannon into the open ocean — it’s a reserve that too often destroys itself with no ultimate reward.

Today we’re talking about what goes into hyperfocus with an eye on creating a more productive, targeted experience for ADHD that the experts have dubbed flow. Is it possible to build a model of understanding our hyperfocus states such that we can train our brains to get better at it? Join us and share your experience, too!

Along the way, we wrapped up four questions you can ask of yourself to determine whether you're likely to find a state of flow in a project. Consider:

Do you have the tools required to meet the project expectations?
Do you have the skill required to meet the project expectations?
Do you have the interest required to meet the project expectations?
Do you have the time required to meet the project expectations?

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(02:00) - Listener Question
(14:24) - Sponsor: Support The ADHD Podcast at Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast
(15:08) - Finding Flow with ADHD
(20:34) - What is a Flow State?
(24:44) - Marie Kondo Dance Break
(25:10) - Meanwhile, the Paradox of ADHD
(30:08) - The conditions of Flow
(32:26) - The Flow Matrix
(42:30) - A note on medication
(43:15) - Happy Tuesday!

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Attacking the Gremlins with Jane Massengill Jan 22, 2019

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Does the internal chatter of ADHD really sound all that different than that of those who don’t live with it? Our guest today has been working among other leaders in the field to help find those Gremlins in our heads and quiet them down, making room for the benefits that come with the positive voices and stories we write about our own contributions to the world around us.

Jane Massengill has been coaching adults with ADHD for the past 20 years, helping them learn to put the brakes on their internal chatter long enough so that they can begin to experience their bright spots instead of focusing on their dark spots. She is the Director of The Gremlin-Taming Institute, and speaks to audiences of all kinds on the benefits of learning how to listen to yourself.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(01:53) - Introducing Jane Massengill of the Gremlin-Taming Institute
(07:02) - Why do some people struggle when others don't?
(14:26) - About the Book and Jane's History
(18:20) - The ADHD Internal Dialog
(22:48) - Word-Watching
(30:38) - Word-Watching Exercise

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Designing Your Life Jan 15, 2019

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Happy New Year! We love the turnover of the calendar around these parts because it gives us a time to slow down and reflect. We're not so much resolution people, but we do use the time to think more deeply than usual about how we motivate ourselves to change, the challenges we put in our own way, and how we can use our own efforts to fuel us to stick to the change we want to see in our lives.

This week on the show, we're ringing in the new year with a conversation about making life design choices that focus on the good you do for yourself and your communities in the new year.

(00:00) - Happy New Year from The ADHD Podcast!
(02:20) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon
(04:00) - No More Voicemail
(04:59) - Listener Question: Coping with Constant Change
(08:38) - Designing Your Life
(24:42) - Focus Feedback from Facebook

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The Year-In-Review Listener Q&A! Dec 18, 2018

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We called for questions and you delivered! Thank you to everyone who wrote in — We hope we did your questions justice! Here’s the list, and if you use a podcast app that supports them, you’ll find you can jump around to the chapter markers in the episode to hear just the questions you’re looking for.

Have there been any studies on marijuana use and teens with ADHD?
I struggle with weight... I need strategies to get out of the vicious cycle of loss of motivation.
Does boredom lead to depression in ADHD?
I have a significant commute. Do you have strategies for coping?
Is an official ADHD diagnosis important as an adult?
How can I balance my obsession with organizational tools with doing the work?
Was "time & attention" intentional?
How has your process for capturing content changed at conferences?
Have you ever recorded a podcast and then decided not to air it?
Any advice for our past selves?
Where's the blooper reel?

We wish you a happy holiday season and we'll be back in 2019!

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(00:00) - The ADHD Podcast Annual Q&A Extravaganza!
(01:52) - Group Coaching Reminder — Registration Open Now!
(03:56) - Support The ADHD Podcast on Patreon — Thank You!
(06:20) - Have there been any studies on marijuana use and teens with ADHD?
(13:20) - I struggle with weight... I need strategies to get out of the vicious cycle of loss of motivation.
(20:36) - Does boredom lead to depression in ADHD?
(24:45) - I have a significant commute. Do you have strategies for coping?
(29:56) - Is an official ADHD diagnosis important as an adult?
(34:32) - How can I balance my obsession with organizational tools with doing the work?
(38:30) - Welcome Monica!
(40:04) - For Monica: How do you like working for ADHD Nation?
(40:44) - For Monica: Do you have personal experience with ADHD?
(42:44) - For Monica: Is working with Nikki a ray of sunshine and positivity?
(44:55) - Was "time & attention" intentional?
(45:56) - How has your process for capturing content changed at conferences?
(48:30) - Have you ever recorded a podcast and then decided not to air it?
(50:42) - Any advice for our past selves?
(55:55) - Where's the blooper reel?
(57:39) - In closing...

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