Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

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Imposter Syndrome & ADHD Oct 11, 2016

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If you suffer from Imposter Syndrome, you’re a high achiever in some area, though you feel as if your achievements are not the result of training, skill, and intelligence, rather your success is the result of an accident of fate, and you are constantly on the cusp of being discovered as a fraud. This is, of course, something that we all live with at some point or another, but if you’re also living with ADHD, the judgment that you put upon yourself amplifies the negative signals in and around your experience of achievement. Today on the show, guest Dr. Doug Herr, psychologist and faculty member at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins us to talk about Imposter Syndrome, its effects and offers key resources to help move through it to rediscover the authenticity and truth behind our own achievements.

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FoMO & ADHD Oct 04, 2016

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We’ve all been there, stuck between the rock that is our own responsibilities, and the hard place of the world that goes on when we’re not there to experience it. The grass is always greener, we say, and we find ourselves living in FoMO: the Fear of Missing Out. FoMO is magnified for some who live with ADHD, whether struggling with leaving a party at a reasonable hour, aware of an early morning deadline, or balancing whether to stay at home and do laundry, or go to a movie with friends. Online, FoMO is even worse, amplified by the constant signals of social media reminding you of the people you follow and all of the fun they’re having without you. But you can break the cycle! Today on the show, tips to address your FoMO and remind you of all the good right within your reach.

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Overcome the Fear of Missing Out

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Explore Creative Tools to Beat ADHD Stress Sep 27, 2016

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If you browse the ADHD circles on social media, it won’t take long to find an inspirational meme describing how one of the many superpowers of those with ADHD is that they are generally more creative than those without. The problem is, according to research, there’s no established connection between those who live with ADHD and higher than average creative impulses. It’s just not there. That’s because, as a spectrum disorder, ADHD impacts people differently depending on their individual characteristics. You might be more creative. You might not be creative at all.

But that’s not to say that exploring the tools of the arts won’t help to inspire you, relax you, or even stimulate you, even if you don’t find you have much natural talent! This week, we’re talking all about Pete’s favorite digital tools to make art, music, and video that anyone can do on the cheap (in most cases), and just might help you uncover your next great gift!

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Microsoft Outlook — iOS, Android, Windows & Mac
Pigment — iOS with Apple Pencil
Colorfy — Android
Paper by 53 — iOS
Bamboo Paper — Android, iOS
Procreate — iOS
Sketchbook — Android, iOS
Zen Brush 2 — iOS
Calligraphy Art — iOS
Garageband — iOS
Stagelight — Android
DJay 2 — iOS, Android
Hyperlapse — iOS
LapseIt — Android

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Impulsivity & ADHD Sep 20, 2016

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Impulsivity is a part of the ADHD experience that offers few upsides. It represents the source of distraction, social disruption, and lack of focus that can plague so many of us. We received an email this week from a listener working through email impulsivity at work and his story — and we hope our conversation around it — proves supportive for anyone listening who is living with impulsive behavior challenges.

Plus, follow up from another listener around the act of building habits, and giving ourselves permission to fail, recover, and move forward:

“Getting organized (or establishing new habits) is like following your breath when learning to meditate. We are taught that, when you notice your mind wandering off and straying from the intention of following the breath, you simply notice having done so, without judgment, and return to following your breath. What if we could apply the same technique to habits, following routines and using strategies? What if the habit was not the new desired behavior, but the habit was returning to the desired behavior without judgment? If you solidify the habit of return, you will worry less about leaving the path. You will always have a way back.”

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Moti: Smart Companion for Better Habits on Kickstarter

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3 Mistakes To Avoid When Getting Things Done With ADHD Sep 13, 2016

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It starts with a goal, an objective that you’d like to accomplish something over a specific period of time. It ends with the goal accomplished. Somewhere in between, you’re going to have to build the system that will help you get it all done. This week on the show, we’re sharing three big mistakes that can prevent you from meeting your goals, plus some terrific feedback in praise of the Bullet Journal, along with some great guidance on thinking in terms of long-term behavior rather than finish lines when targeting change in your life!

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Use Small Habits To Increase Your Productivity Sep 06, 2016

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Want to get better at scheduling? Do it every day. Want to finish more things more frequently? Make a plan to work on one of them every day. Want to get fit? You guessed it … start just one thing you can do for your health, and do it every day. Such is the power of small habits in our health and productivity, and that’s what we’re talking about today. Whether you have your habits and goals right on track, or you slip frequently and struggle with the shame of the habit-stall, this week’s conversation is for you!

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Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise

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What You May Not Know About Habits and Your ADHD Aug 30, 2016

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We’ve got a couple of terrific listener recommendations for habit tracking apps to kick us off this week, with emails that inspired a habit follow-up conversation that centers on this big question: do you understand the factors that are causing you to fail to build new habits in your life? This week, we’re talking about the words in your head, persistence, and support, three things critical to your success in integrating new behaviors into your life every day.

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Digital — Sleep, Memory, and Tools to Help you Learn! Aug 23, 2016

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Learning is tricky. As much as we know about the brain, getting new stuff to stick in it is still mysterious. But new research gives us insight into the relationship between learning and our physiological health that can help us not only learn more, more quickly, but understand more clearly what is not functioning when we’re compromised. From sleep to diet to supplements, this week we’re talking all about tools that can help you live clear-headed, and keep on learning!

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Back to School — What’s the parent’s REAL job with ImpactADHD’s Elaine Taylor-Klaus Aug 16, 2016

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Unbelievably, it’s back to school season. If it hasn’t hit your community yet, it’s coming, and that means it’s time to evaluate your strategies as a parent in helping your kids manage their ADHD in the classroom and beyond. To help us through this conversation, special guest Elaine Taylor-Klaus with ImpactADHD joins us to share strategies for approaching your kids in this transition period about scheduling, responsibility, self-advocacy, and technology!

Elaine Taylor-Klaus is co-founder for ImpactADHD and is coach behind tools and resources dedicated to parents of kids with ADHD. She is parent to a child with ADHD, but like so many of us she was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult herself, and she’s an educator! So she brings with her the perfect perspective on life and living with ADHD that is critical to any discussion that targets practical tools to help parents help kids with ADHD while helping themselves to stay cool in the process.

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Master Your Morning Routine! Aug 09, 2016

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Morning—if yours are a blessed cloud of peace, goodwill, and light, you can probably skip this episode. That’s right, today’s show is for those of you who have trouble, who live for the snooze, and who can’t quite get enough of the multi-tasking in the mornings. Not sure how to train your brain and condition your spirit to get ready for the day? Do you need a new alarm strategy to get you out of bed and out the door on time? Maybe you need to give yourself permission to think about your mornings in a new way, to shake things up and approach your schedule with a fresh start! If you’re looking for help in mastering your morning routine, join us and share your experience today!

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