In this episode, Kristin Koliha joins Eric on the podcast!  Kristin, who was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, is a clinical social worker with a background in working with those who also have an ADHD diagnosis.  She’s a mom of two kids who also have ADHD and is also a business owner!  Kristin works as a coach and educator for those with ADHD who struggle to manage their ADHD homes, working with them to create individualized strategies to help with home keeping.  She focuses on mindset shifts, ADHD diagnosis education in the context of home environment, and also focuses on support for those who want to take their homes from chaos to calm!  Find more from Kristin Koliha:   Website :: https://www.welcomehomeadhd.com (where you can also take a quiz to find out your organizational style!)  Instagram :: @welcomehomeADHD https://www.instagram.com/welcomehomeadhd/  In this episode, you’ll hear tips and/or discussions about:  The reasons for Kristin’s interest in homekeeping for ADHD brains and struggles that a dependent encounters when beginning to “adult” Is Kristin an organized person? Discovering your “default” and how clutter can have a different effect on different people Decision making and decision fatigue How does Kristin help folks with the “decisions” of their stuff? Being intentional when bringing things in your new home and finding out where those things will live before you get them The frustration of organization and being experiential learners “Don’t go buy the thing to solve the problem; think about how you can solve it without buying the thing, and what else needs to happen?”  Scheduling regular maintenance sessions / How your environment can affect your mood Organized for display vs. organizing for function Defining and discussing the different strategies for the pile-r, the stuffer, and the magician The “touch it once” rule Perfection, energy management, expectations, all-or-nothing thinking, and “good enough” Flexibility with values and needs to help with mental health / Can you be “green” with ADHD?  Strategies for working through the I-Don’t-Wannas / Thinking about your future self  Finding your pain points in a home that have different levels of care in different areas of cleanliness  Honoring your tidying needs while honoring another person’s tidying needs  Being caring, kind, and alleviating shame / Why asking for what someone needs isn’t always helpful   Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions    Tidy-up tip from the editor:  Do you have extra dryer sheets?  Put a dryer sheet in your sink of hot water when soaking caked-on dishes to help loosen up the grime!      🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Cre

525 | Organizing Home - with Kristin Koliha

In this episode, Eric is joined by Justine Clay!  Justine, who is a neurotypical mom of a neurodivergent kid, is also a speaker, writer, business coach, and ADHD coach, for creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.  Using her actionable-profitable-by-design framework, Justine helps established creative professionals and business-owners identify and articulate their unique value, position themselves to high-quality while paying clients, and build a fulfilling, efficient, and profitable creative business!   Find more from Justine!  Website :: justineclay.com  Instagram ::  @justine_clay  LinkedIn :: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justineclay   In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  Helping people articulate what they want among a sea of ideas and different ways of co-collaborating Getting down to what someone needs vs. what they think they need &amp; finding the fundamentals What do you do when you’re procrastinating? / Monetizing your zone of genius and accepting your gifts What is unique about the ADHD entrepreneur vs. a neurotypical entrepreneur?  Starting three things as a way to get unstuck and finding the “goldilocks” amount of pressure Creating structure with flexibility and options / “Don’t check your email first thing in the morning.”   The importance of understanding your own tendencies / the power of the pause  “So many ‘fires’ are just bright shiny objects that don’t actually need our attention right now.”   “If you don’t run your own attention, someone (or something) else will run it for you.”  Identifying an area of focus / Building on longer term goals and long-term coaching  Who am I, who am I for, and how do I serve them? /  “Be in community with other people who are doing what you’re doing.”  The benefits and immense value of having diversity of life, experience, and ideologies within a team Mindset hurdles that show up for ADHD entrepreneurs and addressing negative thoughts and noise in our brains “What are you actually afraid of? What’s the worst that could happen? What is within our power?”  Creating a, “You’re Awesome!” folder to mitigate negative messaging  Addressing the topic of money with compassion / “Numbers don’t define who you are as a human being.” “A moment spent worrying about money is a moment you’ve stolen from yourself where you could be working on your unique brilliance…” Finding a good financial advisor who will meet you where you’re at, who understands your needs, understands your ADHD, and understands your goals   The importance of taking away 3 actionable steps and a deliverable roadmap Systemizing to make things easier so we’re not constantly reinventing the wheel  Burnout and dealing with the stressors vs. processing physical stress Benefits of a morning journaling practice, using it as a brain dump, and addressing limiting beliefs How to start a morning journaling practice / Handwriting vs. typing  “

524 | Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and ADHD - with Justine Clay

This week, ADHD reWired welcomes Coach Dana Crews back on the podcast!   In this episode, Eric and Dana have a vulnerable and open conversation about navigating conflict, the difference between conflict and disagreements, recognizing emotions, and making space for people we love but may also–at times–disagree with!  Find more from Dana:  All about Dana at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  Second Arrow ADHD Coaching at secondarrowadhdcoaching.com  ADHD reWired Episode 498: Will I Ever Be Content?   In this episode, you’ll hear discussions and tips about:  Is conflict inevitable? What concepts come with conflict? / Thinking about the differences between conflict, disagreements, and avoiding conflict  How can we disagree without the intense emotional state that causes more dysregulation?  Differences between professional, personal, and family conflicts / Difficulties of transitions and the true size of ‘problems’ Behaviors based on patterns and experiences even though we’re not living in those moments and being stuck living in the past “We don’t have to agree with a person’s perspective.” / It’s not WHAT we’re disagreeing about – it’s about HOW we’re disagreeing. The importance of acknowledging the other person’s feelings / Can I make space? Can I have empathy or compassion for the other person?  Holding space also includes active listening and being present / Mindfulness and grounding to be in the present  Stating intent: What is the goal? Is the goal to be heard? To be right? To be understood? To come to a resolution? A compromise? (The three Hs: Do you need to be heard, hugged, or helped?)  Getting to a place of collaboration, connection, and trust; a lack of conflict isn’t necessarily healthy The power of the pause, non-judgmental awareness, and recognizing one’s own tendencies and patterns of behaviors  Starting arguments as a way to stimulate the brain / Feeling understood and also feeling heard can also be stimulating  Getting stimulus sustainably and healthfully without it being stressful, unhealthy, or a detriment to ourselves or our loved ones Setting boundaries and laying down expectations when needing to take a break to calm down from a conflict / How to come back after taking care of in-the-moment emotions  Possibilities of creative problem solving / Acknowledging one’s role in a conflict without blaming Stepping out of the content of a conflict and separating the emotion from the story you’re telling yourself Identifying and tuning into emotions / “The story I’m telling myself is…” / Avoiding shame &amp; guilt spirals Leaning into emotion vs. pushing away emotion   Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions   App: How We Feel at howwefeel.org   Article :: Turn Towards Instead of Away  at gottman.com  Article :: Crucial Conversations Skill Summary  Book :: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg  Book :: Rising Strong - Brene Brown  Website :: The Center of Nonvi

523 | Navigating Conflicts - with Coach Dana Crews

Join the ADHD reWired Team every second Tuesday of the month for our monthly Live Q&amp;A!  If you want to join us live on Zoom, go to adhdrewired.com/events to register!  You can also find bonus questions &amp; answers from past recordings and get an uninterrupted listening experience of this show on Patreon when you become a Patron at $5.00 a month or more!  Check it all out at adhdrewired.com/Patreon!   In this Q&amp;A, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  ADHD and long COVID mimicking ADHD symptoms Being a business owner with ADHD and hiring / training processes  How involved one should be in helping a partner with their medication regimen  Codependency vs. interdependency Observing, support, relationships, and not falling into codependency roles Being an accountability partner for a significant other  Chronic pain and negative feedback cycles Negative feedback spirals vs. negative feedback loops Mindfulness in the body and mind and mindfulness-based stress reduction The importance of being transparent about chronic pain with loved ones  Feeling safe, expressing needs, and accommodations around chronic pain  Can ADHD exacerbate pain?  Pain as part of our sensory system, ADHD, and different thresholds Different types of paper planners and accounting for transition time  SHART: Sh*t Happens; Adjustment Recovery Time Point of performances  Placeholders and flexibility when planning Tips for task-switching instead of avoiding moving from one task to another Practicing taking breaks at least once an hour Sleep, exercise, general self-care, and task-shifting abilities  Identifying obstacles then creating and/or accommodating around those obstacles “What are you fearing if you stop now and [transition] to the next thing?” and pattern interruptions The importance of having a growth mindset and seeing setbacks as opportunities\   Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions   Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW!  At theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎉 ADHD reWired Episode 516: ADHD reWired’s Coaches Round Table with Kristin Marts and Brian Entler  Article: Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients  Article: Successful Treatment of Post-COVID-19 ADHD-like Syndrome: A Case Report (PMC)  Webinar: The Science of Power and Hope from ADDitude  Website: Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditations at jkzmeditations.com   App: Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditations at jkzmeditations.com/the-app/ TV Show:  Community  Tool: Erasable Frixion Pens   🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Pod

522 | January 2024 Live Q&A - with ADHD reWired

In this episode, Emerson Jordan-Wood joins Eric–in person at ADHD reWired HQ–on the podcast!  Emerson is a 27-year-old queer, non-binary, trans human. They are originally from Illinois, but have lived brief stints in Iowa, Texas, and most recently Minnesota! They studied civil engineering at The University of Iowa currently work in non-profit construction. Emerson was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021, and self-diagnosed with autism in 2022! They're also an active Alumni member of ADHD reWired’s coaching and accountability groups! In this episode, you’ll hear experiences, struggles, and discussions about:  “Transitions are hard” and transitioning gender identities  The overlap of ADHD, different means of transitionings, and barriers to access Hoops, hurdles, and executive function nightmares Experiencing gender dysphoria and body disconnect Navigating the medical system and knowing your options “This feels like me.”  “Your transition is your transition and it doesn’t have to be based on anybody else’s.” Masking gender, masking as a neurotypical person, then unmaking gender identity Acceptance, freedom, and fully being your authentic self in the world  “I was doing what I thought I ‘should’ be doing.”  Different perceptions of gender, how people respond and interact with those perceptions, and fitting in Experiencing gender privilege and gender discrimination in the workplace Understanding pros, cons, patterns, and social cues between the gender roles  Being misgendered, coming to terms with your identity and doing the work towards acceptance Navigating and learning how to process irritability, anger, frustration, and general emotional dysregulation Struggling with task initiation, living in a constant state of flight, and not “panicking” through life From TikTok to the doctor  Feelings of being unprepared, social expectations, and navigating new environments Social cues, dynamics in conversations, and autism The helpfulness of labels and language to describe different struggles to take action and better communicate   🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network :: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW @ theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎙️ 🎧  

521 | Trans, Queer, AuDHD, and Transitioning - with Emerson Jordan-Wood

This week, Jeremy Nagel joins Eric on the show!  Jeremy is a neuro-spicy software developer turned startup founder who is slightly obsessed with habits!  He likes to start each day with a 2-hour morning routine and sometimes surprises colleagues by busting out a set of pushups during meetings to keep the energy high!  When he’s not working on startups, he enjoys cross-country skiing, trail-running, and cycling with his wife.  Jeremy also hosts the podcast, “Focus and Chill”, a show about productivity for neurodivergent people!  Find more from Jeremy:  Check out his website and app at FocusBear.io  Find the podcast at podcast.focusbear.io – “Focus and Chill”  Get in touch with Jeremy on LinkedIn   In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  Micro-workouts to boost focus, mechanical multi-tasking through energy slumps &amp; maintaining energy “Busy hands, quiet mind.” / Hyperfocus vs. the counterintuitive ideas of taking a break The benefits of actually stepping away and taking breaks  Ways that your room or environments affect bigger- or smaller-picture thinking How do you stop when the focus feels good? / “Feeling are convincing liars.”  Accountability, and body-doubling  Consistency, resiliency, the law of averages, &amp; the importance of learning your own patterns Addressing and dealing with stress, stressors, and burnout through physical activity  Micro-workouts as a tool to manage emotional storms and dysregulation Exercise “snacks” and bite-sized workouts: Defining allotted times and types of workouts/movement Self-talk strategies when “I don’t want to!” How do we modify or set up our environments to be more conducive for what we want and/or need to do? Consistency, variations, flexibility in routines, and small actions adding up over time  “The more we are able to get ourselves into various routines, the less we are having to tax our executive functions to do the work we’re trying to do within those routines.”  “Stopping requires executive function.”  Helpful in-the-moment vs. helpful in the long-term, not struggling alone, and self-compassion When we’re doing everything right but our brain has other plans  Externalizing executive functioning for days when the EF-tank is low Having limits in place and the power of the Pause  Mindfulness, meditation, and dishes as a mindfulness practice    Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions   Adult Study Hall by ADHD reWired at adultstudyhall.com  Book: Burnout - The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA     🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out th

520 | Can Micro Habits and Micro Workouts Help - with Jeremy Nagel

In this episode of ADHD reWired, Skye returns to the show!  Skye is an ADHD coach and founder of Unconventional Organization, an international ADHD support service that provides research-backed support to adults with ADHD.  She also has years of experience working in adult education and has studied psychology, sociology, and public health.  Skye was diagnosed with ADHD as a doctoral candidate before making the decision to leave her candidature to work full time on Unconventional Organization.   Find more from Skye:  Check out Unconventional Organization at unconventionalorganization.com  The ADHD Skills Lab Podcast at unconventionalorganisation.com/theadhdskillslab      In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  Life updates from Skye with a new addition to the family Accepting when routines need to be altered when life circumstances change Dividing different todos, transitions, and location-basing your tasks  Adjustments, reinforcements, and externalizing routines  Interruptions, picking a task back up post-interruption, and external support Routines to preserve executive functions, transitioning, mental shifting, and adjusting Movement and dopamine to support working memory Dialing down stimulation rather than shutting it off Troubleshooting and problem solving in the moment when an unexpected interruption pops up  Resetting, freezing, and externalized dysregulation vs. internalized emotional dysregulation “I have NO routines at all–where do I start?”  How important is knowing how long each part of a routine takes?  The difficulty of remembering routines and excited vs. working memory Remembering organically vs. being reminded and creating cues Googly eyes? Why not!  AI and smart tools for helping with routines “ADHD is not a skill deficit.” …and more!    Resources & Honorable Mentions   ADHD reWired Episode 449 :: Getting Tasks Done with Skye   Tool: reMarkable at reMarkable.com  Check out The ADHD Creatives Podcast with ADHD reWired Coach Kristin Marts! theadhdcreativespodcast.com    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network :: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW @ theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎙️ 🎧  

519 | Troubleshooting Changes and Interruptions in Routines - with Skye Waterson

In this episode, Eric is joined by Jonathan Kidder!  Jonathan is a “kidder”, through and through - bringing comedy through character, as a puppeteer, content creator, and comedian.  His big claim to fame is as a puppet character, Busy the Bee, on Waffles + Mochi on Netflix!  The L.A. Gay Scene knows Jonathan as Miss Phoenix, The Ultimate Party Foul: Poolside Tarot Card reader by Merman Kidder, and through his party portraits he calls “Kidder-atures”, Kidder makes things fun using the power of personification and character to help him keep track of time!   Get the full conversation and an uninterrupted listening experience when you become a Patron at $5 a more at https://www.adhdrewired.com/pateron!  Find even more from Jonathan Kidder:  Website :: kidderco.com (click here!) Instagram :: @JWKidder  Linkt.ee / jonathankidder ::     In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  ADHD, sobriety, and humor for functionality  Puppets, time-blindness, and underwear for each day of the week Using your fun, embracing colloquialisms, and addressing your inner critic  Experimentation to find what works for your ADHD management  Not taking oneself too seriously and perfectionism as the enemy of humor “I’m not always able to make-the-funny” and self-acceptance  Ways to make time physical Ways to keep time visual and other tools for managing time blindness Managing our ADHD vs. ADHD managing us  The importance of doing and planning what works for you  Closing loops, resetting, Chakras, and theme-ing your days  Using absurdity and connected ideas to remember things Themes and structuring to help with decision fatigue    Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions   Book :: Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.  Book :: Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride: A Psychological Study - by Marian Woodman  Video :: How to Stimulate Your Brain (DOPA Menu) - Jessica McCabe (HowToADHD)  Video :: Trailer to Waffles + Mochi (on YouTube)  Video :: Pink Sweat Video Shoot (on YouTube)  Movie :: Death to Smoochy  Movie :: The Happy Time Murders  Movie :: Spaceballs  Website :: Internal Family Systems (IFS Institute) at ifs-institute.com  Website :: Folkmanis Puppets at folkmanis.com  Tool :: Time Timer Original 12” at timetimer.com   Pithy Nibbles   “Humor, for me, is a version of pizzazz!” “Humor is about imperfection and change and being present; perfection and perfectionism is, ‘you can’t have perfection and change.’”  “Nobody doesn’t have an ass.”    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcas

518 | It's Your ADHD, B*tch! and Using Humor as a Tool - with Jonathan Kidder

Join the ADHD reWired Team every second Tuesday of the month for our monthly Live Q&amp;A!  If you want to join us live on Zoom, go to adhdrewired.com/events to register!  You can also find bonus questions &amp; answers from past recordings and get an uninterrupted listening experience of this show on Patreon when you become a Patron at $5.00 a month or more!  Check it all out at adhdrewired.com/Patreon!   In this Q&amp;A, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:  Navigating around responses and emotions, family dynamics during the holidays, and discussions around ADHD and neurodivergence Overestimating our capacity to get things done and avoiding / overcoming burnout Time management, energy management, and reframing expectations  A strategy for remembering to actually stop your timer when time-tracking Tools/strategies to help with overwhelm, and the role of acceptance and community Using a camera and grid system to organize and declutter a room Emotional regulation practices / A.I. tools and services Intervening to taking breaks even when you “don’t feel tired” and making decisions on a drained brain Cramming for deadlines and zeroing in on sources of procrastination  Hybrid planning and the importance of experimentation  Scope creep, saying no, learning our tendencies, and having a “parking lot” for our ideas   Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions  Book: Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Tawwab   Book: 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam   Book: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee G. Adams  Book: The Artist&#39;s Way by Julia Cameron   Website: GoodInside - Dr. Becky (at https://www.goodinside.com) Instagram: Nedra Tawwab @nedratawwab  (Author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace”)  YouTube Video: How to Give Your Brain the Stimulation it Needs (a.k.a. a DOPA Menu!) with Jessica from HowToADHD  Adult Study Hall by ADHD reWired at adultstudyhall.com App: Otter.ai     Quotable Remembrances  “You’re not the jack-ass whisperer” - Brene Brown  “You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.” - The Minimalists (Joshua Fields Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus)  “Novelty is great, but be wise about how you use it.”  “If we don’t have an accurate picture of what’s going on in our macro life, how can we even begin to know what needs to change?” “If you can’t change it, you can change the way you think about it.”  “Am I overcomplicating this?”  “If you don’t know where your boundary is first, you are likely to scope-creep.”    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Ne

517 | December 2023 Live Q&A with ADHD reWired

Our 35th season of ADHD reWired's Coaching and Accountability Groups are coming up fast!  This winter season begins next week on Thursday, January 11th, 2024!  Don't miss your chance to join - go now to coachingrewired.com to find this season's schedule and all the details, and to get your name on our interest list, so you can join one of our upcoming final registration events:  Tuesday, January 9th (immediately following the Live Q&A); or  Wednesday, January 10th at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern  If those times don't work for you, you can even schedule a 1-on-1 with Eric, coach Kristin or coach Brian, or another member of the ADHD reWired team, who will help you get all the information you'll need to get registered!  Growth happens here.  Start the new year by starting with you - go now to coachingrewired.com! 

Special Time-Sensitive New Year Announcement!

This week, ADHD reWired Coaches Eric Tivers, Kristin Marts, and Brian Entler get together for the first ever round-table discussion!  You’ll hear stories about troubles and tips for how coaches manage their own transitions, how each person leverages the tools in their ADHD toolbelts, the role of novelty, thriving in a crisis, how different times of day affect each coach, and more!   Send your suggestions and ideas of what you’d like to hear from the coaches in future Coaches Round Table episodes to support@adhdrewired.com with the subject line, “Round Table”  You can hear more from Brian, Kristin, and other past guests in all of our recordings of our monthly Live Q&As!  Find show notes to this episode and all past episodes adhdrewired.com/podcast!   More notes on this amazing episode coming soon!  In the meantime, checkout these resources mentioned on today’s show!   Podcast :: ADHD reWired Episode #342 - Transitions, Balancing Work, and Relations - with Adison Smith  Podcast :: ADHD reWired Episode #429 - Growth Cycles with Brian Entler  Podcast :: ADHD reWired Episode #514 - Introducing: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts  Book :: The One Thing by Gary W. Kellar and Jay Papasan   ADHD reWired Coaching :: About Coach Kristin Marts at https://www.adhdrewired.com/coach-kristin-marts   ADHD reWired Coaching :: About Brian Entler at https://www.adhdrewired.com/coach-brian-entler  Join our award-winning Coaching & Accountability Groups at coachingrewired.com  If you love the show and want to support our work, consider becoming a Patron at adhdrewired.com/Patreon    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching?  Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews  🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network :: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW @ theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎙️ 🎧  

516 | ADHD reWired's Coaches Round Table

⚠️ Coming soon to your favorite podcast player: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Coach Kristin Marts, LCSW!  Check out more at  🎉  Who is Kristin Marts? The host of The ADHD Creatives Podcast, Kristin Marts, is a multi-talented individual who works as a licensed social work therapist and ADHD coach. She discusses how ADHD affects creativity, drawing from her experience in the arts world. Kristin also shares her journey from being a dancer to becoming a therapist and her passion for working with children and adults with ADHD. She introduces her podcast, which will feature conversations, guests, and entertainment such as parody songs. Kristin invites listeners to join her on Fridays for new episodes. Want more from Kristin?  Check out these links:  ADHD reWired Episode 514 | Introducing: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts!  ADHD reWired's Coaching & Accountability Groups: About Kristin

The Art of a Teaser & Coming Soon: The ADHD Creatives Podcast - with Kristin Marts, LCSW

This week, Eric is joined by Donavan Robinson! 🍁 Donavan is a father, a husband, and is a proud member of the Red River Métis.  He has embarked on a diverse entrepreneurial journey, founded a marketing agency called “Vantage”, ventured into hospitality with A Little Pizza Heaven and The Good Will Social Club, and supported local artisans through Made Here.  Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Donavan now focuses on providing tailored resources for entrepreneurs, advocating for personalized approaches to business success.  His career reflects his passion and involvement in the community, emphasizing that success varies for each person.  Donavan champions neurodiverse entrepreneurs, encouraging them to find their unique path in business and in life.  Get in touch with Donavan!  Learn more at joinkonekt.com  Podcast: Shingles at 40 Podcast   Instagram: @donavanrobinson   More notes on this amazing episode coming soon!  In the meantime, checkout these resources mentioned on today’s show!  Resources & Honorable Mentions:  Book: A Little Spot of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions by Diane Alber   Website: Vantage at vantagemarketingcanada.com  Website: Made Here (in Manitoba)  Visit: A Little Pizza Heaven   Visit: The Good Will Social Club   App: Motion AI      🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

515 | The Entrepreneurial Mind: ADHD, Innovation, and Balance - with Donavan Robinson

This week, get to know Coach Kristin Marts a little more as Eric and Kristin share a one-on-one conversation about the role and importance of creativity in her life, her history in dance and musical theater, her journey through ADHD reWired’s Coaching & Accountability Groups, what sparked her to become an LCSW, and how she became a coach!  You’ll also hear about her joy of performing, life as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent mom with neurodivergent kids, and so much more!  And, coming soon: Look out for the FULL trailer of The ADHD Creatives Podcast in your favorite podcast player on or before December 29th!   Find Kristin:  On her website at TheADHDCreativesPodcast.com  As an ADHD reWired Coach at adhdrewired.com   And get in touch with Kristin at  kmarts@possibilitiestherapycenter.com    Questions/Topics:  [00:01:22] Introducing Kristin and sharing her story [00:03:52] Finding coaching and getting involved  [00:07:24] Learning about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) [00:09:20] Thriving in a crisis, improvisation, and perfectionism  [00:11:53] Creativity is “impulsivity gone right” - Dr. Ned Hallowell  [00:12:19] Kristin reflects on her first year of coaching: perfectionism and being yourself [00:16:18] “We are our harshest critics.”  [00:21.44] How the idea of The ADHD Creatives Podcast was born [00:23:23] Introducing a teaser of The ADHD Creatives Podcast trailer [00:24:28] Eric asks about Kristin’s process and experience to create her podcast [00:30:15] Songs, shows, commercials, and a sense of timing  [00:31:56] The experiences Kristin integrates into coaching  [00:36:28] Masking, persona, creativity, forgiveness, and patience  [00:40:53] Thoughts on gifts and superpowers [00:43:34] What inspired Kristin to become an LCSW  [00:50:54] Favorite things about coaching, more about the upcoming new podcast, and closing thoughts    Resources & Honorable Mentions:  Book:  The One Thing   Join ADHD reWired’s ADHD-friendly online coworking community at adultstudyhall.com!    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

514 | Introducing The ADHD Creatives Podcast - with Kristin Marts LCSW

Join the ADHD reWired Team every second Tuesday of the month for our monthly Live Q&A!  If you want to join us live on Zoom, go to adhdrewired.com/events to register!   You’ll also find the bonus questions & answers from this recording and can listen in ad-free on Patreon when you become a Patron at $5.00 a month or more by going to adhdrewired.com/Patreon!    Resources / Topics / Honorable Mentions   Article: “Sailboat Metaphor” on scottbarrykaufman.com    Article: “Why we Need to Evolve Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from a Pyramid to a Sailboat Metaphor” by Kyle Kowalski    Book: “No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model”     Topic: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs      Topic: Sailboat of Needs    Topic: Motivational Interviewing      Website: Chat GPT at chat.openai.com    Website: IFS Institute (Internal Family Systems) at ifs-institute.com    Website/App: Goblin Tools at goblin.tools     🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information so you can join us for our upcoming winter season of Coaching & Accountability groups in January 2024!

513 | November 2023 Live Q&A with ADHD reWired

This week, Eric is joined by Melissa Seldon! Melissa is an artist, librarian-for-hire, and nature lover.  Creating is a predominant part of her mental health and healing process that she is currently working through.  Her art pieces can represent emotions and ideas that the deep and dusty corners of her brain offer up, as well as traits and behaviors that she is attempting to embody. The majority of Melissa’s art has an illustration bent to it and is inspired by nature.  The execution can range from the representational to the fantastical, as well as more stylized designs.  Watercolor is Melissa’s medium of choice, but lately, she has been revisiting metal jewelry, handbuilding with clay, and collage.    Find Melissa on Instagram @apoideastudio  Check out Melissa’s website at apoideastudio.wordpress.com   Questions/Topics:   [00:01:06] Introducing Melissa [00:02:50] Melissa recaps a tough year at work, advocating, and dealing with anxiety [00:05:29] Asking for accommodations and flexible deadlines  [00:08:07] “Middle school is hard for everyone.”  [00:08:37] ADHD in the workplace and coming out of the pandemic  [00:12:39] Opening up about crippling generalized anxiety [00:18:43] Recovering from burnout and aching for creativity  [00:21:03] “I bought an anvil”  [00:22:50] Art and connecting with a creative longing  [00:24:36] Creativity to cope with and manage anxiety  [00:25:56] Executive functions and barriers to get started on creative work [00:28:25] Connecting creating with feelings  [00:29:55] The role of subject matter in personal creativity [00:32:17] A discussion on music and albums  [00:39:34] Selling a painting, a gathering gallery space, and The Veiled Crow [00:42:06] The importance of community and choosing ‘now’ to speak up about burnout  [00:45:12] Life in the middle of burnout and recovery [00:47:53] “I’ll do that later”  [00:49:14] Melissa shares her thoughts on success [00:51:57] “If you could change one thing…” [00:55:25] “We have to listen to our bodies.”  [00:58:58] Closing thoughts & getting in touch with Melissa  Resources & Honorable Mentions:  Shop: The Veiled Crow  Music: Nightfall in Middle Earth    🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!  🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

512 | Creativity for Healing with Melissa Seldon

This week, Trina Haynes from MyLadyADHD joins the show! Trina is the founder of My Lady ADHD, which empowers and supports individuals facing ADHD challenges!  She created a safe space and vibrant community for women, drawing from her own personal ADHD journey.  Trina is also the host of the My Lady ADHD Podcast, and is the cofounder of Get Lost Retreats, featuring regular ADHD women’s retreats around the globe!   Learn more about Trina at MyLadyADHD.com!    Check out Get Lost Retreats at getlostretreats.com    Questions/Topics:   [00:00:42] Introducing Trina  [00:01:55] Eric and Trina talk about the struggle of making friends and maintaining friendships  [00:06:45] Executive functions, planning & scheduling, maintenance, and avoidance [00:07:47] Perceived rejections, shame, and assuming the best of intentions  [00:10:18] Connecting with ADHDers vs. connecting with neurotypicals  [00:11:25] An ADHD moment… then, a discussion on fizzled-out friendships  [00:14:18] The difficulty of making friends after lockdown and isolation  [00:15:15] Introversion, extroversion, and recovery time  [00:16:44] FOMO (fear of missing out) and the challenge of transitions to stop when being with friends  [00:23:44] Another ADHD moment… [00:24:30] Trina shares lessons learned from friendships that didn’t last, why friendships might not always last, and the importance of communicating clear intentions  [00:26:48] Friendships, feedback, investing, and balance  [00:31:13] Eric and Trina take an intentional moment to reach out to a friend [00:32:26] Managing emotions when worrying if friends will be upset with you, the importance of repair, and being a people-pleaser [00:36:36] Personal dumpster fires, healing, and exploring [00:39:37] The importance of going back to basics and max-capacities [00:47:16] Phone tools and apps to help with communication [00:50:23] Frontloading conversations with honesty and vulnerability [00:51:44] How to get in touch with Trina and closing thoughts   Resources & Honorable Mentions:  Hear Eric on Trina’s podcast on the My Lady ADHD Podcast  Hear Trina and other panelists on ADHD reWired’s Live Q&A from August 8th - Episode 500    🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!  🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

511 | Friendships with ADHD - with Trina Haynes

This week, Eric is joined by Emily Karp! Emily is a 33-year-old entrepreneur, asexuality activist, and fan-work creator!  She embraced her ADHD around age 30 and quit her tedious job to become self-employed as a funeral celebrant and memorial slideshow editor who crafts personalized funerals and celebration-of-life events for non-religious individuals.  Emily went through the ADHD reWired coaching program in spring of 2021 and became a peer mentor in 2022.   Emily is also one of the authors of the book Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, and is a lead organizer of the Washington DC Metro Area Ace and Aro meetup group!    Learn more about Emily at griefpictured.com!    Questions/Topics:  [00:01:39] Introducing Emily [00:02:41] Diving into the start of Emily’s ADHD journey [00:03:37] The stakes of getting an ADHD diagnosis [00:04:47] Life as an administrative professional before treatments  [00:08:47] Burnout, becoming an entrepreneur, sleep struggles, and coaching  [00:10:30] The “why” behind becoming a non-religious Funeral Celebrant  [00:13:24] Helping others grieve and heal, family estrangements, memorial gatherings, and closure  [00:17:17] Grief to acceptance with ADHD  [00:24:07] The basics of asexuality and aromantics [00:26:04] Nuances of ace relationships, significant others, attraction, and more   [00:28:25] Physical desire, libido, and other statistics in the asexual community  [00:30:44] A discussion on dysfunction, orientation, sexual trauma, and gatekeeping  [00:33:20] ADHD and neurodivergence in the Ace community  [00:42:07] The positive impact of community and relationships  [00:45:01] Emily’s facilitated sessions in the ADHD reWired community spaces  [00:46:54] Sharing more wins  [00:48:43] Emily’s work, website, and closing thoughts  Resources & Honorable Mentions:  Podcast: Aceterpretations  Website: TAAAP - The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project @ taaap.org  Book: Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity  Want to go to CHADD this year?  Go to chadd.org to learn more!    🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!  🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

510 | Asexuality, Grief, and Community - with Emily Karp

Join the ADHD reWired Team every second Tuesday of the month for our monthly Live Q&A!  If you want to join us live on Zoom, go to adhdrewired.com/events to register!   You’ll also find the bonus Q&As from this recording and can listen in ad-free on Patreon when you become a Patron at $5.00 a month or more by going to adhdrewired.com/Patreon!    Questions/Topics:   [00:01:49] “For those who have done some individual coaching work on ADHD, how can groups offer to help with further progress if we’ve already learned some (ADHD management) strategies?”  [00:03.06] An ADHD moment: introducing the panelists + sharing group-coaching experiences  [00:08:21] Saying vs. Knowing  [00:09:22] A listener asks about creating processes: “How do you draw the line between a useful process, but when it’s so complex, it becomes dreadful, then ends up getting in the way?” [00:13.49] Dare to start small [00:14:55] Decluttering your processes  [00:18:22] “As parents with ADHD, what are the dos and don’ts with a potentially neurodiverse child in school?”  [00:20.39] A discussion on advocating for your child  [00:23:07] The importance of managing emotions while advocating  [00:30:21] “Because ADHD sometimes comes with emotional dysregulation, which sometimes happens to me at not-so-opportune times, do you have any tips or strategies for coaching oneself beforehand or ways to get oneself out of dysregulation when it’s happening?”  [00:30:55] DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), interrupting dysregulation in the body, and emotion in the body [00:32:38] The importance of knowing your tendencies  [00:33:54] A discussion and sharing experiences with EMDR  [00:35:21] The before, during, and after-care of emotions in certain situations; noticing physical responses [00:37:30] A listener asks about the Alumni Community versus Adult Study Hall and ADHD reWired’s free Facebook community [00:37:50] Kristin shares her experiences of the Alumni community after coaching [00:38:58] Laura talks about the relationships and connections made  [00:40:05] Brian’s successes utilizing accountability and cultivating continuing growth [00:44:35] Closing thoughts & announcements   Resources & Honorable Mentions  Learn more about Wrightslaw  What is EMDR?  Join ADHD reWired’s online body-doubling community at AdultStudyHall.com!  Interested in going to the CHADD conference? Check it out at CHADD.org/conference!    🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

509 | October 2023 Live Q&A with ADHD reWired

In today’s episode, Eric is joined by Edward Savio!  Edward is a dad, has ADHD, wrote a musical, and grew up in Connecticut; after Howard University, Edward moved to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting, where he became a 10-year overnight success!  Savio’s first novel, Idiots in the Machine, was picked up by Sony Pictures from the academy award-winning producers of Forest Gump. After more deals with Sony, Disney, and others, Edward shifted his focus  writing novels so he could spend more time with his family.  He wrote his first three novels in the home overlooking San Francisco Bay, where Danielle Steel wrote her first two breakout novels.  He also once nearly drove Val Kilmer off a cliff!     Learn more about Edward at his website: EdwardSavio.com    🌟 Go to adhdrewired.com/Patreon where you can get an uninterrupted listening experience of this show!  You’ll also catch the full content of today’s episode and Eric and Edward’s extended discussion when you become a Patron at $5 a month or more!  You can even join Eric every 4th Tuesday of the month for a Patron-only monthly coaching call at $25 a month!  Questions/Topics:   [00:01:32] Introducing Edward  Mentioned here: Book - Idiots in the Machine     [00:02:50] How Edward became successful and a writer and managing ADHD  [00:04:45] Routine, resistance, novelty, and plateauing [00:06:03] How to revisit a project that’s been put away for a while  [00:09:10] Misunderstandings in writing and why inflection matters [00:10:50] Struggles with transitions  [00:14:09] Getting help and taking action  [00:15:04] Edward shares some of his writing process and mitigating distractions  [00:21:23] Systems, built-in overhead, and a question about calendars  [00:25:37] Planning for and putting fun stuff on your calendar, and guilt when not engaging with goal-directed behavior  [00:29:04] “Do you know how many people said they wished they worked more?” and a creative person’s struggle  [00:31:04] “I want to make sure [...] my writing does not overtake my ability to interact with people.” - Edward  [00:33:00] Goals, good ideas, and basketball in the office  [00:37:43] Tips for when your brain is faster than you can write and organizing thoughts  [00:41:51] When you don’t want to write, do this.  [00:42:52] What else has Edward been up to?   Mentioned here: Book - The Velvet Sledgehammer    [00:47:11] Closing thoughts &amp; where to find more from Edward   Resources &amp; Honorable Mentions:   ADHD reWired: Episode 497: Succeed in College with Hannah Choi    Book: The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware     🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!  🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcomi

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