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‘Tis the Season of Overstimulation
The holiday season can bring excitement, joy, warmth, and celebration. It can also bring stress, overwhelm, exhaustion, and overstimulation. The lights, the noise, the crowds, not to mention the additional cognitive stimulation on top of an already very busy brain. I...
The Costs of Fitting In
I find myself with an unexpected window of free time. This is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some emails and get started on my blog! *She blacks out. As she regains consciousness, she finds herself a few guesses deep in Wordle.* Oops, my Monkey Brain took...
The Window of Tolerance and Why It’s Important To Understand
The Window of Tolerance is a term created by Dr. Daniel Siegel, a Psychologist at UCLA. The optimal zone of emotions is characterized by being grounded, present, open, flexible, and curious. It’s our ability to be emotionally regulated and capable of tolerating life’s...
Begging for Your Attention and the Need to Scratch the Itch
I was reading a story on the website Popular Science, and it was a reminder that I purchased the book referred to and had yet to crack it open. Maybe if you are like me, that’s not an unusual problem. But I was intrigued enough to track that book down and give it some...
It’s not about the deadline! When panic reveals your secret recipe…
A story I often tell my clients is about how I wrote papers in college. I would get the assignment and then worry about it every day but never put any words down on paper. Then, at about 8 p.m. the night before the paper was due, I would inevitably be panicking so...
Coaching Apps: Weighing in on Cost and Convenience
In the last decade, we have seen an explosion of apps that offer conveniences directly to your front door. Do you want dinner but don’t want to cook? There is a delivery app for that. Do you want to attend school but are too busy to drive to a university? There is an...
Bright Ideas for Using Light
Humans are pretty visual creatures; our brains are exquisitely sensitive to light – and consequently, light can affect our mood, energy, sleep, focus, and cognition. Light considerably impacts our body’s clock – our circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm and sleep issues...
More Than Sleep: Understanding Rest
Rest is essential for our brains and bodies to function properly. It allows us to unwind, improves our mood, boosts performance, and lets our brain take a break. However, it takes a lot of work to do. With ADHD, your brain craves novelty and stimulation, making it...
Harnessing Two Horsemen of Productivity Havoc
Ever wonder why it’s so easy to remember all the stuff not finished and yet not remember all the things done? For some reason, I can't stop thinking about an unfinished project, and it just keeps popping like Jiffy Pop in my head. However, ask me what I did get done,...
The Power of Patience
If I had a nickel for every time my father suggested I slow down, I’d be a very wealthy man. Patience has, like a lot of us with ADHD, been a pretty elusive concept for most of my life. Lots of people gave me the suggestion to be more patient, but no one could tell me...
5 Habits for Focus and Productivity
Reading productivity articles has been my go-to because I’m intrigued by the people who can accomplish so much in a day or week. I guess I’m looking for the secret sauce of their success. But along the way, I created my success sauce, which keeps me on a better...
What You Focus on, You Get More Of
Did you know that by the age of 12, children who have ADHD receive 20,000 more negative comments from adults compared to their neurotypical peers? Think about the impact that has on self-esteem, confidence, learning potential, and the ability to trust oneself and...