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When Right Is Wrong: A Better Aim Than Winning the Conversation
Have you ever tried to have a difficult conversation that just wouldn't stay on the rails? You meant to discuss an incident and what happened so you and your partner could learn from it. But before the end of the first sentence, it felt like the conversation devolved...
The ADHD After-School Crash: Understanding Transitions and Homework Struggles
School is starting back up, and with it comes the return of backpacks, lunchboxes, homework folders… and the after-school crash. As everyone settles back into the school routine, you may start noticing something familiar: your child walks through the door after school...
ADHD and Screen Time: 5 Ways to Interrupt the Doom Loop
Arthur Brooks, a professor at Harvard Business School, is a social scientist and one of the leading authorities on human happiness. I have been reading his book, The Meaning of Your Life, and wanted to share a bit from his chapter titled "Interrupt the Doom Loop,"...
Why You Keep Repeating Yourself (And What To Do Instead)
I hear some version of this constantly. Why is he late to work every single morning? Why do we fight about homework almost every night, and the fight usually takes longer than the homework itself? Why do I have to ask my kid to do the dishes ten times before it...
The Most Productive Thing I Did This Week Didn’t Look Productive At All
As a working mom with ADHD, I often joke that I have 70+ pots on one stove. There's dinner to make, appointments to remember, emails to answer, kids to get where they need to be, laundry to fold, meetings to follow up on, and somewhere in there… maybe I'll remember to...
ADHD and Navigating Transitions: What Downsizing Taught Me About ADHD and Change
I’m moving out of my home to downsize — trading a house that I own for a townhouse in a rental community. On paper, it’s logical. Simpler, more affordable, lower maintenance. But if you have ADHD, you already know that “logical” rarely has the final word. Because this...
The 4-Quadrant Framework: A Simple Tool to Help the ADHD Brain Focus on What Matters
A few months ago, I attended a webinar with Dr. David Nowell, a renowned clinical psychologist and expert in ADHD and neurodiversity. I walked away with a lot of great information, but one concept has stuck with me—and it has become one of the most useful tools I use...
ADHD and Asking for Help: Why Support Makes Everything Easier
I remember listening to a money coach say something like… “the fastest way to something is often through another person.” She was referencing a desire to gain skills or knowledge or reach personal goals, but it’s stayed with me when I need to get something done, but...
ADHD After 55: What Are You Ready to Hatch This Summer?
My broody hen just hatched four baby chicks from another hen’s eggs. Honestly, I did not think it would work. These eggs had traveled across state lines, sat on top of my refrigerator for a few days, and then I thought, “What the heck. I’ll put them under my broody...
Building New Habits with ADHD: Coach Nate’s Simple 3-Step Reminder
I like keeping my approach to coaching very simple. Why say more than what is necessary? Simple is cute. Simple makes things fun.Today's drive for the elusive perfect result is enough to make somebody chronically unhappy. I am here to simplify your understanding of...
Life with ADHD: A Partner’s Perspective on Love, Communication, and Trust
In ADHD circles, it’s not uncommon for those of us who have ADHD to dominate the narratives. This, of course, is a refreshing contrast to the cold and terrifying place that I like to call “the neurotypical world.” However, I thought it might be nice to center a...
ADHD and Uncertainty: Why “Not Knowing” Feels So Overwhelming
As a coach, one recurring theme in sessions is uncertainty. It shows up in the world, in our careers, and in everyday life. The world has been throwing a lot of uncertainty our way, and for most people, that’s uncomfortable. For someone with ADHD, it can feel like...