ADHD and Screen Time: 5 Ways to Interrupt the Doom Loop

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...
ADHD and Asking for Help: Why Support Makes Everything Easier

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 and Uncertainty: Why “Not Knowing” Feels So Overwhelming

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...
ADHD Executive Functioning Is More Than a Skill Problem

ADHD Executive Functioning Is More Than a Skill Problem

If you’ve spent any amount of time learning about ADHD, you have almost certainly heard the phrase executive function skills. And if you’ve heard that phrase, you’ve probably also heard that you, or your child, just need to “build those skills.” There is truth in...
When a Task Isn’t a Task: Understanding Procrastination with ADHD

When a Task Isn’t a Task: Understanding Procrastination with ADHD

Why do we procrastinate the tasks we mean to do — especially with ADHD? Well, the reasons are highly varied. But there’s one reason that is perhaps a little easier to predict and prevent than some of its trickier brethren: when that task is not a task.  It’s well...
What Starting (But Not Finishing) Books Says About Your ADHD Brain

What Starting (But Not Finishing) Books Says About Your ADHD Brain

If you have ADHD and you’ve ever started dozens of books but rarely finished one, you are not alone. When I saw an article title in my Google News feed that read, “Psychology says if you can never finish a book but start dozens of them, your mind operates in these 8...