Organizing can be overwhelming; especially when you have ADHD! Today we have Emily Beaversen, a professional organizer who specializes in helping people with ADHD find approaches to organizing their lives that work with their brains. Listen to our interview for her insights on how traditional approaches to organization might fail us and what we can do instead!Links mentioned in this episode:Contact Emily Beaversen: [email protected]: https://www.sosimpleorganization.comIns...

Organizing can be overwhelming; especially when you have ADHD! Today we have Emily Beaversen, a professional organizer who specializes in helping people with ADHD find approaches to organizing their lives that work with their brains. Listen to our interview for her insights on how traditional approaches to organization might fail us and what we can do instead!Links mentioned in this episode:Contact Emily Beaversen: [email protected]: https://www.sosimpleorganization.comIns...

When we experiences sensory defensiveness, every day sensory inputs can be overwhelming (or even painful!) Those of us with ADHD are more likely to have these differences in sensory processing (although you can also have sensory defensiveness/ sensory processing issues without ADHD).Sensory defensiveness has a significant impact on our daily function. When common sensory inputs (like sights, touch, and sounds) overload our nervous system, it can be impossible to focus on wha...

There are times that our emotions are so strong that we struggle to identify exactly what we're feeling. There's a surprisingly simple technique that can help us understand our more complicated emotions, and in doing so, develop the skills we need to regulate these emotions! Today we'll look at how to use the feelings wheel that was developed by Dr. Gloria Wilcox. This simple tool can help us label our more complicated emotions, regulate emotionally, and better communicate about our...

Imposter syndrome can make us feel like our wins are more luck than due to our skills or abilities. Even if we've spent a good deal of effort to get our outcomes, our achievements makes us feel more like a fraud than a success. With Imposter Syndrome, our wins don't feel like wins at all; our brain tells us that they're just luck, outliers, or flukes.On today's episode of ADHD Crash Course, we'll discuss Imposter Syndrome and learn:3 reasons why people with ADHD are more likely to exper...

Today I'm chatting with Jackie Silver, a Registered Dietitian/ Nutritionist who works with neurodivergent and physically disabled communities through a weight-inclusive, neurodiversity-affirming lens.We're discussing some of the common barriers that those with ADHD face when it comes to nutrition and Jackie offers her insights on strategies that help!You can reach Jackie here:Website: jackiesilvernutrition.com

Habits can be tough! Today's episode focuses on 4 ways habits "go wrong" and what we can do about it. ***New starting Spring 2024! Clarity Coaching's ADHD Coaching Membership! For more information about the membership and updates for the launch, join the waitlist/interest list here: membership.

Planning and prioritizing can be a challenge for most of us, especially at work. Professional productivity often demands a lot from our executive functioning skills!Things like breaking down big projects, coordinating with clients or coworkers, monitoring progress, or managing our schedule/ time are components of greater responsibilities that we have at work. Struggling with these can impact our performance in big ways!Today I'm interviewing Antonia Bowring, a top ranked executive coach, spea...

Today we chat with Erin Vandermore, a licensed therapist, wellness coach, and the founder of Age of Uncertainty Coaching about the complicated connection between trauma and ADHD. Since ADHD and trauma can show up very similarly, it can be challenging (even for clinicians) to differentiate between the two. The fact that many of those with an ADHD diagnosis have experienced trauma around their diagnosis and/or the impact ADHD has had on their lives adds to the complexity of this topic. Eri...

Sometimes we're just stuck. It might look like scrolling on our phones, hitting the "next episode" button on Netflix, or even just staring out the window. What makes us "stuck" is not the activity itself; it's the fact that we want or need to move on but it feels impossible to do so.What can we do to move out of that place of stuckness to one where we can choose what we do next? How can we get going when we feel like we're moving through quicksand?Today we'll talk about using "trans...