] Welcome to our monthly Q & A with Will Curb, Brendan Mahan, and Moira Maybin. [02:22] John starts by asking a question about not fitting in and wondering if he is in the right career for him. [03:54] Eric wants to know what challenges he has faced so far in his work experiences. [05:47] John shares that he could play all day in the google playground if he didn't have any restrictions. [09:11] Brendan gives his insights into John's questions. [11:31] Moira asks John if changing teams is a bad thing in the software engineering industry. [13:28] Eric suggests that there are a lot of assumptions in John's perspective. [15:03] Susan wants to get suggestions for adjusting the mental model of herself since taking medicine for her ADHD. [15:41] Eric believes the first step is acceptance. [16:23] Will adds that it takes a long time for your brain to accept a new reality. [17:20] Moira shares a couple of things she noticed when she started taking meds. [19:45] Eric encourages her to leave breadcrumbs to lead her back to the project she is working on. [20:37] Brendan believes that stopping when doing a project is a skill you have to train yourself in. [23:08] Eric says that one strategy is to drink water, which is the brain's oil. [25:12] Kathrine asks Moira what her podcast is about. [25:48] It will be about trying differently instead of harder in creating an ADHD lifestyle. [26:32] Moira shares her background and what she does now. [27:55] Christina asks how to deal with a significant amount of stress while keeping her emotions intact. [28:30] Eric has some questions about the dosage of medicine she is on. [29:44] Eric believes that if he doesn't exercise every morning, he feels stress and can't keep his emotions checked. [30:06] Brendan discusses asthma and how that can make him anxious. [31:00] Moira agrees with Brendan and adds that coffee can add to anxiety too. [32:08] Will says to stop doom scrolling because it raises your anxiety. [40:11] Ella knows what she needs to do, but it never seems to happen. [41:00] ADHD is the disorder of good intentions, and it's not odd to have trouble starting something that needs to be done. [42:06] Eric wants to know what other stuff is going on in her mind when she doesn't do what she needs to do. [42:48] Moira addresses her puttering and losing focus. [45:11] Eric asks her what the first thing she sees when she gets out of bed each morning. [47:11] Will shares his insight into cleaning up the night before. [50:03] Brendan shares how dopamine is part of the problem. [51:26] Eric talks about doing a dopamenu. [52:49] Brendan shares where to get a 10-year-old treated for ADHD and oppositional defiance. [55:13] Eric says to focus on the relationship with your child. [57:59] Moira believes it's important to take care of the parent who also has ADHD. [59:23] Rock wants to know how to guide an ADHD parent to emotionally navigate the very pronounced ADHD symptoms presenting itself in his youngest child? [1:00:07] Brendan says to hang out with your kids more; some of the issues is your kid needing connection. [1:03:12] Thank you for listening! [1:03:59] If you are a regular listener, consider becoming a patron by clicking on our Patreon tab at Links and Resources Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon.  ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th.   We only have 9 spots remaining. Please visit to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT.  You don’t want to miss it! Support the Podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me. With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions.  Learn more at . ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to apply to join the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook group, go to and fill out the application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM CT. Go to Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, .