In this episode you'll learn about the effects of stigma on women with ADHD and hear Erika's hot take about the dreaded L-word: Lazy, complete with a soap box talk and sound effects. And most importantly, you'll learn a 4 step system to fight a case of the lazies.    The study referenced in this episode is The Strives, Struggles, and Successes of Women Diagnosed with ADHD as Adults by Mira Elise Glaser Holthe and Eva Langvik Full text available here: https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017701799   ADHD Time Nemesis Quiz:  https://www.unruffle.com/quiz Instagram: @erikaameslcsw Tiktok: @erikaameslcsw Twitter: @erikaameslcsw

Getting to know your ADHD is essential if you want to get moving toward your goals. What exactly is executive functioning and how does ADHD mess with it? Get to know your ADHD brain and discover a hard truth about executive functioning. Plus, you'll learn the secret to getting what you really want when you're a woman with ADHD.    Take the ADHD Time Nemesis Quiz at https://www.unruffle.co/quiz. Follow Erika on Instagram, Twitter, & TikTok: @erikaameslcsw

What's perfectionism got to do with ADHD? Listen to the first episode of (Un)ruffle, a podcast for women with ADHD to learn about the relationship between perfectionism and ADHD as illustrated through social media posts you've almost certainly seen. As a bonus, Erika talks you through what the ADHD diagnosis process and alerts you to things to avoid when seeking a diagnosis.    Take the ADHD Time Nemesis Quiz Keep in touch:  Instagram: @erikaameslcsw Twitter: @erikaameslcsw TikTok: @erikaameslcsw

Introducing (Un)ruffle! The podcast is coming back in a new way! Listen in for an exciting announcement and a preview of the new season starting next week. 

In this episode of Previously Perfect, Erika is talking about toxic positivity. What exactly is it? Is positivity canceled? How can you spot toxic positivity and what you can do about it? She also confesses her own toxic positivity sins and explains why exactly it’s so pervasive.    Erika’s updated blog post on gratitude: https://tailwindscounseling.com/5-ways-gratitude-will-make-happier/ Instagram: @erikaameslcsw Twitter: @erikaameslcsw TikTok: @erikaameslcsw

Haven't made that vision board that you've been meaning to get to yet? Listen to this first. In the first episode of 2021, you'll learn why goals are overrated and what to do instead.    Connect with Erika on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter: @erikaameslcsw 

In the triumphantly imperfect return of the Previously Perfect Podcast, Erika Ames gives you some tips to manage your stress during election night, election week, or election months, whatever the case may be. She won't tell you who will win the election, but she will tell you how to stay grounded as you wait to find out.  Find Erika on social: IG: @tailwindscounseling Twitter: @erikaameslcsw

As coronavirus impacts the lives of nearly every single person on earth, everyone is struggling with some element of this new reality. For perfectionists, make us feel like we're not doing quarantine right, we're not being productive enough, and it can make us try to control things that we can't actually change.  In the season 2 debut, I chat about the realities of pandemic life and some strategies for self-care and coping. Snag the bonus mentioned in the episode at www.erikaames.com/covid.    Connect with Erika!    If you have a perfectionism related question, email it to [email protected] Say hello on Instagram! You can find me @previouslyperfect.  Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Facebook page!  

A lot of times, people who struggle with perfectionism don’t call it that. They often believe that because they aren’t actually perfect, because they make mistakes, and because other people seem to have it more together than they do, they can’t possibly be a perfectionist. Basically, the thinking is, “I’m not perfect enough to be a perfectionist.” But no one is perfect. So In this episode, you’ll learn 7 signs you’re a perfectionist.  And because this is the last episode of 2019, we’ll also reduce that end of the year anxiety but putting the new year into perspective.  Read the full show notes at previouslyperfect.com/09

In part 1 of "What's shame got to do with it?" we talked about what shame is, where it comes from, and how it's related to perfectionism. In part 2, we dive deeper into the shame - perfectionism link and we learn how to handle shame in a productive way.