Living Beyond ADHD Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:25 -0700 http://www.drbarbaracohen.com/Podcast en-us © 2026 @2026 Living Beyond ADHD with DrB yes 8434169c-5966-5a28-a9b2-689f8b913b94 drb@drbarbaracohen.com DrB episodic false After a three-year hiatus due to health challenges, DrB returns to Living Beyond ADHD with a message that hasn't changed — and a conviction that's stronger than ever. In this comeback episode, DrB lays out the truth about adults with ADHD: you are bright, gifted, and capable of extraordinary things. What's holding you back isn't a disorder — it's missing pre-skills and executive function skills that were never taught to you. And the most radical idea of all? Those skills can be learned. Welcome back.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) ADHD adults, executive function, ADHD skills, ADHD coaching, living beyond ADHD, DrB, GSD program, ADHD identity, ADHD responsibility DrB drb@drbarbaracohen.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/rtrrauf3kzelfe57sa3t8nag8w63?.jpg Living Beyond ADHD http://www.drbarbaracohen.com/Podcast The Importance of Executive Function Pre-Skills – 120 The Importance of Executive Function Pre-Skills – 120 How often do you do the prep work for your tasks?  Do you know what I mean by prep work?  Most people I know really dislike the prep work and just want to get down to doing the task.  They even feel that the prep work is a waste of their time because it isn't getting the job done.  And, they are short on time as it is, so this is just a non-essential thing to do.  But is it really?  Everything in life needs prep work and maintenance.  If you are the cook in your family or home, you need to prep the meal before you can make it and then eat it.  If you are going to work on an art project, you need to prep and make sure you have all the supplies you need for your project before you embark or you'll be running out to the store or aborting the project when you find out that you don't have what you need.  What about leading a meeting at work?  Do you just show up and talk, or do you need to prep for the meeting so you stay on topic for the purpose of the meeting and are clear on what you will present?  Like I said, prep work and maintenance is just part of life.

Prep work can include many Executive Function skills or Executive Function pre-skills.  And, if you don't have solid pre-skills, then building your Executive Function skills on a flimsy foundation isn't going to get you sustainable results.  The 3 Executive Function pre-skills that I feel are essential are your relationship with time and how you manage yourself and time itself, procrastination and how you eliminate it from your life, and decision-making since you are making decisions every day, and sometimes all day long.  Do you trust yourself with time and the decisions you make?  Have you eliminated procrastination from your life?

In this episode, I talk about: 

  • Executive Function pre-skills development

  • The importance of developing a dynamic plan with a strong foundation

  • What it's like to work with Dr B

  • And more! 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life! 
 
My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.   

Episode Resources: 

  • Get Sh*t Done Fundamentals + Essentials (GSD-FE) Program Information:  (previously known as the ADDventures In Achievement [AIA-FS] program) 

]]> How often do you do the prep work for your tasks?  Do you know what I mean by prep work?  Most people I know really dislike the prep work and just want to get down to doing the task.  They even feel that the prep work is a waste of their time because it isn't getting the job done.  And, they are short on time as it is, so this is just a non-essential thing to do.  But is it really?  Everything in life needs prep work and maintenance.  If you are the cook in your family or home, you need to prep the meal before you can make it and then eat it.  If you are going to work on an art project, you need to prep and make sure you have all the supplies you need for your project before you embark or you'll be running out to the store or aborting the project when you find out that you don't have what you need.  What about leading a meeting at work?  Do you just show up and talk, or do you need to prep for the meeting so you stay on topic for the purpose of the meeting and are clear on what you will present?  Like I said, prep work and maintenance is just part of life.

Prep work can include many Executive Function skills or Executive Function pre-skills.  And, if you don't have solid pre-skills, then building your Executive Function skills on a flimsy foundation isn't going to get you sustainable results.  The 3 Executive Function pre-skills that I feel are essential are your relationship with time and how you manage yourself and time itself, procrastination and how you eliminate it from your life, and decision-making since you are making decisions every day, and sometimes all day long.  Do you trust yourself with time and the decisions you make?  Have you eliminated procrastination from your life?

In this episode, I talk about: 

  • Executive Function pre-skills development

  • The importance of developing a dynamic plan with a strong foundation

  • What it's like to work with Dr B

  • And more! 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life! 
 
My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.   

Episode Resources: 

]]> Dr B - Barbara A. Cohen, Ph.D., MFT, innovative educator, coach & therapist 3205888c-74db-473b-904e-85cc294f0262 Tue, 23 May 2023 17:31:23 -0700 1985 false Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself? – 119 Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself? – 119 Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself?  One of my favorite quotes is by Buckminster Fuller, who said, "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."  Thinking along the same lines as Fuller, I realized years ago that with so much that happens on our journey from birth to adulthood, unless we build a new model of ourselves and then move into that new model, we will be fighting the existing reality and model of our earlier life and selves forever, and trying to "fix" the dysfunctional, rather than create anew. 

If changing the outcomes in your life was as easy as learning some new skills or moving to a new place to start over again, then everyone who does it that way would be happy with their new outcomes.  It doesn't work that way.  Wherever you go, there you are.  You are taking the existing model of who you have become up to now and attempting to shove new tools into that existing, dysfunctional model of you, and there is no room for this to happen.  You are a closed system that has what it has and functions as it does within that closed system.  You have to be willing to build a new model of yourself, for who you need to be or want to be, take the best from your existing model and move it over into your new model, and then release the rest of that original model because it is obsolete.  My phrase for that release is borrowed from Star Trek and is "beam me up Scottie."  Since energy never dies, I don't want to leave anything from the previous model of me, that is now obsolete, for me to slide back into at some point in time.  I am clear that model is obsolete and I have built a new healthy model and I want to live from the place of that new model, not the old, dysfunctional one.  This means we have to be able to let go of the old and embrace the new, and many have difficulty letting go of anything; especially the previous, outdated and dysfunction model of who they have been.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • Building a blueprint for a new model of yourself
  • Why change is not just as easy as learning new skills
  • Common barriers to transformation
  • And more!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

 My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.  

Episode Resources:

 
To Help The Show:
Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others!

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information. 

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this! 

]]> Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself?  One of my favorite quotes is by Buckminster Fuller, who said, "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."  Thinking along the same lines as Fuller, I realized years ago that with so much that happens on our journey from birth to adulthood, unless we build a new model of ourselves and then move into that new model, we will be fighting the existing reality and model of our earlier life and selves forever, and trying to "fix" the dysfunctional, rather than create anew. 

If changing the outcomes in your life was as easy as learning some new skills or moving to a new place to start over again, then everyone who does it that way would be happy with their new outcomes.  It doesn't work that way.  Wherever you go, there you are.  You are taking the existing model of who you have become up to now and attempting to shove new tools into that existing, dysfunctional model of you, and there is no room for this to happen.  You are a closed system that has what it has and functions as it does within that closed system.  You have to be willing to build a new model of yourself, for who you need to be or want to be, take the best from your existing model and move it over into your new model, and then release the rest of that original model because it is obsolete.  My phrase for that release is borrowed from Star Trek and is "beam me up Scottie."  Since energy never dies, I don't want to leave anything from the previous model of me, that is now obsolete, for me to slide back into at some point in time.  I am clear that model is obsolete and I have built a new healthy model and I want to live from the place of that new model, not the old, dysfunctional one.  This means we have to be able to let go of the old and embrace the new, and many have difficulty letting go of anything; especially the previous, outdated and dysfunction model of who they have been.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • Building a blueprint for a new model of yourself
  • Why change is not just as easy as learning new skills
  • Common barriers to transformation
  • And more!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

 My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.  

Episode Resources:

 
To Help The Show:
Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others!

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information. 

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this! 

]]> Dr B - Barbara A. Cohen, Ph.D., MFT, innovative educator, coach & therapist 007988fe-508f-4469-9562-a3e95be968f6 Wed, 17 May 2023 04:03:54 -0700 1958 false Are You Prone to Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)? – 118 Are You Prone to Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)? – 118 Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria or RSD is a hot topic these days.  It is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, which is a common but misunderstood and under-researched symptom of ADHD in adults.  Individuals with RSD feel unbearable pain (physical and emotional) as a result of actual or perceived rejection, teasing, or criticism.  And, this symptom is not alleviated with cognitive or dialectical behavior therapy.  I've read that this symptom is attributed to a different brain structure, a sensitivity that is different than just being a highly sensitive person, and as with the treatment of ADHD itself, medications such as ADHD medications or antidepressants are often given in the hopes that they will lessen the pain. 

 

A significant percentage of adults never find any effective ways to manage or cope with the pain.  So, what do adults do when they are in unbearable pain?  What comes to mind is self-medicate the pain so they can at least do what needs doing in their life.  This could be drink, drug, spend, eat, etc., to escape the pain.

When I read about rejection, it appears to be the intentional act of refusing to accept, approve or support something or someone such as refusal to show someone love or kindness; refusal to accept someone.  Rejection is the act of not giving someone the love and attention they want and/or expect.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • The unbearable physical or emotional pain of rejection
  • The difference between RSD and ADHD
  • What it takes to transform from the inside out
  • And more!

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

 
To Help The Show:
Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others!

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information. 

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this! 

]]> Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria or RSD is a hot topic these days.  It is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, which is a common but misunderstood and under-researched symptom of ADHD in adults.  Individuals with RSD feel unbearable pain (physical and emotional) as a result of actual or perceived rejection, teasing, or criticism.  And, this symptom is not alleviated with cognitive or dialectical behavior therapy.  I've read that this symptom is attributed to a different brain structure, a sensitivity that is different than just being a highly sensitive person, and as with the treatment of ADHD itself, medications such as ADHD medications or antidepressants are often given in the hopes that they will lessen the pain. 

 

A significant percentage of adults never find any effective ways to manage or cope with the pain.  So, what do adults do when they are in unbearable pain?  What comes to mind is self-medicate the pain so they can at least do what needs doing in their life.  This could be drink, drug, spend, eat, etc., to escape the pain.

When I read about rejection, it appears to be the intentional act of refusing to accept, approve or support something or someone such as refusal to show someone love or kindness; refusal to accept someone.  Rejection is the act of not giving someone the love and attention they want and/or expect.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • The unbearable physical or emotional pain of rejection
  • The difference between RSD and ADHD
  • What it takes to transform from the inside out
  • And more!

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

 
To Help The Show:
Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others!

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information. 

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this! 

]]> DrB b882540e-818a-4e2e-82f4-3093fb21677f Thu, 11 May 2023 14:07:58 -0700 2241 false Does Your Rambling Make the Point? - 117 Does Your Rambling Make the Point? - 117 I often hear from many accomplished adults that they feel like imposters.  They have been able to hold things together and advance in their career, yet the toll on them is huge.  They have created workarounds to get the job done but fear being found out.  Work takes so much time and leaves little if any time for pursuing their dreams, hobbies or even cherished time with family and friends.  Over time, their self-confidence and happiness has disappeared.  Enter… imposter syndrome.    In order to feel confident, you need to be competent in those areas of life you created workarounds for.  In other words, competence confidence. 

 

Many adults ramble when they speak.  I used to.  I didn't have a target; I just started talking and hoped I would make sense to those listening if I just said enough.  To ramble on is to speak or write at length and with many digressions, such as rambling on for a couple of hours and your listeners become restless.  Rambling uses up a lot of time, effort and energy – whether talking or writing.  Rambling on is an expression of disorganization or confusion in thinking.

 

Does it take you a while to get to the point in a conversation or presentation?  Do you feel the need to provide all the details you can possibly think of when you are explaining something to someone?  Have you ever thought your rambling or excessive explaining was a sign of executive function skill deficits? 

 In this episode, I talk about:

  • Excessive rambling
  • Strategies to improve your communication
  • How to develop organized thinking and an organized mind
  • And more!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life! 

 

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

 

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

]]> I often hear from many accomplished adults that they feel like imposters.  They have been able to hold things together and advance in their career, yet the toll on them is huge.  They have created workarounds to get the job done but fear being found out.  Work takes so much time and leaves little if any time for pursuing their dreams, hobbies or even cherished time with family and friends.  Over time, their self-confidence and happiness has disappeared.  Enter… imposter syndrome.    In order to feel confident, you need to be competent in those areas of life you created workarounds for.  In other words, competence confidence. 

 

Many adults ramble when they speak.  I used to.  I didn't have a target; I just started talking and hoped I would make sense to those listening if I just said enough.  To ramble on is to speak or write at length and with many digressions, such as rambling on for a couple of hours and your listeners become restless.  Rambling uses up a lot of time, effort and energy – whether talking or writing.  Rambling on is an expression of disorganization or confusion in thinking.

 

Does it take you a while to get to the point in a conversation or presentation?  Do you feel the need to provide all the details you can possibly think of when you are explaining something to someone?  Have you ever thought your rambling or excessive explaining was a sign of executive function skill deficits? 

 In this episode, I talk about:

  • Excessive rambling
  • Strategies to improve your communication
  • How to develop organized thinking and an organized mind
  • And more!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life! 

 

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

 

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

]]> DrB 1e7511d1-1b51-4b13-af14-d3d5654fbc50 Mon, 01 May 2023 12:45:00 -0700 2928 false You Don't Need a Diagnosis or Medication to Get Results - 116 You Don't Need a Diagnosis or Medication to Get Results - 116 I've been giving a lot of thought to what is commonly believed to be the process we adults need to go through if we suspect ADHD.  That process takes time and money.  And depending on what part of the world you live in, your access to a specialist may be limited.  For that reason or others, many adults are self-diagnosing these days.  Some are questioning what having an official diagnosis will give them that a self-diagnosis won't. 

The answer to that question is simple – potentially a lot of valuable information beyond just ADHD since by the time you are an adult, ADHD typically doesn't occur by itself.  There could be depression, anxiety, codependency, addictions, learning differences or challenges, Irlen syndrome, underdeveloped executive function skills, sensory challenges and more.  Medication may be appropriate for some of these additional conditions as well as for ADHD if the main ADHD challenges are inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity.  If the main challenges are executive function skill challenges due to underdevelopment, I haven't seen medication alone be the answer without EF skill training.

I have worked with many adults over the years who haven't sought an official diagnosis because they knew that their executive function skills were lacking development for various reasons, and they knew they could do something about that without waiting for a diagnosis... 

 

If you're loving the podcast, you can get even more support by checking out the links in the show notes for free resources and transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts

If you found value in this episode, please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Our mission is to help as many people as possible transform their lives, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast! Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Thank you!

Personal transformation is waiting for you, if it's your time.  There are real solutions to the challenges you are experiencing, and they are available now.  Time is our most precious asset, and none of us have time to waste on solutions that don't work.  I would love to help you realize a new freedom, that is…if that's of interest to you.  Thanks for listening…  Until the next time…  Bye for now…

]]> I've been giving a lot of thought to what is commonly believed to be the process we adults need to go through if we suspect ADHD.  That process takes time and money.  And depending on what part of the world you live in, your access to a specialist may be limited.  For that reason or others, many adults are self-diagnosing these days.  Some are questioning what having an official diagnosis will give them that a self-diagnosis won't. 

The answer to that question is simple – potentially a lot of valuable information beyond just ADHD since by the time you are an adult, ADHD typically doesn't occur by itself.  There could be depression, anxiety, codependency, addictions, learning differences or challenges, Irlen syndrome, underdeveloped executive function skills, sensory challenges and more.  Medication may be appropriate for some of these additional conditions as well as for ADHD if the main ADHD challenges are inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity.  If the main challenges are executive function skill challenges due to underdevelopment, I haven't seen medication alone be the answer without EF skill training.

I have worked with many adults over the years who haven't sought an official diagnosis because they knew that their executive function skills were lacking development for various reasons, and they knew they could do something about that without waiting for a diagnosis... 

 

If you're loving the podcast, you can get even more support by checking out the links in the show notes for free resources and transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts

If you found value in this episode, please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Our mission is to help as many people as possible transform their lives, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast! Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Thank you!

Personal transformation is waiting for you, if it's your time.  There are real solutions to the challenges you are experiencing, and they are available now.  Time is our most precious asset, and none of us have time to waste on solutions that don't work.  I would love to help you realize a new freedom, that is…if that's of interest to you.  Thanks for listening…  Until the next time…  Bye for now…

]]> DrB a5c72e8c-ef16-4b66-8f34-cd8115bb248f Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:21:21 -0700 1560 false I Know How Hard It Is and I Can Help You - 115 I Know How Hard It Is and I Can Help You - 115 This episode is a little different than most.  It's kind of a public service announcement - a message in the public interest that is meant to raise awareness about an important issue and change behavior.  This episode is dedicated to you, my listeners.

The topic was inspired by a few emails I received this week, and they brought back the strong feelings I have about what I have been called to do and why I continue to pour my heart and soul into this calling.  Every day someone emails me with information about their challenges, how hard their life is, and the help they are looking for.

This worldwide pain and suffering must stop!  I know I talk about executive function skills a lot and point to them as the solution – and that is because they are.  The multitude of symptoms that you all are experiencing are coming from your underdeveloped EF skills and pre-skills plus your limiting beliefs and your outdated identities, and typically a mixture of all of this.  I say this with absolute conviction of this truth...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

If you're loving the podcast, here's how to get even more support:  check out the links in the show notes for transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

  • AIA-FS Executive Function Program Information: https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/AIA
  • Free PDF - 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back:  https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/Executive-Function
  • The Transformation Club – the affordable community for EF training:
    https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/ttcprogram
  • Grant assistance page:
    https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/financial-assistance
  • Book your strategy call or call to get your questions answered:
    https://go.oncehub.com/AIAStrategyCall
]]> This episode is a little different than most.  It's kind of a public service announcement - a message in the public interest that is meant to raise awareness about an important issue and change behavior.  This episode is dedicated to you, my listeners.

The topic was inspired by a few emails I received this week, and they brought back the strong feelings I have about what I have been called to do and why I continue to pour my heart and soul into this calling.  Every day someone emails me with information about their challenges, how hard their life is, and the help they are looking for.

This worldwide pain and suffering must stop!  I know I talk about executive function skills a lot and point to them as the solution – and that is because they are.  The multitude of symptoms that you all are experiencing are coming from your underdeveloped EF skills and pre-skills plus your limiting beliefs and your outdated identities, and typically a mixture of all of this.  I say this with absolute conviction of this truth...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

If you're loving the podcast, here's how to get even more support:  check out the links in the show notes for transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

  • AIA-FS Executive Function Program Information: https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/AIA
  • Free PDF - 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back:  https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/Executive-Function
  • The Transformation Club – the affordable community for EF training:
    https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/ttcprogram
  • Grant assistance page:
    https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/financial-assistance
  • Book your strategy call or call to get your questions answered:
    https://go.oncehub.com/AIAStrategyCall
]]> DrB 88c7e408-fe62-460d-afbb-5716ff0b94a1 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:28:52 -0800 2495 false Are your Underdeveloped EF Skills Hurting Your Marriage - 114 Are your Underdeveloped EF Skills Hurting Your Marriage - 114 Whether you are dating, are in a committed relationship, living together or married, your well-developed Executive Function Skills make a difference in many aspects of your relational life.  And, even though I focus on helping you develop your Executive Function Skills for yourself, that does not mean that their development isn't essential for a healthier and happier marriage.  Let me explain. 

When we enter a relationship, we bring whoever we are and whatever is part of us with us.  If there is depression or anxiety or ADHD or an addiction or trauma or other issues, they come with us.  We are each an entity unto ourselves and a third entity is created when we come together, which is the relationship or marriage.  In order to maximize the opportunity for the best of ourselves to be what creates the relationship, we need well-developed Executive Function Skills...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!


My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

If you're loving the podcast, here's how to get even more support:  check out the links in the show notes for transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

 

Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts

If you found value in this episode, please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Our mission is to help as many people as possible transform their lives, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast! Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Thank you!

 

And, if you're ready to stop your needless suffering, I look forward to welcoming you into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program or seeing you inside The Transformation Club.  Be sure to check out these opportunities in the show notes.  Personal transformation is not exclusive to me; it's happening for my students every day.  There are real solutions to the challenges you are experiencing, and they are available now.  Time is our most precious asset, and none of us have time to waste on solutions that don't work.  I would love to help you realize a new freedom, that is…if that's of interest to you.  Thanks for listening…  Until the next time…  Bye for now…

]]> Whether you are dating, are in a committed relationship, living together or married, your well-developed Executive Function Skills make a difference in many aspects of your relational life.  And, even though I focus on helping you develop your Executive Function Skills for yourself, that does not mean that their development isn't essential for a healthier and happier marriage.  Let me explain. 

When we enter a relationship, we bring whoever we are and whatever is part of us with us.  If there is depression or anxiety or ADHD or an addiction or trauma or other issues, they come with us.  We are each an entity unto ourselves and a third entity is created when we come together, which is the relationship or marriage.  In order to maximize the opportunity for the best of ourselves to be what creates the relationship, we need well-developed Executive Function Skills...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!


My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

If you're loving the podcast, here's how to get even more support:  check out the links in the show notes for transformative opportunities that are waiting for you.

 

Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts

If you found value in this episode, please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Our mission is to help as many people as possible transform their lives, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast! Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Thank you!

 

And, if you're ready to stop your needless suffering, I look forward to welcoming you into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program or seeing you inside The Transformation Club.  Be sure to check out these opportunities in the show notes.  Personal transformation is not exclusive to me; it's happening for my students every day.  There are real solutions to the challenges you are experiencing, and they are available now.  Time is our most precious asset, and none of us have time to waste on solutions that don't work.  I would love to help you realize a new freedom, that is…if that's of interest to you.  Thanks for listening…  Until the next time…  Bye for now…

]]> DrB 5d04b15e-f946-416f-98be-c68ba1d29729 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:15:45 -0800 2229 false Eating an Elephant; One Bite at a Time - 113 Eating an Elephant; One Bite at a Time - 113 Desmond Tutu once wisely said that "there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time." What he meant by this is that everything in life that seems daunting, overwhelming, and even impossible can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a time.

Robert Maurer, Ph.D. tells us in his book, "One Small Step Can Change Your Life – The Kaizen Way" that small steps bypass your brain's built-in resistance to new behavior. Kaizen means improvement and moreover it means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, social life and working life. With one small step or 15-minutes a day every day, your brain doesn't react as if it's a threat but rather it's more like saying that you can't possibly achieve much with just one small step or just 15-minutes a day and the truth is you can if you are consistent every day with your 15-minutes or one small step. Yes, this way of life every day can change your life in big ways over time... 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> Desmond Tutu once wisely said that "there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time." What he meant by this is that everything in life that seems daunting, overwhelming, and even impossible can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a time.

Robert Maurer, Ph.D. tells us in his book, "One Small Step Can Change Your Life – The Kaizen Way" that small steps bypass your brain's built-in resistance to new behavior. Kaizen means improvement and moreover it means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, social life and working life. With one small step or 15-minutes a day every day, your brain doesn't react as if it's a threat but rather it's more like saying that you can't possibly achieve much with just one small step or just 15-minutes a day and the truth is you can if you are consistent every day with your 15-minutes or one small step. Yes, this way of life every day can change your life in big ways over time... 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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  • Follow me on Instagram and enjoy relevant resources

 

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]]> DrB e279409d-9819-4114-bf9c-85d0425ca6a9 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:46:30 -0800 1771 false Procrastinate No More – 112 Procrastinate No More – 112 Procrastination is simply the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. Most people think of procrastinating as a negative thing. We procrastinate on filing our taxes, paying our bills, keeping our homes tidy, returning phone messages and responding to important emails. We even procrastinate on making plans for our summer vacations. These are all just the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. It's just a behavior. And, we can use this behavior for good or harm; it's up to us. Most use it for harm.

The issue isn't really about procrastinating – the act of delaying or postponing something – it is about when we do it and why.

If you are a procrastinator, do you procrastinate at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a task or project? And, is the reason for your procrastination because you are missing information you need to start or continue or finish up? Or, is it because you can't get yourself to take action on things when you need to be taking action? You know what you need to do and even how to do it. You have all the resources to take action, and yet you don't. We are feeling-driven people and often don't take action because we don't feel like it. Translating this, I mean that the feeling we need to take action isn't there when we need it to be.
And the advice isn't – "just do it" – because you would if you could and you can't. Instead, it's learning the EF skill of Shifting your state so that no matter what you are feeling when the time comes to take action, you can shift yourself into the state of being or feeling so you take action... 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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To Help The Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!

]]> Procrastination is simply the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. Most people think of procrastinating as a negative thing. We procrastinate on filing our taxes, paying our bills, keeping our homes tidy, returning phone messages and responding to important emails. We even procrastinate on making plans for our summer vacations. These are all just the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. It's just a behavior. And, we can use this behavior for good or harm; it's up to us. Most use it for harm.

The issue isn't really about procrastinating – the act of delaying or postponing something – it is about when we do it and why.

If you are a procrastinator, do you procrastinate at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a task or project? And, is the reason for your procrastination because you are missing information you need to start or continue or finish up? Or, is it because you can't get yourself to take action on things when you need to be taking action? You know what you need to do and even how to do it. You have all the resources to take action, and yet you don't. We are feeling-driven people and often don't take action because we don't feel like it. Translating this, I mean that the feeling we need to take action isn't there when we need it to be.
And the advice isn't – "just do it" – because you would if you could and you can't. Instead, it's learning the EF skill of Shifting your state so that no matter what you are feeling when the time comes to take action, you can shift yourself into the state of being or feeling so you take action... 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

  • Follow me on Instagram and enjoy relevant resources

 

To Help The Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!

]]> DrB af1c3923-ba2f-496c-8c93-e5b47b50c3e3 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:23:44 -0800 1802 false Laying a Solid Foundation with Executive Function Pre-Skills – 111 Laying a Solid Foundation with Executive Function Pre-Skills – 111 Hi Aspiring Achievers, 

There is a serious, widespread problem with the educational requirements in the mental health field.  Most professionals are studying the same outdated information about ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Addictions in preparation for licensure. They aren't studying what happens to your executive function development because of those conditions. 

The most common treatment recommended for adults with ADHD is medication, and the same is true for Depression and Anxiety.  Unfortunately, medication alone isn't the best solution, and for many of you, it isn't a good option at all.  Many of your life experiences pull the energy that is supposed to be going into the development of your executive function skills and channel it elsewhere.  This could have led to the diagnosis of depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, chronic illnesses as well as ADHD.  So, no matter what diagnoses you have collected along the way, there are no skills in pills, and we need to focus on developing our executive function skills if we hope to live a full and fulfilling life.  From the time we are born, we develop skills–we learn to walk and talk, to read and write, to bathe and dress.  These are all skills.  And as we get older, we learn more complex skills such as organizing our thinking as well as our possessions, planning our playdates and the time we need to complete our schoolwork...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

  • Follow me on Instagram and enjoy relevant resources

 

To Help The Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!

]]> Hi Aspiring Achievers, 

There is a serious, widespread problem with the educational requirements in the mental health field.  Most professionals are studying the same outdated information about ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Addictions in preparation for licensure. They aren't studying what happens to your executive function development because of those conditions. 

The most common treatment recommended for adults with ADHD is medication, and the same is true for Depression and Anxiety.  Unfortunately, medication alone isn't the best solution, and for many of you, it isn't a good option at all.  Many of your life experiences pull the energy that is supposed to be going into the development of your executive function skills and channel it elsewhere.  This could have led to the diagnosis of depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, chronic illnesses as well as ADHD.  So, no matter what diagnoses you have collected along the way, there are no skills in pills, and we need to focus on developing our executive function skills if we hope to live a full and fulfilling life.  From the time we are born, we develop skills–we learn to walk and talk, to read and write, to bathe and dress.  These are all skills.  And as we get older, we learn more complex skills such as organizing our thinking as well as our possessions, planning our playdates and the time we need to complete our schoolwork...

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

  • Follow me on Instagram and enjoy relevant resources

 

To Help The Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!

]]> DrB 17655047-eab6-4400-b605-d86b9161b53a Thu, 29 Dec 2022 16:21:17 -0800 1902 false Toxic Shame Keeps Executive Function Skills Underdeveloped – 110 Toxic Shame Keeps Executive Function Skills Underdeveloped – 110 Toxic shame is a killer. It's an internal message that tells you that you are defective, bad, wrong, and not valuable. Toxic shame isn't personal; it's like poison. It doesn't matter who gives you the poison or who does the shaming, either one will eat away at you and take you down.

And, when shame comes flooding in and causes us to retreat into ourselves, our transformation is put on hold while we navigate the toxic shame.

Shame and guilt are different:

Guilt tells me that I made a mistake.

Shame tells me that I am a mistake.

I definitely used to feel a lot of shame and wanted to erase myself from life.

Over time, I learned how to change my mindset and develop the skills to eliminate the hold that shame had over me.

Now, my life's work is to pull others out of that same dark place and into a calm and competent life by sharing the exact roadmap I followed.

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – A unique membership that helps adults with underdeveloped Executive Function skills (with or without ADHD) increase competence in days without overwhelm, moral judgements, or self-doubt so they can feel calm and in control. CLICK HERE to opt-in for the free training and learn more about The Transformation Club. 

 


To Help the Show:

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]]> Toxic shame is a killer. It's an internal message that tells you that you are defective, bad, wrong, and not valuable. Toxic shame isn't personal; it's like poison. It doesn't matter who gives you the poison or who does the shaming, either one will eat away at you and take you down.

And, when shame comes flooding in and causes us to retreat into ourselves, our transformation is put on hold while we navigate the toxic shame.

Shame and guilt are different:

Guilt tells me that I made a mistake.

Shame tells me that I am a mistake.

I definitely used to feel a lot of shame and wanted to erase myself from life.

Over time, I learned how to change my mindset and develop the skills to eliminate the hold that shame had over me.

Now, my life's work is to pull others out of that same dark place and into a calm and competent life by sharing the exact roadmap I followed.

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – A unique membership that helps adults with underdeveloped Executive Function skills (with or without ADHD) increase competence in days without overwhelm, moral judgements, or self-doubt so they can feel calm and in control. CLICK HERE to opt-in for the free training and learn more about The Transformation Club. 

 


To Help the Show:

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]]> DrB f149629f-a039-486b-95c1-dfbe906858dd Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:01:29 -0800 1857 false Time to Up Your Game with Better Executive Function Skills – 109 Time to Up Your Game with Better Executive Function Skills – 109 Executive function skills are important for us to function well as an adult, whether this means raising children, running a household, working for a company or ourselves, or being in healthy relationships.

These skills are necessary so that we can get things done and not be in a constant state of overwhelm or frustration because we can't keep up with our adult responsibilities. We all need to be competent in Executive Function skills in order to feel confident in our adult life.

In this podcast episode, Dr B talks about:

  • The importance of developing your Executive Function skills
  • Some examples of underdeveloped Executive Function skills
  • Adult ADHD symptoms and diagnosis
  • A brand new way you can work with Dr B for less than $1 a day 

 

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – A unique membership that helps adults with underdeveloped Executive Function skills (with or without ADHD) increase competence in days without overwhelm, moral judgements, or self-doubt so they can feel calm and in control. CLICK HERE to opt-in for the free training and learn more about The Transformation Club.

 


To Help the Show:

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]]> Executive function skills are important for us to function well as an adult, whether this means raising children, running a household, working for a company or ourselves, or being in healthy relationships.

These skills are necessary so that we can get things done and not be in a constant state of overwhelm or frustration because we can't keep up with our adult responsibilities. We all need to be competent in Executive Function skills in order to feel confident in our adult life.

In this podcast episode, Dr B talks about:

  • The importance of developing your Executive Function skills
  • Some examples of underdeveloped Executive Function skills
  • Adult ADHD symptoms and diagnosis
  • A brand new way you can work with Dr B for less than $1 a day 

 

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – A unique membership that helps adults with underdeveloped Executive Function skills (with or without ADHD) increase competence in days without overwhelm, moral judgements, or self-doubt so they can feel calm and in control. CLICK HERE to opt-in for the free training and learn more about The Transformation Club.

 


To Help the Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

]]> DrB 6efc7239-6176-440d-a742-d3ad8d2b04a1 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:23:37 -0800 2181 false Will ADHD Coaching Give You the Transformation You Need? - 108 Will ADHD Coaching Give You the Transformation You Need? - 108 Hi Aspiring Achievers!

Do you have any or all of the following challenges?

  • Limiting beliefs that hold you back and make it impossible for you to succeed?
  • An outdated sense of yourself or identity that is a limited version of you; not a version that is able to move forward with confidence and conviction?
  • A disempowering relationship with time, where you find it difficult to manage yourself within the time you have?
  • An ongoing struggle with procrastination, where you can't seem to eliminate it from your work and personal lives?
  • A difficult time trusting yourself or your decisions, where you are regularly filled with self-doubt in personal or professional situations?

If you're like most of my listeners, then yes, you may struggle with these challenges!

Since I am all about eliminating obstacles by creating solutions, we just created a new opportunity – The Transformation Club – where you can work with me now on all the pre-skills taught in the first part of the AIA-FS program - while you plan your finances and/or apply for financial assistance with any of the financial resources shared on my website for enrollment in the complete AIA-FS program when it opens again in 2023. 

 

In this episode, Dr B talks about:

  • What is coaching vs transformation
  • How coaching and transformation are not the same
  • What makes The Transformation Club and ADDventures In Achievement transformational programs
  • How you can start your transformation today by enrolling in The Transformation Club

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – 9-weeks of foundational work releasing limiting beliefs, upgrading outdated identities, and developing key pre-skills.  Click the link to see the details of this new opportunity – offer ends Oct. 12th at midnight Pacific time: https://bit.ly/thetransformationclub

 


To Help the Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Hi Aspiring Achievers!

Do you have any or all of the following challenges?

  • Limiting beliefs that hold you back and make it impossible for you to succeed?
  • An outdated sense of yourself or identity that is a limited version of you; not a version that is able to move forward with confidence and conviction?
  • A disempowering relationship with time, where you find it difficult to manage yourself within the time you have?
  • An ongoing struggle with procrastination, where you can't seem to eliminate it from your work and personal lives?
  • A difficult time trusting yourself or your decisions, where you are regularly filled with self-doubt in personal or professional situations?

If you're like most of my listeners, then yes, you may struggle with these challenges!

Since I am all about eliminating obstacles by creating solutions, we just created a new opportunity – The Transformation Club – where you can work with me now on all the pre-skills taught in the first part of the AIA-FS program - while you plan your finances and/or apply for financial assistance with any of the financial resources shared on my website for enrollment in the complete AIA-FS program when it opens again in 2023. 

 

In this episode, Dr B talks about:

  • What is coaching vs transformation
  • How coaching and transformation are not the same
  • What makes The Transformation Club and ADDventures In Achievement transformational programs
  • How you can start your transformation today by enrolling in The Transformation Club

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

Episode Resources:

  • The Transformation Club – 9-weeks of foundational work releasing limiting beliefs, upgrading outdated identities, and developing key pre-skills.  Click the link to see the details of this new opportunity – offer ends Oct. 12th at midnight Pacific time: https://bit.ly/thetransformationclub

 


To Help the Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB cc4bf928-c3cd-4f63-a20d-e3d9451fa2e1 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:16:41 -0700 2428 false Ask Dr B about Codependency and Executive Function Skills - 107 Ask Dr B about Codependency and Executive Function Skills - 107 In this podcast episode, Dr B answers the question from Christine in Florida: "Does Codependency often play a role in executive function deficit?"

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

 

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]]> In this podcast episode, Dr B answers the question from Christine in Florida: "Does Codependency often play a role in executive function deficit?"

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

 

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]]> DrB 23ff14cf-2ff8-48c3-9421-0418bcb77087 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:13:12 -0700 1414 false Some Personal Moments with Dr B - 106 Some Personal Moments with Dr B - 106 In this episode, we're doing something a little different. I was on a call a few days back with a couple of my team members. And I realized that that conversation would make a great mini podcast that I wanted to share with you my listener, because it's how I feel about the work that I'm honored to do with you, and why it matters so much to me. So, here's a brief bit of that conversation. Enjoy.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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]]> In this episode, we're doing something a little different. I was on a call a few days back with a couple of my team members. And I realized that that conversation would make a great mini podcast that I wanted to share with you my listener, because it's how I feel about the work that I'm honored to do with you, and why it matters so much to me. So, here's a brief bit of that conversation. Enjoy.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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]]> DrB 8b8464b4-ec25-4bb5-b46b-c82c99ae0367 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:41:36 -0700 703 false What If We're Doing it All Backwards and Wrong - 105 What If We're Doing it All Backwards and Wrong - 105 What if we're doing it all backwards and wrong?

People start identifying that they have ADHD and they want to fix it.  Or people start identifying they have underdeveloped executive function skills and they want to fix it.  And everything is oriented towards fixing something that's deemed to be broken.

But what if it's not broken?  What if what we're identifying is the cause; the underlying cause?  And let's say it's underdeveloped executive function skills.  The effect is everything we're seeing in life – all the challenges and chaos.  

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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]]> What if we're doing it all backwards and wrong?

People start identifying that they have ADHD and they want to fix it.  Or people start identifying they have underdeveloped executive function skills and they want to fix it.  And everything is oriented towards fixing something that's deemed to be broken.

But what if it's not broken?  What if what we're identifying is the cause; the underlying cause?  And let's say it's underdeveloped executive function skills.  The effect is everything we're seeing in life – all the challenges and chaos.  

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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]]> DrB a58195dc-ace7-473e-8f0b-19e51ba70c2c Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:04:31 -0700 2460 false Stop Quitting Before the Miracles Happen - 104 Stop Quitting Before the Miracles Happen - 104 There's a difference between what you say you want and what you say you intend to have.  One is "desire" and the other is "it will happen."  When we set our intention, we are willing to go to any lengths for it to happen.  We are willing to become a better or upgraded version of ourselves; to take with us the best of who we are and leave the rest behind. 

Are you willing to go to any lengths?  I wasn't 40 years ago and I learned in codependency recovery that I would need to be willing to go to any lengths so what I intended for myself would occur.  Some 35+ years ago that meant eliminating everything non-essential from my life and focusing on my recovery from codependency or else I was going to die.  I went from no recovery work to 9 meetings a week for my first year.  I learned that half measures availed us nothing.  Not half results, but nothing!  No results!  And that if I wanted to experience the miracles that recovery offers, I needed to be all in – 100%. 

So, have you been "all in" on anything in your life?

This may have been the first significant time for me.  Yes, I worked hard on other things in my lifetime but to dedicate myself with a powerful, intentional focus on healing from my codependent ways of living was a first for being all in.

What about you?  Are you a quitter?

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

]]> There's a difference between what you say you want and what you say you intend to have.  One is "desire" and the other is "it will happen."  When we set our intention, we are willing to go to any lengths for it to happen.  We are willing to become a better or upgraded version of ourselves; to take with us the best of who we are and leave the rest behind. 

Are you willing to go to any lengths?  I wasn't 40 years ago and I learned in codependency recovery that I would need to be willing to go to any lengths so what I intended for myself would occur.  Some 35+ years ago that meant eliminating everything non-essential from my life and focusing on my recovery from codependency or else I was going to die.  I went from no recovery work to 9 meetings a week for my first year.  I learned that half measures availed us nothing.  Not half results, but nothing!  No results!  And that if I wanted to experience the miracles that recovery offers, I needed to be all in – 100%. 

So, have you been "all in" on anything in your life?

This may have been the first significant time for me.  Yes, I worked hard on other things in my lifetime but to dedicate myself with a powerful, intentional focus on healing from my codependent ways of living was a first for being all in.

What about you?  Are you a quitter?

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses. And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

]]> DrB c4892b1f-782b-4331-b6c7-6435630db35c Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:38:36 -0700 2396 false The Correlation Between Your Adult Capabilities and Your Success– 103 The Correlation Between Your Adult Capabilities and Your Success– 103 Let's jump straight to what's important here.  You definitely need certain capabilities to succeed in life.  These capabilities help you to get and keep a job, provide appropriate care for children, manage a household and contribute meaningfully to your community.  They also enable you having a satisfying personal life with whatever is most important to you.  And based on what you are sharing with me when you complete the Information List form, you are in desperate need of the EF skills to be able to perform the basics of adult life.  I'm not talking about anything fancy here; just the basics. 

So many of you are stressed, overwhelmed, and emotionally maxed out.  The smallest thing can set you off and send you down a dysregulated path that lasts for days.  That is not what is supposed to happen if you get triggered.  Your nervous system is supposed to reset itself and bring you back to a calm and well-regulated state pretty quickly.   

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Let's jump straight to what's important here.  You definitely need certain capabilities to succeed in life.  These capabilities help you to get and keep a job, provide appropriate care for children, manage a household and contribute meaningfully to your community.  They also enable you having a satisfying personal life with whatever is most important to you.  And based on what you are sharing with me when you complete the Information List form, you are in desperate need of the EF skills to be able to perform the basics of adult life.  I'm not talking about anything fancy here; just the basics. 

So many of you are stressed, overwhelmed, and emotionally maxed out.  The smallest thing can set you off and send you down a dysregulated path that lasts for days.  That is not what is supposed to happen if you get triggered.  Your nervous system is supposed to reset itself and bring you back to a calm and well-regulated state pretty quickly.   

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 3d7e87d1-6c5e-4f8a-91d2-4a3a823c87ce Mon, 30 May 2022 20:30:00 -0700 2386 false A Casual Chat with You About Developing Your EF Skills – 102 A Casual Chat with You About Developing Your EF Skills – 102 If you're on the Information List for ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills Program, then you've been receiving some exclusive emails this week. As I was reviewing the emails you've been receiving again, I was thinking of how easy it would be very easy for you to not believe what I'm saying in the emails, and maybe not even believe what I say in my podcast show because after all. If you're in your 30s or 40s, or 50s or older like me, you've had a lot of years of experiences in which things haven't really worked well. Because otherwise, I can't imagine that you would be looking for more help. 

For this podcast episode, I've decided to keep it casual this week and just talk with you guys. Enjoy!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> If you're on the Information List for ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills Program, then you've been receiving some exclusive emails this week. As I was reviewing the emails you've been receiving again, I was thinking of how easy it would be very easy for you to not believe what I'm saying in the emails, and maybe not even believe what I say in my podcast show because after all. If you're in your 30s or 40s, or 50s or older like me, you've had a lot of years of experiences in which things haven't really worked well. Because otherwise, I can't imagine that you would be looking for more help. 

For this podcast episode, I've decided to keep it casual this week and just talk with you guys. Enjoy!

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. 

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 02dc5986-b49a-4470-b819-e6d078589921 Wed, 04 May 2022 19:20:42 -0700 1910 false Healing the Stories that Bind You to Suffering – 101 Healing the Stories that Bind You to Suffering – 101 Have you been suffering long enough? Whether your suffering is due to your limiting beliefs or outdated identities or missing pre-skills or underdeveloped EF skills – if you're suffering, then you're suffering – no matter which of these are the source of your suffering.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • Suppressing emotions
  • Stories you tell yourself that keep you suffering
  • How to break free from suffering
  • And more!

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Have you been suffering long enough? Whether your suffering is due to your limiting beliefs or outdated identities or missing pre-skills or underdeveloped EF skills – if you're suffering, then you're suffering – no matter which of these are the source of your suffering.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • Suppressing emotions
  • Stories you tell yourself that keep you suffering
  • How to break free from suffering
  • And more!

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB d39d6cc4-1e12-44ba-be96-949c115d7c70 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:00:00 -0700 2074 false Getting to Know Dr B: Up Close and Personal - 100 Getting to Know Dr B: Up Close and Personal - 100 Hello, everyone. This is not Dr B. This is Maya Brewer, and it is Dr B's 100th podcast episode for Living Beyond ADHD.  

So, I am here with Dr B.  I'm a student and a freelance writer.  And when I say student, I mean student of Dr B's ADDventures In Achievement Program.  So welcome to your own show, Dr B. Well, are you ready?  I'm ready.  Let's do it.

Awesome.  So, it is your 100th podcast episode. Wow, that's quite a milestone. So, Dr B, how do you feel about reaching this milestone?

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Her 100th episode milestone
  • Her background and educational journey
  • Attempting to get a diagnosis of ADHD
  • The separation of ADHD and Executive Function Skills
  • The importance of getting a "knowing" not knowledge
  • The best way to achieve what you want in life
  • The 5 elements woven into AIA-FS
  • Real hope and transformation
  • Gifted Underachievers become Empowered Achievers

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Hello, everyone. This is not Dr B. This is Maya Brewer, and it is Dr B's 100th podcast episode for Living Beyond ADHD.  

So, I am here with Dr B.  I'm a student and a freelance writer.  And when I say student, I mean student of Dr B's ADDventures In Achievement Program.  So welcome to your own show, Dr B. Well, are you ready?  I'm ready.  Let's do it.

Awesome.  So, it is your 100th podcast episode. Wow, that's quite a milestone. So, Dr B, how do you feel about reaching this milestone?

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Her 100th episode milestone
  • Her background and educational journey
  • Attempting to get a diagnosis of ADHD
  • The separation of ADHD and Executive Function Skills
  • The importance of getting a "knowing" not knowledge
  • The best way to achieve what you want in life
  • The 5 elements woven into AIA-FS
  • Real hope and transformation
  • Gifted Underachievers become Empowered Achievers

 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


Episode Resources:


To Help The Show:

Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 0ec43456-c699-4972-b53e-5b84d757177c Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:00:00 -0700 3093 false The Traumatic Journey Through Life Without Executive Function Skills - 099 The Traumatic Journey Through Life Without Executive Function Skills - 099 In episode 098, I talked about being the Gifted Underachiever and the 5 pivotal elements to become the Empowered Achiever.  While I was creating that episode, it occurred to me that there are many traumatic life experiences, big and small, when we don't have well-developed EF skills.  We need to acknowledge them, in light of our underdeveloped EF skills, so that we can embark on our extraordinary healing journey, and manifest the pure potential contained within us.

It's not enough for us to develop our EF skills and strategies.  That's one piece of the puzzle.  The other pieces have shown themselves to me over the past 5 years and are now essentials in the program.  The 5 elements woven into the AIA-FS journey are:  an EF Assessment, identifying and releasing limiting beliefs and outdated identities, acquiring pre-skills, developing EF skills and strategies, and maintaining your achievements for a lifetime, because everything in life requires maintenance.  This unique, transformative 7-month journey flushes out traumatic experiences and facilitates the healing ones by training our core EF foundational skills within the safety of our closed communities.

I studied with Jim Rohn back in the 1980s, and when he said, "for things to change, you have to change", I didn't understand this concept to the depth I do today.  He was talking about changing from the inside out, and that we can't remain as the current version of ourselves if we are to expand into the pure potential of our being.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Our many traumas, big and small
  • We are the meaning makers
  • Reframing your meanings
  • Common traumatic experiences
  • Practice exercise for you
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> In episode 098, I talked about being the Gifted Underachiever and the 5 pivotal elements to become the Empowered Achiever.  While I was creating that episode, it occurred to me that there are many traumatic life experiences, big and small, when we don't have well-developed EF skills.  We need to acknowledge them, in light of our underdeveloped EF skills, so that we can embark on our extraordinary healing journey, and manifest the pure potential contained within us.

It's not enough for us to develop our EF skills and strategies.  That's one piece of the puzzle.  The other pieces have shown themselves to me over the past 5 years and are now essentials in the program.  The 5 elements woven into the AIA-FS journey are:  an EF Assessment, identifying and releasing limiting beliefs and outdated identities, acquiring pre-skills, developing EF skills and strategies, and maintaining your achievements for a lifetime, because everything in life requires maintenance.  This unique, transformative 7-month journey flushes out traumatic experiences and facilitates the healing ones by training our core EF foundational skills within the safety of our closed communities.

I studied with Jim Rohn back in the 1980s, and when he said, "for things to change, you have to change", I didn't understand this concept to the depth I do today.  He was talking about changing from the inside out, and that we can't remain as the current version of ourselves if we are to expand into the pure potential of our being.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Our many traumas, big and small
  • We are the meaning makers
  • Reframing your meanings
  • Common traumatic experiences
  • Practice exercise for you
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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]]> DrB 2f1cf36d-e912-4c67-90c4-39abe890c530 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:00:00 -0700 1993 false How You Became a Gifted Underachiever and What You Can Do About It - 098 How You Became a Gifted Underachiever and What You Can Do About It - 098 When I refer to "gifted" adults, I am not talking about I.Q.  I am talking about something more important, which is gifted temperament.  Additionally, a lot of the challenges you experience could be due to being a gifted adult, since there are many similar challenges with ADHD as with giftedness.

According to Reis and McCoach (2000), gifted underachievers typically have low self-esteem, low self-concept, and low self-efficacy, which refers to your belief in your capacity to implement behaviors necessary to produce specific performance outcomes.  Put another way, it's your belief in your ability vs. your actual ability.  And, whatever you believe is true about you, is true, whether or not it really is.  Can you relate?

I've worked with thousands of adults over the past 30+ years and most of them are "Gifted Underachievers."  Many are professionals, working in various industries, such as law, medicine, research, project management, entertainment, creative arts, social sciences, education, biological sciences, business, history and more.  And, when you are a "Gifted Underachiever" the gap is much bigger because your performance is way below your potential.

If you're tired of psychological labels, and just want to get to the core of what's going on and resolve it, keep listening. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How we become a Gifted Underachiever
  • Some of the challenges of being a Gifted Underachiever
  • Some examples of maladaptive strategies of Gifted Underachievers
  • Similarities between adults with ADHD and Giftedness
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> When I refer to "gifted" adults, I am not talking about I.Q.  I am talking about something more important, which is gifted temperament.  Additionally, a lot of the challenges you experience could be due to being a gifted adult, since there are many similar challenges with ADHD as with giftedness.

According to Reis and McCoach (2000), gifted underachievers typically have low self-esteem, low self-concept, and low self-efficacy, which refers to your belief in your capacity to implement behaviors necessary to produce specific performance outcomes.  Put another way, it's your belief in your ability vs. your actual ability.  And, whatever you believe is true about you, is true, whether or not it really is.  Can you relate?

I've worked with thousands of adults over the past 30+ years and most of them are "Gifted Underachievers."  Many are professionals, working in various industries, such as law, medicine, research, project management, entertainment, creative arts, social sciences, education, biological sciences, business, history and more.  And, when you are a "Gifted Underachiever" the gap is much bigger because your performance is way below your potential.

If you're tired of psychological labels, and just want to get to the core of what's going on and resolve it, keep listening. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How we become a Gifted Underachiever
  • Some of the challenges of being a Gifted Underachiever
  • Some examples of maladaptive strategies of Gifted Underachievers
  • Similarities between adults with ADHD and Giftedness
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 6abc2fc3-8877-4684-a1f0-3f64e3179323 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:00:00 -0700 1746 false You've Got to Get Out of the Habit of Being You– 097 You've Got to Get Out of the Habit of Being You– 097 Habits are great when they are shortcuts that save us time and benefit our lives.  When they are destructive and remnants from the past, we need to get out of the habit of doing them.

It's the same with who we are and how we are.  We are in the habit of being us.  And that means it saves us time and we don't have to consciously think about who we are and what we will be doing or not doing.  It just happens automatically courtesy of our subconscious mind and all the habits stored there.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Gaining awareness about yourself
  • Human systems
  • ICD-11 codes for impaired executive functioning
  • Playful exercises
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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]]> Habits are great when they are shortcuts that save us time and benefit our lives.  When they are destructive and remnants from the past, we need to get out of the habit of doing them.

It's the same with who we are and how we are.  We are in the habit of being us.  And that means it saves us time and we don't have to consciously think about who we are and what we will be doing or not doing.  It just happens automatically courtesy of our subconscious mind and all the habits stored there.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Gaining awareness about yourself
  • Human systems
  • ICD-11 codes for impaired executive functioning
  • Playful exercises
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB c6a9151a-442f-4e56-b127-7fd34d140948 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0800 1828 false How the Mental Health Field Falls Short in Helping Us at a Deeper Level – 096 How the Mental Health Field Falls Short in Helping Us at a Deeper Level – 096 Carl Jung said, "I feel it is the duty of one who goes his own way to inform society of what he finds on his voyage of discovery."

Jung's quote inspired this episode.  I feel it is both my duty and moral obligation to share with you what I've found out that I trust will benefit you and help you create a better quality of life.  So, here's some hard truths here in the USA: 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • DSM-5 for diagnoses
  • ICD-11 for insurance billing and diagnoses
  • Lack of appropriate training in mental health field
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Carl Jung said, "I feel it is the duty of one who goes his own way to inform society of what he finds on his voyage of discovery."

Jung's quote inspired this episode.  I feel it is both my duty and moral obligation to share with you what I've found out that I trust will benefit you and help you create a better quality of life.  So, here's some hard truths here in the USA: 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • DSM-5 for diagnoses
  • ICD-11 for insurance billing and diagnoses
  • Lack of appropriate training in mental health field
  • Learn about 13 Signs Weak Executive Functioning Is Holding You Back
  • Find out what you can do about your weak executive function skills even without a diagnosis

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and a newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 5b9e85ed-ae50-419c-bbfa-df9388f50f78 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0800 2015 false Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless and covering up your challenges – 095 Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless and covering up your challenges – 095 In this episode Dr B talks about:
  • Feeling powerless and hopeless
  • Covering up your challenges
  • Strategy to start helping yourself
  • 4 action steps to take now

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> In this episode Dr B talks about:
  • Feeling powerless and hopeless
  • Covering up your challenges
  • Strategy to start helping yourself
  • 4 action steps to take now

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> Dr B - Barbara A. Cohen, Ph.D., MFT, innovative educator, coach and psychotherapist 6a625384-a05c-4a0e-8464-c79955048d63 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:30:07 -0800 1647 false If Failing Isn't an Option, What Would You Do - 094 If Failing Isn't an Option, What Would You Do - 094 If you're curious to know more, please listen carefully.  And after you do, if you want to know even more, take action and go look at the link in the show notes.  And after that, take one more action which is reach out to me with any questions you have.  Please don't wait for this opportunity of a lifetime to pass you by because you weren't curious enough to take the next couple of steps

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How you can avoid failing and succeed
  • The right scaffolding support and guidance
  • Timing is essential for change
  • Act now so you don't miss the AIA opportunity that ends January 20, 2022 - link below

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> If you're curious to know more, please listen carefully.  And after you do, if you want to know even more, take action and go look at the link in the show notes.  And after that, take one more action which is reach out to me with any questions you have.  Please don't wait for this opportunity of a lifetime to pass you by because you weren't curious enough to take the next couple of steps

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How you can avoid failing and succeed
  • The right scaffolding support and guidance
  • Timing is essential for change
  • Act now so you don't miss the AIA opportunity that ends January 20, 2022 - link below

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB ddad262f-b859-46af-af82-08c0967cbb35 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:30:00 -0800 1410 false Are You Letting 2022 Be Another Year of Underachieving? - 093 Are You Letting 2022 Be Another Year of Underachieving? - 093 And I get it.  Getting the right help for yourself is a Catch-22.  It's challenging because the very skills you need to help yourself are the skills you're missing.  And, there's plenty of resources in the world that offer you a piece of what you need, but not all of it.  How do I know?  Because I was offered a piece here and there for years, and I just got fed-up with the absence of a solution – not a band-aid or a quick fix – but an actual solution to what I was missing and wanting to achieve.  A real solution after so many failed attempts at improving the quality of my life - and none of those pieces helped me get where I am today. 

I am not the exception here.  It's not like "oh, you could do it Dr B because of all your training and education in psychology."  No - It was my curiosity and my absolute determination that drove me to find the answers for myself and then for others.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Transforming your life and maintaining your achievements 
  • Life habits that hold you back and feed underachieving
  • You are more than you think
  • Act now so you don't miss the AIA opportunity that ends January 20, 2022 - link below

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> And I get it.  Getting the right help for yourself is a Catch-22.  It's challenging because the very skills you need to help yourself are the skills you're missing.  And, there's plenty of resources in the world that offer you a piece of what you need, but not all of it.  How do I know?  Because I was offered a piece here and there for years, and I just got fed-up with the absence of a solution – not a band-aid or a quick fix – but an actual solution to what I was missing and wanting to achieve.  A real solution after so many failed attempts at improving the quality of my life - and none of those pieces helped me get where I am today. 

I am not the exception here.  It's not like "oh, you could do it Dr B because of all your training and education in psychology."  No - It was my curiosity and my absolute determination that drove me to find the answers for myself and then for others.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Transforming your life and maintaining your achievements 
  • Life habits that hold you back and feed underachieving
  • You are more than you think
  • Act now so you don't miss the AIA opportunity that ends January 20, 2022 - link below

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.


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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 18311841-7bad-40ad-a1a6-3e2741374871 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -0800 1675 false ADHD is NOT a Gift Unless You Leverage It - 092 ADHD is NOT a Gift Unless You Leverage It - 092 In this episode Dr B talks about:
  • How to leverage your ADHD as your super power
  • Life with well-developed Executive Function skills
  • Training your mind/brain to help you express your best self
  • Early bird enrollment open now - special bonuses available
  • Get on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills (AIA-FS) program if you want to know more
  • Skip the Waitlist if you know you're ready to enroll now and claim your bonuses

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> In this episode Dr B talks about:
  • How to leverage your ADHD as your super power
  • Life with well-developed Executive Function skills
  • Training your mind/brain to help you express your best self
  • Early bird enrollment open now - special bonuses available
  • Get on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills (AIA-FS) program if you want to know more
  • Skip the Waitlist if you know you're ready to enroll now and claim your bonuses

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!  

]]> DrB 52100063-f11c-42ee-8b91-b79f69681baf Wed, 12 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 2413 false Developing EF Skills Is Easy & What A Difference It Can Make! - 091 Developing EF Skills Is Easy & What A Difference It Can Make! - 091 I have something a little different for you today.  I did a live video last Friday, and people said it was great, so I turned it into a podcast episode so you all could benefit as well.

As you may have heard me say before, you don't have to have a diagnosis or even suspect ADHD to have under-developed EF skills.  The developmental energy that was intended for their development could have gotten derailed by depression, anxiety, addictions, traumas, illnesses and more.  All of these conditions, including ADHD can create a developmental derailment that leaves you with the EF skills of a much younger person, and all the responsibilities of an adult who needs well-developed EF skills to create the quality of life we all deserve.  I trust you will find the following information beneficial, and if you do, you will find an important link in the show notes that you will definitely want to click and take advantage of right away.  A great opportunity awaits you, that is, if that's of interest to you.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How Executive Function Skills develop growing up
  • What causes Executive Function Skills to derail
  • Rebooting your Executive Function Skills done methodically
  • Early enrollment open now and special bonuses available
  • Get on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills (AIA-FS) program if you need to know more
  • Skip the Waitlist if you know you're ready to enroll now

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> I have something a little different for you today.  I did a live video last Friday, and people said it was great, so I turned it into a podcast episode so you all could benefit as well.

As you may have heard me say before, you don't have to have a diagnosis or even suspect ADHD to have under-developed EF skills.  The developmental energy that was intended for their development could have gotten derailed by depression, anxiety, addictions, traumas, illnesses and more.  All of these conditions, including ADHD can create a developmental derailment that leaves you with the EF skills of a much younger person, and all the responsibilities of an adult who needs well-developed EF skills to create the quality of life we all deserve.  I trust you will find the following information beneficial, and if you do, you will find an important link in the show notes that you will definitely want to click and take advantage of right away.  A great opportunity awaits you, that is, if that's of interest to you.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How Executive Function Skills develop growing up
  • What causes Executive Function Skills to derail
  • Rebooting your Executive Function Skills done methodically
  • Early enrollment open now and special bonuses available
  • Get on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills (AIA-FS) program if you need to know more
  • Skip the Waitlist if you know you're ready to enroll now

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB c4ecc6ae-b58e-4ea0-be59-42a97751967b Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:00:00 -0800 3559 false Goal Setting Can Be Detrimental To Your Success - 090 Goal Setting Can Be Detrimental To Your Success - 090 Goal setting is typically an external process, where you are targeting something outside of yourself that you want to achieve or change.  All of your focus and attention is on achieving your external goal.  One example could be, "You want to lose 10 pounds in 10 days."  Your focus is on the scale and what you are eating and your exercise routine; all things outside of you because what you want to achieve is outside of you – right?  Nope.  It isn't. 

What you want to achieve comes from inside of you and that's where you need to focus.  That's where your goal setting needs to be focused, otherwise, you won't be able to achieve or keep the achievement of your external goal.  One reason this happens is because your goal isn't congruent with your identity.  Your goal is for your behavior or a tangible thing, and not for your being or identity.  Your goal doesn't consider the characteristics for being, performance and achievement.  Simply put – your goal doesn't consider who you need to be first, to achieve your external goal.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How typical goal setting is backwards
  • Where your focus needs to be to achieve your goals 
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Like-minded community and monthly live Q & A in the Living Beyond ADHD FB Group
  • Getting on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> Goal setting is typically an external process, where you are targeting something outside of yourself that you want to achieve or change.  All of your focus and attention is on achieving your external goal.  One example could be, "You want to lose 10 pounds in 10 days."  Your focus is on the scale and what you are eating and your exercise routine; all things outside of you because what you want to achieve is outside of you – right?  Nope.  It isn't. 

What you want to achieve comes from inside of you and that's where you need to focus.  That's where your goal setting needs to be focused, otherwise, you won't be able to achieve or keep the achievement of your external goal.  One reason this happens is because your goal isn't congruent with your identity.  Your goal is for your behavior or a tangible thing, and not for your being or identity.  Your goal doesn't consider the characteristics for being, performance and achievement.  Simply put – your goal doesn't consider who you need to be first, to achieve your external goal.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • How typical goal setting is backwards
  • Where your focus needs to be to achieve your goals 
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Like-minded community and monthly live Q & A in the Living Beyond ADHD FB Group
  • Getting on the informational Waitlist for the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB c3f50adc-3fb5-48e2-a591-d7e8399079e2 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:20:35 -0800 2186 false Set Your Goal SO Big That You Have to Grow to Achieve It - 089 Set Your Goal SO Big That You Have to Grow to Achieve It - 089 In my 50s, I wrote a goal on my flipchart one day that I wanted to have a positive impact on the lives of at least a million people in my lifetime.  I had no idea what that goal really meant nor how it would unfold when I wrote it that day.

Then, many years ago, I found an anonymous quote online – "Set a goal so big that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can."  Okay…  I had set a goal so big that I couldn't even imagine how I could achieve it, however, the quote said that I needed to grow into the person who could.  At the time, I had no idea what that meant – grow into who and how?

Looking back, I can see that the combination of the goal I wrote and the quote I found were the stimulus for me to grow into who I have become and am BEING, which is allowing me to fulfill my goal.  As Steve Jobs said, "we can only connect the dots looking backwards, not forward."

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> In my 50s, I wrote a goal on my flipchart one day that I wanted to have a positive impact on the lives of at least a million people in my lifetime.  I had no idea what that goal really meant nor how it would unfold when I wrote it that day.

Then, many years ago, I found an anonymous quote online – "Set a goal so big that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can."  Okay…  I had set a goal so big that I couldn't even imagine how I could achieve it, however, the quote said that I needed to grow into the person who could.  At the time, I had no idea what that meant – grow into who and how?

Looking back, I can see that the combination of the goal I wrote and the quote I found were the stimulus for me to grow into who I have become and am BEING, which is allowing me to fulfill my goal.  As Steve Jobs said, "we can only connect the dots looking backwards, not forward."

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB be6f7015-4d09-4872-93aa-80f7b7aa6723 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0700 1873 false Harness "Conscious Focusing" as Your Superpower! - 088 Harness "Conscious Focusing" as Your Superpower! - 088 If you could get yourself to focus when and where you need to AND could shift your state or feelings so you feel like doing things you've planned, when it's time to take action, would having those skills change your life?  If you're like other adults I've asked over the years, the answer is a resounding yes.  But how?

You are where your attention is.  What you focus on grows.  You are the meaning maker in your life.  Your feelings are a direct result of your thinking.  You create your own reality; we all do. 

So…are you ready to harness your focus before your dreams gently slip through your fingers or you run out of steam and just quit?  I hope so.

Today I'm talking about one aspect of embracing your Superpower and becoming the visionary of your life.  That's right - developing your Foresight and Conscious Focusing so you can connect with your ideas about how things can be different for you; how they can actually improve.       

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> If you could get yourself to focus when and where you need to AND could shift your state or feelings so you feel like doing things you've planned, when it's time to take action, would having those skills change your life?  If you're like other adults I've asked over the years, the answer is a resounding yes.  But how?

You are where your attention is.  What you focus on grows.  You are the meaning maker in your life.  Your feelings are a direct result of your thinking.  You create your own reality; we all do. 

So…are you ready to harness your focus before your dreams gently slip through your fingers or you run out of steam and just quit?  I hope so.

Today I'm talking about one aspect of embracing your Superpower and becoming the visionary of your life.  That's right - developing your Foresight and Conscious Focusing so you can connect with your ideas about how things can be different for you; how they can actually improve.       

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB 176e71c9-7832-4014-a905-fdb3fc3eaf9f Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:20:19 -0700 1900 false Does Everyone Who Gets a Diagnosis Do Better in Life Because of It - 087 Does Everyone Who Gets a Diagnosis Do Better in Life Because of It - 087 Peri-menopause was the great equalizer.  When my brain function went offline, all the skills and strategies I had successfully used prior to that hormonal shift stopped working for me.  I had developed my EF skills well enough to get my education and successfully serve clients in my private practice, however, my skills weren't developed in the methodical manner I developed them after "my cognitive fall."  What a gift that time in my life was for me, and what was to transpire as a result.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> Peri-menopause was the great equalizer.  When my brain function went offline, all the skills and strategies I had successfully used prior to that hormonal shift stopped working for me.  I had developed my EF skills well enough to get my education and successfully serve clients in my private practice, however, my skills weren't developed in the methodical manner I developed them after "my cognitive fall."  What a gift that time in my life was for me, and what was to transpire as a result.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB 6fff9037-ea1d-45ce-9f9e-81d8ec78f5f7 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:00:00 -0700 2175 false Putting the Brakes on Negative Self-Talk - 086 Putting the Brakes on Negative Self-Talk - 086 And, if it's not as wonderful as others have experienced and you want your previous negative self-talk life back, you can re-create that life again – although you may want to give your new-found freedom a little time before you decide.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> And, if it's not as wonderful as others have experienced and you want your previous negative self-talk life back, you can re-create that life again – although you may want to give your new-found freedom a little time before you decide.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB 9ad802d7-bdc4-46ca-8673-8c4808cd86df Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0700 1701 false Life With Executive Function Skills - 085 Life With Executive Function Skills - 085 Some of you believe it's too late for you to develop these skills or that it will take too long.  The fact is, it's never too late and in our 7-month journey together you will make significant changes – from the inside out - that will change your life.  To me, that's a relatively short period of time considering the lifetime many of us have spent without these skills and the difference that having them makes.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> Some of you believe it's too late for you to develop these skills or that it will take too long.  The fact is, it's never too late and in our 7-month journey together you will make significant changes – from the inside out - that will change your life.  To me, that's a relatively short period of time considering the lifetime many of us have spent without these skills and the difference that having them makes.

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

]]> DrB b4ff52e2-04ec-4535-b08a-8b1fe8bea237 Mon, 24 May 2021 12:14:21 -0700 2493 false The Trauma of Not Knowing - 084 The Trauma of Not Knowing - 084 There's a lot of trauma that occurs as a result of not knowing what the source of our challenges are. And then so many mixed feelings when and if we get diagnosed, everything from a huge sense of relief, and having an explanation for entire life experiences, to a deep sadness over the missed opportunities. And we're left wondering what could have happened if we had known sooner? 

What if the bigger issue with all the problems that we adults with or without ADHD have is because of the not knowing - the lack of a diagnosis and all the trauma that results from living with the unknown, or the unnamed explanation?

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> There's a lot of trauma that occurs as a result of not knowing what the source of our challenges are. And then so many mixed feelings when and if we get diagnosed, everything from a huge sense of relief, and having an explanation for entire life experiences, to a deep sadness over the missed opportunities. And we're left wondering what could have happened if we had known sooner? 

What if the bigger issue with all the problems that we adults with or without ADHD have is because of the not knowing - the lack of a diagnosis and all the trauma that results from living with the unknown, or the unnamed explanation?

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB 285212d7-c3d2-4f29-952e-f5c5c21561d5 Fri, 07 May 2021 10:35:30 -0700 1792 84 false Do You Forgive Yourself Or Others - 083 Do You Forgive Yourself Or Others - 083 To forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward ourselves or to others for a mistake or harm caused.  To forgive doesn't mean I forget or condone; it simply means that I stop poisoning myself with my past mistakes or the harms done to me by others.  And, as I said in the previous episode, "for things to change, you have to change."  I had to learn how to forgive, let go and move on.  You also have to learn how to forgive, let go and move on.  If not, you could stay stuck forever.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What is the point in forgiving myself, the damage is already done?
  • What's the point in apologizing to others for the mistakes I've made in the past; they continue to bring up my past mistakes and punish me with them.
  • Forgiving myself or others is like me saying that what happened was okay, and it's not okay.
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opens March 7th for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> To forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward ourselves or to others for a mistake or harm caused.  To forgive doesn't mean I forget or condone; it simply means that I stop poisoning myself with my past mistakes or the harms done to me by others.  And, as I said in the previous episode, "for things to change, you have to change."  I had to learn how to forgive, let go and move on.  You also have to learn how to forgive, let go and move on.  If not, you could stay stuck forever.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What is the point in forgiving myself, the damage is already done?
  • What's the point in apologizing to others for the mistakes I've made in the past; they continue to bring up my past mistakes and punish me with them.
  • Forgiving myself or others is like me saying that what happened was okay, and it's not okay.
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opens March 7th for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

]]> DrB ac723852-2d8a-4de1-9ed1-6a9559c0ac6c Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:30:00 -0800 1771 false What's Keeping You Stuck - 082 What's Keeping You Stuck - 082 you have to change."

It seems very obvious when you think about it, for things to change, you have to change. I've been thinking about this quote a lot lately. And it's taken on a much deeper meaning for me, because he didn't say, for things to change, you have to change things. What he said is for things to change, you have to change. I understand now that means that I have to change in whatever ways are necessary for things to change for me, whatever those things are; and if I don't change, which is an inside job, then things in the outside world are not going to change for me. So, for things to change, you have to change.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Common limiting beliefs
  • Counter-examples to limiting beliefs
  • Upgrading your identity or sense of self
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening in March for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> you have to change."

It seems very obvious when you think about it, for things to change, you have to change. I've been thinking about this quote a lot lately. And it's taken on a much deeper meaning for me, because he didn't say, for things to change, you have to change things. What he said is for things to change, you have to change. I understand now that means that I have to change in whatever ways are necessary for things to change for me, whatever those things are; and if I don't change, which is an inside job, then things in the outside world are not going to change for me. So, for things to change, you have to change.

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • Common limiting beliefs
  • Counter-examples to limiting beliefs
  • Upgrading your identity or sense of self
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening in March for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program 

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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]]> DrB a4c5b00e-435f-43ee-8bac-16a1bda610b3 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:00:00 -0800 1666 false If Your Feelings of Overwhelm Have Kicked into High Gear - 081 If Your Feelings of Overwhelm Have Kicked into High Gear - 081 Feeling overwhelmed isn't automatically a positive or a negative experience; it depends on the emotion and on the meaning you give to the emotion you're feeling.  You could be overwhelmed with gratitude and self-love or overwhelmed with grief and shame.

The meaning I give overwhelmed is that it implies "too much" or "more than someone can comfortably handle."  Is that you?

Every time I imagine what life is like WITHOUT well-developed executive function skills before the pandemic, and then imagine it during this pandemic, the impact just 10x'd itself in terms of the negative overwhelm and impact that it is having on your lives.  And so many of you are telling me exactly that.

The good news?

Executive Function skills can be learned, no matter what age you are.  No matter where you are located in the world.  All it takes is the right training, strategies and support. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What it takes to stay out of overwhelming feelings
  • Strategies for shifting your feelings
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening in January for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills 
  • Free Executive Function Training Series coming very soon

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

 

 

To Help The Show:

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]]> Feeling overwhelmed isn't automatically a positive or a negative experience; it depends on the emotion and on the meaning you give to the emotion you're feeling.  You could be overwhelmed with gratitude and self-love or overwhelmed with grief and shame.

The meaning I give overwhelmed is that it implies "too much" or "more than someone can comfortably handle."  Is that you?

Every time I imagine what life is like WITHOUT well-developed executive function skills before the pandemic, and then imagine it during this pandemic, the impact just 10x'd itself in terms of the negative overwhelm and impact that it is having on your lives.  And so many of you are telling me exactly that.

The good news?

Executive Function skills can be learned, no matter what age you are.  No matter where you are located in the world.  All it takes is the right training, strategies and support. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What it takes to stay out of overwhelming feelings
  • Strategies for shifting your feelings
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening in January for the ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills 
  • Free Executive Function Training Series coming very soon

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

 

 

To Help The Show:

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]]> DrB 3d170c43-f83c-4386-8259-2e4ad7297575 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:30:00 -0800 1552 false You Think It's ADHD That's Been Biting You In The Butt All These Years - 080 You Think It's ADHD That's Been Biting You In The Butt All These Years - 080 Are you telling yourself stories or reliving your past failed attempts and making that your reality today?  You're probably not doing this consciously, however, many of us base our current reality on possibilities of what you've done in the past.  Statements like, "this is just how I am" or "this doesn't feel like me" or "I can't see myself living that way" are common.  

The good news?

Executive Function skills can be learned, no matter what age you are.  No matter where you are located in the world.  All it takes is the right training, strategies and support. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What can happen when ADHD and under-developed executive function skills are lumped together for diagnosis and treatment
  • Giving a new meaning to ADHD and under-developed executive function skills
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening now for the January 2021 ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

 

 

To Help The Show:

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]]> Are you telling yourself stories or reliving your past failed attempts and making that your reality today?  You're probably not doing this consciously, however, many of us base our current reality on possibilities of what you've done in the past.  Statements like, "this is just how I am" or "this doesn't feel like me" or "I can't see myself living that way" are common.  

The good news?

Executive Function skills can be learned, no matter what age you are.  No matter where you are located in the world.  All it takes is the right training, strategies and support. 

In this episode Dr B talks about:

  • What can happen when ADHD and under-developed executive function skills are lumped together for diagnosis and treatment
  • Giving a new meaning to ADHD and under-developed executive function skills
  • The importance of celebrating your wins
  • Enrollment opening now for the January 2021 ADDventures in Achievement Foundational Skills program

Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

Episode Resources:

 

 

To Help The Show:

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]]> DrB 3cb1ae4a-e6b6-407e-b341-7e58ddbb5856 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:50:22 -0800 2181 false "Shelf-Help" Can Do More Harm Than Good - 079 "Shelf-Help" Can Do More Harm Than Good - 079
  • 32 million people suffer from anxiety
  • 17 million suffer from depression
  • Around 12 million suffer from PTSD

    • And, according to Forbes magazine, the Self-Help industry generates over $11 billion annually. What I find interesting is that many of the self-help books and videos that get purchased sit on the shelf collecting dust. So for today's podcast, I wanted to explore this phenomenon and help you get curious about what does work and why.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    And, if my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about the difference between ADHD and executive function skills, you're not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having under-developed executive function skills along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will.  It's also highly probable that you will have under-developed executive function skills if you've lived with chronic depression, chronic anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illness.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • How shelf-help can do more harm than good
    • The kind of help we need to really advance and heal
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Open enrollment NOW for the ADDventures in Achievement program until Thursday, July 2, 2020!!

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

     

    ]]>
  • 32 million people suffer from anxiety
  • 17 million suffer from depression
  • Around 12 million suffer from PTSD

    • And, according to Forbes magazine, the Self-Help industry generates over $11 billion annually. What I find interesting is that many of the self-help books and videos that get purchased sit on the shelf collecting dust. So for today's podcast, I wanted to explore this phenomenon and help you get curious about what does work and why.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    And, if my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about the difference between ADHD and executive function skills, you're not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having under-developed executive function skills along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will.  It's also highly probable that you will have under-developed executive function skills if you've lived with chronic depression, chronic anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illness.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • How shelf-help can do more harm than good
    • The kind of help we need to really advance and heal
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Open enrollment NOW for the ADDventures in Achievement program until Thursday, July 2, 2020!!

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

     

    ]]>     DrB ca942f80-a55b-4a00-9d3a-864a66b42b0b Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:30:00 -0700 2151 false     Dr B Interviewed By Meredith For Real: The Curious Introvert - 078 Dr B Interviewed By Meredith For Real: The Curious Introvert - 078 If my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about the difference between ADHD and executive function skills, you're not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having under-developed executive function skills along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will.  It's also highly probable that you will have under-developed executive function skills if you've lived with chronic depression, chronic anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illness.

    Today's episode is about offering you hope; real hope that you can change your life.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Understanding what ADHD is
    • The difference between ADHD and executive function skills
    • Strategies based on my responses to questions from Meredith's listeners
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     If my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about the difference between ADHD and executive function skills, you're not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having under-developed executive function skills along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will.  It's also highly probable that you will have under-developed executive function skills if you've lived with chronic depression, chronic anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illness.

    Today's episode is about offering you hope; real hope that you can change your life.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Understanding what ADHD is
    • The difference between ADHD and executive function skills
    • Strategies based on my responses to questions from Meredith's listeners
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     DrB ddc933d4-3d4d-4e89-ad50-dff94a07f1fe Mon, 15 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0700 1682 false     EF Skill of Initiating - Starting and Following Through - 077 EF Skill of Initiating - Starting and Following Through - 077 If my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about executive function skills and strategies, you are not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having executive function deficits along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will. 

    Today's episode is about the executive function skill of Initiating and some strategies to get you started on developing this important skill, as well as offering you hope; real hope that you can change your life.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • The simplest, bare-bones definition of Initiating that I could give
    • How Initiating and Procrastination relate to each other
    • The insult of "lazy"
    • A few quick strategies to help you start developing your Initiating skillset
    • A testimonial from a student on this topic
    • If you don't believe this can work for you, listen up
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     If my podcast show is the first time you've been hearing about executive function skills and strategies, you are not alone.  If you're an adult who received a diagnosis of adult ADHD, executive function skills should also have been assessed and discussed with you, in my humble opinion.  The odds of having executive function deficits along with ADHD are very high; in fact, almost a given that you will. 

    Today's episode is about the executive function skill of Initiating and some strategies to get you started on developing this important skill, as well as offering you hope; real hope that you can change your life.  How much time do we have?  Not much.  So let's get to it.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • The simplest, bare-bones definition of Initiating that I could give
    • How Initiating and Procrastination relate to each other
    • The insult of "lazy"
    • A few quick strategies to help you start developing your Initiating skillset
    • A testimonial from a student on this topic
    • If you don't believe this can work for you, listen up
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     DrB 530ff8eb-3130-47ee-9261-d43a0b30276c Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0700 2209 false     Transforming ADDulting with ADHD - 076 Transforming ADDulting with ADHD - 076 Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

    That was me; living the majority of my academic life believing I was stupid, and chasing degrees to prove I wasn't. The degrees never resolved the feelings; only accepting the truth did. I was smart; just differently. I wasn't broken. I didn't need fixing. I needed to understand what was great about me and build on that. I have, and so can you!

    The meanings you give the events of your life is so important.  They can either empower or destroy you. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Defining what ADDulting will look like for you
    • Success comes from building a strong foundation and continuing to practice the basics
    • Six important concepts that have radically transformed my life and others who apply these concepts
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

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    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

    That was me; living the majority of my academic life believing I was stupid, and chasing degrees to prove I wasn't. The degrees never resolved the feelings; only accepting the truth did. I was smart; just differently. I wasn't broken. I didn't need fixing. I needed to understand what was great about me and build on that. I have, and so can you!

    The meanings you give the events of your life is so important.  They can either empower or destroy you. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Defining what ADDulting will look like for you
    • Success comes from building a strong foundation and continuing to practice the basics
    • Six important concepts that have radically transformed my life and others who apply these concepts
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     DrB b61e67a3-b21a-423e-b21e-3ef8a1cf7a18 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0700 2206 false     Like a Fish in Water, This is All We Know - 075 Like a Fish in Water, This is All We Know - 075 Prescribers aren't recommending executive function skills training.  Therapists aren't recommending executive function skills training.  Colleges aren't recommending or offering executive function skills training; neither are employers.  So, if all the main people in your life weren't making these recommendations, why would you even know or consider this as something you can do for yourself? 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Multi-dimensional mental health problem in the world
    • Importance of executive function skills training with scaffolding support
    • Self-care beyond skills training - hydration, nutrients, movement, and more
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

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    ]]>     Prescribers aren't recommending executive function skills training.  Therapists aren't recommending executive function skills training.  Colleges aren't recommending or offering executive function skills training; neither are employers.  So, if all the main people in your life weren't making these recommendations, why would you even know or consider this as something you can do for yourself? 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Multi-dimensional mental health problem in the world
    • Importance of executive function skills training with scaffolding support
    • Self-care beyond skills training - hydration, nutrients, movement, and more
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB faa5f758-951e-4ab2-8fa8-ee33cfa0d6a8 Thu, 28 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700 1733 false     How Well Are You Navigating Menopause and ADHD? - 074 How Well Are You Navigating Menopause and ADHD? - 074 In this episode Dr B talks about:
    • Drops in estrogen and cognitive functioning
    • Importance of gut health for brain health
    • Not turning your behaviors into your identity
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     In this episode Dr B talks about:
    • Drops in estrogen and cognitive functioning
    • Importance of gut health for brain health
    • Not turning your behaviors into your identity
    • The importance of celebrating your wins

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB a8ccd5b3-e6a0-4d29-9d60-c305220f69ec Mon, 25 May 2020 08:21:01 -0700 1779 false     Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 4 - 073 Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 4 - 073 We begin this section discussing the use of alcohol or other substances to slow down what Danny calls the "cacophony" going on in his head.

    And then we dive into all the ways your brain can be retrained so that you can get better outcomes for your life. That is, how to work with your unique brain, how to love it's quirkiness and how to envision a positive future.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     We begin this section discussing the use of alcohol or other substances to slow down what Danny calls the "cacophony" going on in his head.

    And then we dive into all the ways your brain can be retrained so that you can get better outcomes for your life. That is, how to work with your unique brain, how to love it's quirkiness and how to envision a positive future.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB d45bcc8b-49fb-4696-8891-2761207b3ab7 Thu, 21 May 2020 13:30:00 -0700 1772 false     Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 3 - 072 Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 3 - 072 In Part 3 of this interview I discuss "cognitive hyperactivity," which is barely being talked about even though it causes huge problems for people.

    And then we start talking about solutions.

    So settle in for some great tips as we continue Danny's interview…

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     In Part 3 of this interview I discuss "cognitive hyperactivity," which is barely being talked about even though it causes huge problems for people.

    And then we start talking about solutions.

    So settle in for some great tips as we continue Danny's interview…

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB ad348bfd-70a6-4f04-99ad-1b68d2a51eac Mon, 18 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700 751 false     Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 2 - 071 Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 2 - 071 When we left off at the end of the last episode, Danny had just experienced an epiphany that ADHD might be the source of many of his struggles in life.

    This episode starts with Danny's revelations from listening to an audio book on ADHD and then he describes a very dark time in his life and where he found a lifeline.

    Let's jump right in. 

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     When we left off at the end of the last episode, Danny had just experienced an epiphany that ADHD might be the source of many of his struggles in life.

    This episode starts with Danny's revelations from listening to an audio book on ADHD and then he describes a very dark time in his life and where he found a lifeline.

    Let's jump right in. 

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB b851f343-6824-4d91-a3cc-8d35da7baba7 Thu, 14 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700 992 false     Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 1 - 070 Living with Adult ADHD: Interview with Danny Part 1 - 070 We met at a local ADHD MeetUp group back in 2013 and have been friends ever since.

    He's come a long way, and I want you to hear from him how ADHD almost ruined his life, and he overcame his depression and addictions by working on unique ways to retrain his brain.

    In this first part (Part 1 of 4), we discuss Danny's childhood, how he discovered his ADHD later in life and what cognitive hyperactivity can look like.

    Let's jump right in. The conversation starts with Danny describing himself as we chat a little about our MeetUp days…

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     We met at a local ADHD MeetUp group back in 2013 and have been friends ever since.

    He's come a long way, and I want you to hear from him how ADHD almost ruined his life, and he overcame his depression and addictions by working on unique ways to retrain his brain.

    In this first part (Part 1 of 4), we discuss Danny's childhood, how he discovered his ADHD later in life and what cognitive hyperactivity can look like.

    Let's jump right in. The conversation starts with Danny describing himself as we chat a little about our MeetUp days…

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB dc44c767-6f35-4755-9626-b26834f24916 Tue, 12 May 2020 17:00:00 -0700 1473 false     ADHD and Executive Function Skills Through Dr B's Eyes - 069 ADHD and Executive Function Skills Through Dr B's Eyes - 069 Back in the late 1970's I had Graves Disease, which simply put is an overactive or hyperactive thyroid gland.  ...Being an options thinker, I explored acupuncture, which addresses issues of energy directly and visualization techniques, which have been researched as very effective in the treatment of cancer. Plus, some reading in Louise Hay's book "Healing Your Body" helped me to understand the metaphysical aspects of my thyroid, which is about speaking my truth.  So, between the use of the medication, acupuncture, and visualization techniques with self-dialogue, I was able to release the hyperactive energy from my thyroid gland without the need for surgery or radiation.  Everything that had happened to my eyes and thyroid gland went back to normal and you couldn't tell it ever happened.    

    I share the stories in this episode with you, so you have a little sense of my worldview on wellness and how the limited options we are often given are just that – limited and limiting.

    In this episode Dr B talks about 3 action steps:

    • Self-Care
    • Lifework
    • Persistence
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Back in the late 1970's I had Graves Disease, which simply put is an overactive or hyperactive thyroid gland.  ...Being an options thinker, I explored acupuncture, which addresses issues of energy directly and visualization techniques, which have been researched as very effective in the treatment of cancer. Plus, some reading in Louise Hay's book "Healing Your Body" helped me to understand the metaphysical aspects of my thyroid, which is about speaking my truth.  So, between the use of the medication, acupuncture, and visualization techniques with self-dialogue, I was able to release the hyperactive energy from my thyroid gland without the need for surgery or radiation.  Everything that had happened to my eyes and thyroid gland went back to normal and you couldn't tell it ever happened.    

    I share the stories in this episode with you, so you have a little sense of my worldview on wellness and how the limited options we are often given are just that – limited and limiting.

    In this episode Dr B talks about 3 action steps:

    • Self-Care
    • Lifework
    • Persistence
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 3d07194e-0f10-46d8-bded-89aa1b7c1798 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:00:00 -0800 2200 false     Executive Function Basics: Focus, Priorities and Effective Decision-Making - 068 Executive Function Basics: Focus, Priorities and Effective Decision-Making - 068 Without the skills to focus, prioritize and make effective decisions, you are most likely going to be stressed and spinning your wheels a lot, seeing very little results at the end of each day.  And like you, I know how awful that feels, and am grateful to have developed the skills I needed to do these things more easily, and teach them to others so they are less stressed too.  I trust the information in this episode will give you a start at developing these critically important skills and lessen your stressors, especially during this holiday season when there is so much more to focus on, prioritize and of course, make decisions on.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Focus
    • Prioritizing
    • Decision-Making
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Without the skills to focus, prioritize and make effective decisions, you are most likely going to be stressed and spinning your wheels a lot, seeing very little results at the end of each day.  And like you, I know how awful that feels, and am grateful to have developed the skills I needed to do these things more easily, and teach them to others so they are less stressed too.  I trust the information in this episode will give you a start at developing these critically important skills and lessen your stressors, especially during this holiday season when there is so much more to focus on, prioritize and of course, make decisions on.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Focus
    • Prioritizing
    • Decision-Making
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB ff9cc6b0-2d00-4d92-bb56-9109485f0477 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:40:00 -0800 4451 false     Executive Function Basics - Planning, Scheduling and Following Through - 067 Executive Function Basics - Planning, Scheduling and Following Through - 067 Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's episode about Executive Function Basics - Planning, Scheduling and Following Through. I decided to change up the format for a couple of weeks and provide you with some important tools that I've taught students before.

    Without the skills to plan, schedule and follow through there is a lot that you won't be able to do very efficiently. I trust the information in this episode will give you a start at developing these critically important skills and lessen your stressors, especially during this holiday season.

    One of my goals with this episode is for you to realize that you didn't have this level of skills years ago, and if you did, you'd have had more options. And since that's the truth, let's set blame aside, and focus on getting you the skills you can start developing today, that will make a significant difference in the quality of your life.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What it's like getting started with executive function skill development
    • Planning and lots of examples
    • Scheduling and lots of examples
    • Following through and lots of examples
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's episode about Executive Function Basics - Planning, Scheduling and Following Through. I decided to change up the format for a couple of weeks and provide you with some important tools that I've taught students before.

    Without the skills to plan, schedule and follow through there is a lot that you won't be able to do very efficiently. I trust the information in this episode will give you a start at developing these critically important skills and lessen your stressors, especially during this holiday season.

    One of my goals with this episode is for you to realize that you didn't have this level of skills years ago, and if you did, you'd have had more options. And since that's the truth, let's set blame aside, and focus on getting you the skills you can start developing today, that will make a significant difference in the quality of your life.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What it's like getting started with executive function skill development
    • Planning and lots of examples
    • Scheduling and lots of examples
    • Following through and lots of examples
    • The importance of celebrating your wins
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 975099ef-7d0f-42d4-8bb4-ff9123f3a7d3 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 21:40:00 -0800 3711 false     The Difference Between ADHD Coaching and Therapy - 066 The Difference Between ADHD Coaching and Therapy - 066 ADHD that is diagnosed in adulthood doesn't travel alone; rather it often comes with "companion challenges" such as depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and even illnesses.  Sometimes these "companion challenges" are there as a result of this later in life diagnosis and sometimes not.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Later in life diagnosis of adult ADHD and what to do next
    • Adults learning essential executive function skills later in life
    • Embracing structure and cycles in all areas of your life
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     ADHD that is diagnosed in adulthood doesn't travel alone; rather it often comes with "companion challenges" such as depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and even illnesses.  Sometimes these "companion challenges" are there as a result of this later in life diagnosis and sometimes not.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Later in life diagnosis of adult ADHD and what to do next
    • Adults learning essential executive function skills later in life
    • Embracing structure and cycles in all areas of your life
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 6aa6e693-8193-4919-b965-ff5f468d0467 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:05:00 -0800 2631 false     Three Steps to Getting Organized (the fun way!) - 065 Three Steps to Getting Organized (the fun way!) - 065 I made sure to include fun in this episode because I learned long ago that I needed to create games out of pretty much everything I do so that it's fun and I look forward to it.  Whether it's: beat the clock or making a movie out of a project or taking on the role of someone who does a task really well or dressing up in something fun…  I think of ways to make it fun for myself so there's no procrastination or resistance.  I'd love for you to feel the same way about getting yourselves organized – the fun way.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Pausing for the fun of it in all you do; the skill that keeps giving
    • Letting go of shame or guilt and returning to sender
    • Fun strategies for getting organized, inside and outside your mind
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     I made sure to include fun in this episode because I learned long ago that I needed to create games out of pretty much everything I do so that it's fun and I look forward to it.  Whether it's: beat the clock or making a movie out of a project or taking on the role of someone who does a task really well or dressing up in something fun…  I think of ways to make it fun for myself so there's no procrastination or resistance.  I'd love for you to feel the same way about getting yourselves organized – the fun way.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Pausing for the fun of it in all you do; the skill that keeps giving
    • Letting go of shame or guilt and returning to sender
    • Fun strategies for getting organized, inside and outside your mind
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 65a16bc393d3475c985464b70d55427d Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:30:00 -0800 2176 false     Understanding Executive Functions - 064 Understanding Executive Functions - 064 As I've said before, there are many reasons why these skills get derailed in their development.  It's not your fault that your skills aren't as fully developed "yet" as you need them to be, and you are responsible for developing them now, if you want your life to work better.  You can have skills but no strategies or strategies but no skills and falter either way; you need them both.  And even though you learn them separately, they are all inter-related. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Being willing to start where you are, without judgment
    • Setting a goal with enough specifics so your intention is clearly defined
    • Achieving a goal based on what you decide to do in the moment
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     As I've said before, there are many reasons why these skills get derailed in their development.  It's not your fault that your skills aren't as fully developed "yet" as you need them to be, and you are responsible for developing them now, if you want your life to work better.  You can have skills but no strategies or strategies but no skills and falter either way; you need them both.  And even though you learn them separately, they are all inter-related. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Being willing to start where you are, without judgment
    • Setting a goal with enough specifics so your intention is clearly defined
    • Achieving a goal based on what you decide to do in the moment
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB f58b636bd67e4c08822e2ba210bb0249 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:23:54 -0700 2880 false     Recovering from a Seemingly Hopeless State of Mind and Body - 063 Recovering from a Seemingly Hopeless State of Mind and Body - 063 Hey ADDers!  We're going to start off a little different today and look at a correlation I've been thinking about for some time.

    The title of today's episode comes from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and pertains to more than just those in recovery from alcoholism.  And even if you don't favor AA for whatever reasons, please do listen for the deeper logic and meanings that I want to share with you today in this introductory part of today's episode.

    A seemingly hopeless state of mind and body is reaching epidemic proportions as it relates to depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, ADHD and addictions (both behavioral and substance).  And underlying these conditions, I am seeing the compromised development of executive function skills and strategies, which are the essential skills we all need to thrive as adults in today's world. If you can't plan, organize, prioritize, get started and keep going until the end, or regulate states of overwhelm and analysis paralysis so you can make a solid decision, it's going to cost you.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What can happen when ADHD and under-developed executive function skills are lumped together for diagnosis and treatment
    • Living the seemingly hopeless state of mind and body life
    • Giving a new meaning to ADHD and under-developed executive function skills
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  We're going to start off a little different today and look at a correlation I've been thinking about for some time.

    The title of today's episode comes from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and pertains to more than just those in recovery from alcoholism.  And even if you don't favor AA for whatever reasons, please do listen for the deeper logic and meanings that I want to share with you today in this introductory part of today's episode.

    A seemingly hopeless state of mind and body is reaching epidemic proportions as it relates to depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, ADHD and addictions (both behavioral and substance).  And underlying these conditions, I am seeing the compromised development of executive function skills and strategies, which are the essential skills we all need to thrive as adults in today's world. If you can't plan, organize, prioritize, get started and keep going until the end, or regulate states of overwhelm and analysis paralysis so you can make a solid decision, it's going to cost you.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What can happen when ADHD and under-developed executive function skills are lumped together for diagnosis and treatment
    • Living the seemingly hopeless state of mind and body life
    • Giving a new meaning to ADHD and under-developed executive function skills
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB e611e51a8fba46cd953311288e20d4ba Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:00:00 -0700 2307 false     How to Thrive with your ADHD Brain - 062 How to Thrive with your ADHD Brain - 062 Hey ADDers!  Do you feel as if you're on a runaway train? Is valuable time – and your life – passing you by in the blink of an eye?  Do you feel lost or overwhelmed because you're not getting the important things done in your life?

    I was once there, too.  I spent thousands of dollars on programs, therapists and books that promised to show me the way out of the chaos in spite of my ADHD brain. But they didn't.  Instead, they left me feeling angry and more desperate than before.  Perhaps this is your story too.

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so wants that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • The importance of foresight and it's impact on planning and following through
    • Taking planning out of fantasy thinking and bringing it into reality with steps
    • The relationship between following through and keeping your word to yourself
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Do you feel as if you're on a runaway train? Is valuable time – and your life – passing you by in the blink of an eye?  Do you feel lost or overwhelmed because you're not getting the important things done in your life?

    I was once there, too.  I spent thousands of dollars on programs, therapists and books that promised to show me the way out of the chaos in spite of my ADHD brain. But they didn't.  Instead, they left me feeling angry and more desperate than before.  Perhaps this is your story too.

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so wants that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • The importance of foresight and it's impact on planning and following through
    • Taking planning out of fantasy thinking and bringing it into reality with steps
    • The relationship between following through and keeping your word to yourself
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 21c9e1c46ef441daaf5b00231878a5c7 Tue, 28 May 2019 21:00:00 -0700 2597 false     Foresight or Forward Thinking - an EF Skill to Help you Make Better Choices - 061 Foresight or Forward Thinking - an EF Skill to Help you Make Better Choices - 061 Hey ADDers!  Foresight is the secret ingredient to success, because without foresight you cannot prepare for the future.  With our fast-paced lives, it is becoming harder and harder to establish foresight because our world is changing faster than ever before.  Are you someone who has no idea of what sort of world you should prepare for?  And if that is you, have you given up and decided that you can't know or do anything about your future?  That you will just have to deal with the cards that get dealt to you over time? That's you being "reactive" rather than "responsive" to the circumstances of your life. 

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so wants that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What is personal foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • What is relationship foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • What is business foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Foresight is the secret ingredient to success, because without foresight you cannot prepare for the future.  With our fast-paced lives, it is becoming harder and harder to establish foresight because our world is changing faster than ever before.  Are you someone who has no idea of what sort of world you should prepare for?  And if that is you, have you given up and decided that you can't know or do anything about your future?  That you will just have to deal with the cards that get dealt to you over time? That's you being "reactive" rather than "responsive" to the circumstances of your life. 

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so wants that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What is personal foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • What is relationship foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • What is business foresight and how you can start to develop it
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    • Free Live Masterclass, January 2020:  "The #1 Way to Move Beyond the Years of Damage from Undiagnosed ADHD and Executive Function Dysfunction."  

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 70beca4e473d4fc881bd0b0b2facd59e Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:00:00 -0700 2270 false     Executive Function Skill of Shifting – It's Really Important to Master - 060 Executive Function Skill of Shifting – It's Really Important to Master - 060 Hey ADDers! Do you have trouble "shifting" from your current task to the next task? Or maybe you have the opposite problem – where you are shifting way too quickly from thing to thing and leaving a trail of unfinished tasks in your wake. Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like moving with ease from one situation, activity or aspect of a problem to another as the circumstances require, to me there is so much more to understanding Shifting than just the behavioral manifestations. What about Shifting your thoughts and feelings? By that I mean, do your thoughts and feelings seem to get stuck and just keep presenting you with the same stuff over and over again? Do you want to think or feel differently yet can't seem to shift?

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What is behavioral Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is thinking Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is emotional Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is excessive Shifting and how you can start to reign that in
    • New Programs Coming Soon - Couples in Motion & ADDventures Companion
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers! Do you have trouble "shifting" from your current task to the next task? Or maybe you have the opposite problem – where you are shifting way too quickly from thing to thing and leaving a trail of unfinished tasks in your wake. Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like moving with ease from one situation, activity or aspect of a problem to another as the circumstances require, to me there is so much more to understanding Shifting than just the behavioral manifestations. What about Shifting your thoughts and feelings? By that I mean, do your thoughts and feelings seem to get stuck and just keep presenting you with the same stuff over and over again? Do you want to think or feel differently yet can't seem to shift?

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What is behavioral Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is thinking Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is emotional Shifting and how you can start to develop it
    • What is excessive Shifting and how you can start to reign that in
    • New Programs Coming Soon - Couples in Motion & ADDventures Companion
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 5af3e36acf3a418297187cb4064c750c Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:00:00 -0700 2700 false     Ask Dr B about Relationships: My ADHD Makes All Kinds of Relationships Hard - 059 Ask Dr B about Relationships: My ADHD Makes All Kinds of Relationships Hard - 059 Hey ADDers!  If you're married, living together, dating, have close friends or it's you and you…these are all different forms of relationships that you are in.  And where there are relationships, there are potential challenges and delightful times to be shared. 

    I look at relationships as kind of a progression. First, there is the relationship you have with yourself.  Then there is the relationship you have with one other person, whether that's a friendship or coupleship or partnership in business.  From there, your coupleship or partnership could expand into a family or expansion of a business.  Point is, in my mind it always starts with you. 

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Relationship With Yourself
    • Relationship With Another
    • Relationship With Family or Team
    • Stories About Relationships From Listeners
    • New Programs Coming Soon - Couples in Motion & ADDventures Companion
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  If you're married, living together, dating, have close friends or it's you and you…these are all different forms of relationships that you are in.  And where there are relationships, there are potential challenges and delightful times to be shared. 

    I look at relationships as kind of a progression. First, there is the relationship you have with yourself.  Then there is the relationship you have with one other person, whether that's a friendship or coupleship or partnership in business.  From there, your coupleship or partnership could expand into a family or expansion of a business.  Point is, in my mind it always starts with you. 

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Relationship With Yourself
    • Relationship With Another
    • Relationship With Family or Team
    • Stories About Relationships From Listeners
    • New Programs Coming Soon - Couples in Motion & ADDventures Companion
    • The Importance Of Celebrating Your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB f5c484db8875494ba4cc26b8acf553b0 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700 3148 false     Executive Function Skill of Inhibit – There's more to it than you might think - 058 Executive Function Skill of Inhibit – There's more to it than you might think - 058 Hey ADDers!  Do you have trouble "inhibiting" your impulses?  Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like blurting out, touching things you shouldn't, cutting people off and more, to me there is so much more to understanding Inhibiting than just the behavioral manifestations.  What about Inhibiting your thoughts and feelings?  By that I mean, do your thoughts and feelings seem to have a mind of their own and "just happen" uninhibited, or do you have a say so in what you think and feel and when you think and feel what you do?  I'm talking about the part of your mind that controls the censoring and regulating aspect of your behaviors, thoughts and feelings.

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What Is Behavioral Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • What Is Thinking Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • What Is Emotional Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • First Annual 2-Day Training in CA
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Do you have trouble "inhibiting" your impulses?  Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like blurting out, touching things you shouldn't, cutting people off and more, to me there is so much more to understanding Inhibiting than just the behavioral manifestations.  What about Inhibiting your thoughts and feelings?  By that I mean, do your thoughts and feelings seem to have a mind of their own and "just happen" uninhibited, or do you have a say so in what you think and feel and when you think and feel what you do?  I'm talking about the part of your mind that controls the censoring and regulating aspect of your behaviors, thoughts and feelings.

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What Is Behavioral Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • What Is Thinking Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • What Is Emotional Inhibiting and How You Can Develop It
    • First Annual 2-Day Training in CA
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB fb130eb4eb6b41cb8d105f3047208571 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:25:00 -0700 3046 false     Executive Function Assessments, Skills and Strategies - 057 Executive Function Assessments, Skills and Strategies - 057 Hey ADDers!  As adults, we need certain capabilities to succeed in life - this success being things like responsibly raising children, getting and keeping a job, managing a household and contributing to our communities.  Without these capabilities, our successes are iffy at best.  If you know that you're missing Executive Function Skills and Strategies, like Initiating, Planning, Organizing and more, then this episode is for you!!

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Flaws in Executive Function Assessments
    • Importance of both Skills and Strategies
    • First Annual 2-Day Training in CA
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  As adults, we need certain capabilities to succeed in life - this success being things like responsibly raising children, getting and keeping a job, managing a household and contributing to our communities.  Without these capabilities, our successes are iffy at best.  If you know that you're missing Executive Function Skills and Strategies, like Initiating, Planning, Organizing and more, then this episode is for you!!

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Flaws in Executive Function Assessments
    • Importance of both Skills and Strategies
    • First Annual 2-Day Training in CA
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB b4df2a22f542430ba37756932ed9a390 Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:30:00 -0700 2035 false     Ask Dr B about Distractibility and People's Disbelief that ADHD is Real - 056 Ask Dr B about Distractibility and People's Disbelief that ADHD is Real - 056 Hey ADDers!  Do you have trouble getting yourself to focus on things you need or want to focus on?  Do you even know what the right things are to be focusing on?  And what about following through?  Is that something that comes easily to you or do you have years of projects or tasks that you never quite followed through on and they are still waiting for their turn for completion?  If I am talking about your life, then this episode is for you!!

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Having a focal point to help you focus
    • Distractibility
    • How real ADHD truly is
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

     

    Photo I mentioned in this episode.

    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Do you have trouble getting yourself to focus on things you need or want to focus on?  Do you even know what the right things are to be focusing on?  And what about following through?  Is that something that comes easily to you or do you have years of projects or tasks that you never quite followed through on and they are still waiting for their turn for completion?  If I am talking about your life, then this episode is for you!!

    Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • Having a focal point to help you focus
    • Distractibility
    • How real ADHD truly is
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

     

    Photo I mentioned in this episode.

    ]]>     DrB eff5d29395d26f0bd5ae77e0846b2335 Sun, 06 May 2018 00:15:00 -0700 2096 56 false     Are You Short On Foresight, Hindsight And Insight - 055 Are You Short On Foresight, Hindsight And Insight - 055 Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    So, do you see upcoming, potential disasters ahead of time, like you going over the cliff BEFORE you get anywhere near it?  Are you able to avert something negative BEFORE it happens because you remember what happened the last time?  Are you living a life that is less adrenaline driven because you've learned some important things about yourself?  For many of you the answer is no to most of these questions.  It's like your mind doesn't yet know how to see into the future or benefit from the past. This might be one of the reasons you get into the same trouble over and over again.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What hindsight is and how you can develop it
    • What foresight is and how you can develop it
    • What insight is and how you can develop it
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them.  That's what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too.  You've heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious "human being" – even if the "human doing" part of you needs some work and tools.  By identifying the root cause issues, and addressing them, whether that means learning skills, strategies or facing and resolving long-standing problems, you can look to a future where you too are Living Beyond ADHD. 

    So, do you see upcoming, potential disasters ahead of time, like you going over the cliff BEFORE you get anywhere near it?  Are you able to avert something negative BEFORE it happens because you remember what happened the last time?  Are you living a life that is less adrenaline driven because you've learned some important things about yourself?  For many of you the answer is no to most of these questions.  It's like your mind doesn't yet know how to see into the future or benefit from the past. This might be one of the reasons you get into the same trouble over and over again.

    In this episode Dr B talks about:

    • What hindsight is and how you can develop it
    • What foresight is and how you can develop it
    • What insight is and how you can develop it
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 12d09c49523bef6eee186baedf811838 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 19:45:00 -0700 2402 55 false     Ask Dr B about Binge Eating & Other Addictions Occurring with ADHD & EFD - 054 Ask Dr B about Binge Eating & Other Addictions Occurring with ADHD & EFD - 054 Hey ADDers!  Do you struggle with any addictions or have you in the past?  Addictions are a BIG deal for those of us with ADHD and EF deficits for so many different reasons.  In fact, the stats on frequency are about twice that of those adults without ADHD or EF deficits, if these issues aren't being fully addressed.   In this episode, I talk about:

    • The nucleus accumbens (pleasure center of the brain)
    • How to increase motivation by increasing dopamine rewards
    • Binge eating and relationship to ADHD as well as purpose it is serving
    • Promoting a part of yourself from within
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Update:  I am re-branding my show name to "Living Beyond ADHD," to more accurately reflect the content I actually talk about.  Watch for new artwork and name soon.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Do you struggle with any addictions or have you in the past?  Addictions are a BIG deal for those of us with ADHD and EF deficits for so many different reasons.  In fact, the stats on frequency are about twice that of those adults without ADHD or EF deficits, if these issues aren't being fully addressed.   In this episode, I talk about:

    • The nucleus accumbens (pleasure center of the brain)
    • How to increase motivation by increasing dopamine rewards
    • Binge eating and relationship to ADHD as well as purpose it is serving
    • Promoting a part of yourself from within
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Update:  I am re-branding my show name to "Living Beyond ADHD," to more accurately reflect the content I actually talk about.  Watch for new artwork and name soon.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 381509d62d41741d42f47dc41944e989 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:30:00 -0800 2090 false     Who You Think You Are & What You Say To Yourself & About Yourself - 053 Who You Think You Are & What You Say To Yourself & About Yourself - 053 Hey ADDers!  Who do you think you are?  Seriously!!  Is your self-talk positive and encouraging?  Are the stories you tell yourself and others about you positive and encouraging?  Or, are they the kind of statements and stories that are contributing to holding you back and keeping you in an emotional ditch of underachieving and less than status?  Are you as happy as you want to be? If you resonate with any of this, then keep listening!!

    I am re-branding my show name to "Living Beyond ADHD," to more accurately reflect the content I actually talk about.  Watch for new artwork and name soon.

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • Your identity or sense of self
    • Past self
    • Present self
    • Future self
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Who do you think you are?  Seriously!!  Is your self-talk positive and encouraging?  Are the stories you tell yourself and others about you positive and encouraging?  Or, are they the kind of statements and stories that are contributing to holding you back and keeping you in an emotional ditch of underachieving and less than status?  Are you as happy as you want to be? If you resonate with any of this, then keep listening!!

    I am re-branding my show name to "Living Beyond ADHD," to more accurately reflect the content I actually talk about.  Watch for new artwork and name soon.

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • Your identity or sense of self
    • Past self
    • Present self
    • Future self
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB dcf8f85f3facd3b0328256854ccf7164 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2360 false     Ask Dr B about Heritability of ADHD & Executive Function, Emotions & Feelings - 052 Ask Dr B about Heritability of ADHD & Executive Function, Emotions & Feelings - 052 Hey ADDers! Do you ever wonder about the heritability of ADHD or how your emotions and feelings impact your executive functioning? In fact, do you know the difference between your emotions and your feelings? If yes and no, this episode is for you!!

    According to Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist and ordained nun, if you allow an emotion to exist for 90 seconds without judging it, it will disappear. According to Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist and author of A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, "once triggered, the chemical released by your brain surges through your body and you have a physiological experience. Within 90 seconds from the initial trigger, the chemical component of anger has completely dissipated from your blood and your automatic response is over. If, however, you remain angry after those 90 seconds have passed, then it is because you have chosen to let that circuit continue to run."

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • The Heritability of ADHD
    • The 90-Second Rule
    • Executive Functioning
    • Emotions
    • Feelings
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! Do you ever wonder about the heritability of ADHD or how your emotions and feelings impact your executive functioning? In fact, do you know the difference between your emotions and your feelings? If yes and no, this episode is for you!!

    According to Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist and ordained nun, if you allow an emotion to exist for 90 seconds without judging it, it will disappear. According to Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist and author of A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, "once triggered, the chemical released by your brain surges through your body and you have a physiological experience. Within 90 seconds from the initial trigger, the chemical component of anger has completely dissipated from your blood and your automatic response is over. If, however, you remain angry after those 90 seconds have passed, then it is because you have chosen to let that circuit continue to run."

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • The Heritability of ADHD
    • The 90-Second Rule
    • Executive Functioning
    • Emotions
    • Feelings
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 0873d4afef0bcb2efc9094f4cad31685 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2030 false     An Executive Function – Self-Soothing When You're Emotionally Dysregulated - 051 An Executive Function – Self-Soothing When You're Emotionally Dysregulated - 051 Hey ADDers!  Do you get overwhelmed, have meltdowns and generally have a hard time calming yourself down when you experience an intense emotion or emotional situation?  If so, this episode is for you!!

    And if you haven't yet listened to episode 050, it's an important milestone for me and I shared four special things in that episode, including a free gift giveaway for you.  Be sure to listen and claim your free gift before the offer expires.  Enjoy!

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • Grounding Techniques
    • Self-Soothing Strategies for Quick Shifts
    • Self-Soothing Self-Talk
    • Self-Soothing With Your Senses
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  Do you get overwhelmed, have meltdowns and generally have a hard time calming yourself down when you experience an intense emotion or emotional situation?  If so, this episode is for you!!

    And if you haven't yet listened to episode 050, it's an important milestone for me and I shared four special things in that episode, including a free gift giveaway for you.  Be sure to listen and claim your free gift before the offer expires.  Enjoy!

    In this episode, I talk about:

    • Grounding Techniques
    • Self-Soothing Strategies for Quick Shifts
    • Self-Soothing Self-Talk
    • Self-Soothing With Your Senses
    • The importance of celebrating your WINS
    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB e2bee7e55d1bedc01a8d931cedd7dcf7 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2325 false     Ask Dr B about a pre-requisite to developing executive function skills - 050 Ask Dr B about a pre-requisite to developing executive function skills - 050 Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today because I'm celebrating. I have four special things to share with you as we move along in this episode.

    • First, I have a gift for you. I am gifting you my mini course, The Magical Power of WINS, in the hopes that you will come to a better understanding of the power of WINS through the content in that course. Plus, I'd love to read your comments in the course itself, under each of the videos, as to what you learned and how you will be applying the information. You will find the link in the PDF transcript as well as in the episode description. I hope you will take action and claim your gift of the Magical Power of WINS. It will be available as a free gift until my next Ask Dr B episode releases on Thursday, 10/19/17.  

    • Second, I am seriously considering re-branding the name of my show because I don't feel like I am talking about you harnessing your ADHD power, rather I am talking about topics that are beyond your ADHD, such as executive function skills, self-sabotaging behaviors, and how change can actually happen for you. So, the new name I am considering for my show is "Beyond Your ADHD with Dr B." I'd love to know your thoughts on the idea of my re-branding my show and the name I am considering, for the reasons I am considering it. 
    • Third, I decided to make some changes to the enrollment process for my innovative program, ADDventures in Achievement. I've re-purposed the Waitlist, so that as soon as you get yourself on the Waitlist, I'll be reaching out to you to find out what your current challenges are and what your goals are, so we can determine if this program is right for you. And if it is, I will offer you the opportunity to enroll in the program right now, at the current pricing, instead of waiting until the public re-launch of this program near the end of this year, which will include a price increase due to the new content about executive function and EF skills that is formally being added to the program. All the current Workshops and Coaching Calls have these EF skills woven into them so current members don't have to wait to benefit from these life-changing skills.  
      • So, two benefits to enrolling now is that 1) you don't have to wait to start learning the EF skills you are missing and can start improving the quality of your life, 2) you can freeze your membership costs at the lowest they will be. This program is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness and start living the life you've only wished for. 
    • In the words of a current student of mine:
      • "Tuesday was World Mental Health Day and October is Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and ADHD Awareness Month. Couldn't help but take a moment to reflect back to a year ago at this time, when I first started this journey. Crazy to me to review what I had written in the intro I posted here – never could I have imagined what the following months would bring… Truly grateful for the opportunity to finally learn and understand the reasons behind the challenges I've experienced throughout my life. Prior to last year, I never would have thought to attribute these challenges to ADHD/EFD. I feel like I'm finally coming into consciousness and into my own with all that we've been learning here."
    • In my own words:
      • "It's a safe space to face yourself and your current challenges and limitations, and tell the truth about what you really want to be doing in your life. That way, I can help you to learn the skills you are missing so you can do whatever it is that makes your heart sing and become the person who can have that life."
    • Fourth, there's one more special thing I want to share with you and that's connected with it being ADHD Awareness Month. I'm excited that this year's International Conference on ADHD is being co-hosted by ADDA and CHADD, for the first time in history. Instead of having to decide between attending the ADDA or CHADD conference, that decision has been removed. You can attend this one conference and benefit from what both organizations have been providing to the ADHD communities for years. So, if you are in the Atlanta GA area or able to get there, the conference is going to be held from November 9-12, and will bring together some of the top clinicians, educators and resources all in one place for you.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today because I'm celebrating. I have four special things to share with you as we move along in this episode.

    • First, I have a gift for you. I am gifting you my mini course, The Magical Power of WINS, in the hopes that you will come to a better understanding of the power of WINS through the content in that course. Plus, I'd love to read your comments in the course itself, under each of the videos, as to what you learned and how you will be applying the information. You will find the link in the PDF transcript as well as in the episode description. I hope you will take action and claim your gift of the Magical Power of WINS. It will be available as a free gift until my next Ask Dr B episode releases on Thursday, 10/19/17.  

    • Second, I am seriously considering re-branding the name of my show because I don't feel like I am talking about you harnessing your ADHD power, rather I am talking about topics that are beyond your ADHD, such as executive function skills, self-sabotaging behaviors, and how change can actually happen for you. So, the new name I am considering for my show is "Beyond Your ADHD with Dr B." I'd love to know your thoughts on the idea of my re-branding my show and the name I am considering, for the reasons I am considering it. 
    • Third, I decided to make some changes to the enrollment process for my innovative program, ADDventures in Achievement. I've re-purposed the Waitlist, so that as soon as you get yourself on the Waitlist, I'll be reaching out to you to find out what your current challenges are and what your goals are, so we can determine if this program is right for you. And if it is, I will offer you the opportunity to enroll in the program right now, at the current pricing, instead of waiting until the public re-launch of this program near the end of this year, which will include a price increase due to the new content about executive function and EF skills that is formally being added to the program. All the current Workshops and Coaching Calls have these EF skills woven into them so current members don't have to wait to benefit from these life-changing skills.  
      • So, two benefits to enrolling now is that 1) you don't have to wait to start learning the EF skills you are missing and can start improving the quality of your life, 2) you can freeze your membership costs at the lowest they will be. This program is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness and start living the life you've only wished for. 
    • In the words of a current student of mine:
      • "Tuesday was World Mental Health Day and October is Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and ADHD Awareness Month. Couldn't help but take a moment to reflect back to a year ago at this time, when I first started this journey. Crazy to me to review what I had written in the intro I posted here – never could I have imagined what the following months would bring… Truly grateful for the opportunity to finally learn and understand the reasons behind the challenges I've experienced throughout my life. Prior to last year, I never would have thought to attribute these challenges to ADHD/EFD. I feel like I'm finally coming into consciousness and into my own with all that we've been learning here."
    • In my own words:
      • "It's a safe space to face yourself and your current challenges and limitations, and tell the truth about what you really want to be doing in your life. That way, I can help you to learn the skills you are missing so you can do whatever it is that makes your heart sing and become the person who can have that life."
    • Fourth, there's one more special thing I want to share with you and that's connected with it being ADHD Awareness Month. I'm excited that this year's International Conference on ADHD is being co-hosted by ADDA and CHADD, for the first time in history. Instead of having to decide between attending the ADDA or CHADD conference, that decision has been removed. You can attend this one conference and benefit from what both organizations have been providing to the ADHD communities for years. So, if you are in the Atlanta GA area or able to get there, the conference is going to be held from November 9-12, and will bring together some of the top clinicians, educators and resources all in one place for you.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 2c8ee22e83b48ed60f0fbd878aaeb89f Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:15:00 -0700 2566 false     An Executive Function - You've Got To Feel Like It To Do It - 049 An Executive Function - You've Got To Feel Like It To Do It - 049 Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. In the last episode, I talked about how we are a "feeling driven people" and if we don't feel like it, we don't do it; plain and simple. Some might interpret this as immature and say that you have to do things you don't feel like doing when you are a mature adult. I don't disagree. However, I have a little different take on this. Of course, we have to do things that we don't feel like doing (meaning would rather not do; that's part of maturity). However, the part of this that's important to distinguish is to "feel like it." There is a feeling that goes with what we do. I might get the yard work done because I feel like doing it. So, what is the "FEELING" that I experience that allows me to get it done? It depends.

    There are many times in your life that you "feel like" or "don't feel like" doing something. And for most of you, I think the way you interpret that thought or experience is different than what I am talking about.

    In this episode, I talk about the importance of being able to shift your state as needed, rather than having to wait it out, and the value of building a "feeling library" to borrow from when you need to "feel like it."

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. In the last episode, I talked about how we are a "feeling driven people" and if we don't feel like it, we don't do it; plain and simple. Some might interpret this as immature and say that you have to do things you don't feel like doing when you are a mature adult. I don't disagree. However, I have a little different take on this. Of course, we have to do things that we don't feel like doing (meaning would rather not do; that's part of maturity). However, the part of this that's important to distinguish is to "feel like it." There is a feeling that goes with what we do. I might get the yard work done because I feel like doing it. So, what is the "FEELING" that I experience that allows me to get it done? It depends.

    There are many times in your life that you "feel like" or "don't feel like" doing something. And for most of you, I think the way you interpret that thought or experience is different than what I am talking about.

    In this episode, I talk about the importance of being able to shift your state as needed, rather than having to wait it out, and the value of building a "feeling library" to borrow from when you need to "feel like it."

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB c54e5caa0497203703f998ece6755071 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1634 false     Ask Dr B – about Inattention, Clarity & Foresight - 048 Ask Dr B – about Inattention, Clarity & Foresight - 048 Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and I hope you're enjoying the little changes I've been making to deliver more focused content on topics of importance to you, as well as the way in which that content is now being delivered. When I first launched this podcast show, I felt the format needed to have three stories to illustrate the points of information I was teaching because we all remember stories. I would think about the characters, the point of the stories and work to pull it all together in a way that I thought would be good for you as my listeners. Since I was making up all the stories that I shared with you; that was roughly 6 stories a week that I needed to create and organize. If you know anything about my background and challenges with writing, you know that this was a huge undertaking for me and I made it work and grew as a result.

    I chose the topics of Inattention, Clarity and Foresight for today because I've received a lot of questions over the years about these topics, and I want you to understand how they are inter-connected and impact each other. That without focused attention (on the right focal points) it is difficult to cultivate clarity (seeing or knowing your destinations or journey) and without clarity, it is pretty hard to have the foresight you need (looking ahead for how things will unfold along the journey and what challenges you might encounter) because how would you know where to look? If this sounds a bit vague right now, it will become clearer as we go along.

    I hope that you've taken the time to listen to a few key episodes that seem to be on the minds of many of my listeners; perhaps you are one of them: Episode 036, Ask Dr B About The High Cost Of Not Knowing About Executive Function, Episode 027, Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now, and Episode 001, It's Not Your Fault & You're Not Off The Hook Either. If you've listened to all three of these episodes, you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't I highly recommend that you listen to them soon.

    What does it mean to be "Inattentive" and what's the big deal about being "inattentive?" I hear this a lot from people who don't understand the "dis-ordering" impact of Inattention.

    How your brain, mind and body works is the uniqueness of you. And if how you are put together currently is "dis-ordered" it doesn't have to stay that way. Your uniqueness doesn't have to be a limitation; it can be your strength once you understand YOU and what you need to live as your best self. It's my hope that you'll get some of what you need here.

    Remember that most adults who receive a diagnosis of adult ADHD do not receive a diagnosis of Executive Function Deficits at the same time. If they did and received the skill training they needed, it could make all the difference in the world in terms of their quality of life and personal success.

     

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and I hope you're enjoying the little changes I've been making to deliver more focused content on topics of importance to you, as well as the way in which that content is now being delivered. When I first launched this podcast show, I felt the format needed to have three stories to illustrate the points of information I was teaching because we all remember stories. I would think about the characters, the point of the stories and work to pull it all together in a way that I thought would be good for you as my listeners. Since I was making up all the stories that I shared with you; that was roughly 6 stories a week that I needed to create and organize. If you know anything about my background and challenges with writing, you know that this was a huge undertaking for me and I made it work and grew as a result.

    I chose the topics of Inattention, Clarity and Foresight for today because I've received a lot of questions over the years about these topics, and I want you to understand how they are inter-connected and impact each other. That without focused attention (on the right focal points) it is difficult to cultivate clarity (seeing or knowing your destinations or journey) and without clarity, it is pretty hard to have the foresight you need (looking ahead for how things will unfold along the journey and what challenges you might encounter) because how would you know where to look? If this sounds a bit vague right now, it will become clearer as we go along.

    I hope that you've taken the time to listen to a few key episodes that seem to be on the minds of many of my listeners; perhaps you are one of them: Episode 036, Ask Dr B About The High Cost Of Not Knowing About Executive Function, Episode 027, Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now, and Episode 001, It's Not Your Fault & You're Not Off The Hook Either. If you've listened to all three of these episodes, you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't I highly recommend that you listen to them soon.

    What does it mean to be "Inattentive" and what's the big deal about being "inattentive?" I hear this a lot from people who don't understand the "dis-ordering" impact of Inattention.

    How your brain, mind and body works is the uniqueness of you. And if how you are put together currently is "dis-ordered" it doesn't have to stay that way. Your uniqueness doesn't have to be a limitation; it can be your strength once you understand YOU and what you need to live as your best self. It's my hope that you'll get some of what you need here.

    Remember that most adults who receive a diagnosis of adult ADHD do not receive a diagnosis of Executive Function Deficits at the same time. If they did and received the skill training they needed, it could make all the difference in the world in terms of their quality of life and personal success.

     

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

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    ]]>     DrB 3ecba26f741df1121337fb65c60403a9 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:30:00 -0700 2585 false     Listen up - Mold isn't innocent & can really impact your brain & body functions - 047 Listen up - Mold isn't innocent & can really impact your brain & body functions - 047 Hey ADDers!  So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode.  I shared in the last episode that I was late on the release of episode 46 because of some health challenges last week, and said that I was going to talk about it today.  So, today's episode is a little different format, however, I trust you will find benefit in the content.

    The information I need to share today is relevant whether you have ADHD, executive function deficits, depression, anxiety or physical health challenges.  Why is it important for me to share this?  Because if you aren't aware of the far-reaching effects of mold (which I wasn't) and where it can hide and what it can do to your brain and body, you need this information.  And I'm only scratching the surface here.

    And it isn't just water leaks creating mold you need to be thinking of.  Many of the adults I work with have stacks and stacks of papers lying all around because that's their organizational system.  Dust on papers can contain mold spores; the same with the dust on your walls if you haven't dusted them recently or ever.  I looked at my walls in that room and then all my rooms and dusted all the walls with something that attracted the dust so it wouldn't just go flying into the air and make things worse.  And then there are the carpets, rugs, curtains, drapes and any of your fabric furniture, such as a sofa, loveseat, or chair.  I'm lucky there because I only have wood and tile flooring, except for the one or two throw rugs.  And I have very few window coverings because I like the natural light to come in.  I don't need many window coverings for privacy where I live.  So I didn't have to get all of those things taken down and cleaned. 

    Many of the symptoms of mold exposure can be misdiagnosed as other health conditions and it's important to know what to look for because it could be a missing piece to your better health and functioning, especially if you experience a foggy brain.

    It wouldn't be a complete episode if I didn't ask you about your WINS and encourage you to acknowledge them and celebrate them, so that's what we'll do now. I generally ask you about just one thing that's gone right or is right with you, and I'd like to encourage you to look at more than just one WIN right now. The more I pay attention to the concept of WINS, the more WINS of my own I become aware of. I also experience a lot of gratitude when I celebrate my WINS. Do you? Unless this is your first time listening to my show, you've heard lots of examples of what I consider WINS, and I'd like you to take a moment and think about ALL the things that have gone right for you or with you today. If you woke up today, that's a WIN. If you're breathing on your own, that's a WIN. If you have food to eat and you're able to eat, that's a WIN. If you have a bed of your own to sleep in, that's a WIN. If you're a kind person, that's a WIN. If you're able to think about your life with some clarity, that's a WIN. If you are a compassionate person, that's a WIN. Perhaps you reach other to others to help them, that's another WIN. You get the picture; there's a lot to be grateful for every day and to me these are WINS as well. So whatever you choose to reflect on right now is up to you; and I'd love it if you'd take a moment right now and think about some of the things that you're grateful for that are WINS for you. That's right. I know it doesn't take away all the challenges you also have in your life right now; I get that. However, with a shift in your focus and attitude so many more good things can happen. Whatever really challenging circumstances exist in your life right now doesn't take away from the fact that you have things to be grateful for and celebrate as WINS. You are a precious child of the universe; and are called a "human being" not a "human doing" for good reason. You don't have to earn your value; you were born with it. You're value comes from "who" you are; not what you do. Got it? I hope so because it can make a world of difference.

    In this episode, I'm going to be talking about mold exposure and it's impact on your mind and body, as well as your canine and feline companions and what you can start to do about it so you can live a healthier, happier and more productive life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Hey ADDers!  So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode.  I shared in the last episode that I was late on the release of episode 46 because of some health challenges last week, and said that I was going to talk about it today.  So, today's episode is a little different format, however, I trust you will find benefit in the content.

    The information I need to share today is relevant whether you have ADHD, executive function deficits, depression, anxiety or physical health challenges.  Why is it important for me to share this?  Because if you aren't aware of the far-reaching effects of mold (which I wasn't) and where it can hide and what it can do to your brain and body, you need this information.  And I'm only scratching the surface here.

    And it isn't just water leaks creating mold you need to be thinking of.  Many of the adults I work with have stacks and stacks of papers lying all around because that's their organizational system.  Dust on papers can contain mold spores; the same with the dust on your walls if you haven't dusted them recently or ever.  I looked at my walls in that room and then all my rooms and dusted all the walls with something that attracted the dust so it wouldn't just go flying into the air and make things worse.  And then there are the carpets, rugs, curtains, drapes and any of your fabric furniture, such as a sofa, loveseat, or chair.  I'm lucky there because I only have wood and tile flooring, except for the one or two throw rugs.  And I have very few window coverings because I like the natural light to come in.  I don't need many window coverings for privacy where I live.  So I didn't have to get all of those things taken down and cleaned. 

    Many of the symptoms of mold exposure can be misdiagnosed as other health conditions and it's important to know what to look for because it could be a missing piece to your better health and functioning, especially if you experience a foggy brain.

    It wouldn't be a complete episode if I didn't ask you about your WINS and encourage you to acknowledge them and celebrate them, so that's what we'll do now. I generally ask you about just one thing that's gone right or is right with you, and I'd like to encourage you to look at more than just one WIN right now. The more I pay attention to the concept of WINS, the more WINS of my own I become aware of. I also experience a lot of gratitude when I celebrate my WINS. Do you? Unless this is your first time listening to my show, you've heard lots of examples of what I consider WINS, and I'd like you to take a moment and think about ALL the things that have gone right for you or with you today. If you woke up today, that's a WIN. If you're breathing on your own, that's a WIN. If you have food to eat and you're able to eat, that's a WIN. If you have a bed of your own to sleep in, that's a WIN. If you're a kind person, that's a WIN. If you're able to think about your life with some clarity, that's a WIN. If you are a compassionate person, that's a WIN. Perhaps you reach other to others to help them, that's another WIN. You get the picture; there's a lot to be grateful for every day and to me these are WINS as well. So whatever you choose to reflect on right now is up to you; and I'd love it if you'd take a moment right now and think about some of the things that you're grateful for that are WINS for you. That's right. I know it doesn't take away all the challenges you also have in your life right now; I get that. However, with a shift in your focus and attitude so many more good things can happen. Whatever really challenging circumstances exist in your life right now doesn't take away from the fact that you have things to be grateful for and celebrate as WINS. You are a precious child of the universe; and are called a "human being" not a "human doing" for good reason. You don't have to earn your value; you were born with it. You're value comes from "who" you are; not what you do. Got it? I hope so because it can make a world of difference.

    In this episode, I'm going to be talking about mold exposure and it's impact on your mind and body, as well as your canine and feline companions and what you can start to do about it so you can live a healthier, happier and more productive life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 115e9121063b32b7659d2976baeca692 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1660 false     Ask Dr B - about Co-Existing ADHD & Executive Function Disorder - 046 Ask Dr B - about Co-Existing ADHD & Executive Function Disorder - 046 Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and hope that you've taken the time to listen to a few key episodes that seem to be on the minds of many of my listeners; perhaps you are one of them: Episode 036, Ask Dr B About The High Cost Of Not Knowing About Executive Function, Episode 027, Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now, and Episode 001, It's Not Your Fault & You're Not Off The Hook Either. If you've listened to all three of these episodes, you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't I highly recommend that you listen to them soon.

    Today, I want to talk about how ADHD and Executive Function Disorder or EFD co-exist and what that looks like. I feel it's important for me to talk about this because I keep hearing people talk about their ADHD symptoms and they are confusing their ADHD symptoms with their EFD symptoms. So, I want to shed some light on EFD symptoms, ADHD symptoms, how they co-exist, and what you can start to do about this very complex challenge.

    Before I give you a brief overview of the EF skills, if you've ever wondered what the purpose of the EF skills is; in brief, it's to organize and act on information. So, here's an overview:

    • Impulse control (or inhibition) helps you think before you act. Without it, you might blurt out inappropriate things.
    • Emotional control (or self-regulation) helps you keep your feelings in check or alter how you feel about things. Without it, you might overreact, as well as have trouble dealing with criticism or regrouping when things go wrong.
    • Flexible thinking helps you adjust to the unexpected events of life. It also helps you shift your attention from one thing to another. Without it, your thinking is "rigid" and you can't roll with the punches. You might even get frustrated when someone wants you to see things from their point of view.
    • Working memory (non-verbal) helps you keep key information in your mind while you are learning something new. It also helps you to multi-task and to remember what you are doing in each task or project. Without it, you could have trouble remembering directions or steps in a project, even if you've taken notes or repeated the information to yourself many times; it just falls away.
    • Working memory (verbal) helps you direct your life via self-speech or an internal dialogue. "Self-Talk." I prefer to externalize this speaking.
    • Self-monitoring (or self-awareness) helps you assess how you're doing. Without it, you might be surprised when things turn out as they do because you aren't accurately tracking yourself and how what you do or don't do impacts other people or outcomes.
    • Planning and prioritizing helps you set a goal and a plan to meet your goal. Also known as "self-play" which is how you play with information in your mind and come up with new ways of doing something. You experiment with combining parts of things in different ways to come up with the best solution for you. Without it, you might not know which tasks are most important to get done first or which parts of a project are the most important or which information you are reading is the most important; since not everything you read is the most important.
    • Task initiation (or self-motivation) helps you take action and get started on something; it's what activates you, particularly when there is no immediate external consequence. Without it, you might freeze up and have no idea where to begin with a task or project; you could feel lost or overwhelmed.
    • Organization helps you keep track of things; both physically and mentally. Without it, you could lose things as well as thoughts; just draw a blank.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. I have one story for you today about the complexities of ADHD and Executive Function Disorder plus action steps. 

    If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of this information and feeling that you're going to need some help working with the complexities of ADHD and Executive Function Disorder, so you can develop the skills you need to increase your happiness, productivity, and success, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could very well change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program and what it can do for you. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I've been adding some exciting new content to the program about Executive Function skills and look forward to you benefiting from it. ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and hope that you've taken the time to listen to a few key episodes that seem to be on the minds of many of my listeners; perhaps you are one of them: Episode 036, Ask Dr B About The High Cost Of Not Knowing About Executive Function, Episode 027, Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now, and Episode 001, It's Not Your Fault & You're Not Off The Hook Either. If you've listened to all three of these episodes, you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't I highly recommend that you listen to them soon.

    Today, I want to talk about how ADHD and Executive Function Disorder or EFD co-exist and what that looks like. I feel it's important for me to talk about this because I keep hearing people talk about their ADHD symptoms and they are confusing their ADHD symptoms with their EFD symptoms. So, I want to shed some light on EFD symptoms, ADHD symptoms, how they co-exist, and what you can start to do about this very complex challenge.

    Before I give you a brief overview of the EF skills, if you've ever wondered what the purpose of the EF skills is; in brief, it's to organize and act on information. So, here's an overview:

    • Impulse control (or inhibition) helps you think before you act. Without it, you might blurt out inappropriate things.
    • Emotional control (or self-regulation) helps you keep your feelings in check or alter how you feel about things. Without it, you might overreact, as well as have trouble dealing with criticism or regrouping when things go wrong.
    • Flexible thinking helps you adjust to the unexpected events of life. It also helps you shift your attention from one thing to another. Without it, your thinking is "rigid" and you can't roll with the punches. You might even get frustrated when someone wants you to see things from their point of view.
    • Working memory (non-verbal) helps you keep key information in your mind while you are learning something new. It also helps you to multi-task and to remember what you are doing in each task or project. Without it, you could have trouble remembering directions or steps in a project, even if you've taken notes or repeated the information to yourself many times; it just falls away.
    • Working memory (verbal) helps you direct your life via self-speech or an internal dialogue. "Self-Talk." I prefer to externalize this speaking.
    • Self-monitoring (or self-awareness) helps you assess how you're doing. Without it, you might be surprised when things turn out as they do because you aren't accurately tracking yourself and how what you do or don't do impacts other people or outcomes.
    • Planning and prioritizing helps you set a goal and a plan to meet your goal. Also known as "self-play" which is how you play with information in your mind and come up with new ways of doing something. You experiment with combining parts of things in different ways to come up with the best solution for you. Without it, you might not know which tasks are most important to get done first or which parts of a project are the most important or which information you are reading is the most important; since not everything you read is the most important.
    • Task initiation (or self-motivation) helps you take action and get started on something; it's what activates you, particularly when there is no immediate external consequence. Without it, you might freeze up and have no idea where to begin with a task or project; you could feel lost or overwhelmed.
    • Organization helps you keep track of things; both physically and mentally. Without it, you could lose things as well as thoughts; just draw a blank.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. I have one story for you today about the complexities of ADHD and Executive Function Disorder plus action steps. 

    If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of this information and feeling that you're going to need some help working with the complexities of ADHD and Executive Function Disorder, so you can develop the skills you need to increase your happiness, productivity, and success, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could very well change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program and what it can do for you. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I've been adding some exciting new content to the program about Executive Function skills and look forward to you benefiting from it. ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 1e414fe974b6f2ff2e8ccb410abdf07e Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:32:46 -0700 2069 false     Discover What's Right With You & How It Can Help You Get Things Done - 045 Discover What's Right With You & How It Can Help You Get Things Done - 045 Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. I've talked a lot about the challenges of adult life with ADHD, including Executive Function Deficits, and I've offered you lots of action steps to take. I've also talked about you as the "human being" and not the "human doing." I got to thinking that I haven't talked about Strengths, or rather "your strengths" yet and so today's the day for that. I remember this information was important to me years ago and perhaps it will be important for you as well.

    First, a little about what's right with you. Each of you came to this lifetime with gifts and strengths. Whether you appreciate or value your gifts and strengths is a different issue; however, you have gifts and strengths. That said, accepting what your gifts and strengths are and working with them seems like the best road to personal happiness and success. And I don't mean accepting with resignation or resentment. Look at your gifts and strengths with a sense of admiration and start wondering where and how you can utilize them. At least for the time being, stop longing for what you don't have and start appreciating what you do have. It's the only way I know of that you'll be able to shift your mindset so you can truly start wondering where and how you can best utilize them.

    In this episode, I'm going to be taking a look at The VIA Classification of Strengths and helping you to see what's right with you so you can leverage that for a happier and more productive life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. I've talked a lot about the challenges of adult life with ADHD, including Executive Function Deficits, and I've offered you lots of action steps to take. I've also talked about you as the "human being" and not the "human doing." I got to thinking that I haven't talked about Strengths, or rather "your strengths" yet and so today's the day for that. I remember this information was important to me years ago and perhaps it will be important for you as well.

    First, a little about what's right with you. Each of you came to this lifetime with gifts and strengths. Whether you appreciate or value your gifts and strengths is a different issue; however, you have gifts and strengths. That said, accepting what your gifts and strengths are and working with them seems like the best road to personal happiness and success. And I don't mean accepting with resignation or resentment. Look at your gifts and strengths with a sense of admiration and start wondering where and how you can utilize them. At least for the time being, stop longing for what you don't have and start appreciating what you do have. It's the only way I know of that you'll be able to shift your mindset so you can truly start wondering where and how you can best utilize them.

    In this episode, I'm going to be taking a look at The VIA Classification of Strengths and helping you to see what's right with you so you can leverage that for a happier and more productive life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 99034da65d36a61587f7a537b34046d7 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1885 false     Ask Dr B – about Addressing the Complexities of Depression, Anxiety & ADHD - 044 Ask Dr B – about Addressing the Complexities of Depression, Anxiety & ADHD - 044 Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the twentieth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and hope that you've taken the time to listen to Monday's episode on H.O.P.E., which stands for Help One Person Everyday and That Person Is YOU! I feel the message is relevant to everyone, whether you live with ADHD or not.

    I've received a lot of questions lately about the complexities of living with depression, anxiety and/or ADHD, so that's today's focus. I'm also going to focus on what family members can do to help a loved one who is suffering with any or all of these.

    For you to break free of the limitations of any of these, and have things get better for you, you're going to need to change your attitude or mindset. I don't mean to make it sound simple, because it's not. However, you can make changes, even in the throes of any of these and improve the quality of your life and your relationships. So, what do I mean? I mean that the way you've been thinking isn't going to get you there. And if you never knew until right now that you can think about how you think, and what you think, and change all of that, I'm here to tell you that you can. Probably no one taught you how to think; they may have taught you "what" to think, but not "how" to think. Being more specific, you attitude is how you view life; the lens you view it through and how you give events and experiences their meaning. Your attitude is your perspective or viewpoint. It's how you make sense of things for you.

    Every WIN you acknowledge and celebrate with emotional authenticity, is changing your neurology, meanings and mindset in a positive way.  The proof is in the posts I read regularly in the program site and the community group.  Seems like a great return on your time investment.

    Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  Are you really going to wait until something HUGE happens to celebrate?  Does something HUGE happen everyday?  Probably not!  But the kind of WINS I'm talking about do.  And based on the feedback I get from the students in my program, this regular practice of celebrating their WINS is changing their lives.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If this seems overwhelming and you feel you're going to need some help working with the complexities of these conditions and developing the skills to increase your happiness and productivity, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the twentieth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today, and hope that you've taken the time to listen to Monday's episode on H.O.P.E., which stands for Help One Person Everyday and That Person Is YOU! I feel the message is relevant to everyone, whether you live with ADHD or not.

    I've received a lot of questions lately about the complexities of living with depression, anxiety and/or ADHD, so that's today's focus. I'm also going to focus on what family members can do to help a loved one who is suffering with any or all of these.

    For you to break free of the limitations of any of these, and have things get better for you, you're going to need to change your attitude or mindset. I don't mean to make it sound simple, because it's not. However, you can make changes, even in the throes of any of these and improve the quality of your life and your relationships. So, what do I mean? I mean that the way you've been thinking isn't going to get you there. And if you never knew until right now that you can think about how you think, and what you think, and change all of that, I'm here to tell you that you can. Probably no one taught you how to think; they may have taught you "what" to think, but not "how" to think. Being more specific, you attitude is how you view life; the lens you view it through and how you give events and experiences their meaning. Your attitude is your perspective or viewpoint. It's how you make sense of things for you.

    Every WIN you acknowledge and celebrate with emotional authenticity, is changing your neurology, meanings and mindset in a positive way.  The proof is in the posts I read regularly in the program site and the community group.  Seems like a great return on your time investment.

    Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  Are you really going to wait until something HUGE happens to celebrate?  Does something HUGE happen everyday?  Probably not!  But the kind of WINS I'm talking about do.  And based on the feedback I get from the students in my program, this regular practice of celebrating their WINS is changing their lives.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If this seems overwhelming and you feel you're going to need some help working with the complexities of these conditions and developing the skills to increase your happiness and productivity, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 7efbca256ec44dca2e742856d4494afd Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:30:00 -0700 2002 false     H.O.P.E. – Help One Person Everyday and That Person Is YOU! - 043 H.O.P.E. – Help One Person Everyday and That Person Is YOU! - 043 Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me for today. As Jim Rohn said, "For things to change, you have to change." He was referring to your attitude and your mindset. Seriously! So let's get to it!

    HOPE is essential for you to achieve beyond your current limits. If you don't have HOPE that your life can be different, then you must borrow my HOPE. I have an abundance of HOPE, and will gladly loan you as much as you need until you have restored your own.

    When it comes to HOPE, there are two groups of people: High HOPE people and Low HOPE people. Let me tell you a little bit about each of them. High HOPE people set difficult goals for themselves and have several goals in different life areas at the same time. They embrace their goals and view them as welcome challenges. They use their goals as mental touchstones for success, direct their attention and effort to the demands of the situation, and are spurred on by obstacles to greater effort. They think of alternative routes to their goals when things get tough, and they are getting blocked. They apply themselves to the path that is most likely to work for them. They have a strong connection to their life goals and expect to obtain excellent returns on their mental investments. And they are typically optimistic, have a sense of control over their life, good problem-solving abilities, high self-esteem, and a positive mood.

    Low HOPE people tend to quit because they are not trained to think of alternative routes; they have one route and they go that route. They do not actively pursue goals and are more concerned with protecting themselves than striking out to achieve. They are typically pessimistic, have no real sense of control over their life, have limited problem-solving abilities, lower self-esteem, and have a less positive mood. And, they tend to believe that things are tougher than they really are. This creates stress and a narrow vision of how best to go about solving the problem.

    In this episode, I'm going to talk about how you can make the changes you need to make so things can change of you for the better.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me for today. As Jim Rohn said, "For things to change, you have to change." He was referring to your attitude and your mindset. Seriously! So let's get to it!

    HOPE is essential for you to achieve beyond your current limits. If you don't have HOPE that your life can be different, then you must borrow my HOPE. I have an abundance of HOPE, and will gladly loan you as much as you need until you have restored your own.

    When it comes to HOPE, there are two groups of people: High HOPE people and Low HOPE people. Let me tell you a little bit about each of them. High HOPE people set difficult goals for themselves and have several goals in different life areas at the same time. They embrace their goals and view them as welcome challenges. They use their goals as mental touchstones for success, direct their attention and effort to the demands of the situation, and are spurred on by obstacles to greater effort. They think of alternative routes to their goals when things get tough, and they are getting blocked. They apply themselves to the path that is most likely to work for them. They have a strong connection to their life goals and expect to obtain excellent returns on their mental investments. And they are typically optimistic, have a sense of control over their life, good problem-solving abilities, high self-esteem, and a positive mood.

    Low HOPE people tend to quit because they are not trained to think of alternative routes; they have one route and they go that route. They do not actively pursue goals and are more concerned with protecting themselves than striking out to achieve. They are typically pessimistic, have no real sense of control over their life, have limited problem-solving abilities, lower self-esteem, and have a less positive mood. And, they tend to believe that things are tougher than they really are. This creates stress and a narrow vision of how best to go about solving the problem.

    In this episode, I'm going to talk about how you can make the changes you need to make so things can change of you for the better.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB c98c6dd95a841ded159abc2e0befd4ac Mon, 18 Sep 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2453 false     Ask Dr B – about Best Diets for ADHD & Depression or Anxiety Misdiagnosed As ADHD - 042 Ask Dr B – about Best Diets for ADHD & Depression or Anxiety Misdiagnosed As ADHD - 042 Welcome to the forty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the nineteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today!  I'm trying out a different format today and have two great topics for you as well, so let's get to it!

    Last fall I learned how to go live on video; no small feat for sure. I've been pretty consistent since then, and June of this year, I was asked to answer questions for groups and so I opted to do Ask Dr B live videos 3x/week and have done so since June of this year. There have been a lot of great questions I've been asked and already responded to and thought I'd start sharing that information with you in the Ask Dr B episodes of my podcast show, so you can benefit from what's already out there but you might have missed; or not watched if you prefer listening to podcasts. So, we'll see how it goes and if this meets your needs. I'd love it if you'd email me or post reviews so I can know if I am meeting your needs with this different approach for the Thursday Ask Dr B episodes. Thanks so much!

    Every WIN you acknowledge and celebrate with emotional authenticity, is changing your neurology, meanings and mindset in a positive way.  The proof is in the posts I read regularly in the program site and the community group.  Seems like a great return on your time investment.

    Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  Are you really going to wait until something HUGE happens to celebrate?  Does something HUGE happen everyday?  Probably not!  But the kind of WINS I'm talking about do.  And based on the feedback I get from the students in my program, this regular practice of celebrating their WINS is changing their lives.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If you're feeling overwhelmed and would like to know more about the help you'll receive as a student in the ADDventures in Achievement program, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist.  Enrollment just closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the forty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the nineteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today!  I'm trying out a different format today and have two great topics for you as well, so let's get to it!

    Last fall I learned how to go live on video; no small feat for sure. I've been pretty consistent since then, and June of this year, I was asked to answer questions for groups and so I opted to do Ask Dr B live videos 3x/week and have done so since June of this year. There have been a lot of great questions I've been asked and already responded to and thought I'd start sharing that information with you in the Ask Dr B episodes of my podcast show, so you can benefit from what's already out there but you might have missed; or not watched if you prefer listening to podcasts. So, we'll see how it goes and if this meets your needs. I'd love it if you'd email me or post reviews so I can know if I am meeting your needs with this different approach for the Thursday Ask Dr B episodes. Thanks so much!

    Every WIN you acknowledge and celebrate with emotional authenticity, is changing your neurology, meanings and mindset in a positive way.  The proof is in the posts I read regularly in the program site and the community group.  Seems like a great return on your time investment.

    Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  Are you really going to wait until something HUGE happens to celebrate?  Does something HUGE happen everyday?  Probably not!  But the kind of WINS I'm talking about do.  And based on the feedback I get from the students in my program, this regular practice of celebrating their WINS is changing their lives.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If you're feeling overwhelmed and would like to know more about the help you'll receive as a student in the ADDventures in Achievement program, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist.  Enrollment just closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 139e530a08d15d799323a703c123062c Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1931 false     Life Is What Happens While You're Making Other Plans - 041 Life Is What Happens While You're Making Other Plans - 041 Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today. You know, if you don't find a way to stay present every day and have some sort of tracking system for your important goals, then your life could unfold in kind of a haphazard way and those important goals might never be realized; which would be awful.

    Years ago an anonymous quote came into my life - "Set a goal SO BIG that you can't achieve it until YOU GROW INTO THE PERSON WHO CAN." I love this quote because it told me where to focus my efforts. 

    It's important to point out here that my focus was on each day, rather than some distant day when I had become the person I needed to be. Instead, day-by-day, I focused on what I could do each day to become more of that person. I asked myself what I could do each day that would advance me closer to becoming more of my best self; how could I challenge myself to strengthen and grow in the direction of becoming more of me. I was developing habits that would continue to serve me long after I became the person who could achieve the goal.

    In this episode, I'm going explore three keys concepts that are important pieces when you are getting clear on designing and living a happier, productive and more successful life across all areas of your life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Hey ADDers! I'm so glad you could join me today. You know, if you don't find a way to stay present every day and have some sort of tracking system for your important goals, then your life could unfold in kind of a haphazard way and those important goals might never be realized; which would be awful.

    Years ago an anonymous quote came into my life - "Set a goal SO BIG that you can't achieve it until YOU GROW INTO THE PERSON WHO CAN." I love this quote because it told me where to focus my efforts. 

    It's important to point out here that my focus was on each day, rather than some distant day when I had become the person I needed to be. Instead, day-by-day, I focused on what I could do each day to become more of that person. I asked myself what I could do each day that would advance me closer to becoming more of my best self; how could I challenge myself to strengthen and grow in the direction of becoming more of me. I was developing habits that would continue to serve me long after I became the person who could achieve the goal.

    In this episode, I'm going explore three keys concepts that are important pieces when you are getting clear on designing and living a happier, productive and more successful life across all areas of your life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB b806b1e83805c39890bb709b5476282b Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1917 false     Ask Dr B about Prioritizing, Managing You Within Time & Productivity - 040 Ask Dr B about Prioritizing, Managing You Within Time & Productivity - 040 Welcome to the fortieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the eighteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today!

    So, are any of today's topics a challenge for you?  If you're like most of the adults I know and love, then I already know that the answer is yes.  And I'm curious, if you've ever wondered "why" these are so challenging for you?  I used to wonder and don't anymore, so let me share a bit about what I've figured out about "why" they can be so challenging

    First a key piece about neuroplasticity; the brain that continually changes itself.  Your brain rapidly prunes disused circuits and strengthens most-used circuits, which means that what you don't use you do lose to a greater or lesser degree.  This is important to keep in mind. 

    Next, I want to speak to your self-esteem for a moment.  YOU are not a failure!  Rather, the systems have failed you.  The systems have failed to teach you everything you needed to know (meaning skills), in the ways you needed to learn, so that you could have a happy, productive and successful adult life.  AND…it's never too late to learn the skills that will make that possible for you NOW…no matter what your age is!  I really need you to pause for a moment and take this in.  YOU are not a failure.  Rather, the systems have failed you.  AND, it is your responsibility to learn the skills, mostly executive function skills you are missing, if you want to have a happier, more productive and successful adult life. 

    After so many conversations with adults like you, I know that you want to be on time, and I know that you haven't been able to be on time for a variety of reasons; and none of them are because you lack the desire to be on time.  I know that you want to be able to see which tasks need to be done first, second and so, and then be able to start them when they need to be started and finish them, yet you haven't been able to do that either.  And again, it's not for lack of desire on your part.  I know that when you think about the day ahead, you want to be productive and feel proud at the end of the day for all you have accomplished.  Instead, you look at how you spent your time and see that much of it was "busy work" and not productive work on the essential things that you really wanted to be working on.  I've seen the beat-down look on so many of your faces when you share these "failures" with me and it breaks my heart, because I know these failed attempts only add to the negative feelings you already have about yourself; feelings that may have been growing for years now.

    And remember to pay attention to your WINS!!  Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  And if you feel that these are the "thankless little tasks of life," they probably feel that way because that's how you think of them and have given them that "less than" meaning.  Please don't.  These are the very things that deserve to be celebrated so they become easier to do consistently, and you find them more enjoyable each and every time.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If this all seems overwhelming and you feel you're going to need some help developing these skills, to give you that happier and more productive life, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment just closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the fortieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the eighteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today!

    So, are any of today's topics a challenge for you?  If you're like most of the adults I know and love, then I already know that the answer is yes.  And I'm curious, if you've ever wondered "why" these are so challenging for you?  I used to wonder and don't anymore, so let me share a bit about what I've figured out about "why" they can be so challenging

    First a key piece about neuroplasticity; the brain that continually changes itself.  Your brain rapidly prunes disused circuits and strengthens most-used circuits, which means that what you don't use you do lose to a greater or lesser degree.  This is important to keep in mind. 

    Next, I want to speak to your self-esteem for a moment.  YOU are not a failure!  Rather, the systems have failed you.  The systems have failed to teach you everything you needed to know (meaning skills), in the ways you needed to learn, so that you could have a happy, productive and successful adult life.  AND…it's never too late to learn the skills that will make that possible for you NOW…no matter what your age is!  I really need you to pause for a moment and take this in.  YOU are not a failure.  Rather, the systems have failed you.  AND, it is your responsibility to learn the skills, mostly executive function skills you are missing, if you want to have a happier, more productive and successful adult life. 

    After so many conversations with adults like you, I know that you want to be on time, and I know that you haven't been able to be on time for a variety of reasons; and none of them are because you lack the desire to be on time.  I know that you want to be able to see which tasks need to be done first, second and so, and then be able to start them when they need to be started and finish them, yet you haven't been able to do that either.  And again, it's not for lack of desire on your part.  I know that when you think about the day ahead, you want to be productive and feel proud at the end of the day for all you have accomplished.  Instead, you look at how you spent your time and see that much of it was "busy work" and not productive work on the essential things that you really wanted to be working on.  I've seen the beat-down look on so many of your faces when you share these "failures" with me and it breaks my heart, because I know these failed attempts only add to the negative feelings you already have about yourself; feelings that may have been growing for years now.

    And remember to pay attention to your WINS!!  Please don't short-change yourself by thinking that it's pointless or stupid to reward yourself for things you're "supposed to do."  That couldn't be further from the truth.  And if you feel that these are the "thankless little tasks of life," they probably feel that way because that's how you think of them and have given them that "less than" meaning.  Please don't.  These are the very things that deserve to be celebrated so they become easier to do consistently, and you find them more enjoyable each and every time.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    If this all seems overwhelming and you feel you're going to need some help developing these skills, to give you that happier and more productive life, I suggest you put your name on the Waitlist for my online program, ADDventures in Achievement. Enrollment just closed the end of August and I'm not planning on opening up again until later this year, however that could change. So, be sure to get on the Waitlist now if you'd like to learn more about this program. I plan on recording some informative videos for those of you on the Waitlist so you can benefit while you're waiting for enrollment to open up again. I'm adding some exciting new content to the current program that is well worth the wait! ADDventures in Achievement is definitely the place to be if you want help understanding what's been holding you back and want to learn the skills to break free of your stuckness.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 60e70ada38b5e6b13188a4d7eaeb604b Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1739 false     Let's Start With Some Pre-Skills When So Much Needs Your Attention - 039 Let's Start With Some Pre-Skills When So Much Needs Your Attention - 039 Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. One of the episodes you all are listening to the most is 027, figuring out where to start when so much needs your attention now. That said, I decided that it's important for you to understand what some of the steps are you need to be taking in order to be successful in getting a handle on all the moving parts of your life that need your attention now.

    I talk a lot about pre-skills. What do I mean by this term? Pre-skills are whatever skills you need to learn or master in order to do what you want or need to do and you won't be able to do so without the pre-skills.

    I posed a question years ago. It was, if you were able to focus on what you need to focus on, when you need to focus on it, and how you need to focus on it and complete your tasks, AND, if you were able to regulate your moods or emotions when you needed to, and how you needed to so you didn't become overwhelmed or derailed by your emotional life, would those two solutions address the majority of the challenges you experience from your ADHD? The answer I got years ago was a definite YES. What about your answer? A definite YES?

    Imagine being able to master these two areas of your life. This is truly what I mean by pre-skills. They are the pre-requisites to your success in so many areas of your life. I can teach you strategies for following through or prioritizing or organizing or better communication with loved ones, however, if you can't regulate your focus and emotional state, you're going to have difficulty mastering the strategies and tools.

    Something else I've noticed is a lack of a sense of urgency in those with ADHD until the urgency comes crashing in on you from the outside; but no sense of urgency to get into action and follow through from within yourself, in most cases.

    And what about your "criteria" for the decision you need to make? Do you have any? Or rather, do you have the type of "criteria" that will empower you to make good decisions and know why you've made them? Without that, how can you possibly learn from your mistakes or outcomes?

    In this episode, I'm going explore the many pre-skills that are essential to you designing, cultivating and mastering a happier and more productive life across all areas of your life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. One of the episodes you all are listening to the most is 027, figuring out where to start when so much needs your attention now. That said, I decided that it's important for you to understand what some of the steps are you need to be taking in order to be successful in getting a handle on all the moving parts of your life that need your attention now.

    I talk a lot about pre-skills. What do I mean by this term? Pre-skills are whatever skills you need to learn or master in order to do what you want or need to do and you won't be able to do so without the pre-skills.

    I posed a question years ago. It was, if you were able to focus on what you need to focus on, when you need to focus on it, and how you need to focus on it and complete your tasks, AND, if you were able to regulate your moods or emotions when you needed to, and how you needed to so you didn't become overwhelmed or derailed by your emotional life, would those two solutions address the majority of the challenges you experience from your ADHD? The answer I got years ago was a definite YES. What about your answer? A definite YES?

    Imagine being able to master these two areas of your life. This is truly what I mean by pre-skills. They are the pre-requisites to your success in so many areas of your life. I can teach you strategies for following through or prioritizing or organizing or better communication with loved ones, however, if you can't regulate your focus and emotional state, you're going to have difficulty mastering the strategies and tools.

    Something else I've noticed is a lack of a sense of urgency in those with ADHD until the urgency comes crashing in on you from the outside; but no sense of urgency to get into action and follow through from within yourself, in most cases.

    And what about your "criteria" for the decision you need to make? Do you have any? Or rather, do you have the type of "criteria" that will empower you to make good decisions and know why you've made them? Without that, how can you possibly learn from your mistakes or outcomes?

    In this episode, I'm going explore the many pre-skills that are essential to you designing, cultivating and mastering a happier and more productive life across all areas of your life.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB b7d3aa339f3533467a9a457f7213a5fa Mon, 04 Sep 2017 01:30:00 -0700 1740 false     Ask Dr B – about Relationship Development, Self-Acceptance, Over-Committing & Parenting An ADHD Child - 038 Ask Dr B – about Relationship Development, Self-Acceptance, Over-Committing & Parenting An ADHD Child - 038 Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the seventeenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today. We've got four great topics so let's get to it!

    First, since you're on this journey with me, I want to applaud your courage straight away. Truly! It not only takes courage, but determination and commitment to yourself to get the training you need to rise up and become the person you were intended to become. And it's worth every bit of the time, effort and energy it takes! I want you to have the life you want for yourself as much as any other person can want something for another. I feel it's your birthright to have a happy and productive life, and just because you haven't had it up to now doesn't mean you don't get to have it moving forward.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the seventeenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today. We've got four great topics so let's get to it!

    First, since you're on this journey with me, I want to applaud your courage straight away. Truly! It not only takes courage, but determination and commitment to yourself to get the training you need to rise up and become the person you were intended to become. And it's worth every bit of the time, effort and energy it takes! I want you to have the life you want for yourself as much as any other person can want something for another. I feel it's your birthright to have a happy and productive life, and just because you haven't had it up to now doesn't mean you don't get to have it moving forward.

    Today's episode is all about answering the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offering you hope. How much time do we have? Not much. So let's get to it.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB ac9c8718fbe418738646aca16e88df34 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2052 false     Relationships Stir Things Up So We Can See Ourselves More Clearly - 037 Relationships Stir Things Up So We Can See Ourselves More Clearly - 037 Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. Whether it's the relationship with you, someone else or both, relationships are definitely wonderful vehicles for helping us to see ourselves more clearly and presenting us with opportunities for transformation.

    I'm not just talking about the communication or lifestyle challenges or differences of opinion that you have with others or even within yourself. No. I'm talking about the deeper issues of your history or baggage, the meanings you've given it that have shaped your personal stories, and often slammed your self-confidence and self-esteem into the ground; and your beliefs and values that have taken a hit too.

    And what about your intentionality in your relationships? Do you choose your relationships with negotiable and non-negotiable criteria that are well thought out, and honor your commitment to yourself, rather than impulsively jumping into relationships that don't match your criteria, because you are "impulsively reacting" rather than responding according to your criteria?

    How about your self-awareness and clarity? Do you know yourself so well that you are crystal clear on exactly what you need your relationship with yourself to be; how you need to speak to yourself, treat yourself, be with yourself, motivate yourself, celebrate yourself, and organize your life so you are set up for successful outcomes? And what about your relationships with others? Are you equally clear about the people you will and won't be in a relationship with, personally and professionally? And do you keep your word or commitment to yourself, on this sacred non-negotiable? I suspect that most of you don't.

    In this episode, I'm going explore the many ways that cultivating a healthy and loving relationship with your SELF isn't a selfish act; in fact, it's critical as an essential building block on the road to your success in academia, the workplace and your coupleship/family life or other relationships.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. Whether it's the relationship with you, someone else or both, relationships are definitely wonderful vehicles for helping us to see ourselves more clearly and presenting us with opportunities for transformation.

    I'm not just talking about the communication or lifestyle challenges or differences of opinion that you have with others or even within yourself. No. I'm talking about the deeper issues of your history or baggage, the meanings you've given it that have shaped your personal stories, and often slammed your self-confidence and self-esteem into the ground; and your beliefs and values that have taken a hit too.

    And what about your intentionality in your relationships? Do you choose your relationships with negotiable and non-negotiable criteria that are well thought out, and honor your commitment to yourself, rather than impulsively jumping into relationships that don't match your criteria, because you are "impulsively reacting" rather than responding according to your criteria?

    How about your self-awareness and clarity? Do you know yourself so well that you are crystal clear on exactly what you need your relationship with yourself to be; how you need to speak to yourself, treat yourself, be with yourself, motivate yourself, celebrate yourself, and organize your life so you are set up for successful outcomes? And what about your relationships with others? Are you equally clear about the people you will and won't be in a relationship with, personally and professionally? And do you keep your word or commitment to yourself, on this sacred non-negotiable? I suspect that most of you don't.

    In this episode, I'm going explore the many ways that cultivating a healthy and loving relationship with your SELF isn't a selfish act; in fact, it's critical as an essential building block on the road to your success in academia, the workplace and your coupleship/family life or other relationships.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!

    ]]>     DrB 482f65aa7b1a274930d3c13bb9f115c2 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2163 false     Ask Dr B – about the High Cost of Not Knowing About Executive Function - 036 Ask Dr B – about the High Cost of Not Knowing About Executive Function - 036 Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the sixteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today.  We've got a lot to cover today, so let's get to it.

    I've been pretty hyperfocused lately on Executive Function overall and specifically the skills that we need to develop for a more successful adult life, especially if we didn't develop them starting back in childhood.  So whether you've mastered them all (which probably isn't true if you're listening to my podcast show) or will be learning them now, the point is, you need to learn them because they're the foundational skills that we build a successful adult life on; with greater ability to successfully navigate the responsibilities that comes with adulthood.  No lie here!

    So today's episode is about the high cost of not knowing about executive function skills and the questions I've been getting recently about this topic: what is it, how come no one told me about it when I got my diagnosis of ADHD, and how come nobody told me I needed to develop these skills so that I could be more successful in my life?   

    What I see has been happening over the years is that many of us have received a diagnosis of ADHD, whether it's primarily inattentive, hyperactive, impulsive or a combination package of all three.  Some of us have opted to include medication as part of our "treatment plan" and others have not.  Some of us have opted to include rigorous exercise, good nutrition, a solid sleep routine and so on, as part of our "treatment plan."  But nowhere in all of this have I heard of adults being told or knowing that they also had a decision to make of whether or not they were going to include the development and/or mastery of their Executive Function Skills.  This is not even a conversation that adults I know have had, unless of course they are in my ADDventures in Achievement program, in which case, this is definitely what we are focusing on because every student in the program needs to up their game with Executive Function skill-sets.

    And based on what I've been seeing, I trust that you also need to up your Executive Function skill-sets and this may be the first time you are even hearing about this.  If so, I'm glad you're here today and getting this information.

    Do you have a hard time even putting words to what you don't know? Let me help. It's okay to send me questions like "I don't understand why I can't fall asleep at night, even when I'm tired" or "Why I'm so slow to wake up in the morning even after a full 8 hours sleep." Whatever you send me as a question or statement, I'll write you back if I don't understand and ask you questions to clarify, so no worries. OK?

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the sixteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today.  We've got a lot to cover today, so let's get to it.

    I've been pretty hyperfocused lately on Executive Function overall and specifically the skills that we need to develop for a more successful adult life, especially if we didn't develop them starting back in childhood.  So whether you've mastered them all (which probably isn't true if you're listening to my podcast show) or will be learning them now, the point is, you need to learn them because they're the foundational skills that we build a successful adult life on; with greater ability to successfully navigate the responsibilities that comes with adulthood.  No lie here!

    So today's episode is about the high cost of not knowing about executive function skills and the questions I've been getting recently about this topic: what is it, how come no one told me about it when I got my diagnosis of ADHD, and how come nobody told me I needed to develop these skills so that I could be more successful in my life?   

    What I see has been happening over the years is that many of us have received a diagnosis of ADHD, whether it's primarily inattentive, hyperactive, impulsive or a combination package of all three.  Some of us have opted to include medication as part of our "treatment plan" and others have not.  Some of us have opted to include rigorous exercise, good nutrition, a solid sleep routine and so on, as part of our "treatment plan."  But nowhere in all of this have I heard of adults being told or knowing that they also had a decision to make of whether or not they were going to include the development and/or mastery of their Executive Function Skills.  This is not even a conversation that adults I know have had, unless of course they are in my ADDventures in Achievement program, in which case, this is definitely what we are focusing on because every student in the program needs to up their game with Executive Function skill-sets.

    And based on what I've been seeing, I trust that you also need to up your Executive Function skill-sets and this may be the first time you are even hearing about this.  If so, I'm glad you're here today and getting this information.

    Do you have a hard time even putting words to what you don't know? Let me help. It's okay to send me questions like "I don't understand why I can't fall asleep at night, even when I'm tired" or "Why I'm so slow to wake up in the morning even after a full 8 hours sleep." Whatever you send me as a question or statement, I'll write you back if I don't understand and ask you questions to clarify, so no worries. OK?

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 1e40dfe807b28c50ad7cad61304b1a74 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:15:00 -0700 2166 false     When Criticism Is Abundant & Kind Words Are Scarce - 035 When Criticism Is Abundant & Kind Words Are Scarce - 035 Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. Throughout my 30+ years of working with adults with ADHD, Executive Function deficits, depression, anxiety, addictions, and many other co-occurring challenges, I've noticed a theme that bears talking about today. And that is the abundance of "symptoms" that often present themselves to us, and are basically saying, "Hey you! There are things you need to pay attention to and take care of here." And, if we are fortunate enough to both hear and understand the messages of those "symptoms," and actually take action to search out what the underlying issues are, and follow through on resolving them, we can put an end to a lot of the suffering that we live with. Difficulties and challenges are part of life; ongoing suffering involves your mind and is optional.

    So you might be wondering what all of that has to do with the topics abundant criticism and scarcity of kind words. I'll be getting there, so stay with me on this. I see this episode inter-connected with four others I've produced: "027-Figuring out where to start when so much needs your attention now, 001-It's not your fault & you're not off the hook either, 030-Ask Dr B – about Stories we tell ourselves, low self-esteem & self-sabotaging behaviors, and 004-What is your procrastination a symptom of?"

    If you're like so many of the adults I work with, you have a ton of issues that all need your attention now and you don't even know where to start, let alone know how you are going to get them all done. And it hasn't you're your fault up to this point, because you most likely haven't been given the information you needed and the path to the learning and mastery of the missing skills, so you could take responsibility and make the necessary changes. And with so many years of failed attempts or failed outcomes, your self-esteem may be quite low, the stories you tell yourself are self-defeating and not empowering you at all and you fell into the trap years ago of short-term solutions or Band-Aids that have now become self-sabotaging behaviors because they were only intended as short-term solutions. And your procrastination "symptoms" are "messengers" telling you where to look for what the underlying issues are but if you don't know that and have been working on trying to "fix" your procrastination around getting started, keeping going and actually finishing up, then you've been chasing after the wrong issues because those are just "symptoms."

    In this episode, I'm going to explore the many ways that criticism is abundant and kind words are scarce in the lives of adults with ADHD and other co-existing conditions. And a little hint: it has to do with your relationship with yourself.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

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    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me today. Throughout my 30+ years of working with adults with ADHD, Executive Function deficits, depression, anxiety, addictions, and many other co-occurring challenges, I've noticed a theme that bears talking about today. And that is the abundance of "symptoms" that often present themselves to us, and are basically saying, "Hey you! There are things you need to pay attention to and take care of here." And, if we are fortunate enough to both hear and understand the messages of those "symptoms," and actually take action to search out what the underlying issues are, and follow through on resolving them, we can put an end to a lot of the suffering that we live with. Difficulties and challenges are part of life; ongoing suffering involves your mind and is optional.

    So you might be wondering what all of that has to do with the topics abundant criticism and scarcity of kind words. I'll be getting there, so stay with me on this. I see this episode inter-connected with four others I've produced: "027-Figuring out where to start when so much needs your attention now, 001-It's not your fault & you're not off the hook either, 030-Ask Dr B – about Stories we tell ourselves, low self-esteem & self-sabotaging behaviors, and 004-What is your procrastination a symptom of?"

    If you're like so many of the adults I work with, you have a ton of issues that all need your attention now and you don't even know where to start, let alone know how you are going to get them all done. And it hasn't you're your fault up to this point, because you most likely haven't been given the information you needed and the path to the learning and mastery of the missing skills, so you could take responsibility and make the necessary changes. And with so many years of failed attempts or failed outcomes, your self-esteem may be quite low, the stories you tell yourself are self-defeating and not empowering you at all and you fell into the trap years ago of short-term solutions or Band-Aids that have now become self-sabotaging behaviors because they were only intended as short-term solutions. And your procrastination "symptoms" are "messengers" telling you where to look for what the underlying issues are but if you don't know that and have been working on trying to "fix" your procrastination around getting started, keeping going and actually finishing up, then you've been chasing after the wrong issues because those are just "symptoms."

    In this episode, I'm going to explore the many ways that criticism is abundant and kind words are scarce in the lives of adults with ADHD and other co-existing conditions. And a little hint: it has to do with your relationship with yourself.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

    Episode Resources:

     

     

    To Help The Show:

    Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others! 

    Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.  

    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 84571797e9647d739f39cc9c44e89170 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2218 false     Ask Dr B – about Mindfulness, Self-Reflection & Executive Function - 034 Ask Dr B – about Mindfulness, Self-Reflection & Executive Function - 034 Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the fifteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We've got a tighter format, great topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let's get to it.

    I'm going to be addressing three inter-related topics today to help you see the path from fuzzy to focused on becoming the successful adult living with ADHD you deserve to be. It's definitely a journey, one that's unique for each person.

    And if you're on this journey, I applaud you for your courage straight away. Truly! It definitely takes courage and a lot of what I'm going to be talking about today to rise up and become the person you were intended to become. And it's worth every bit of the time, effort and energy it takes!

    I want you to have the life you want for yourself as much as any other person can want something for another. I feel it's your birthright to have a good life and to be happy, and just because you didn't have that in the first half of your life doesn't mean you don't get to have it in the second half; it just doesn't.

    And since I'm going to be talking about Executive Function and ADHD, if you need to learn and master some of these skills, then so be it. The time is going to pass in your life whether you learn them now, learn them later or never learn them. Funny thing about time, it's indifferent to the choices and decisions we make.

    Did you wake up with questions or confusion this morning? Are you wondering how to get yourself organized? Or how to keep motivated to finish something today? Are you looking for answers? If so, consider sending your questions or confusion over to me so I can help you. I'd love to do that! If you're like so many other adults with ADHD, you might not know where to start, or how to start. Or what to do when you get to something that stops you. Or maybe you even doubt your own ability to make good choices for yourself and decide whether you should or shouldn't do something. Whatever is troubling you, ask me. 

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the fifteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We've got a tighter format, great topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let's get to it.

    I'm going to be addressing three inter-related topics today to help you see the path from fuzzy to focused on becoming the successful adult living with ADHD you deserve to be. It's definitely a journey, one that's unique for each person.

    And if you're on this journey, I applaud you for your courage straight away. Truly! It definitely takes courage and a lot of what I'm going to be talking about today to rise up and become the person you were intended to become. And it's worth every bit of the time, effort and energy it takes!

    I want you to have the life you want for yourself as much as any other person can want something for another. I feel it's your birthright to have a good life and to be happy, and just because you didn't have that in the first half of your life doesn't mean you don't get to have it in the second half; it just doesn't.

    And since I'm going to be talking about Executive Function and ADHD, if you need to learn and master some of these skills, then so be it. The time is going to pass in your life whether you learn them now, learn them later or never learn them. Funny thing about time, it's indifferent to the choices and decisions we make.

    Did you wake up with questions or confusion this morning? Are you wondering how to get yourself organized? Or how to keep motivated to finish something today? Are you looking for answers? If so, consider sending your questions or confusion over to me so I can help you. I'd love to do that! If you're like so many other adults with ADHD, you might not know where to start, or how to start. Or what to do when you get to something that stops you. Or maybe you even doubt your own ability to make good choices for yourself and decide whether you should or shouldn't do something. Whatever is troubling you, ask me. 

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 821d0cbc5fb13e79900957a27688ba58 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:30:00 -0700 1979 false     A Closer Look At Procrastinating (Start, Middle & End) & What To Do - 033 A Closer Look At Procrastinating (Start, Middle & End) & What To Do - 033 Welcome to the thirty-third episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me for today's podcast episode.  If you've been trying to solve your procrastination challenges forever, without much success, perhaps it's because procrastination is a "behavioral symptom" and not the real problem.  "Behavioral symptoms" are great because they tell us that something is wrong.  It's just that we then need to look beyond them, if we're going to solve the underlying issues that are presenting us with those "behavioral symptoms."

    It's kind of like having a fever (the symptom) when the underlying issue is a raging infection.  I hope you'd be treating the raging infection and not just take something for the fever.

    I want to introduce you to Professor Alfred Bandura, if you aren't familiar with his name or his work.  Back in 1997 he said that self-efficacy is different than confidence.  Confidence is this vague term that refers to your "strength of belief," but it doesn't necessarily say where your certainty is coming from.  It's like you saying, "I'm confident I can do that."  I'd have to ask you, "What makes you believe you can do that?"  I'd want to know the evidence or behind the scenes knowing you have that allows you to make that statement.  I'd want to know where your confidence is coming from; the evidence.  It could be that you just finished a course or training on that topic or task, and understand it thoroughly and that is why you can make the confident statement.  That would tell me why you are confident.

    Or, are you just saying that you are confident because you "hope" you can do it, but don't know with certainty that you have the skills or necessary training, and hence don't really know that you can?  Or, you might even know with certainty that you don't have the skills but still "hope" you can do it; hence "fantasy or wishful thinking;" which is very, very common.  The differences are very important. 

    Self-efficacy is you believing you will be able to accomplish a specific task.  It refers to both your capability level and your strength of belief in your capability level.  You are "confident" you can produce successful results because you are "competent" in the necessary skills, abilities or beliefs to do so.  Hence, Competence = Confidence.

    A quote by Henry Ford is fitting here.  He said, "Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."

    In this episode, I'm going to dig deeper into the procrastination puzzle and piece together a different way of looking at this "symptom" that can get you into action instead of sitting and waiting for the block to pass.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-third episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me for today's podcast episode.  If you've been trying to solve your procrastination challenges forever, without much success, perhaps it's because procrastination is a "behavioral symptom" and not the real problem.  "Behavioral symptoms" are great because they tell us that something is wrong.  It's just that we then need to look beyond them, if we're going to solve the underlying issues that are presenting us with those "behavioral symptoms."

    It's kind of like having a fever (the symptom) when the underlying issue is a raging infection.  I hope you'd be treating the raging infection and not just take something for the fever.

    I want to introduce you to Professor Alfred Bandura, if you aren't familiar with his name or his work.  Back in 1997 he said that self-efficacy is different than confidence.  Confidence is this vague term that refers to your "strength of belief," but it doesn't necessarily say where your certainty is coming from.  It's like you saying, "I'm confident I can do that."  I'd have to ask you, "What makes you believe you can do that?"  I'd want to know the evidence or behind the scenes knowing you have that allows you to make that statement.  I'd want to know where your confidence is coming from; the evidence.  It could be that you just finished a course or training on that topic or task, and understand it thoroughly and that is why you can make the confident statement.  That would tell me why you are confident.

    Or, are you just saying that you are confident because you "hope" you can do it, but don't know with certainty that you have the skills or necessary training, and hence don't really know that you can?  Or, you might even know with certainty that you don't have the skills but still "hope" you can do it; hence "fantasy or wishful thinking;" which is very, very common.  The differences are very important. 

    Self-efficacy is you believing you will be able to accomplish a specific task.  It refers to both your capability level and your strength of belief in your capability level.  You are "confident" you can produce successful results because you are "competent" in the necessary skills, abilities or beliefs to do so.  Hence, Competence = Confidence.

    A quote by Henry Ford is fitting here.  He said, "Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."

    In this episode, I'm going to dig deeper into the procrastination puzzle and piece together a different way of looking at this "symptom" that can get you into action instead of sitting and waiting for the block to pass.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 2b0098b80123ef7f22fb78ee79ba940b Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2027 false     Ask Dr B – about Later In Life Diagnosis, Having Hope & Becoming Successful - 032 Ask Dr B – about Later In Life Diagnosis, Having Hope & Becoming Successful - 032 I'm so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We've got a tighter format, hot topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let's get to it.

    So many of the adults I work with or dialogue with have been diagnosed later in life. There are many reasons for this and it's not the end of the world; far from it - it's the beginning of your new life. Borrowing a phrase from the Foreword to the First Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - "recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body" is what comes to mind when I think of ADHD and Executive Function Deficits. Many adults have lived or continue to live in a seemingly hopeless state. Many haven't received a diagnosis yet or any truly useful help, and many feel hopeless; even suicidal at times. I've even sat with pre-teens who were feeling so hopeless that they couldn't focus or study or keep up with their assignments and had all but given up. That is just NOT okay! Not for anyone!!

    And since our mental health system doesn't seem to be able to catch up or step up to address this huge problem, then it's up to you to educate yourself and advocate for yourself and your loved ones as best you can, so that the care that is so desperately needed is received. And that's all well and good for me to say that, but you might not feel that you are able to do this on your own. I get it. And, I'm going to give you whatever I can here to help.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     I'm so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We've got a tighter format, hot topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let's get to it.

    So many of the adults I work with or dialogue with have been diagnosed later in life. There are many reasons for this and it's not the end of the world; far from it - it's the beginning of your new life. Borrowing a phrase from the Foreword to the First Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - "recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body" is what comes to mind when I think of ADHD and Executive Function Deficits. Many adults have lived or continue to live in a seemingly hopeless state. Many haven't received a diagnosis yet or any truly useful help, and many feel hopeless; even suicidal at times. I've even sat with pre-teens who were feeling so hopeless that they couldn't focus or study or keep up with their assignments and had all but given up. That is just NOT okay! Not for anyone!!

    And since our mental health system doesn't seem to be able to catch up or step up to address this huge problem, then it's up to you to educate yourself and advocate for yourself and your loved ones as best you can, so that the care that is so desperately needed is received. And that's all well and good for me to say that, but you might not feel that you are able to do this on your own. I get it. And, I'm going to give you whatever I can here to help.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 7a0d5c4edc04db810a090f3c46577772 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0700 2377 false     What's Missing When Skillful Communication Is Just Not Happening - 031 What's Missing When Skillful Communication Is Just Not Happening - 031 Welcome to the thirty-first episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. It's time for another change to the format. The episodes have been getting a bit long, so I'm moving back to the sweet spot of roughly 30 minutes. That means cutting out some of the repetitive content, in order to keep the episodes focused on great content, stories, action steps and a favorite quote of mine. I appreciate all your suggestions and input so I can consider everything and provide you with the best of me in ways that are best for you too.

    Just because you can speak, doesn't mean you can communicate skillfully or say what you intend to convey. Just because you know the words doesn't mean that you are using them skillfully. Just because you get everything out that you want to say, doesn't mean it is received as you intended. And, if you have beliefs about not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, then you've already set yourself up to not say what's on your mind because you'll be focused on censoring yourself; not focused on what you want to convey.

    Some of the goals for this episode are to provide you with a basic understanding of communication; what it is and is not. What your responsibility is as the communicator. What your responsibility is as the listener. The role boundaries play in communication. How to communicate assertively, skillfully and say what you intend with greater confidence and ease of expression. And of course, there will be some actions steps you can begin to take today.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirty-first episode of Harness Your ADHD Power.

    I'm so glad you could join me for today's podcast episode. It's time for another change to the format. The episodes have been getting a bit long, so I'm moving back to the sweet spot of roughly 30 minutes. That means cutting out some of the repetitive content, in order to keep the episodes focused on great content, stories, action steps and a favorite quote of mine. I appreciate all your suggestions and input so I can consider everything and provide you with the best of me in ways that are best for you too.

    Just because you can speak, doesn't mean you can communicate skillfully or say what you intend to convey. Just because you know the words doesn't mean that you are using them skillfully. Just because you get everything out that you want to say, doesn't mean it is received as you intended. And, if you have beliefs about not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, then you've already set yourself up to not say what's on your mind because you'll be focused on censoring yourself; not focused on what you want to convey.

    Some of the goals for this episode are to provide you with a basic understanding of communication; what it is and is not. What your responsibility is as the communicator. What your responsibility is as the listener. The role boundaries play in communication. How to communicate assertively, skillfully and say what you intend with greater confidence and ease of expression. And of course, there will be some actions steps you can begin to take today.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 427b132aad7c3fde79f81e630978ce70 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1701 false     Ask Dr B – about Stories We Tell Ourselves, Low Self-Esteem & Self-Sabotaging Behaviors - 030 Ask Dr B – about Stories We Tell Ourselves, Low Self-Esteem & Self-Sabotaging Behaviors - 030 Welcome to the thirtieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the thirteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today. I get SO excited to create episodes that you my listeners ask for. You send me questions or issues that you are struggling with and ask for insights and solutions, which results in inspiration and another great episode. You have no idea how happy that makes me; or maybe you do.

    Based on Monday's episode 029, I hope you all get just how important it is that we develop executive function skills; just not something we should skip over or take lightly. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, I recommend you do so you'll understand what I mean. There's no short cut here. These skills are the pre-requisites to the more advanced skills we need to learn and master in adulthood; and we can't jump to advanced skills without the basic foundational ones in place. Correction…we can jump there, but we can't stay there because we don't have what is needed to succeed.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the thirtieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the thirteenth "Ask Dr B" Show.  

    I'm so glad you could join me today. I get SO excited to create episodes that you my listeners ask for. You send me questions or issues that you are struggling with and ask for insights and solutions, which results in inspiration and another great episode. You have no idea how happy that makes me; or maybe you do.

    Based on Monday's episode 029, I hope you all get just how important it is that we develop executive function skills; just not something we should skip over or take lightly. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, I recommend you do so you'll understand what I mean. There's no short cut here. These skills are the pre-requisites to the more advanced skills we need to learn and master in adulthood; and we can't jump to advanced skills without the basic foundational ones in place. Correction…we can jump there, but we can't stay there because we don't have what is needed to succeed.

    Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

    My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     DrB 3e44cf490e32906c6be4e4ff64d2b4f9 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2764 false     Exploring Our Assumptions, Expectations, Shame & Guilt - 029 Exploring Our Assumptions, Expectations, Shame & Guilt - 029 Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B explores our assumptions, expectations, shame and guilt as it relates to adult life with ADHD and helps you to move past it to a new found freedom.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together! We can do this!  

    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B explores our assumptions, expectations, shame and guilt as it relates to adult life with ADHD and helps you to move past it to a new found freedom.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 7eefea43270c79d15a885649fe8e3d87 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2567 false     Ask Dr B - about Cultivating Resilience, Impact of Menopause & Communication Potholes - 028 Ask Dr B - about Cultivating Resilience, Impact of Menopause & Communication Potholes - 028 Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 3888d5fc46fbc905fb3fd07621ec67cd Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2768 false     Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now - 027 Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now - 027 Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of Harness Your ADHD Power with Dr B.  In today's episode I'm going to be taking a deeper look at Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention NOW and help you to find your starting point.  Yes, there will be a starting point for each of you once you get clear on where you really are starting from in your life currently. And your starting point may not be where you said it was or wish it were; but it will truly be your starting point.  Skipping over important pieces and trying to step up sooner than is true for you will not serve you and will only further sabotage your efforts for a better life.  You're just going to have to start where you are.  Really, where else can you start other than there?  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of Harness Your ADHD Power with Dr B.  In today's episode I'm going to be taking a deeper look at Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention NOW and help you to find your starting point.  Yes, there will be a starting point for each of you once you get clear on where you really are starting from in your life currently. And your starting point may not be where you said it was or wish it were; but it will truly be your starting point.  Skipping over important pieces and trying to step up sooner than is true for you will not serve you and will only further sabotage your efforts for a better life.  You're just going to have to start where you are.  Really, where else can you start other than there?  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB b049df8477ce42e5c3ac9726566dbfa0 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 3026 false     Ask Dr B - about Making Amends, Not Compromising Your Well-Being & Completing Important Tasks - 026 Ask Dr B - about Making Amends, Not Compromising Your Well-Being & Completing Important Tasks - 026 In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 01044d21fcabe46f7c456eb2d610e3a1 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2342 false     More on Moving Beyond the Damage of Years of Undiagnosed ADHD - 025 More on Moving Beyond the Damage of Years of Undiagnosed ADHD - 025 Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a deeper look at moving beyond the damaging years of undiagnosed ADHD and what you can do now to turn things around for yourself and claim a more successful life.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a deeper look at moving beyond the damaging years of undiagnosed ADHD and what you can do now to turn things around for yourself and claim a more successful life.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB cb0efb75c9632526cf1f2d980e6b9680 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2408 false     Ask Dr B - about Managing Yourself in Time, Money & Consistency - 024 Ask Dr B - about Managing Yourself in Time, Money & Consistency - 024 Welcome to the twenty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB b4f61c25c6b1a33aff8740405bc5b281 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2234 false     Moving Beyond the Damage of Years of Undiagnosed ADHD - 023 Moving Beyond the Damage of Years of Undiagnosed ADHD - 023 Welcome to the twenty-third episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about WHY not knowing about your ADHD can lead you to make very damaging meanings out of your life events and have you feeling like a horrible person, and what you can do about that to turn it around and claim a more successful life for yourself.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast show so you don't miss any episodes!!   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-third episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about WHY not knowing about your ADHD can lead you to make very damaging meanings out of your life events and have you feeling like a horrible person, and what you can do about that to turn it around and claim a more successful life for yourself.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast show so you don't miss any episodes!!   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB a6b107af20f200337f7cfdbb00e37775 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2752 false     Ask Dr B - about Myths, Neuroplasticity & Mental Paralysis - 022 Ask Dr B - about Myths, Neuroplasticity & Mental Paralysis - 022 Welcome to the twenty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  If you have questions, head over to my website and ask!!  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast show so that the newest episodes arrive in your feed right when they are released, as well as any "special episodes" with guests.   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  If you have questions, head over to my website and ask!!  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast show so that the newest episodes arrive in your feed right when they are released, as well as any "special episodes" with guests.   Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB a832d43c750b75748837782ab3009e22 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2008 false     Task Completion Isn't The Same For Everyone - 021 Task Completion Isn't The Same For Everyone - 021 Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about WHY not completing tasks can be so damaging to your mindset and quality of life, and what you can do about it.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive every new episode just as soon as it's released, plus any "extra" special episodes with guests.  Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about WHY not completing tasks can be so damaging to your mindset and quality of life, and what you can do about it.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive every new episode just as soon as it's released, plus any "extra" special episodes with guests.  Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 9fb4ae1a0df276f76980fe5f5e3da1b5 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1978 false     Ask Dr B - about Intense Feelings, Over-Committing & Depression - 020 Ask Dr B - about Intense Feelings, Over-Committing & Depression - 020 Welcome to the twentieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope. Today's topics include:  Intense Feelings, Over-Committing and Depression.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. Episode Resources:

     

     

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twentieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope. Today's topics include:  Intense Feelings, Over-Committing and Depression.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. Episode Resources:

     

     

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    ]]>     DrB 41eb681ea5288cea6c3db676a9682b77 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:54:50 -0700 1809 false     Busting The Clutter Cluster & Making Room To Think - 019 Busting The Clutter Cluster & Making Room To Think - 019 Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a look at WHY living with ongoing internal and external clutter can be so damaging to your quality of life and what you can do about it. AND – Knowing is only the first step; the next step is taking action on what you know to start getting new results, fine tune your process as you go along, and get better and better results. It is a process, so please don't let yourself off the hook here with taking action once, not getting the results you hoped for, and stopping there. Seriously!! Did you learn to walk with one attempt? I know I didn't, so keep going!! Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. Episode Resources:

     

     

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    ]]>     Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a look at WHY living with ongoing internal and external clutter can be so damaging to your quality of life and what you can do about it. AND – Knowing is only the first step; the next step is taking action on what you know to start getting new results, fine tune your process as you go along, and get better and better results. It is a process, so please don't let yourself off the hook here with taking action once, not getting the results you hoped for, and stopping there. Seriously!! Did you learn to walk with one attempt? I know I didn't, so keep going!! Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. Episode Resources:

     

     

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    ]]>     DrB 4732efd0f4602aeb68075e9935395cb1 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:52:44 -0700 1800 false     Ask Dr B - about Exercise, Routines & Habits - 018 Ask Dr B - about Exercise, Routines & Habits - 018 Welcome to the eighteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Today's topics include:  exercise, routines and habits.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the eighteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Today's topics include:  exercise, routines and habits.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB fe63bf4975911fd3682bd36b878bbe84 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1699 false     Generate The Motivation To Get Things Done - 017 Generate The Motivation To Get Things Done - 017 Welcome to the seventeenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a look at WHAT good enough reasons are and what you can start doing to generate the motivation you want. Be sure to subscribe so that the latest episode lands in your inbox as soon as it's released; plus any "extra" guest episodes. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the seventeenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B takes a look at WHAT good enough reasons are and what you can start doing to generate the motivation you want. Be sure to subscribe so that the latest episode lands in your inbox as soon as it's released; plus any "extra" guest episodes. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB e353adf593878df55e91b5233574ff72 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1819 false     Ask Dr B - about Raising One's Voice, Modeling & ADHD Medication - 016 Ask Dr B - about Raising One's Voice, Modeling & ADHD Medication - 016 Welcome to the sixteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the sixteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB ce9f158df14389c7cbadf2237fa27372 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1699 false     Cut The Confusion About Getting Started & Get More Productive - 015 Cut The Confusion About Getting Started & Get More Productive - 015 Welcome to the fifteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about why it can be so difficult to get started, as well as keep going once you start.  So, whether you don't know how or where to start or what to do a step or two after you've gotten started, listen up, because you can learn.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive every episode just as soon as it's released, as well as any "extra" episodes with special guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the fifteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B talks about why it can be so difficult to get started, as well as keep going once you start.  So, whether you don't know how or where to start or what to do a step or two after you've gotten started, listen up, because you can learn.  Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you receive every episode just as soon as it's released, as well as any "extra" episodes with special guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 51bf998c7f14da933e1f26ed88ba16b7 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1959 false     Ask Dr B - about Making Decisions, Prompts & ADHD Diagnosis - 014 Ask Dr B - about Making Decisions, Prompts & ADHD Diagnosis - 014 Welcome to the fourteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the fourteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe so you receive each new episode as soon as it's released, as well as "special episodes" with guests. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB bcfe858944004698bef571626ad1b99a Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 1347 false     Cut The Chaos & Get More Productive - 013 Cut The Chaos & Get More Productive - 013 Welcome to the thirteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable. In today's episode I'm going to be taking a look at WHY it can be so difficult to get it together and keep it together, while holding the line with boundaries and everything you need to do to have a fully functioning life, and what you can do about it, as well as other related issues. Be sure to subscribe so you receive new episodes as soon as they're released, rather than having to wait for them to show up online. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the thirteenth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable. In today's episode I'm going to be taking a look at WHY it can be so difficult to get it together and keep it together, while holding the line with boundaries and everything you need to do to have a fully functioning life, and what you can do about it, as well as other related issues. Be sure to subscribe so you receive new episodes as soon as they're released, rather than having to wait for them to show up online. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB a2471faf28a4d50b989de2e8db3bc683 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0700 2183 false     Ask Dr B - about Self-Esteem, Planning & Self-Care - 012 Ask Dr B - about Self-Esteem, Planning & Self-Care - 012 Welcome to the twelfth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you receive each new episode as soon as it's released. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     Welcome to the twelfth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, a podcast by Dr B that explores the many facets of adult ADHD life and how we can learn to become unstoppable.  In this episode, Dr B answers the questions you have about issues or challenges you experience as an adult living with ADHD, and offers you hope.  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you receive each new episode as soon as it's released. Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering.

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    ]]>     DrB 17dfe900da45bfce439a8d8259ab9471 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:00:00 -0700 1930 false     The Elusiveness Of Sleep & Making Peace With Letting Go - 011 The Elusiveness Of Sleep & Making Peace With Letting Go - 011 Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

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    ]]>     Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

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    ]]>     DrB c4eb6b47543c4ade780e35dc9901904a Mon, 29 May 2017 06:00:00 -0700 2340 false     Ask Dr B - about Brain Stimulation, Sharing About ADHD & Motor Mouth - 010 Ask Dr B - about Brain Stimulation, Sharing About ADHD & Motor Mouth - 010 Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

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    ]]>     DrB b2fbdd60bbd7c9c08219a1cafd763c9d Thu, 25 May 2017 06:00:00 -0700 1563 false     A Focused Approach To Dating & ADHD - 009 A Focused Approach To Dating & ADHD - 009 Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

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    ]]>     DrB 464505d9e77770467eb62f6a1afa0487 Mon, 22 May 2017 08:01:27 -0700 2021 false     Ask Dr B - about Managing Yourself in Time, Addiction and Impulsivity & You Aren't Alone - 008 Ask Dr B - about Managing Yourself in Time, Addiction and Impulsivity & You Aren't Alone - 008 Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life!

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