Emotional Proximity and the Weight of Unrealized Dreams

Emotional Proximity and the Weight of Unrealized Dreams

Host Cameron Gott discusses the concept of 'emotional proximity' and the weight of unrealized dreams in relation to ADHD. He draws parallels between hikers shedding unnecessary weight close to the start of the Appalachian Trail and individuals with ADHD needing to remove excess emotional weight for better daily action, efficiency and a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. Cam emphasizes the importance of focusing on what to remove rather than just adding more - so often what ADHD people can focus on. He shares insights from his clients, highlighting their struggles with emotional regulation, rejection sensitivity and the impact of unmet goals. Inspired by the lyrics of a John Prine song, Cam also introduces the idea of creating space between emotional highs and lows (proximity), likening it to inserting a green strip between the 'diamonds in the sidewalk and the dirt in the gutter'. Cam circles back to check in on the theme of meaning-making from the previous week's episode and encourages listeners that change starts with awareness. Lastly, Cam invites listeners to notice the extra emotional weight they tend to drag around with them as they try to work on the stuff that really matters.

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Pushing Back on the Tide of Tasks

Pushing Back on the Tide of Tasks

The tide is relentless. It comes in twice a day, and it floods everything. Cam relays a story from a client who got caught in a frenetic scramble to prepare for houseguests and stopped to ask why she ...

6 Marras 24min

Seeking Meaning Beyond Masking

Seeking Meaning Beyond Masking

A friend listened to last week’s Over/Under ADHD model and said it reminded him of Foursquare, with him as the ball bouncing between squares. Overthinking, overdoing, underthinking, underdoing: that m...

31 Loka 23min

The Over/Under ADHD Model

The Over/Under ADHD Model

Your brain isn’t stuck in one gear. It’s constantly moving. Cameron sketches a plus sign on a piece of paper (or in the sand, if you’re on a beach) and introduces a new tool: thinking and doing across...

23 Loka 26min

Developing a Meaningful Impact Mindset

Developing a Meaningful Impact Mindset

You can’t hunt meaning down. It arrives when you’re present enough to receive it, and presence is exactly what ADHD makes hard. Cameron starts on the paddleboard, where seventeen geese flew straight a...

16 Loka 26min

Pick Up the Pieces

Pick Up the Pieces

Season 2 begins. Ten weeks after the Season 1 finale, Cam is back in the seat and picking up where he left off. This episode looks at why people with ADHD keep setting down what already works while ch...

9 Loka 21min

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 10: Learning to Embrace Completion

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 10: Learning to Embrace Completion

Season One's finale, and it's a milestone: week 10 of the Ten-Week Integration Reset, episode 46, and the close of an entire arc. Cam turns his attention to a concept that's been quietly present the w...

31 Heinä 25min

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 9: Looking Back with Kindness and Accuracy

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 9: Looking Back with Kindness and Accuracy

Week 9, and the Ten-Week Integration Reset is coming in for a landing. Before looking ahead to the finish, Cam turns the lens backward — because for people with ADHD, looking back can go sideways fast...

17 Heinä 31min

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 8: The Whole is Greater...

Ten Week Integration Reset — Week 8: The Whole is Greater...

Week 8 of the Ten-Week Integration Reset, and Cam is living the material in real time. Facing a full day — training prep, a class to teach, a "command performance," and client sessions — he catches hi...

10 Heinä 19min

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