EP. 146: Simple Strategies For Being on Time and Planning Better
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ In our last episode, we discovered why our ADHD brains struggle with time so much. Understanding this 'why' provides us with a foundation for building long-lasting time management skills, so make sure to listen to Episode #145 first if you haven't already! Now that we have our 'why,' the next step is to figure out how to develop a more effective and less stress...
20 Okt 202152min
Ep. 145: Why is Time So Difficult For Our ADHD Brains?
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ What is it about our ADHD brains that causes so much difficulty with time and what can we do about it? Executive function plays a role, but like most of our ADHD challenges, there are also other factors that, when combined, can make time awareness feel downright impossible. In this episode, I'll take you through the contributors to time blindness, such as emoti...
13 Okt 202127min
EP. 144: 7 New Ways to Biohack Your ADHD Brain and Stop Rumination NOW
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ Why is it that a single negative comment can ruin my entire day, even amongst a sea of otherwise positive feedback? Our ability to hyperfocus is one of our greatest ADHD strengths, but if that hyperfocus gets ahold of a negative thought it can send us into a spiral of shame and self-doubt that feels impossible to break out of. In this episode, I'll give you 7 un...
6 Okt 202135min
EP. 143: It's Usually Not Just ADHD With Educational Diagnostician, Laurie Peterson
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ My son Markus has always been incredibly introspective and self-aware, so when he took an especially difficult calculus class and announced that there was something else going on beyond ADHD, I believed him. For years Markus and I had suspected that dyslexia was the underlying cause of his inconsistent gaps in learning, yet whenever he was evaluated these gaps w...
29 Sep 20211h 30min
EP. 142: ADHD, Nutrition and Intuitive Eating with Becca King
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ 'Intuitive eating' is a term we hear more and more these days, but in a culture where restrictive diets are king, the concept of listening to your own body may seem foreign and even "woo woo." My guest this week, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Becca King, admits that she also thought intuitive eating was pretty "woo woo" when she first heard about it, but aft...
22 Sep 20211h 3min
EP. 141: Laundry, House Cleaning, and an ADHD-Friendly Refrigerator with Struggle Care’s KC Davis
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ When licensed professional therapist, author, and speaker KC Davis first began a self and home-care TikTok account, she didn't intend to make ADHD content. In fact, she didn't even know she had ADHD at the time, she just knew her unique brain required equally unique systems in order for her to stay on top of home care tasks. When KC's content inevitably ended up...
15 Sep 20211h 8min
EP. 140: ADHD and Relationships With Melissa Orlov
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ This week I break my cardinal rule of only interviewing women with ADHD on the podcast, which should tell you just how strongly I believe in author and marriage consultant Melissa Orlov's work. Melissa may not have ADHD herself, but her daughter does, which is exactly what prompts Melissa to learn as much about ADHD as she possibly can. She dove deep into the re...
8 Sep 20211h 1min
EP. 139: ADHD, Authenticity and Not Fitting In with Trendsetting Hairstylist and Educator Jayne Matthews
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup ___ When Covid hit the U.S. in 2020 and hair salons all across the country shut down, more and more people started taking the scissors into their own hands, often with disastrous results. While the rest of us were laughing at quarantine haircut memes (or creating our own), Jayne Matthews was brainstorming a solution: What if she could teach people how to cut their o...
1 Sep 202150min
