ADHD Life Support
by Susan McGinnis of ADHD Impact Coaching
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Podcast Recommendation: Ezra Klein Show on Anxiety as a Habit
Is feeling anxious a mental habit that you can break? This concept is a valuable lens for understanding the relationship of anxiety and ADHD.
Learning to Be Here Now
Imagining the future is an important and useful ability, but bypassing the present moment in impatience shortchanges the real future that you are creating in each moment.
Responding from Overwhelm
Use your awareness of feeling overwhelmed to respond in a way that will not sabotage your goals.
Executive Function and Self-Regulation Resources
Links to a mini-course on executive function and how it develops, with videos and downloadable practice resources for all ages.
Re-Name to Re-Frame the Task
Do you intend to do something, but it doesn’t happen? It may be how you are thinking about it.
ADHD Shortcut: “Should" v. “Could”
Using “shoulds” to set goals and make plans may be quick and easy, but when it comes to action, “should” is a shortcut to ADHD Stuck.
Managing Boundaries for Good Relationships
Resources linked for creating healthy personal boundaries. Good boundaries make good relationships!
Ten ADHD Truths
10 Lessons of the pandemic. “What happens at home is ‘real life,’ and those relationships must be carefully tended.”
Carrots, or Sticks? Motivation, or Looking Forward
What do you enjoy, that you can put out in front of yourself to make it more rewarding to move through your day?
Is It About Time, or Energy?
Your thoughts about how you will feel and how long things will take have an impact on how you feel and how much energy you have. You can’t control your feelings directly, but you can work with your expectations to change how you feel.
ADHD and Emotions: New Research and Resources
A 2020 study supports emotional dysregulation as a diagnostic characterization of ADHD. This post includes a link to a podcast episode on emotions and ADHD by Dr. Ari Tucker and Jeff Copper with an important conversation around emotions in relationships and handling other people’s feelings.
Diagnosing Low Mood : Depression, Anxiety, or ADHD?
Is depression or anxiety the right diagnosis, or could it be ADHD? Feelings of general unhappiness, anxiety, or hopelessness are cause to investigate for ADHD.