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#68 Creating Connection with Vince Ford
"We are hard wired to connect with others" And for us ADHDers this can be tricky as we navigate RSD & a busy mind...And today's special guest, Vince Ford, is an expert on creating connection. In this episode we...
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#67 ADHD & Addiction
I just thought I had an addictive personality. Turns out that I had undiagnosed ADHD. For me it was food (sugar), alcohol & shopping. I used them as a way to both escape the painful parts of my life & to feel...
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#66 Setting boundaries & improving relationships
The root of self-care is setting boundaries: It’s saying no to something in order to say yes to your own emotional, physical & mental well-being. Healthy boundaries are "what's ok & what is not ok."Setting...
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#65 ADHD & The Dopamine Hangover
You know that low feeling you get after you return from a holiday? That reason why you book the next trip to look forward to asap? THIS is a dopamine hangover. Anytime we spike our dopamine levels, for example jumping...
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#64 How social conditioning impacts self-worth for adults with ADHD
Do you tie your self-worth to how productive you are? Never feel like you're doing enough? Due to the way we've been raised & the messages we've absorbed growing up, most adults with ADHD, especially women,...
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#63 Adult ADHD & Beating Yourself Up
Somewhere along the way we developed this idea that in order to be better & do better we had to beat ourselves up. How’s that working out for you? Are you improving your life by hating yourself? Are you creating...
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#62 Understanding your capacity & managing the energy in your “tank”
Your capacity is the amount of mental, emotional & physical energy you have to be able to "human" & get things done each day. Everything you do will either add to your energy levels in the "tank" or take...
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#61 ADHD & Saying No
As ADHDers many of us learned to people-please from a young age... Making it hard to say no. This is one of the many ways we masked our ADHD & tried to meet the neurotypical expectations that society placed on...
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#60 ADHD & People-pleasing
Have you ever called yourself a people-pleaser? I’m Xena & I am a recovering people-pleaser.I cared so much about what other people thought of me & would prioritise the needs & desires of my friends,...
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#59 ADHD & using EFT Tapping to feel better (The Emotional Freedom technique)
This is an alternative therapy I use to manage my ADHD symptoms & help regulate & process my emotions... When I'm in fight or flight, experiencing physical or emotional pain, need help focusing or getting...
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#58 ADHD & Time Management
Time blindness is a common symptom of ADHD. Time for us is either now or not now. This is why you might struggle to set goals or never feel like you achieve them. This episode is NOT about giving you more tips &...
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BONUS: The 4 Keys to Managing & Thriving with ADHD
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