July 23, 2026

13: From Live Coaching to Evergreen Course: An ADHD-Friendly Redesign

50 minutes

What happens when a coach who's brilliant in the room needs to build a course that works without her in it? Dr. Catrina Mitchum sits down with ADHD coach Corie Wightlin to redesign her group coaching program as a self-paced course, one that respects how ADHD brains actually learn instead of dumping content and hoping for the best.

What We Work Through

Why "access to you" means both time and affordability, and how a course can serve people before, during, and after 1:1 work

Designing for self-paced learners when you can't control how often they show up

Building frequent, low-lift check-ins (yes, even frowny-face-to-happy-face scales) so strategies don't disappear out of sight, out of mind

Turning coaching moments into concrete course activities: examples, self-selection, and reflection instead of you reading the room

Why market research questions like "if I wasn't here..." tell you what your self-directed learners actually need

Letting learners choose tools they'll actually use instead of forcing a platform that becomes the whole struggle

Removing barriers with asynchronous feedback: short, varied, and placed exactly where learners get sticky

Why every platform is garbage, and why starting with what you already have (and works on a phone) beats spending gobs of money

Corie walked in with workshops that only worked live and walked out with a structure, a mapping plan, and an "I can actually do this now." If you're trying to turn something that works because you're in the room into something that works without you, this one's your roadmap.

About Corie Wightlin

Corie Wightlin is an ADHD Coach for the whole family who helps all members find ease, confidence, and tools that actually work for their brain through her business, Wightlin Coaching Services.

Website: https://wightlincoachingservices.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wightlincoachingservices/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wightlinadhdcoaching/

Course creation is complex, but you do not have to figure it out alone, and you definitely do not have to do it someone else's way.

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Music credit: Alex Mitchum

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By Dr. Catrina Mitchum