By Mande John
Welcome to the Learn to Thrive with ADHD Podcast. This is the show for you if you’re an adult with ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms and you need help. Do you feel like your symptoms are holding you back
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🛠️ Tools and Techniques for Thriving with ADHD: Featuring Tia Jensen
In this enlightening episode, we are joined by Tia Jensen, a neuro-compassionate coach specializing in helping individuals with ADHD navigate their unique challenges. Together, we explore the powerful tools and techniques that Tia uses to help her clients embrace their ADHD traits and create lives that align with their values and goals.
📌 What You'll Learn:
- The benefits of meditation for emotional self-regulation
- What "positive intelligence" is and how it rewires neural pathways
- Practical applications of walking meditation for ADHD brains
- The role of curiosity in reframing emotions and breaking negative cycles
- How to overcome people-pleasing tendencies and build self-worth
- Why celebrating small wins can transform your mindset
🗣️ Featured Quote:
"Love is always the answer. It starts with loving yourself first so that your cup can spill over to others." – Tia Jensen
👤 About Our Guest:
Tia Jensen is a certified ADHD coach and Positive Intelligence practitioner dedicated to empowering neurodivergent individuals. With a compassionate approach, Tia teaches clients how to embrace their unique brains, regulate emotions, and foster self-love through proven strategies and tools. She is passionate about helping people celebrate their wins—big or small—and transform their inner narratives to achieve personal and professional success.
🔗 Useful Resources Mentioned:
- Website: Coach With Tia
- Focus Forward Newsletter: Sign up for tips, tools, and updates
- Positive Intelligence Program
💡 Remember:
Living with ADHD is not about striving for perfection; it’s about finding strategies that work for you and celebrating every step forward.
#ADHDawareness #EmotionalRegulation #SelfLove #PositiveIntelligence #MindsetMatters #CelebrateYourWins
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🔍 Struggling with ADHD as an adult? Join Mande in this coaching session with Evan Whitehead, who shares his powerful journey of receiving an adult ADHD diagnosis and navigating professional life while managing multiple diagnoses.
📌 What You'll Learn:
- The experience of discovering ADHD in adulthood despite being in special education professionally
- How high achievement can mask ADHD symptoms throughout life
- Strategies for managing time and transitions as a consultant
- Practical approaches to organizing writing and physical materials
- The importance of tracking time and setting realistic expectations
- Methods for reducing procrastination and maintaining productivity
🗝️ Key Insights:
- Creating designated "homes" for items to reduce clutter and chaos
- Using time tracking to combat false perceptions of task duration
- The value of implementing daily closing routines
- Breaking down writing tasks into manageable chunks
- The concept of "B-minus work" for managing perfectionism
🛠️ Practical Tools Discussed:
Visual timers for task management
Digital organization systems (Trello, Notion)
Calendar blocking techniques
Transition planning strategies
Note-taking and idea capture methods
🎯 Action Steps:
🔗 Connect with Mande:
* Website: https://www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/
* Free Resources: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/freeresources/
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
#ADHD #AdultADHD #ExecutiveFunctioning #TimeManagement #Productivity #ADHDCoaching #Organization #MentalHealth
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🏢 ADHD, Property Management & Professional Anxiety: Finding Balance with RJ Isaac
In this insightful episode, we connect with RJ Isaac, a property manager navigating ADHD while managing client relationships across the United States. Through our coaching conversation, RJ shares his candid experiences with rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD), face blindness, and the challenges of maintaining professional confidence while parenting children with autism.
📌 What You'll Learn:
* Understanding and managing rejection sensitivity dysphoria
* Overcoming anxiety around client communications
* Navigating face blindness in professional settings
* Breaking through task initiation barriers
* Parenting with ADHD while supporting neurodivergent children
* Transforming negative thought patterns
* Building professional confidence
* Managing anxiety around unknown outcomes
🗣️ Featured Quote:
"I am very good at identifying all the possible ways things can turn out badly... but I'm learning to see how things are always working out." - RJ Isaac
👤 About Our Guest:
RJ Isaac is a property management professional specializing in Appfolio software implementation. While not formally diagnosed, his journey of self-discovery has led to better understanding and managing his ADHD tendencies while balancing professional responsibilities and family life.
💡 Key Takeaways:
* The power of thought downloads in managing anxiety
* How to approach uncertain situations with confidence
* Strategies for managing professional relationships with ADHD
* Ways to overcome email and communication anxiety
* The importance of emotional awareness in parenting
* Breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable steps
💼 For Professionals with ADHD:
* Tips for managing client relationships
* Strategies for consistent communication
* Balancing multiple responsibilities
* Building confidence in professional settings
* Overcoming imposter syndrome
* Managing task initiation
#ADHDProfessionals #PropertyManagement #RejectionSensitivity #ADHDStrategies #ProfessionalDevelopment #TimeManagement #ADHDRoutines #EmotionalRegulation #ParentingWithADHD #MentalHealthSupport
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🧠 Overcoming Loneliness and Life Transitions with ADHD: Featuring Annie Joy Carter
In this insightful episode, we sit down with Annie Joy Carter, a coach and advocate who helps women navigate the emotional challenges of life transitions. Annie shares her own experiences with divorce, parenting a child with autism, and starting over in new communities. Together, we explore the complexities of loneliness, particularly for those with ADHD, and uncover how to build authentic connections during times of major change.
📌 What You'll Learn:
- The impact of life transitions on loneliness and mental health
- How to differentiate between being alone and feeling lonely
- The power of vulnerability in creating real, meaningful connections
- Strategies for rebuilding your community after major life changes
- Overcoming the fear of rejection and finding your people
- Why self-worth is essential when navigating transitions with ADHD
🗣️ Featured Quote:
"You don't have to understand someone's experience to understand their feelings. Real connection comes from shared emotions, not identical situations." – Annie Joy Carter
👤 About Our Guest:
Annie Joy Carter is a Certified Life Coach with a Bachelor's in Psychology. Committed to building a kinder world one conversation at a time, she leverages her expertise to help others foster understanding and empathy. With a focus on helping women overcome loneliness, Annie specializes in guiding others through challenging conversations with confidence and grace.
Through her life coaching and her kindness camp for girls, Annie offers invaluable guidance in emotional resilience, confidence-building, and effective communication techniques. She is the founder of a kindness camp for tween girls and works with women, especially mothers, to help them overcome loneliness and thrive through significant life transitions.
🔗 Useful Resources Mentioned:
- Website: Annie Joy Carter
- 3 Steps to Overcoming Loneliness
- Instagram: @anniejoy.speaks
- Connect with Mande: Learn to Thrive with ADHD
💡 Remember:
Loneliness can feel overwhelming during life's transitions, but by embracing vulnerability and seeking out genuine connections, you can rebuild your community and thrive with ADHD.
#ADHDawareness #Loneliness #LifeTransitions #ConnectionMatters #SelfWorth #MentalHealthAwareness #CommunityBuilding #ADHDhelp #OvercomingRejection
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🎸 ADHD, Creativity & Caregiving: Finding Balance with Richard Avena
In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with Richard Avena, a 46-year-old musician and caregiver from San Antonio, Texas, who shares his raw and honest journey of living with ADHD since childhood. Through our coaching conversation, Richard opens up about navigating the challenges of emotional regulation, time management, and creative pursuits while caring for his 88-year-old father.
📌 What You'll Learn:
* The reality of managing ADHD without medication
* Breaking free from "bed rotting" and procrastination cycles
* Creating structure as a caregiver with ADHD
* Balancing creative passions with daily responsibilities
* Overcoming performance anxiety as a musician
* Strategies for tackling overwhelming projects
* Managing unstructured time effectively
* Building sustainable morning routines
🗣️ Featured Quote:
"It's like having your left arm and your right leg tied behind your back, trying to live that way... but now I'm trying to be a lot more sympathetic towards my mind." - Richard Avena
👤 About Our Guest:
Richard Avena is a songwriter and musician based in San Antonio, Texas. Diagnosed with ADHD at age 11, he navigates the dual roles of being a creative artist and a caregiver while working to understand and embrace his neurodivergent mind.
💡 Key Takeaways:
* The importance of breaking down big projects into small, manageable steps
* How structure can support ADHD minds
* The power of morning routines in creating daily momentum
* Strategies for managing creative pursuits with ADHD
* Ways to overcome avoidance and perfectionism
🎵 For Musicians with ADHD:
* Tips for managing performance anxiety
* Strategies for consistent practice
* Balancing creative time with other responsibilities
* Building confidence in live performance
#ADHDCreatives #MusicianLife #CaregiverSupport #ADHDStrategies #CreativeMinds #TimeManagement #ADHDRoutines #EmotionalRegulation #NeurodiversityAwareness #MentalHealthSupport
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🎧 Navigating ADHD, Procrastination & Sensory Overload
In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the world of adult ADHD with Katy Valentine, a spiritual strategist and coach who recently discovered her own neurodivergence. Katy shares her personal journey of realizing she might have ADHD in her mid-40s, and how this revelation has shed light on lifelong challenges with procrastination, time management, and sensory sensitivities.
📌 What You'll Learn:
🗣️ Featured Quote: "It's really bad to know that you can write a 20 page paper in a day. No one needs to know that about themselves. But once you do, it's easy to replicate except when you can't." - Katy Valentine
👤 About Our Guest: Katy Valentine is an American living in Ireland, working as a spiritual strategist and coach. She's an ordained minister with a background in academia and has been practicing shamanic techniques for several years. Katy specializes in helping entrepreneurs and professionals integrate spiritual practices into their personal and professional lives.
🔗 Connect with Katy:
Website: www.soulforge.org
Instagram: @revdrkaty
💡 Remember: Neurodiversity can be a powerful asset in both academic and spiritual pursuits. Embracing your unique way of thinking and finding the right tools and practices can lead to personal growth and success in your chosen field.
#ADHD #SpiritualGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Neurodiversity #ShamanicPractices #PersonalDevelopment #TimeManagement #SensoryIssues
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🍽️ Unraveling the Connection: ADHD and Disordered Eating with Marcelle Rose
In this insightful episode, we're joined by Marcelle Rose, a registered nutritionist, coach, and eating disorder specialist who sheds light on the complex relationship between ADHD and disordered eating. Marcelle shares her expertise on helping individuals overcome binge eating, emotional eating, and chronic dieting, with a special focus on those with ADHD.
📌 What You'll Learn:
🗣️ Featured Quote: "We expect on the way that there are going to be bumps. You might still binge initially, but gradually it will be more spread out and less severe as you go along." - Marcelle Rose
👤 About Our Guest: Marcelle Rose is a registered nutritionist, coach, and eating disorder specialist based in the UK. She empowers women to overcome binge eating, emotional eating, and eating disorders, with a particular understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with ADHD.
🔗 Connect with Marcelle:
Website: www.marcellerosenutrition.co.uk
Instagram: @marcellerosenutrition
Facebook Group: Food Freedom Collective
Upcoming Book: The Binge Freedom Method
💡 Remember: Healing your relationship with food is possible, even with ADHD. By understanding the connection between ADHD and eating behaviors, you can develop strategies to nourish your body and mind in a balanced, mindful way.
#ADHDNutrition #EatingDisorderRecovery #MindfulEating #ADHDWellness #BingeEatingSupport #NutritionalTherapy #FoodFreedom #ADHDStrategies #MentalHealthAwareness #ADHDtips
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🎨🖌️ Embracing Creativity as Self-Therapy with Karen DeLoach
In this inspiring episode, we're joined by Karen DeLoach, an artist, art teacher, and creativity specialist who has used her love of the arts to help individuals with neurodivergence and other life challenges unlock their potential. Karen shares her journey, from homeschooling her children with ADHD to working with students and adults, using art as a means of emotional expression, healing, and transformation.
📌 What You'll Learn:
🗣️ Featured Quote: "Art is self therapy. There is wellness through creativity. So how can each one of us, no matter what our challenges are, what age we are... have it bring healing to our body and our mind and our emotions through the arts." - Karen DeLoach
👤 About Our Guest: Karen DeLoach is an artist, filmmaker, author, and creativity mentor. She specializes in helping individuals use creativity as a means of self-expression and emotional well-being. Karen's work spans from teaching art to students with ADHD to collaborating with adults overcoming life-altering health challenges. She also hosts online art classes and shares her passion for the arts through her website and pop-up podcast series.
🔗 Connect with Karen:
Website: Get Creative with Karen
Facebook: Karen DeLoach Art
Join her Facebook group: Christian Creatives
💡 Remember: Embracing your creative side is not only a form of self-expression but also a path to mental and emotional wellness. Even dedicating 20 minutes a day to a creative activity can spark joy and help rewire your brain for positivity.
#ADHD #ArtTherapy #Neurodivergence #Creativity #MentalHealthAwareness #HealingThroughArt #SelfExpression #Wellness
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ADHD Entrepreneurship Unleashed: Igniting Your Champions with Tracey Warren 🚀
In this enlightening episode, we're joined by Tracey Warren, a community creator and content engagement specialist who helps ADHD entrepreneurs thrive. Tracey shares her journey of discovering her ADHD as an adult and offers valuable insights on leveraging neurodiversity in business, building authentic connections, and creating consistent content that resonates.
📌 What You'll Learn:
🗣️ Featured Quote: "The world needs more of you. There isn't anybody just like you that does exactly what you do."
👤 About Our Guest: Tracey Warren is a marketing consultant and community creator who specializes in helping coaches and consultants build a consistent presence online. She is the author of "Ignite Your Champions" and host of the podcast by the same name. Tracey is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs to embrace their ADHD strengths and create authentic connections with their audience.
🔗 Useful Resources Mentioned:
💡 Remember: By embracing your ADHD strengths and implementing personalized strategies, you can turn perceived obstacles into powerful advantages in your business. Your entrepreneurial future is in your hands, and with the right approach, you can thrive in a way that aligns perfectly with your authentic self.
#ADHDEntrepreneur #NeurodiversityInBusiness #AuthenticMarketing #ContentCreation #IgniteYourChampions #ADHDSuperpowers #EntrepreneurialMindset #CommunityBuilding #MarketingTips #ADHDSuccess #adhdcoaching #adhdpodcast
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🧠 Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Embracing Neurodiversity with Nicola Crawley
In this enlightening episode, we're joined by Nicola Crawley, a reflexology therapist and NLP practitioner who specializes in helping neurodiverse individuals overcome limiting beliefs. Nicola shares her personal journey of late diagnosis with ADHD and autism, and offers valuable insights on managing neurodiversity in daily life and business.
📌 What You'll Learn:
🗣️ Featured Quote: "My main message would be to know that whatever you're feeling, somebody will have already felt that and know that you're not alone with it because there is a way around it." - Nicola Crawley
👤 About Our Guest: Nicola Crawley is a reflexology therapist, NLP practitioner, and hypnotherapist based in South Wales, UK. Diagnosed with ADHD and autism at 49, Nicola uses her personal experience and professional expertise to help neurodiverse individuals overcome limiting beliefs and thrive in their personal and professional lives.
🔗 Connect with Nicola:
Facebook: Belief Therapies
Instagram: @nicola_crawley
💡 Remember: Your neurodiversity is a unique part of who you are. By understanding and embracing your ADHD and/or autism, you can develop strategies to overcome limiting beliefs and create a fulfilling life that celebrates your strengths.
#ADHDawareness #AutismAcceptance #LimitingBeliefs #Neurodiversity #PersonalGrowth #ADHDEntrepreneur #SelfAcceptance #MentalHealthAwareness #ADHDtips #ADHDhelp
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