Primed for ADHD Podcast with Andrea Toole

Do you have anxiety with your ADHD? Do you engage in high-risk activities or enjoy frightening things? As someone diagnosed with both ADHD and generalized anxiety, one with an aversion to risk, an empath, I don't understand. I understand the neurochemical process involved, but I also don't understand it from a practical perspective.

In this episode, I discuss ADHD in the context of anxiety and high-risk activities and the enjoyment of being spooked.

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• Book referenced: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman.

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This episode of the Primed for ADHD podcast is unscripted.  I called it "shooting the sh*t" but now wish I'd referred to it as a "fireside chat".  I wrote down a few bullet points and that was it. I recorded this on October 14, then edited it a week later.

This episode isn't linear. It rambles here and there. Thoughts are shared. One of those thoughts is that it's a good thing that this is a freeform episode because I can go back to a topic that I'd already discussed because I have another point to make.

The snort you might hear at 15:41 isn't me, it's my dog who was lying next to me. Follow her on Instagram but first, follow me at @andreatoolecoach.

Topics included:

• Is it ADHD or just your nature?
• "It's not rocket science".
• Go easy on yourself when you're learning something new.
• ADHD and suicide

I recorded this to both promote the Digital Detox that I'm hosting from September 20-26 and to point out that we could all use a break from the online noise. The world is full of sadness and horror right now.

Please-

1. Join me for a Digital Detox from September 20-26.
2. Visit the podcast page on my website to see some of the companies I promote. You'll get discounts when you order from some of them, and any commissions I make can go toward podcast hosting and editing. This episode could have used a sound editor because the first file I recorded was loud. My editing skillset is currently limited to combining files into one, deleting chunks of audio and replacing audio.

Thank you, and be well!

The title says it all.

1. Book mentioned: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

2. Youtube clips,  because I neither do a good Frank Costanza nor George Costanza.

3.  In the moment, I slightly misquoted Princess Bride even though I've seen it many times.

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Notes:

• This was the easiest topic, but then I was too busy last week to record, edit & publish it. After the first (tardy) recording, I discovered that the audio sporadically stopped working.  I had to record it again. So, I skipped a week. 
• Theme music by Kevin MacLeod. I said the composer's name in the episode, but the "Mac" was barely audible. The full version of this piece of music.
• Over halfway through the episode, I mentioned  "getting in my own way" and the  "in" got lost. I clarify this here because "Getting my own way" is something else entirely.

I know I shouldn't say this, but I think I sound horrible on this one but with lots of important things to say. I'm still finding my podcasting comfort and my voice and this was a long one. I'll update these notes with a transcript.

I might allow myself to skip next week because I'm in the process of moving.

Please visit adhdprimed.com to sign up for my newsletter, find out when my next 7-day Digital Detox is happening, and book a Q&A session to find out if working with me is for you! Keep listening and participate in my podcasting journey. I can use cheerleaders on the sidelines while I find my footing.  I promise you'll learn something useful.

I've got you. 

Just show up. That's one of the themes of this episode.

Welcome to episode 2. I recorded this one last November, 8 months before posting. I'd just come off a few days of feeling unmotivated and being hard on myself for it. I just couldn't get stuff done! I knew this was relatable and so I decided to record some thoughts for the podcast that I knew I'd eventually launch. 

I hope this episode helps you and reminds you that you're not alone. Grab a notebook, your beverage of choice and snuggle in!

Calls to action:

• Just show up.
• Ask yourself: How can I show up today?  What's one creative thing you could do today? Is there anything that can fall out of my brain right now?  
• Journal
• Make a list of things that inspire you
• Read other people's work.

Excuse the poor sound quality. I hadn't yet figured out the mic situation. I think the "clapping" sound is the click of my mouse.

Please visit adhdprimed.com to sign up for my newsletter, find out when my next 7-day Digital Detox is happening, and book a Q&A session to find out if working with me is for you!

I've got you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Todoist

Welcome to my first episode! Podcasting is way out of my comfort zone. I had this on my task list for months before I got up the nerve. I initially intended to learn to edit myself but decide to pay someone to do it because doing so would remove an excuse/barrier/reason for procrastination.

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