Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

In part 2 of our special podcast on pandemic anxiety and ADHD we’re talking about the more practical fears that crop up around this unprecedented transition: how do you work from home?

That makes it sound far more simple than it is… take it from us! As two people who have been working from home for more than a decade, we know just how complicated it can be to juggle the distractions and demands of work and home when the two worlds collide. But we’re here to tell you: it can be done, and you might even find a few things to appreciate about the experience.

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We interrupt our regularly-scheduled podcast to inject a couple of ideas in your path today. In this first episode, Dr. Doug Herr is back to talk about the anxiety and stress that comes with living with the unknown.

This week, Dr. Doug joins Nikki and Pete to talk about our emotions, but not by belittling them or running from them or even moving through them. He approaches our emotional response to living in the world of uncertainty that comes with the pandemic by helping us understand what our emotions are, why they exist, and how we can better come to terms with our reactions this way.

Dr. Doug is planning a webinar in which he teaches these techniques more deeply for next week. We encourage you to sign up to be notified — it’s free and should be incredibly helpful.

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• How to manage Coronavirus Anxiety with Dr. Doug Herr

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Do you think you’re a terrible artist? You probably do, and that’s a limiting belief so stop saying that about yourself. That’s an episode for another day. Today we’re going to help you see yourself as something different… maybe not an artist, but certainly someone capable of having more fun taking notes, engaging in information, and learning.

We’re thrilled to have Mike Rohde on the show today, the originator of the Sketchnote. New to sketchnoting? No worries! Mike walks us through what a sketchnote is, how to develop a practice and how to use sketchnoting to embrace and engage information with pen and paper and get it into your head.

For Patrons, Mike will be delivering this month’s workshop live on Wednesday, March 11, at 6pm US pacific time.

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• Mike Rohde’s Sketchnote Mini Workshop
• Presto Sketching with Ben Crothers
• Peachpit Press Sketchnote Video Podcast YouTube Playlist
• International Sketchnote Camp 2020
• The Sketchnote Typeface
• Sketchnotes Flickr Collection
• Sketchnote Army Slack Channel

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Linda Walker is an ADHD Coach with a special niche: she works with entrepreneurs. If you’ve been listening to our ADHD at Work series wondering when we were going to get to the good stuff, to the budding titans of industry? Today’s your day.

We talk about finding focus, figuring out what to do and when to do it, how to figure out what projects to work on and avoid burnout or disinterest along the way. It’s an incredibly broad conversation, just as the world of building independent businesses is, too. And if you’ve ever found todo lists aren’t your thing, you aren’t going to want to miss Linda’s take on the practice of list-making!

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• CoachLindaWalker.com
• With Time to Spare: The Ultimate Guide to Peak Performance for Entrepreneurs, Adults with ADHD and other Creative Geniuses by Linda Walker

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We’ve had so many great questions come in over our workplace ADHD series that we’re dedicating this week’s show to digging into them. We’re talking about building great systems, and why that might not be the right goal! We’re talking about relationships with your supervisor and your peers. We’re talking about rejection sensitivity and how you can move through it at work. Finally, we’re talking through what we’ve learned in our out journey transitioning out of the workplace and working from home.

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• CalZones
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
• ExpressVPN

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Can you take on a management or leadership position with ADHD? Absolutely! Not only that, the structure of management in many organizations can be the perfect fit for the way your ADHD brain works. But, it comes with a few caveats.

This week on the show, Nikki and Pete are talking about some of the considerations that go into moving into a new role. Do you tell your team? What’s it like working with an assistant? How do you build in the structures that feed your brain and inspire you creatively without creating angst in the people who report to you? Join us this week and get ready for your next big promotion!

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Getting the accommodations you need for your ADHD at work can be a tricky process. When it comes to navigating these waters, you’re your own best advocate. So, it’s important to learn the resources you have working for you, and the forces that can complicate your experience on the job. This week on the show, we’re talking about the Americans with Disabilities Act and what you need to know to make use of it, plus strategies for making the best of your work experience with ADHD using the resources you have at your disposal already!

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• Official DOJ-ADA Website

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We’ve already talked about how you’re going about managing the emotions that come with the job hunt in the last two episodes with Dr. Doug. This week, we’re moving into the direct experience of the job hunt. You may not know this, but our own Nikki Kinzer has an extensive background in human resources and has interviewed more people than she can remember. So this week on the show, she’s going to be sharing some of the strategies she wishes more interviewees would have followed, and how your ADHD can impact you along the way!

Here are some sample questions you might ask during your own interview (for reference from this episode):

• What do you think are the most important skills for someone to have in this position? (does it match?)
• What does a typical day look like for this position? (does that sound good?)
• How might the day vary from day to day?
• How many people would I be working with and how do I work with them?
• Who do I report to you? What are they like? (if applicable)
• What does the workload look like over the course of the year? Are there some seasons that are busier than others? Why, and how does the company adjust when work is heavy/light?
• Why is this position open?
• How would you explain the work culture here?
• Why do you like working here?
• What are the next steps, will I hear back and when?

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• The Theme System Journal

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We started the conversation last week with our guest, Dr. Doug Herr, with the assumption that you’re not working by some level of choice. But what if you’ve been fired, or your contract hasn’t been renewed, or you’re feeling trapped by evaluations that seem to be targeting your ADHD?

This week, Dr. Doug is back to talk about managing the emotional blocks of the job hunt when the circumstances aren’t so rosy.

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• Change Time Is Now — Dr. Doug Herr

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