Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

It's the last Taking Control for 2012! We're gearing up for a few weeks of break around these parts for rest and recharge, and to dig in to some great new year organizing projects around the house! As such, we thought it a good time to review a few key questions you should ask yourselves before you do the same. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright share the questions and reflections you should process before you start your sorting and organizing. From the team at TCO to you and yours, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Fight the churn! You know it happens to you -- you're delighting in the act of moving things around all the while avoiding making the tough decisions that come with getting organized. But remember, just because it's activity, doesn't make it organizing activity. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright talk about rotation, making tough decisions, and donating the things that are ripe for a new home!

There's gold in them there closets! That's right, you know you've done it too: you stack your closets full of great tools thinking you'll use them again someday, and that day never comes. But just because the value has passed for you doesn't mean that your old junk isn't a treasure for someone else. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright talk about the actual monetary value that can come from getting your home organized this holiday season!

CHADD is a fantastic resource for people of all ages dealing with the stresses of ADD. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer shares stories from her recent trip to the national CHADD conference that inspire and energize. Join us, and learn how you can join a CHADD network in your own community.

The barrage of activity that comes with the holiday season can test even the most rugged of organizing systems. That's why it's so important to prepare early! This week on Taking Control, Nikki Kinzer & Pete Wright share three key tips for making your way through the holidays with sanity and organization intact!

Going from disorganized to living an organized lifestyle is tough for the best of us. But what about our kids? Introduced to new systems and concepts and responsibilities that come with the pressures of school can quickly lead to overwhelm. This week on Taking Control, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright talk through key lessons for helping your young kids adjust to new processes and build habits that will last a lifetime.

For those struggling with ADHD, the instinct to help others might just be a self-destructive pattern when it comes to living an organized lifestyle. It feels good to help, but without a keen awareness of what is already on your plate, and the commitments you've already made, the good feeling that comes from saying "yes" might just end up letting others down when you can't make good on your promises. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright talk about where this natural instinct to please comes from, and how practice saying "no" might just end up freeing you to help more people in a smarter way!

It doesn't take long for a conversation on organizing to get lost in jargon. If you've never pushed yourself to dive into organizing your own life, what would you do if you needed to build an "Organizing System"? This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright walk through the organizing language that ties people up, and help to illustrate what the world looks like when you know how to write your own instructions!

Want to encourage your kids to have a strong memory for process? Building those habits starts early! With attention to building the right habits now, you can overcome the little stresses that can turn into big pressures at home. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright share some of the more common struggles and the accommodations that work around the home.

It's impossible to manage secure passwords in your head. They're just not secure enough. That's the premise this week on the show, and Pete Wright and Nikki Kinzer are here to talk about how to create better passwords that rely on muscle memory, along with tools to manage the myriad passwords you need to carry in your life.