Just a quick show this week due to a need for some space. Rather than being upset with yourself for not completing something, could you instead give yourself credit for what you have done? 

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Every October a group of us try to spread awareness of ADHD in the hope more folks will get tested and also understand ADHD doesn't have to be a four letter word. 

This week I discuss how ADHD Awareness month came to be, how to know whether you or someone you love has ADHD, and I discuss my foray into the realm of YouTube. 

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• This ADHD Life on Youtube
• ADHD Screener
• ADHD Awareness Month Coalition
• My video submission for Awareness month

• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
• ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO)

• ADHD Awareness Page on Facebook

After a long absence I'm back to discuss one of the ways my ADHD affects me and a way that sometimes helps me overcome it. I also talk about a few plans for the future, my recent ACC credential and the importance of water. 

All too often ADHDers look at ourselves as being two different people, one with ADHD and one without. The reality is we always have the ADHD but our symptoms manifest at different levels. Rather than trying to asses our behavior as ADHD or not what if we instead catered to the three productivity gurus we have living inside? 

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• VIA Character Strengths

Rather than starting off the New Year with a bunch of goals, what if we instead started off with doing less? In this episode I unpack my rather "unproductive" January, discuss how everyone seems to be freaking out about US politics and begin a discussion about the things we let into our lives. 

With the holidays over and our lives slowly returning to normal, many of us try to challenge ourselves to fresh goals. What if instead we gave ourselves a month to unpack our "Boring Stuff Closet" and started to think about goals in a segmented way? 

This episode I share with you the spark that ultimately became This ADHD Life, why I think resolutions are pointless and something I think everyone should be doing in January. 

This time of year finds many of us rushing about to find the "perfect" present for our loved ones. Before ordering a gift for your ADHD mind be sure to listen to this week's episode. 

In addition to the gift guide I discuss some feedback I received about the "risk based approach" to ADHD, clarify why I'm using Patreon and provide some updates on the website. 

Don't forget, if you are used to making New Year's resolutions, don't! Instead take a moment to reflect on and document your greatest accomplishments from 2016. 

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The 2016 CHADD Conference was great and I'll be sharing some of the topics I learned about in future episodes. This week however I discuss two different approaches to ADHD. While neither is bad I very much prefer a strengths-based approach. 

I also talk about one of the ways I've tried to fit my thinking into a neurotypical box and how that backfired. 

This is the first of three episodes for December so I hope you'll stay tuned!

The eraser I mentioned on the show can be found on Amazon. Something about the  movements and grooves as I fiddle with it make it perfect for keeping my mind focus on the topic at hand. Please note I will receive a small commision should you choose to buy the product through this page, thank you in advance for doing so. 

This week week I begin to explore limiting beliefs. What sort of beliefs do we have that limit our ability to be our best selves and do our best work? Conversely what beliefs do we have that might need limiting? 

You may have noticed some odd wordplay in this episode and might be wondering whether I was sober when I dreamed it up. I mentioned that I had been talking to a friend prior to recording. She asked how I was doing and I replied "Panicked and Anxious" but she heard "Hammocked and Anxious". We had a good chuckle thinking about what that would look like and I decided I had to include a reference to that misunderstanding in the title. Originally I thought "Hammocked and Panicked" would be the title but realized that'd not have made any sense. 

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• During the show I mentioned the folks over at TotallyADD. I love the videos Rick and his team put out and have found them very valuable as I learned about my own ADHD challenges. 

It's funny how often we can forget we have ADHD and it can maddening when others forget. This week I talk about the importance of accepting your ADHD, touch on some ways that you can benefit from your diagnosis and get into a surreal discussion of past, present and future self. 

Links for items mentioned on this episode:

• Sign up for the ADDA Newsletter
• Full list of ADDA TADD Talks
• ADDA Podcast on iTunes
• ADDA Podcast for Android
• My article for Coming Out Day