Episodes

Saturday Apr 10, 2021
Saturday Apr 10, 2021
Today, we’re talking to Hilary Stern, M.Ed., CALC.
Hilary is an ADHD mom, and an ADHD coach at ADHD Advance.
In this episode, Hilary talks to us about her work in education, how her son’s ADHD diagnosis changed things for her, seeing ADHD as an explanation rather than an excuse, the difference between intelligence and executive function, how her son’s ADHD diagnosis helped him understand himself better, and navigating big emotions.
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Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Today, we’re talking to Palo.
Palo is a dad with ADHD and dyslexia who basically grew up in a Mark Twain novel.
In this episode, Palo shares his experiences growing up with ADHD. He tells stories of being raised by hippies, living an unfettered childhood, getting kicked out of every school he attended, (including kindergarten for not pledging allegiance!), his love of history, frustration with English, how his past challenges affected him when his child started to struggle, and backtracking his wandering thoughts. (Fair warning, there’s lots of tangents along the way!)
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Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Today, we’re talking to Leslie Josel, of Order Out of Chaos.
In addition to being an academic/life coach for teens and college students, Leslie is the creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management®, writes the weekly Dear ADHD Family Coach® column for ADDitude Magazine, and is the author of several books.
In this week’s episode, Leslie talks to us about her new book, and shares her thoughts on procrastination. We discuss, the role skills deficits play in procrastination, the importance of choice and control, the trouble with “oh, by the ways” and “don’t forgets”, and why it’s important to allow space for forgiveness.
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- Learn more about Leslie and her work at https://www.orderoochaos.com.
- Pick up Leslie's latest book, How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away here.
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Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Today, it's your host, Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S.
Brendan finally shares his "Wall of Awful"model! He discusses an overview of the model, and ways to get past it.
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Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Today, we’re talking to Shelly Collins!
Shelly is an ADHD coach, and, along with friend-of-the-show Cameron Gott, hosts of the Translating ADHD podcast.
In this week’s episode, Shelly talks about the relationship between ADHD and time. She discusses why ADHDers don’t really procrastinate, the difference between big brain mode and fast brain mode, the time horizon, the importance of understanding the ADHD causes of our challenges, and ways to solve email drama.
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Learn more about Shelly and her work at https://shellylcollins.com
- Check out Translating ADHD at https://www.translatingadhd.com!
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Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Today, it's just your host, Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S.
In this week's quick and actionable episode, Brendan shares his thoughts on self-talk, walking us through his the Cs of self-talk model.
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Saturday Feb 27, 2021
ADHD Diversified with MJ!
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
It’s the 175th episode of ADHD Essentials!
And to celebrate, I’m turning the show over to my friend MJ. MJ was on two episodes back, and talked about her then upcoming show, ADHD Diversified. Well, ADHD Diversified is here, and I am honored to share her first episode with you. It’s fantastic!
In her premier episode, MJ talks about why she started the podcast, the expectations and cultural norms that come with being visibly Asian, how those expectations don’t always allow for talking about weakness or struggles, and what it has meant for her to navigate undiagnosed ADHD while being grouped into a stereotype.
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Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Teaching During COVID with Mrs. Melissa, 8th Grade English Teacher
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
In this week’s episode, we’re talking to my old friend, Mrs. Melissa, an 8th grade English teacher.
Melissa talks to us about the effects the COVID pandemic is having on schools. Wed discuss the way it has changed school pacing, the heightened importance of technology and technology instruction, the positive changes she seeing, the areas of struggle for her students, the politics of educating during a pandemic, and why we should take time for ourselves.
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Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Today, we’re talking to MJ Siemens, host of the upcoming podcast, ADHD Diversified.
In today’s episode, MJ shares her experiences growing up as a gifted Asian Canadian kid with undiagnosed ADHD. She tells us about being caught in the push/pull clash of Asian culture and White culture and how having ADHD made it harder for her to meet the expectations of both, how her parents separation led to her dropping out of school in her senior year, and why academia isn’t the only road to success.
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Saturday Feb 06, 2021
ADHD & Pregnancy with Dusty Chipura, ADHD Coach
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Today, we’re talking to Dusty Chipura.
Dusty is an ADHD Coach based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has a passion for helping people better understand their ADHD, and an interest in the effects pregnancy has on the ADHD experience.
In today’s episode, Dusty talks to us about just that – ADHD and pregnancy. We discuss the importance of having a good care provider, the risk/benefit analysis of medication during pregnancy, post-partum executive function struggles, the role of ADHD understanding inn emotional stabilization, and the pregnancy bubble.
Guest Links:
- Learn more about Dusty and her work at https://www.vancouveradhdcoaching.com
- Follow her on Twitter: @dustychipura
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