Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Scripts for Asking for Help Without Overexplaining ADHD Resources: Scripts! For many of us, asking for help feels incredibly uncomfortable. We have spent years and years feeling like we need to justify our needs, prove we are struggling “enough”, or provide detailed explanations… Continue reading Scripts for Asking for Help Without Overexplaining
Category: ADHD & The Self
Self advocacy, self, care, self understanding. Boundaries, identity, resilience and more.
Exploring Identity After a Late ADHD Diagnosis
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Exploring Identity After a Late ADHD Diagnosis So you finally got an ADHD diagnosis later in life. Suddenly many things make more sense. Initially you may feel a deep sense of relief in the knowing. But you also may feel grief, anger, sorrow, or… Continue reading Exploring Identity After a Late ADHD Diagnosis
Nobody Talks About the Grief of Repeatedly Letting Yourself Down
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Nobody Talks About the Grief of Repeatedly Letting Yourself Down ADHD discussion often centers around things like time blindness, distracibility, procrastination, overwhelm, and trouble prioritizing. Those are all things that matter. But there are some parts of the ADHD (and other ND) experiences that… Continue reading Nobody Talks About the Grief of Repeatedly Letting Yourself Down
Gentle Journaling Questions for Unmasking
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Gentle Journaling Questions for Unmasking Authentically You Unmasking can sound big, scary and dramatic. It can feel like some giant movie screen moment where you suddenly throw away every version of yourself that every existed and walk into the happy ending as your… Continue reading Gentle Journaling Questions for Unmasking
One Night I Shined. The Next Night I Spiraled.
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today One Night I Shined. The Next Night I Spiraled. Two Nights, Same ADHD Brain Night One. I am presenting an hour long presentation for an International Audience. Despite some technical snafus, I ended the night feeling amazing. I was articulate. I was insightful.… Continue reading One Night I Shined. The Next Night I Spiraled.
Setting Boundaries When Your ADHD Brain Wants to Say Yes to Everything
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Setting Boundaries When Your ADHD Brain Wants To Say Yes To Everything The Self Advocacy Files A lot of ADHD Humans accidentally overcommitters. Not because we are irresponsible or don’t want to protect our wellbeing – but because in the moment saying “yes” often… Continue reading Setting Boundaries When Your ADHD Brain Wants to Say Yes to Everything
Brain Buffering: How to Build Transition Time Into a Busy ADHD Day
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Brain Buffering: How To Build Transition Time Into A Busy ADHD Day Exectutive Function Unlocked Let me be real for a moment here – the amount of times I’ve said to myself, “Just get started”….and then absolutely did not start is astounding. Or… Continue reading Brain Buffering: How to Build Transition Time Into a Busy ADHD Day
Burnout Hits Different When You’re Always Adapting
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Burnout Hits Different When You’re Always Adapting Rainbow Brains Diary Let’s chat about a type of burnout that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. Not just the “I’m tired” or “I need a break” kind of burnout. But the kind that comes from… Continue reading Burnout Hits Different When You’re Always Adapting
The Neuroscience of Shame and the ADHD Nervous System
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today The Neuroscience of Shame and the ADHD Nervous System Shame-Free Self Care Let’s chat about shame for a minute. We’ve just about all felt it – that sinking feeling in the pit our the stomach that says “something is wrong with me.” Not that… Continue reading The Neuroscience of Shame and the ADHD Nervous System
Self-Advocacy in Relationships: Saying What You Need Without Blowing It Up
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Self-Advocacy in Relationships: Saying What You Need Without Blowing It Up The Self Advocacy Files Self-advocacy in your relationships can feel surprisingly difficult. Even if you are pretty good at self-advocacy in your general life, you might stumble when it comes to your loved… Continue reading Self-Advocacy in Relationships: Saying What You Need Without Blowing It Up