Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Why Taking Care of Yourself Feels Wrong When You’ve Always Been “Too Much” Shame Free Self Care Taking care of ourselves is supposed to feel good, refreshing even. But in reality, you’ve likely had an experience where you are finally resting, drew a boundary,… Continue reading Why Taking Care of Yourself Feels Wrong When You’ve Always Been “Too Much”
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Kat’s 2026 Intention Words
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Kat’s 2026 Intention Words I have mentioned before that I don’t typically do traditional “resolutions” for the New Year. Instead, the last few years I’ve tried to pick intention words meant to guide me through the year. I mentioned in a recent email that I… Continue reading Kat’s 2026 Intention Words
The Micro-Courage Guide to Speaking Up (Even When Your Voice Shakes)
The Micro-Courage Guide to Speaking Up (Even When Your Voice Shakes) The Self-Advocacy Files Speaking up is often framed as bold, confident, clear, unapologetic. But for many ADHD Brains speaking doesn’t feel bold. It feels scary, risky, and like your heart is racing before you have figured out what to say. If… Continue reading The Micro-Courage Guide to Speaking Up (Even When Your Voice Shakes)
The Mid-January Slump – Why ADHD Brains Struggle With Work Momentum
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today The Mid-January Slump: Why ADHD Brains Struggle With Work Momentum – and How To Recover Softly ADHD At Work If you already feel like January – which has technically just started – is dragging, you are not alone. One minute it’s “new year, new you,… Continue reading The Mid-January Slump – Why ADHD Brains Struggle With Work Momentum
When Everyone’s OverWhelmed: A Real-Life Guide To Co-Regulation For ADHD Families
Book A Call With Kat Today When Everyone’s Overwhelmed: A Real-Life Guide to Co-Regulation for ADHD Families The Three C’s Unlocked ADHD families can go from calm to overwhelm in the blink of an eye. Not because anyone is doing anything wrong, but because our brains are more sensitive to all the day-to-day… Continue reading When Everyone’s OverWhelmed: A Real-Life Guide To Co-Regulation For ADHD Families
The Soft Start Strategy: How ADHD Brains Ease Into The New Year Without The Pressure Cooker
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today The Soft Start Strategy: HOw ADHD Brains Ease Into The New Year Without The Pressure Cooker It’s January, and if we believe the rest of the world, it’s time to become a brand-new version of ourselves. New Goals and systems and a whole new mindset. … Continue reading The Soft Start Strategy: How ADHD Brains Ease Into The New Year Without The Pressure Cooker
The Dopamine Friendly Work Day
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Dopamine Friendly Workday Structuring Your Day To Balance Interest….and Obligation ADHD At Work Willpower does not make an ADHD brain work. No matter how hard you try. Our brains work on novelty, urgency, interest, and things of that nature. That’s why when you have a… Continue reading The Dopamine Friendly Work Day
The Calm-Down Menu – Tools Kids Can Actually Use
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today The Calm-Down Menu ADHD-Friendly Tools Kids Can Actually Use When Big Feelings Hit If you have an ADHD child, you know that their feelings don’t always arrive…politely. I know that one of my kids occasionally seemed to have an actual demon inside them. Their feelings… Continue reading The Calm-Down Menu – Tools Kids Can Actually Use
The Object Permanence Trap – Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Control
The Object Permanence Trap – Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Control Executive Functioning Unlocked “If I Don’t See It… Does It Still Exist?” You put something “somewhere safe,” and suddenly it’s gone from the timeline of your life. You successfully put away leftovers instead of throwing them out…..only to… Continue reading The Object Permanence Trap – Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Control
Boundaries Aren’t Mean – ADHD Advocacy Files
Boundaries Aren’t Mean Notes from The ADHD Self Advocacy Files Many ADHDers struggle with boundaries – for many reasons. You may be a people pleaser. You want to be kind and helpful and supportive. You may say yes when you’d rather say no because it’s easier than disappointing or upsetting someone. Or maybe… Continue reading Boundaries Aren’t Mean – ADHD Advocacy Files