One of my crucial missions as an ADHD Life and Productivity Coach is to help clients flip on their ADHD brain switch. Let me explain. Think of a light switch. You either turn it...
ADHD Success Skills and Tools
Living with ADHD Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
Here’s what I know for sure: Living with ADHD doesn’t have to be so hard. I learned this all on my own the hard way and it took me many years. This knowledge led me to my...
Should I Tell my Boss About My ADHD?
When a client asks, "Should I tell my boss about my ADHD?", my answer is almost always a resounding "Stop!" Why? Because you need to take a moment and really think this through....
Procrastination Can Be Your Friend
Most of the time ADHD procrastination has tremendous costs… clutter and stress and conflict. It ruins your reputation. Stymies your self-respect. And can wreck your wallet. I...
The 5 ADHD Procrastination Conversations
Last month, did you make a resolution to stop procrastinating? What self-respecting person with ADHD doesn’t vow to stop procrastinating! Even if ditching ADHD...
Why Habits Matter with ADHD
There has been a lot of talk in the last few years about habits for ADHD. You know, those tiny behaviors we all do without thinking (okay - with ADHD we are always thinking…just...
Clutter Has Its Costs
When was the last time that you were able to sit down for a meal at your kitchen table without pushing papers or stuff aside? Or go to bed without moving clothes off the bed,...
Commitments, ADHD, and the Pause
One of the biggest ADHD challenges I’ve had to learn to push past is keeping commitments. Those I’ve made to other people. And commitments I’ve made to myself. A commitment is a...
Holiday Stress and the Gift of Time
The last few weeks, we’ve been talking about holiday stress. How all the shopping, decorating, cooking, socializing, and nonstop stuff-we-have-to-do can wreak havoc on our ADHD. ...
Drawer A Day: Be Grateful for the Small Things
Seems that with adult ADHD we're always grabbing for the big things. Financial independence. Our dream job. An organized house. Big things are good. But don't get stuck on the...