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ADHD Podcast Episodes from 2023

Did you know that I am the owner, producer and co-host of the ADHD Support Talk Radio Podcast? ADHD Support Talk Radio is the longest running ADHD Podcast for Adults with ADHD. 

Here are some featured episodes from the first half of 2023:

Time Estimation Mastery: Proven ADHD Insights and Strategies for Conquering Time Blindness! Unlock the Secrets of Time Estimation to Conquer Time Blindness with ADHD Insights! Join Tara McGillicuddy & Lynne Edris in this eye-opening podcast episode as they delve into the perplexing world of time estimation for adults with ADHD. Discover the root causes of our struggles with accurately gauging time, and the factors that can influence the perception of how long things really take. Get practical strategies and tips to plan effectively and take control of your days. Don’t let time blindness hold you back any longer—tune in now to revolutionize your relationship with time!

Understanding The Dark Night of the Soul in the ADHD Experience  Join co-host Tara McGillicuddy on a remarkable episode of the ADHD Support Talk Radio Podcast, where she unravels the profound connection between The Dark Night of the Soul and ADHD. Explore the depths of this mysterious phenomenon and its intricate link to the ADHD experience. Discover the transformative power of recognizing and understanding The Dark Night of the Soul, as it becomes a guiding light for adults with ADHD to move forward with purpose and resilience. Gain invaluable insights into why comprehending this unique journey is crucial for individuals with ADHD, enabling them to navigate their challenges with newfound clarity and strength. Don’t miss this enlightening episode that will empower you to embrace The Dark Night of the Soul as a catalyst for growth, leading to a life filled with possibility and fulfillment.

Breaking Free from the Prioritization Trap: Exploring the Energy-Productivity Connection in ADHD  People with ADHD often beat themselves up because they think they don’t know how to prioritize. In this ADHD Support Talk Radio Podcast Episode Co-hosts Tara McGillicuddy and Lynne Edris   talk about the role that energy management plays in being productive and getting things done. Maybe its more about understanding and managing energy than it is about prioritizing.  Learn more about the connection between Prioritizing, Energy Management and ADHD in this episode.

Memory Optimization Secrets: ADHD, Multitasking, and Mindfulness Unraveled  Memory challenges are a common struggle for individuals with ADHD, affecting them in various ways and at different times. However, there are specific instances where multitasking and a lack of mindfulness can exacerbate these memory issues. In an enlightening episode of the ADHD Support Talk Radio Podcast, co-hosts Tara McGillicuddy and Lynne Edris delve into the connection between multitasking, memory, and mindfulness. They provide valuable insights and practical strategies to address memory problems that may hinder one’s life and relationships.

The ADHD Clutter and Shame Spiral In a thought-provoking episode of the ADHD Support Talk Radio Podcast, co-host Tara McGillicuddy delves into the topic of the ADHD Clutter and Shame Spiral. With her insightful perspective, Tara highlights the significance of understanding that clutter is often more complex than it appears on the surface. She provides guidance on how to break free from the cycle of clutter and the accompanying feelings of shame.

 

FREE Help and Support for ADD / ADHD

If you listened to my ADDClasses.com Webinar "How to Find the Right Help and Support for ADD/ ADHD" you heard me mention Simbi. 

On Simbi, you can exchange services with other members or offer to “pay” them for their time using your credits “”.

Simbi is a great resource to offer and find services like:

• Peer Coaching
• Virtual Body Doubles
• Accountability Partners
• Wake up calls
• Reminders 

Check it out!! If you are an adult with ADD / ADHD who has found help on Simbi please comment and let me know.

Virtual Assistants for ADD / ADHD

About 2 years ago I came up with the idea to start a Virtual Assistant Service for Adult with ADD / ADHD. The idea itself was great but it required way too much work on my end and it never took off. 

Because the concept itself was great and I know there is a huge need and demand, I decided to revisit the idea. I figured out a way to simplify my idea and still connect ADD / ADHD Adults with Virtual Assistants.

I'm really happy and excited to announce that I am re-launching ADHDAssistant.com as a classified marketplace website for Virtual Assistant services geared toward Adults with ADD / ADHD.  

Adults with ADD / ADHD looking for services and people offering Virtual Assistant services may post their ads at ADHDAssistant.com for FREE until June 30, 2015.

I Can't Meditate

There's been so much out there lately about how great meditation is for everybody. There's also research showing it's helpful for ADD / ADHD too. That's all great but far too many adults with ADD / ADHD think that they can't meditate. 

This is a false belief! Anybody can meditate even somebody with ADD / ADHD. It's okay if your mind wanders! Just go with that!

Many of us with ADD / ADHD are complicating meditation way too much. To start out all you need to do to meditate is breath deeply for a few minutes! Yes, it really is THAT simple. 

Do you meditate? Are you interested in meditation?

I have some great news for you! I just started a FREE Online ADD / ADHD Meditation Group over at Living with ADD. In the ADD / ADHD Meditation Group you can share meditation resources, succes stories and support. 

Fiverr: Awesome Task Management Tool for ADD / ADHD

I know many of you have heard me reccomend Fiverr on my ADDClasses.com Teleseminars and on ADHD Support Talk Radio. For some reason I hadn't blogged about Fiverr as an Awesome Task Management Tool for Adults with ADD / ADHD yet.

As you may know from listening to me I often recommend 2 strategies to Adults with ADD / ADHD. They are getting help from others and Delegating - getting somebody esle to do the project or task for you. One of the responses I often when I recommend this is that people can't find people to do things and/or they can't afford to pay somebody to help them or do things for them.

This is why Fiverr is great for Adults with ADD / ADHD. On Fiverr which is a Micro Job Site, you can find people to do just about any type of virtual task for ONLY $5. 

Think right now about some of the tasks you have been procrastinating on and not getting done. Are any of these tasks something you could pay somebody else just $5 to do for you?

I've been using Fiverr myself for more than a year and I have been quite happy. I strongly recommend making just a $5 investment and getting somebody else to do what you have been procrastinating to do yourself.

Tara McGillicuddy

Helpful Reminder Service for ADD / ADHD

Reminders can be great tools for people with ADD / ADHD. Our SmartPhones have a whole bunch of apps to remind us. We can also set our own email reminders and calendar reminders. Until we start ingoring our reminders they are great. I recently came across a great reminder service called Snoozester. 

Snoozester provides the same type of Wake-up calls and reminders you get when you stay at a hotel. What I love about the Snoozester Wake-Up Call is that you can SNOOZE it. It will call you back until you tell it not to. 

Another feature I love is that you can choose different voices for your reminders. You can also choose Random so you will be surprised by which voice will be giving you the reminder. I think the variety is great for people with ADD / ADHD.  

Snoozester offers different pricing plans that start at $3.99 but there is also a FREE Trial. Snoozester gives you 10 FREE Credits to try the service. You don't even need to sign up with a credit card or give them any other payment info to try it for free.

You really have nothing to loose by trying out Snoozester. If you don't want to give them your phone number you could even use something like Google Voice.

Yes, I am currently a Snoozester user myself and I LOVE it!

Tara McGillicuddy

Community Leaders Wanted!

I need YOU to help me make Living with ADD a THRIVING support community for people with ADD / ADHD. Right now I am looking for a few dedicated people to help lead the way with me! If you are comfortable with technology, have 5 hours per month and have the desire to help others affected by ADD / ADHD then I'm looking for YOU to become a Living with ADD Community Leader.

What's in it for you? That's a great question!

In addition to feeling great because you are helping others, there are some perks to being a Community Leader! You will have full access to ALL of the Basic Sections of the ADDClasses.com Support Programs, The ADD Audio Audio Library and the Adult ADD Productivity Circle while you areaa Living with ADD Community Leader.

 Also, if you have your own online ADD / ADHD Support resources you will get some great exposure from me through my HUGE online ADD / ADHD Network. I will promote your resources through social media, ADHD Support Talk Radio and Email list and my other venues.

If you are interested in becoming a Living with ADD Community Leader please contact me by private message through the Living with ADD site by 11:59 pm EDT on Thursday April 17, 2014.

When you contact me let me know:

• Your Weekly Availability
• What makes you an ADD / ADHD Community Leader
• What you would like to do for the Living with ADD site.

The Community Leader Position is open to:

• Adults with ADD / ADHD
• Parents of Children with ADD / ADHD
• ADD / ADHD Coaches
• Partners of Adults with ADD / ADHD
• Professional Organizers 
• ADD / ADHD Support Group Leaders
• ADD / ADHD Educators
• Mental Health Professionals
• Medical Professionals

I look forward to hearing from you!

Tara McGillicuddy

Focus and Willpower

My guest this week on ADHD Support Talk Radio was Dr. Thomas E. Brown. We had an great discussion about Focus, Willpower and Adult ADD / ADHD. Dr. Brown is a leading ADD / ADHD expert and researcher. His newest book A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: Executive Function Impairments was just published last month. I highly recommend taking a listen to the show and reading the book.

 

 

Do you need an ADHD Coach or an ADHD Assistant?

There is still a lot of confusion out there about what an ADHD Coach really does. Over the past years I been in contact with thousands of people who come to me thinking they are looking for an ADHD Coach when in fact they are really looking for an ADHD Assistant. 

If you are simply looking for somebody to remind or nag you, you are looking for an ADHD Assistant. If you are looking for a little bit of accountability, then you are probably looking for an ADHD Assistant. If you are looking for somebody else to do the work for you, then you are looking for an ADHD Assistant. If you are looking for somebody to just be there with you while you work, but not offer feedback then you are looking for an ADHD Assistant.

So, what is the difference between an ADHD Coach and ADHD Assistant?

The ADHD Coach offers Feedback and helps the client develop solutions and strategies. Usually, (Hopefully) the ADHD Coach is also an expert in ADD / ADHD. The relationship between an ADHD Coach and client is also a partnership. Success in ADHD Coaching is dependent of the ADHD Coaching Client putting in as much or more time, effort, and energy as the ADHD coach. 

A lot of times people with ADD / ADHD aren't quite ready to work with an ADHD Coach. However, most people are usually ready to work with an ADHD Assistant. It all depends where people are in their ADD Journey. People can also work with both an ADHD Coach and an ADHD Assistant.

 

Time Management Intensive Scholarship Deadline

We are offering the next session of the Adult ADD Time Management Intensive beginning on March 13, 2013. This is one of our most popular support programs at ADDClasses.com. One of the participants in the fall session 2012 of the Adult ADD Time Management Intensive referred to instructor Laura Rolands as the "Queen of Time Management".

This next session of the Adult ADD Time Management Intensive is going to be the best one yet. We have added 2 additional weeks to the program. What started out as a 4 Week program is now a 6 week program. So now there are even more strategies and support for Adult ADD / ADHD and Time Mangement.

We have done our best of make it a convenient and affordable program by offering 2 different registration options. We also know that some people still won't be able to afford the program and that is why we offer scholarships for the program. The scholarship application deadline for the Adult ADD Time Management Intensive is February 20, 2013.