People want to do better, but they don’t always know how. Allyship is a Verb is a 4x award-nominated (and now award-winning!) podcast featuring conversations with LGBTQ+ community members of various lived experiences and backgrounds who share their stories and an allyship tip. The host is a silly, warm human who offers self-reflection questions and voiceovers to help deepen the learning for listeners. The host is Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), who has a background in LGBTQ+ education, commu ...
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Dive deep into the minds of your favorite video game characters and figure out what makes them tick. In this show, we look at the character's history, personality, and relationships to determine what disorder they may have. Although I am not a professional, and cannot really diagnose, I am a MSW, and love video games and psychopathology.
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This platform is designed to not only provide valuable insights and stories for social workers but also to bridge the gap between research and practice in the social work profession. Discussing important topics, each episode can help keep practitioners informed and inspired to make positive impacts. With a steadfast commitment to preparing the next generation of social workers, we aim to equip them with the skills, knowledge and values they need to make meaningful and lasting improvements in ...
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The Self-Loved ADHD Woman Way is a podcast for ADHD Women Entrepreneurs who are ready to overcome the inner and outer challenges of ADHD and break free from neurotypical rules and expectations to create a business that works with their ADHD brain. Together we’ll explore our unique ADHD brains and how to work with them effectively, with ADHD-specific tools and strategies so that you can create and build a meaningful and prosperous business (and life) you love. The Self-Loved Woman Way is host ...
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Part 2: How to Reclaim Focus from ADHD’s Internal Distractions
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29:22Ever sit down to focus and suddenly your brain takes off in 12 directions at once? You’re not alone — and it’s not about willpower. In this follow-up to last week’s episode, we dive into the real reasons ADHD women lose focus from the inside out — and how to retrain your brain to come back to center without fighting yourself. You’ll learn science-b…
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Part 1: When Your Own Brain Distracts You
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22:03Most ADHD women think distraction means pings, notifications, or people interrupting. But what if the biggest distractions aren’t outside of you at all? In this episode of The Self-Loved ADHD Woman Way Podcast, we're pulling back the curtain on the invisible distractions happening inside your own mind — the kind that steal your time, drain your ene…
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I thought I was done with people pleasing. I’d built boundaries, learned to say no, and told myself I was free from it. But when I moved back to Minnesota—and started building my second business—it snuck back in. I found myself undercharging, over-delivering, and slipping back into perfectionism. The result? Burnout, loneliness, and even physical s…
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ADHD and Friendship: The Truth Nobody Talks About
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40:05Ever feel surrounded by people yet rarely truly seen? If friendships feel complicated, imbalanced, or oddly exhausting, in this episode we’ll unpack why ADHD can make connection harder—especially for high-achieving women who’ve masked for years and can’t figure out why friends drift or dynamics feel one-sided. By the end, you’ll walk away with… • L…
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Ever fantasized about quitting everything and disappearing for a month? That urge to escape might be more than burnout. In this episode, we’ll unpack the hidden overlap between ADHD, anxiety, and depression—especially in high-achieving women who have spent their lives masking, people-pleasing, and pushing through. I’ll share my own story of “smilin…
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Why High-Achieving Women Think They Can’t Be ADHD
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25:14Why High-Achieving Women Think They Can’t Be ADHD So many ADHD women don’t even consider the possibility that they have ADHD—especially if they’ve been successful on the outside. If you’ve ever thought: “But I did well in school… I’m productive at work… I can hyper-focus when I need to… there’s no way I could be ADHD,” you’re not alone. In this epi…
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Urgent vs. Important with ADHD: Why Distractions Feel Impossible to Resist
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14:16Urgent vs. Important with ADHD: Why Distractions Feel Impossible to Resist Have you ever sat down to do one simple thing — like send an email — and forty minutes later you’ve chased a dozen distractions, fixed something that wasn’t urgent, and now you feel scattered and frustrated? That’s the ADHD distraction cycle. In this episode, I’m unpacking w…
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ADHD Burnout: When My Body Forced Me to Stop This week, my ADHD body said “no more.” I woke up with neck pain, brain fog, and zero energy—and I realized I had hit the wall of burnout. For years, I’ve pushed, achieved, and over-functioned, but this time my body forced me to stop. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of what that day looked …
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The ADHD Morning Routine Fix That Finally Works
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21:28The ADHD Morning Routine Fix That Finally Works Have you ever built the “perfect” morning routine, felt amazing for three days, and then suddenly watched it all fall apart? You’re not alone. ADHD brains aren’t built for rigid routines. We crave novelty, our energy shifts from day to day, and shame sets in when consistency doesn’t look the way it’s …
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Real Talk: Why Fun Feels “Undeserved” with ADHD
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22:30Real Talk: Why Fun Feels “Undeserved” with ADHD Many ADHD women live by an unspoken rule: no fun until all the work is done. But with an ADHD brain, the work never ends—and joy, connection, and true rest keep getting pushed further down the list. In this episode, I’m getting real about why fun often feels “undeserved” when you have ADHD, how perfec…
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Stop Trying to Fix Yourself: The Powerful Truth About Healing and Self-Love
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31:16Stop Trying to Fix Yourself: The Powerful Truth About Healing and Self-Love So many ADHD women spend years thinking, “If I can just fix what’s wrong with me, I’ll finally feel okay.” But what if there was never anything wrong with you to begin with? In this episode, I’m sharing a different way to think about healing—not as a project to “get right,”…
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Ever get stuck in a loop, replaying conversations, overanalyzing decisions, or spiraling in self-doubt? You’re not alone—and it’s not just anxiety. In this episode, Jen breaks down the neuroscience behind ADHD overthinking, how it's different from anxiety, and why traditional advice like “just stop thinking about it” never works for ADHD brains. Yo…
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ADHD Burnout - or is it that your DONE People Pleasing?
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19:58ADHD Burnout - or is it that your DONE People Pleasing? Have you ever wondered if you're really burnt out… or if you’re just done people pleasing? In this episode, I’m sharing something I wish more ADHD women (including me) heard sooner: sometimes we’re not exhausted from doing too much—we’re exhausted from being too much for everyone else. From pe…
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Stop "Controlling" Your Emotions with ADHD: How to ACTUALLY Work with Big Feelings
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22:20Stop "Controlling" Your Emotions with ADHD: How to ACTUALLY Work with Big Feelings Do you ever feel like your emotions are just too much—or maybe like you’ve suppressed them so long that you barely feel them at all? If you're an ADHD woman who’s been told you’re “too sensitive,” or if you’ve spent years trying to manage or control your emotions so …
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ADHD Women: The High Cost of Being a “Pleasant Child”
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32:28ADHD Women: The High Cost of Being a “Pleasant Child” In this vulnerable episode, I open up about something I’ve only recently started to fully unpack: how my colicky infancy may have been the beginning of my lifelong masking as a woman with ADHD. What happens when the only way we feel loved is by being quiet, easy, and accommodating? We’ll talk ab…
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ADHD Women and Burnout: Why You're Exhausted and How Feminine Energy Can Help with Eleonore de Posson
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1:14:26Healing ADHD Burnout by Reclaiming Your Feminine Power (with Eleonore de Posson) If you’ve ever found yourself teetering on the edge of burnout—over-functioning, disconnected from your body, and stuck in “fix it” mode—this episode is your permission slip to pause. This week, I’m re-airing one of the most powerful conversations I’ve had on the podca…
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How to Remember to DO the Skill in the Moment When You Need it Most
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11:46How to Remember to DO the Skill in the Moment When You Need it Most Ever learned a great ADHD strategy… only to completely forget to use it when you actually needed it? You're not alone—and you're definitely not doing it wrong. In this episode of The Self-Loved ADHD Woman Way, Jen Barnes shares two ADHD-friendly approaches to help you actually reme…
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When ADHD Strategies Fail: The REAL Work You Need Now
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23:28What do you do when even your best ADHD strategies stop working? In this powerful episode, we explore what’s really going on when the tools, systems, and techniques that once helped you manage your ADHD suddenly fall flat—or never worked in the first place. Spoiler: it's not because you're doing it wrong. You’ll learn: Why ADHD-friendly strategies …
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🎙 Episode 103: ADHD and Cognitive Distortions – What They Are and What to Do Instead Do you ever spiral over something small—like a dead bug on the floor—and suddenly you’re convinced your whole life is unraveling? That’s not just anxiety. That’s a cognitive distortion—and ADHD brains are especially prone to them. In this episode, Jen Barnes, ADHD …
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ADHD Self-Doubt: How to Stop Chasing External Answers and Do What Works
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29:53🎧 ADHD Self-Doubt – How to Stop Chasing External Answers and Do What Works If you're an ADHD woman who's ever thought, "Maybe I just need one more course, one more expert, one more answer to finally figure it all out," you're not alone—and this episode is for you. In this raw, eye-opening conversation, Jen shares her personal journey through self-d…
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ADHD Foods to AVOID: How to Stop Exacerbating Your ADHD with What You Eat
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36:33In this episode of the ADHD Success Coach Podcast, Jen breaks down: Why ADHD women are more sensitive to blood sugar crashes and sugar spikes How sugar gives a dopamine hit—but causes a crash that worsens ADHD symptoms What the stress response has to do with your lunch (yep, really!) The impact of perimenopause on ADHD and food sensitivities What k…
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Hidden Obstacles Making Your ADHD WORSE and How to Erase Them
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27:16You’ve got the planners, the timers, the dopamine-boosting routines. You’re doing all the things… So why do you still feel stuck? In this special 100th episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the hidden emotional obstacles that quietly sabotage even the smartest, most resourced ADHD women. I’m talking about fear, self-doubt, and insecurity—not the…
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ADHD at Work, Life, and Love: A Deep Dive with Jesse J. Anderson, Author of 'Extra Focus'
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1:02:04If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just do the things?”—this conversation is for you. In this episode, I’m joined by Jesse J. Anderson—also known as @ADHDJesse—author of the bestselling book Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD. Jesse shares what it was like to be diagnosed in adulthood, how undiagnosed ADHD impacted his career and re…
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Can't Focus On Anything: Reset Your Productive Day with ADHD
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24:54Ever feel like your brain is both frozen AND scattered at the same time? Like you feel that vibrating, urgency type energy in your body but you just can’t even? This happened to me TODAY - the day I had an entirely different podcast episode I wanted to record. It was like a sign from the universe to share what you can do when this happens. In this …
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How to Cultivate Lasting Motivation for Your ADHD Journeys
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13:28If motivation feels like it comes in hot and then vanishes without warning, you’re not broken—and you’re definitely not alone. In this episode, I’m getting real about what it takes to cultivate sustainable motivation when you have ADHD. I’m sharing why the usual advice ("just be more disciplined") doesn’t work for our brains, and what to do instead…
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Rage is Necessary: Why Anger Management Won't Help You Calm Down
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29:23Do you find yourself feeling guilty or even ashamed of your anger? Or maybe you have people telling you not to get so upset? (Or even a spouse who tells you that you have an “anger problem” when the reality is you are the one carry all of the mental load and most of the physical load of your household?) You are not alone. Unfortunately, this is not…
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How to Do What You KNOW You Need for Your ADHD
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31:51Ya know how there are things you could do that you KNOW would help your ADHD, but how you just can’t seem to do them? If this is you, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common things I hear from ADHD women. AND, in our last episode we explored an amazing tool from motivational interviewing to help. BUT what if you tried it and it didn’t work…
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One of the biggest struggles I see in ADHD women is getting themselves to do the things they know would help their ADHD - things I call “ADHD care”. Given the busy-ness most women, especially ADHD women, experience, plus the way our brains are wired, this makes sense. It truly can be hard to get ourselves to do stuff. AND, it’s possible. In this ep…
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Two CRUCIAL Practices to Stop an RSD Spiral with ADHD
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17:59Today, we're diving into one of the most intense emotional struggles for ADHDers: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, or RSD. If you've ever felt like a single comment or perceived criticism sent you into a tailspin—overthinking, self-blame, that heavy emotional crash—you are so not alone. I've been there. Recently. But here's the good news: there's a…
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How to Overcome ADHD Task Paralysis: Two Shifts No One is Talking About
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22:04How to Overcome ADHD Task Paralysis: Two Shifts No One is Talking About You know that moment when you need to start something—maybe it’s an email, a project, or just loading the dishwasher—but instead, you’re frozen? Like your brain is spinning in circles, screaming just do it, while your body refuses to cooperate? That’s ADHD task paralysis, and i…
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ADHD and Justice Sensitivity: How to Cope with Trump 2.0
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35:03Podcast Introduction: "ADHD and Justice Sensitivity: How to Cope with Trump 2.0" Do you ever feel like your sense of justice is cranked up to full volume—so loud it’s impossible to ignore? Like you’re walking around with an internal siren that blares at every unfairness, every hypocrisy, every outright attack on basic human rights? If you’re an ADH…
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Procrastination or Perfectionism? The Hidden Struggle No One Talks About
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25:49Procrastination or Perfectionism? The Hidden Struggle No One Talks About Have you ever stared at your to-do list, knowing exactly what you need to do—but somehow, you just can’t start? Or maybe you start, but then obsess over every little detail until you feel completely stuck? What if I told you that procrastination and perfectionism aren’t opposi…
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How Traditional Therapy Harms ADHDers and What to Do Instead
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21:01Traditional therapy can be super harmful to ADHDers (even with well-meaning therapists). In this episode, we’ll unpack how that happens and what to do instead. You’ll walk away with clarity around what you truly need to navigate this neurotypical world effectively with your ADHD brain, without losing yourself in the process. Be sure to listen! Conn…
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When Tasks Feel PAINFUL with ADHD and How to Get Yourself to Do It Anyway
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25:08Ever notice how it feels almost painful to get yourself to do certain tasks? Or loke there is a complete block to even starting even when you want to? This is super common with ADHD and is what we will explore together in this episode. When we feel blocked around a task and don’t find a way to do it, we often end up with unfavorable consequences li…
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How to Communicate Authentically with ADHD and Avoid Trouble
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30:08To mask or unmask? This is often a serious question that many ADHD Women face - even if only subconsciously. It’s tricky because when we mask and communicate in neurotypical ways, we more easily avoid getting into “trouble” or rejected with a massive RSD hangover. But then, we may come across as inauthentic and feel like no one gets us, making us f…
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3 Essential Practices to Stop Scary Times from Exacerbating Your ADHD
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48:42In work, I have been noticing a lot of people struggling with the major changes going on in our country and challenges in the world. In this episode, we will acknowledge, validate, and work to understand how this is particularly hard for we ADHD women given our tendency to be highly sensitive, more easily overwhelmed by our emotions and external ex…
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How to Find Clarity and Rewire Your Subconscious to Manifest Your Dreams
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39:43In this episode we have another special guest - Oneisha Lee, a manifestation and spirituality coach who helps people rewire their subconscious mind for success. Together we dig into finding clarity, how to rewire your subconscious mind, and manifestation, all in service of creating the life of your dreams. She shares two secret tricks for aligning …
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How to Access Your Intuition to take Aligned Action in Business and in Life
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52:11In this episode we have another special guest - Kara Bunde-Dunn. Kara is a spiritual medium who breaks down connecting with intuition in a way that’s easy to both understand and apply to your business and your life. Together we explore the benefits of connecting with your intuition, how to determine the difference between the voices of fear and you…
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How to Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Motivation and Focus with ADHD
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25:11Getting focused and motivated with ADHD in our neurotypical society can be challenging and there is one thing that can make it feel almost impossible. This “one thing” is a dysregulated nervous system. In this episode we explore what that means, why it’s a huge problem for focusing and getting yourself to start and complete tasks with ADHD, and wha…
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How to Use the Wisdom of Your Body to Grow Your Business with ADHD
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19:57There’s a resource we all have that not many entrepreneurs tap into, often because they don’t know it’s an option or don’t know how to do it. This resource is the body- really a gateway to inner wisdom. When you are able to tap into this resource you will navigate your business from a more grounded, wise, and intuitive place - you’ll be in alignmen…
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How to Stop Pushing and Hustling and Still Crush It with ADHD
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24:12In this episode we explore the cycle of pushing and hustling (followed by crashing) and how it hurts your business and your life. Because the thing is, continuing to push and hustle is not only bad for business, it’s bad for your health. By the end of our time together you will be able to spot this ineffective pattern more quickly and be able to sh…
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Navigating the Business of a Creative with ADHD with Janel Koloski
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50:53Join me for a conversation with Janel Koloski, actor, model, producer, coach of creatives, and more. In this episode we explore navigating the world of a creative with ADHD from how to deal with rejection (RSD anyone?) to getting jobs, to making time for self-care, and more. Janel is down-to-earth, fun, and filled with wise one-liners sure to help …
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How to Manifest the People You Want in Your Business and Your Life
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16:29Join me for a conversation with Michelle Chung on manifesting the people you seek in your life and your business. Michelle is the international bestselling Author of “How to Stop Dating & Be In An Effortless, Committed Relationship” and podcast “Love, Life & Energy”, a Women’s Soulmate Manifestation Coach, certified Life coach and trained in Kinesi…
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How Putting Everyone Else First is Wrecking Your Business
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22:04As young girls, we women were trained to put others before ourselves. Couple that with some of the ways we ADHDers leavened to mask and you end up with difficulty prioritizing yourself. In this episode, we’ll unpack how this happened and what makes it such a problem for your business. And I’ll share how you can start working on this today so you ca…
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How ADHD Women Lost Our Curiosity and How to Take It Back
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28:06Hi, I’ve noticed a common pattern in ADHD women - especially those of us over 40 given how we grew up - that negatively impacts our businesses… it’s limited or a complete lack of curiosity. I know this pattern well both personally and professionally, and have had to work to take back my curiosity to help my business. In this episode, we’ll break do…
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The ADHD Masking Trifecta: How to Function When It Stops Working
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42:08In this episode, we dig into the ADHD Masking Trifecta - Overfunctioning, People Pleasing, and Perfectionism - that many of us high-functioning ADHD women adopted (often subconsciously as kids) to be able to function with ADHD. We’ll explore signs that it is no longer working and what to do instead. This is essential - especially for ADHD Women Ent…
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Experiencing grief and loss in our culture is often tough because no one really talks about it so few really know how to cope with it or even how to talk to the grieving. ADHD adds a layer of challenge to this. In this episode, we explore the unique ways ADHD impacts the grief process as well as how to cope with grief and loss. Without this work, g…
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How do we highly sensitive women navigate our big feelings after the election
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36:21Hi everyone, The day following the election in the States, I connected with a lot of people - clients, friends, acquaintances and more - all of whom were women and some of whom are in the queer community. I noticed that a lot of us were (maybe still are) rightfully feeling some big and heavy stuff. To meet the moment, in this episode we talk about …
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Why Procrastination Works but Makes Your ADHD Worse
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28:38Hey everyone, In this episode we explore why and how procrastination works to get yourself to do stuff with ADHD and how it actually makes your ADHD worse. It turns out, there are at least six other ways to work with your brain wiring to get yourself to do stuff that don’t have the same negative effects as procrastination can. Plus, there are three…
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How the Most Overlooked Challenge for ADHD Women Keeps You Small
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34:07In this episode we explore a commonly ignored and overlooked challenge many ADHD women face, that keeps you and your business small AND, what to do about it. When ADHD Women Entrepreneurs aren’t aware of and actively addressing this challenges, it keeps you from doing the work you need to do - inside and out - to build and grow a prosperous, meanin…
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