ADHD Friendly Lifestyle

Moira is continuing the series on getting things done--starting can be hard.   When creating a schedule or trying to build habits isn't working, maybe it's time to consider expanding our repertoire to include comfortable and workable options to get to the starting line, ways to start, ease in,  and be ready for potential roadblocks.  Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

It's so easy when we have ADHD to skip, jump ahead, forget or avoid any stages needed to get something done. So, we're not spending any time on what happens then! Instead, we are returning to some unfinished business from Episodes 40 and 41 to look at how preparation can help.  When we set the stage for success, we consider including preparation in ways we like to increase our ease, ability and happiness.    Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Today we’re considering what it means to be effective. There’s more to it than knowing the time and wanting to get things done. Energy and attention along with mindsets and previous experiences are involved leading to some thoughtful questions about how effective we want to be. Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

It’s true: ADHD significantly impacts our ability to care for our needs and responsibilities and to do so on time. Today we’re talking about how to get out of that bind. Life feels lighter when we are more accurate about how long things take and what is possible in a day. Getting real with time includes questioning what doesn’t work with typical advice, how it can lower stress and overwhelm, and allow more of you in your day. It’s time to experiment with what works for us to end the fight with time.  Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

 How do we struggle with time? Let’s count the ways. Today we are talking about not knowing where it goes, being surprised by the time and some small steps to increase our time awareness.   This includes sharing Moira’s struggle to see and accept limitations such as 24 hours in a day, and things we can do to make time awareness easier by continuing our series on ADHD & Time, following ep. 44, the one about time blindness.  Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Does time work for or against you? Is there never enough? Are you in a race against time? Does it drag so slowly that it impacts your actions and mood? What do others say about you and time? Today we are discussing why time is slippery with ADHD, living in now/not now, and how to start getting time on our side.  Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

It’s Season 2! Time for Moira to rip off a band-aid to restart podcasting. Hear why the season break got extended, valuable lessons, and what's coming in 2023. Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Moira has an impromptu end of season 1 message for you. Not getting to a softball game on time, so many thoughts, feelings, and unrealistic expectations, and how that connects to ADHD, time management, and podcasting, are all fair game today. Moira needed to take a moment, take stock, have a reality check, get honest, be compassionate, and come up with a plan to continue with her day. That’s not even all of it—it was a busy 9 minutes! Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

To experience less wear and tear in our lives, creating an insider’s guide helps to manage our limited resources—time, energy, and capacity to have them for what we value. With  ADHD it's also easy to forget hard-won insight and knowledge, a personalized insiders' guide captures that. Moira shares breaking down what needs to be done, and having what needs to be on hand—to really do the things. Not sure if you are ready for that?  She covers what to do if you are dipping your toe into the waters or are on a deep dive like her—when we have ADHD one size does not fit all. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Getting started, continuing, and finishing are more complex with ADHD. Time and energy are limited supplies too. Trying harder or giving up aren't the only solutions. Slowing down to speed up has short- and long-term benefits. Continuing her progress with one particularly hard task, Moira discusses reducing effort and stress levels by creating ADHD friendly routines we like and work for us. Slowing down (and not refilling it with something else) creates capacity, effort, and time to develop our methods, then we speed up. Not by wiping the slate clean but by drawing from many convenient resources.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Expect delays. Time blindness, resistance, procrastination, perfectionism, and indecision are hurdles that can cause slowdowns, stumbles, or create roadblocks.  It’s even harder when we don’t see them. Tired of stumbling between hurdles and roadblocks Moira shares how she’s easing the discomfort just enough to make it easier to lower or clear the hurdles. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Moira’s talking about ways to see and measure growth when it’s hard to notice or even recognize. With ADHD one thing we can consistently count on is inconsistency. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Two steps forward and one step back is still forward. It does take us in the direction we want to go. Moira once again lets us into her life sharing a brief writing activity, her ADHD metaphor—a horse named Mabel and taking an ADHD friendly approach to change (aka an inconsistent one) that surprisingly, made a big difference. It has made it easier to spot unhelpful tendencies, improved her self-awareness, acceptance, and confidence in herself and her growth. All while still consistently finding humor in her consistently inconsistent ADHD.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

If ADHD is more about losing interest and motivation than it is about attention and concentration what does that mean for living with ADHD? Everyone uses dopamine for motivation, experiencing pleasures and rewards, but it works differently in ADHD brains.  Understanding our dopamine differences and what our options are can help us on one level--to feel good and have more fun, on another it could be life-changing to be able to know what to do when we need more dopamine to get and stay motivated or ways to deal with being overstimulated. We are going to explore the idea of a dopa menu, popularized by Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD.  Moira shares extra tips, ideas, and strategies for creating your own dopa menu.  Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

What can we do to make our living spaces more ADHD friendly? Today  Moira and Roxie share some favorites from their houses. Sign up to Patreon to get access to exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more:https://www.patreon.com/adhdfriendlylifestyle  Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

ADHD symptoms can go up and down over time. That matches my experience, how about yours? That idea is now backed by research showing that we can have good years when our ADHD symptoms are manageable, or maybe not even apparent and in the difficult years, ADHD shows up significantly causing problems at school, work, or in relationships. Today we are exploring how we can use that information to help ourselves, and our medical providers, in both the ups and downs. We will also share 6 guiding questions that help us feel and do our best .Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

The path forward isn't always clear or easy, especially when we don’t know what 2022 has in store for us, or it feels like we keep living life on hard mode. Moira shares the steps she took to identify what to she wants more of in her life and ways to help when she forgets or gets distracted.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

2021 is not going away quietly—it wants to give 2020 a run for the money. In need of some optimism, Moira talks about things big and small we can be proud of, ways to regain trust in our own judgment and use that to help make sense of our lives. She found some sneaky patterns that she plans to leave in 2021 and shares what support she is relying on too.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

 The last two years have been challenging for all of us, and getting through December can be hard when we live in a world that goes on 24/7. We often forget that human beings deserve care and rest, to be able to thrive and not just push through. What if there was a way to try differently instead of harder? Moira's spent many years thinking about this and observing what goes on around her at this time of year and has tried many, many coping strategies including house and petting sitting. This year she found the words of Brigit Anna McNeill combined with the artwork of Jessica Boehman that captures a heartwarming way to experience winter--and Caring Week if you are so inclined. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Moira finally got a hopeful result about a medication adjustment AFTER TWO YEARS. This episode is about the process she went through, how much effort it took, how we can help each other, and why to not give up. We're worth it. There is also some info from a few doctors about medications too. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com

Moira and Coach Natalie Stark cover a lot of ground in this episode! How the word queer is important for many reasons, how not living and living in a van were both ways to have an ADHDFL (friendly life), the importance of access to treatment for ADHD, and why Natalie credits going to the hospital and therapy with saving herself from suicidal ideation and coaching with feeling worthy of building a life that she wants to live.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com