ADHD brains generate ideas at speed. The instinct is often to suppress them, dismiss them, force linear focus or chase every single one impulsively. Forrest Gumping offers a third way. |...
Author: Julie
The Drama Triangle: Spot It, Name It, Shift It
When you live with ADHD, emotional intensity is often part of the landscape, especially in relationships. Misunderstandings, people-pleasing, over-explaining, and emotional flooding can all become part of the cycle. Could...
Update the Brain’s Prediction: Rewrite Old Emotional Learning
Much of the brain’s emotional learning happens through implicit memory – learnings we don’t consciously remember acquiring, but which still guide our behaviour. We can rewrite old emotional learning and...
You are Not the Thought: Separating Thought from Fact
For many ADHD adults, the inner critic can be loud and at times harsh. Yet what we may tell ourselves is not true. | with guest Dr Katie Brzozowski |...
S2E52 – ADHD & Quieting the Inner Critic + Dr Katie Brzozowski
Julie Legg speaks with psychotherapist Dr. Katie Brzozowski about the inner critic, where it comes from, why it can feel so loud for ADHDers, and how it shapes the way...
Create the Win: Gamifying Tasks and Chores
Many ADHD adults don’t struggle with knowing what to do, they struggle with starting. Gamifying tasks or chores can help and be fun! | with guest Jennifer Noll Sparks |...
S2E51 – Overwhelm & Creating Small Meaningful Wins + Jennifer Noll Sparks
Julie Legg speaks with therapist Jennifer Noll Sparks, creator of the Create the Win System — a practical, science-informed approach designed to help people move through overwhelm and take meaningful...
Unpacking Emotional Eating: Understanding the ADHD Brain
Emotional eating can leave us feeling frustrated or out of control. This may not be a lack of discipline but active dopamine seeking. | with guest Kamy Moussavi | For...
S2E50 – ADHD, Dopamine & Emotional Eating + Kamy Moussavi
Julie Legg is joined by Kamy Moussavi, former engineer and founder of Step Together, who brings a powerful and personal perspective to the conversation around ADHD, emotional eating, and the...
Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: Regulation before Solutions
Regulated parents create regulated environments. And that environment becomes one of the most powerful supports an ADHD child can have. | with guest Tiara Brumberg | For ADHD parent coach Tiara...