External scaffolding, like note-taking and list-making, acts as a cognitive offload tool. It reduces strain on the prefrontal cortex (which manages planning and focus), allowing the brain to operate with...
Category: Strategies & Tools
Flow Over Force: ADHD & Emotional Regulation
What Martial Arts Can Teach Us About ADHD and Emotional Regulation | with guest Julio Angel Rivera | One of the most powerful strategies Julio shares is drawn straight from...
Untangle The Threads: Treating OCD When You’re Also Neurodivergent
ADHD and autism are lifelong neurotypes yet OCD is an anxiety disorder and is treatable and recoverable. | with guest Cali Keating | Cali’s key insight is that OCD can...
EFT: Tapping To Regulate and Calm Overwhelm
EFT, or “tapping,” is a technique that involves gently tapping on specific acupressure points while saying phrases related to how you’re feeling. It combines aspects of traditional Chinese medicine and...
Brand Your Traits: Turn ADHD Traits into Professional Power
Branding your traits means taking the very things you’ve been told to suppress like impulsivity, rapid thinking, directness, emotionality… and positioning them as the strengths they truly are. | with...
Reframe The Narrative: Turn Adversity into Strength and Self-Belief
Reframing gives you the power to interrupt the automatic inner critic and replace it with something more truthful and more useful. It also helps you build practical systems that reduce...
Parent The Child You Have: Rethinking Expectations
Choose support over struggle, connection over control. Mismatched expectations can create unnecessary conflict, not because the child is being defiant, but because they’re being misunderstood. | with guest Dana Baker-Williams...
Making Mess Manageable: Decluttering in ADHD-Sized Steps
Decluttering isn’t just about clean counters and tidy drawers. It’s about reducing stress, decision fatigue, and mental load. | with guest Tina Hazen | For professional organizer and ADHD advocate...
Reclaiming Self Worth: Quietening the Inner Critic
ADHDers are often high achievers and harsh self-critics. Years of being corrected, misunderstood, or labelled can lead to internalised shame and chronic self-doubt. | with guest Janine VanStee | When...
Map Your Mind: Mental Cartography for Clarity and Self-Trust
Mental Cartography: the art of mapping how you think, feel, and respond so you can navigate life with more insight and intention. | with guest Stephon Brown | What if...