152 You Can't Trick a Nervous System
My cats Mac & Cheese (see episode pic) have been having a hard time. I've learned a lot observing their reactive nervous systems because it's so easy to feel compassion for them.This episode uses that...
1 Elo 35min
151 The Skill No One Knew You Needed
The skill no one knew you needed: how to emotionally regulate while doing a task. It's simple yet difficult. And undiagnosed neurodivergent parents were even less likely to be able to help on some fro...
25 Heinä 40min
150 The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan
Brendan Mahan's concept of The Wall of Awful has taken on a life of its own. While originally geared toward ADHD, it's also extremely applicable to other neurodivergent folks including autism, AuDHD, ...
18 Heinä 58min
149 The Consistency That Matters
"Consistency" can feel like a dirty word in neurodivergent land... Consistency is a tool, not a final answer. It can be a better fit than habits for our brains (see past 3 episodes) It can be part of ...
11 Heinä 18min
148 Breaking Bad Habits
Builds on last two episodes: Self-Awareness vs. Solutions and Habits are Hard (but also very cool)Breaking "bad" habits is different (and more difficult) than building new habits. I also recommend not...
4 Heinä 25min
147 Habits are Hard (but also very cool)
There's some evidence that ADHD brains in particular may have trouble forming habits as they're traditionally thought of. But that doesn't mean they have no value for us!This episode is about how to l...
27 Kesä 23min
146 Self-Awareness vs. Solutions
You may have been told that you're "so self-aware," yet struggle to actually implement solutions. In the moment, you might be lacking the support, the executive function, the initiation energy, etc.In...
20 Kesä 19min
145 Mediocrity is a Needed Step
In the context of learning a musical instrument, it's obvious that there's a period of not being good at it. Whether you call it mediocrity or a skill gap, there's often a gap between where you are an...
13 Kesä 10min
