ADHD and Externalising Your Thoughts
Embrace Your ADHD Chaos
Where have I been? Writing. This episode is an accurate reflection of my busy brain. Listen as I uncover what's been stopping me from showing up to record the podcast. Those cheeky BIG, BORING, IMPORTANT, VAGUE barriers. Lemme know if you liked this rambly-style episode, as I coached myself and reflected on how to navigate a completely valid ADHD-related challenge with compassion! My ADHD self-coaching tools: externalising thoughts via a journal, verbalising the challenge, breaking down the goal, lowering the bar to entry with a shorter episode, being specific by creating parameters around how...
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ADHD and Job Jumping • EYAC #26
Embrace Your ADHD Chaos
If you thought the last ep was chaotic, wait till you hear this one! Save this episode for another walk full of strangers giving you strange looks because you keep on giggling to yourself... As usual, it's full of tangents and a few wholesome pep talks about your (potential past with) jumping from job to job to job to more jobs. Comment with your list of job jumps so we can all compare!!!! Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 1.5 x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Oversharing about PMDD and periods Neurodivergent cycle syncing...
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ADHD and Hobby Hopping • EYAC #25
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Welcome to my comedy special. Save this episode for a long walk or drive or when you just feel like having a laugh. It is unfiltered AF and I cried from laughter more than once while editing it. Screenshot the HOBBY HOPPING template on IG and tag me so I can see allllllll the hobbies you've explored as a neurodivergent adult. Embrace the tangents and side quests. Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Joy Journal Issue #1 coming soon This ADHD gals hobby hopping history Persistance is over-rated...
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ADHD and Tiny Experiments • EYAC #24
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I double dare you. This episode inviting you to do a tiny experiment with me!!!! I didn't record this one on YouTube because... well, listen and you'll find out. You can watch Episode 1 here though - Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: How to embrace doing experiments ADHD standards > Neurotypical standards What I'm doing for the next 100ish days Read with meee No one is assessing how well you adult Your compassion experiment Recycling consistency for... 100ish day challenge? because...
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ADHD and Hermit Mode • EYAC #23
Embrace Your ADHD Chaos
Welcome baaaaaack!! This episode is our long overdue catchup!!!! It's also going to be available to watch on YouTube when the downloading process stops crashing my computer. I MISSED YOU! Let's catch up over a fresh cuppa and talk about all things * chaos *. Can I get the video up by Wednesday!? Let's find out!!! Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Subscribe to the Being everywhere at once online Medication titration () *The ADHD Wall of Awful* Cost of living psychiatrist crisis Confusing...
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ADHD and Communicating Your Needs • EYAC #22
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Meet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach This episode is the season finale of the show for this year!!!! Have a laugh as I dive into some of the unique challenge that we can experience around communication expectations in friendships - oh, and a few tangents along the way. Don't forget the 'Do The Thing' Workshop tomorrow! () Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: YOU ARE NOT A 'BAD FRIEND' Acknowledging your needs Communication preferences Unwritten 'typical' expectations Ignoring your body's...
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ADHD and Getting Unstuck • EYAC #21
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Meet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach This episode was recorded right before I got covid (for the very first time!!!) and it's chatting through getting unstuck with ADHD. My workshop will be moved to December. Get your ticket and get all the motivation secrets. Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Recognising Frustrations Struggling with Protein Protein Protein Coaching Strategies to Get Unstuck Tackling the Boring Big Important Choosing the Right Motivation Strategy 'Do The Thing'...
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ADHD and Consistently Inconsistent • EYAC #20
Embrace Your ADHD Chaos
Meet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach This episode is one giant pep talk that celebrates self-advocacy, slowing down, and honouring your needs. It's basically a love letter to my neurodivergent listeners, friends, and soulmates. Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Permission to slow down The rebellious act of... rest? Neurotypical standards Executive function reality Set soft goals and add -ish 23.35 my favourite quote Journal prompts Join my - payment plans available....
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ADHD and How to Work With It • EYAC #19
Embrace Your ADHD Chaos
Meet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach Come for a sneak peek behind the scenes inside my course and discover 5 ways to work with your ADHD by aaaaactually understanding your differences and honouring your needs. Expect f-bombs and truth-bombs. Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too - and you can ALSO watch this episode as a recorded video here: Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Feeling overwhelmed? You need self-awareness! Feeling overcommitted? You need self-awareness! Feeling overstimulated? You need self-regulation! Keep...
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ADHD and Pesky Perfectionism • EYAC #18
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Meet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach Get ready for an episode full of dragons and a pep talk on challenging that pesky perfectionism that's been flying around for too long. Laugh along with an episode that uses humour to break down one of the biggest challenges I see in my high-masking, high-achieving ADHD coaching clients. Oh, and you're welcome to listen to this one in 2x speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about: Ancient dragon of perfectionism The myth of 'finding the time' Making, choosing, stealing time All or nothing...
info_outlineMeet Ceri Sandford, the ADHD Compassion Coach. This episode was written to show listeners that crying before, during, and after an important appointment is totally normal. Side note, half this episode was unmedicated...and it shows. Hahahaha. Enjoy. The second half is worth the tangent rollercoaster, I promise.
Oh, and you're welcome to listen in 1.25 speed. Don't worry, I do it too xx
Tune in, subscribe, share with a friend to hear all about:
- Realising I need to find a new GP and Psychiatrist ffs
- Acknowledging different states, systems, prices
- Booking appointments (my ADHD Arch Nemesis)
- Embracing swearing in episodes (sorry, Mum and Dad)
- Validating big feelings and pressure of this appointment
- Highlighting that medication doesn't "fix" our ADHD
- Challenging the minimising language of "just" do it
If you would like to work with Ceri, you can explore her website www.cerisandford.com to download her ridiculously compassionate audio track to support you with unmasking
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