Responding to "JUST FOCUS" with 4 R's- Interview with Dr. Norrine Russell
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Release Date: 03/27/2024
YUMMY or YUCKY? Exploring Your Sense of Taste!
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
As we continue through our sensory sensitivity series, and with Thanksgiving just a few days away for many of us, we are going to chat about the sense of taste and reflect on our sense of smell before next week's episode! Is there a sense of overwhelm when something hits your mouth? Do you crave some flavors and textures more then others! Either way, many of us can experience a sensitivity to taste and we want to be kind to those sensitivities and be prepared for meals/snack times ahead! In this episode, I wanted to pause and be sure to bring up a seperation between general sensory...
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Be Careful Little Eyes What You See! Let's Talk About Sight Sensitivity!
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Do bright lights make you cringe? Do you find it hard to focus with any sort of flickering or flashing light? Do your emotions get real big and intense when you've had lots of screentime!? If that's you, listen in as we discuss the connections between ADHD and sight sensitivities! This is one where we also have to investigate and potentially seperate underlying vision challenges and some symptoms that collide with ADHD symptoms too! In this episode, we will chat about advocating for accommodations in the classroom and home environments for lights to be adjusted/coverings, switch out...
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Do Different Noises/Sound Bother You!? Let's Explore Our Sensitivity to Sound Too!
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Hello friends!! Are you startled by loud noises? Do small sounds (tapping, breathing, humming, car noises) in your environment make your skin crawl and drive you bonkers!? If so, you may be experiencing sound sensitivity to different degrees! In this episode, we will discover 3 different types of sound sensitivities, while talking about all of the ways it impacts us in different environments. We will then dive into different ways we can accommodate and advocate for our needs in the school, home, and other social settings! The 3 different kinds of sound sensitivities include: ...
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Touch CAN Feel Tricky- Navigating our sensory sensitivities
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Welcome to episode 2 of our Sensory Sensitivity Series, where we will explore the sense of touch! This is a tricky sense as some of us experience sensory overload and others seek touch as a means of calming our overwhelmed sensory systems!! WOW! Do you struggle with one or both of these sensory sensitivities when it comes to touch? If so, this episode is for you! In this episode, we will dive deeper into how touch can trigger big, intense emotional reactions and cause dysregulation. Different touch may include, hugs, hair brushing, teeth brushing, touching sticky things or other textures, tags...
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Investigating Our Sensitive Senses- Intro to Sensory Sensitivity Series
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Are some of your senses sensitive!? If so, you are not alone and there are many of us who have sensory sensitivities too!! This episode is simply our intro into investigating and exploring how your senses are speaking to you! Stay tuned to your sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight this week to identify if any of these senses are telling you it's TOO MUCH or you may see signs of wanting MORE in some sensory areas! It's amazing how our bodies speak to us! We need need to listen and respond! I simply want you to heighten your sense of self awareness this week. This next...
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Waves of Grieving with a Busy Brain & Big Emotions
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Living with a busy brain and big emotions can be challenging in itself. When loss of any kind is experienced, it can truly throw anyone on a rollercoaster of emotions, but sometimes those of us with ADHD have those waves hit even harder and it's easy to feel out of control in what we think and feel! I know this is a tough topic! But we can do hard things, and talking about this is both hard and neccessary for moving through any grieving process! Our family recently lost an extremely close and precious member to her fight with cancer! My sweet, 44 year old sister in law passed way too...
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Discovering FRIENDship with a Busy Brain
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
HEY FRIENDS!! I mean that with my whole heart! Each one of you have a special place in my heart! In this episode we will talk about how friendships can feel tricky sometimes and I share an accrostic poem of different ways to not only discover lasting friendship, but also become the best green light friend possible! You will learn more about... Find others who love you for YOU Recognize if friends are causing you to stumble Identify green light friends while navigating other colors of friendship Encourage positive connections Never be a bully Declare that you will choose to be a great green...
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Staying Curious with Emotions: Removing, Regulating & Responding/Reconnecting in the Face of Anger!
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Hey you amazing ADHD warriors!! I use the word worriors because it really does feel like a battle in our minds and emotions sometimes, doesn't it!!? I hear SO often...These emotions are like 0-100 sometimes! YEP! Those of us with ADHD busy, beautiful brains have a tendency to experience emotions to a whole new level as we are faced with different triggers and internal executive function challenges throughout each day (this absolutely varies per person!) In this episode we will get curious about those big emotions and investigate the one that almost all of us come up against...ANGER...It...
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What Are We Fueling Our ADHD Minds and Bodies With? Interview with Holistic Nutritionist, Kara Ungaro
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
I know I talk a lot about the importance of foundational mindset and taking control of your thought life, but a HUGE part of that is becoming self-aware and mindful of what we are feeding our thoughts and what we are physically nourishing our bodies and minds with! In this episode, you will hear from certified Holistic Nutritionist, Kara Ungaro, who is not only brilliant in her effort to stay on top of studying the body and mind, but also has some awesome analogies, including fueling your body with what it needs... this will help you visualize so that we better understand the the value...
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Getting On the Homework System Train
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Please don't get me wrong, I am not a big fan of homework! To be completely honest, I feel that often homework loads need to lighted and in some cases eliminated if it's not neccessary for deeper understanding...studies show there is no significant difference in learning between children who do and don't do homework and if it's a mental and emotional burden, I feel it should be addressed as something that needs to be adjusted based on the type of learner! BUT, I also know that homework is required for most students and my episode today can also apply to any type of task or chore too. Our...
info_outlineI don't know about you, but when I hear, "you just need to focus" it sends chills up my spine! It's NOT that easy, is it!? One thing I know about our uniquely wired brains is that it's not that we have the inability to focus, it's that our focus drifts from one thing to another when the task is boring or something else entices our interest driven, dopamine seeking brain!
In this episode, you will meet Dr. Norrine Russell, who is the founder of "Russell Coaching." Her and her coaches share the same passion as I do as a coach. We want to come alongside kids/students with a strength-based approach to help them understand and respond to thier brain best in the school and home environments! Dr. Russel and I share with you the 4 R's to practice when working on exercising the skill of refocusing on the task at hand...
- Recognize-This can be the hardest part! Dr. Russell shares how it's helpful to practice listening for that faint voice inside your head sayind, "this isn't what I am suppose to be doing" and turn up the volume!
- Reflect- Ask yourself, "what does my brain need to succeed? Do you need a fidget, alternate seating, movement break, etc.
- Relax- Practice taking intentional breaths to calm your mind and body down and give yourself love and compassion in that moment.
- Redirect- This is were you get your engine started doing the task at hand... (give youself a micro-manageable step to take)"start writing for one minute or just do one problem."
You can find Dr. Russell on her website at www.russellcoaching.com to learn more about their coaching program and to tap into her resources!
You can always find me at www.katelynmabry.com to connect with me in any way as well! I always love hearing from you!!! Have a great day! Love you all!