Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids
Journey With Me Through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids is designed for children with ADHD to listen to and feel understood. It will educate, empower, and encourage listeners to understand their uniquely wired, neurodivergent minds. The challenges will be discussed, mindset growth will be encouraged, and strengths/gifts will be celebrated! ADHD will grow from an excuse to a reason that we need to face challenges head on and become an advocate for the incredible strengths that we have!
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Finding Joy on Your ADHD Journey
06/26/2025
Finding Joy on Your ADHD Journey
Living with an ADHD brain can feel HARD and frustrating sometimes. We often become our own biggest inner bully with negative thoughts flying through our head throughout each day! This is why it is SUPER important to be very intentional about finding joy each day on your ADHD journey! In this episode, you will meet Jessie Hewitson, who is a mama of 2 wonderful boys with neurodivergent brains, and an author the book titled, "ADHD: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Happy Child with ADHD." She shares with us some of her own journey towards joy and gives awesome tips on how to find happiness through collaborative problem solving, shining light on your strengths, and self-advocating for tools and strategies that help you thrive when things like "interrupting" feel tricky! A doodle pad so you don't lose those thoughts can go along way for her son and may work well for you to listen and respond better too! It's all about finding what works best for your beautiful, brilliant, busy brain and staying curious before furious along the way! You can find Jessie's book on Amazon!! You can also connect with me at to reach out with questions or to hop on a connection call to learn more about my 1:1 coaching as a next step on your ADHD journey! I am here to help you learn, grow, and ultimately thrive as you find joy on your own day to day adventures! Intro music credit: License: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Tools for a Successful Summertime- Summer Series
06/20/2025
Tools for a Successful Summertime- Summer Series
Summer can be both exciting and overwhelming at the same time, especially for our busy brains! Let's continue to talk about tools that we can collaboratively talk about with our trusted adults to come up with the best structure without stress, to make it the best summer yet! In this episode we will.. Reconnect on time tools Talk routine without rigidity Come up with sensory regulation tools Encourage accountability and external daily structure Ignite the use of that incredible creativity of yours while encouraging the use of emotional outlets throughout your day... Introduce a few helpful ADHD driven apps to spice up chore time and help with daily routines! Please reach out to me at to share the summer tools that are working best for your family! We are all on this journey of discovering how to thrive best each day with that beautiful, brilliant, colorful brain we've been given! Love you all!! Thanks for listening! Intro music credit:
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Taming TIME- Summer Series
06/13/2025
Taming TIME- Summer Series
WOW! Woohoo it's about TIME we made it to 200 episodes!! I am not slowing down either!! Join me on this episode where we continue our Summertime series by practicing taming our time with the letters TIME... Let's stay curious and put these into practice... Time tools- Which tools do you currently have in your toolbox and which tools could you put into place during your summer days!? Intentionally look at the time throughout your day! I highly recommend investing in some analog clocks to put up in your home as a way to watch time pass by and help combat that time blindness that is often fed by digital clocks! Mirror routines that work during the school year or on a regular basis (create a special summer routine if needed- consistency is key to build habits and create a sense of autonomy from one day to the next. (check out the power of habit stacking too!) Express the feeling of overwhelm/rushed or express creativity in the face of feeling bored with "too much time!" Collaboratively you can create a summer that is filled with fun and find that time that often gets lost! Reach out and connect to share your experience with TIME at . I look forward to hearing from you!! Have a blessed day! Intro music credit: License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Taming Technology- Summer Series
06/05/2025
Taming Technology- Summer Series
WOHOO Summer time is here! It's a great time to keep our bodies moving and our mind calm! BUT wait, sometimes we are faced with day to day battles and that is why I am coming to you with a brand new Summer series with tons of tips, tricks and strategies to make this the best summer yet as you defeat the giants you may come up against... In this episode, we are going to start with the biggest battle in many of our homes... TAMING TECHNOLOGY! Whether you like video games, have a favorite show or get sucked into YouTube shorts...this is a SUPER important topic to talk about to come up with a way to thrive day by day in your mind, body and emotions! Technology has it's benefits, but for those of us with ADHD, it's also a huge trigger for dysregulation and the overstimulation of it can quickly throw us into fight or flight mode. Too much tech time can also turn off our creativity and kindness...which gets replaced with reactivity by our big emotions. It can increase impulsivity, make it hard to decision make, and causes a battle in tackling day to day tasks because our executive function skills are even weaker due to overstimulation! I have good news for you though, there are ways to tame it and have a much happier, healthier relationship with it this summer! Colloboratively problem solve what these 3 L's could look like in your day to day routine... Limit: Create clear expectations and boundaries on technology use each day. Be sure there is more movement/outside time and the time spent has purpose... Leverage: Use technology to help you learn and grow a skill, spend time on it connecting with friends, or use it as an incentive after working on other tasks throughout your structured day! Leave: Reflect on the apps and games that you have on your different types of technology. Are they helpful or at all hurtful. What do you need to leave to be sure you are feeding your mind with things that will exercise your thinking vs. cause overstimulation and addictive tendencies. Parent Resource: Check out "Reset Your Child's Brain: End meltdowns, raise grades, and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen time" by: Dr. Victoria Dunkley Connect with me at to check out my kids book, or to reach out and learn more about my 1:1 coaching program. I would also love to hear from you if your kiddo would be interested in sharing some of their ADHD journey on a future episode! Kids love hearing from other kids! Love you all! Intro music credit: License code: BYYN10F2HHN3YO
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"Take Action on Distraction": Spotlight Interview with Author Dr. Gemma Goldenberg
05/29/2025
"Take Action on Distraction": Spotlight Interview with Author Dr. Gemma Goldenberg
"I just can't pay attention!" Is that a thought you find frequently racing through your busy brain!? If so, I am super excited for you to listen to this episode to learn about your loads of attention that simply needs to be understood, so you can learn how to adjust your spotlight of attention by adjusting the environment you are in!! In this episode, you will meet Psychologist and author, Gemma Goldenberg, who wrote the incredible book, "Take Action on Distraction." Dr. Gemma shares how there are two different types of attention and the one our busy brains struggle with the most should be seen as a spotlight that can be controlled by taking action steps in your different environments! Decluttering, sound reduction, and taking breaks outdoors are just a few of the ways we can take action on your distraction in all settings! You can learn to refocus that spotlight on the task at hand by making changes to your environment! Your trusted adult can find Dr. Gemma on Instagram @phd_and_three where you can follow her journey through sharing awesome research based resources. You can find her book, "Take Action on Distraction" on Amazon too! This would be a great teacher gift as well! Don't forget to check out our May sponsor's website, to grab your set of sensory strip tools that you and your family can stick in all of your different environments for support in finding calm! These non-resedue, water resistent sensory stickers have calming prompts and can be customized to meet your needs wherever you go! Then come visit me at to reach out with questions, share your story, or check out any of my resources too! Always here for you! Intro music credit: License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Calming Your Mind with Curiosity!
05/22/2025
Calming Your Mind with Curiosity!
Have you ever heard that we need to stay CURIOUS before FURIOUS!? If not, you have heard it now and I want you to write it down as a daily reminder in both responding to others and being more kind to yourself! In this episode, we will explore this whole idea of calming your mind by maintaining a posture of curiosity in the face of bordom or other situations that trigger that nervous system or make those thoughts race! Listen in as we practice self-reflective questions that will ignite curiosity and curb bordom! Have you checked out our May sponsor yet!? CALM STRIPS is a fantastic sensory tool for the whole family that your curious mind can use to find calm. It's residue free, which is great for every surface and it's water resistent, so you can take them with you on your waterbottle too! They continually have new colors and styles to choose from, while also offering an option to customize a unique sensory tool just for you! It would make a wonderful teacher gift too!! Visit to learn more! You can also visit me at for more resources, or to connect with me if you're interested in a FREE coaching consultation! I LOVE working 1:1 with kiddos two while we take transformational steps that are helpful for the whole family! Intro music credit: License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Calming Your Mind with Connection
05/15/2025
Calming Your Mind with Connection
"We are hard-wired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, without it, there is suffering." ~Brene Brown (social worker, world renowned speaker). This is how God desiged us, we are created for CONNECTION! Do you agree!? Sometimes we CRAVE connection, but have a hard time creating it! I know I do and have a daily experience with this too! When I feel connected, I feel more regulated, when I feel disconnected, I start to spiral into dysregulation! Bottom line, disconnection leads to dysregulation in all areas of life! The good news is that we CAN takes steps toward more intentional connection...Let's practice these three steps... FIGURE out if you in fact are disconnected... Are you feeling distant from others? Are you feeling irritable or just plain funky at home or at school? Are your grades dropping? If so, throw up the red flag of disconnection... NOW WHAT? FIND a way to connect... Ask trusted adult or green light friends to hang out, email teachers pictures from your weekend to connect with when you get back to school, invite others to do something your intereste drived brain loves to do with you! FALL into the HABIT of intentionall connecting with others... Make plans with green light friends or trusted adult ahead of time to create playful opportunities throughout the week. When we are intentional with connection, we can stay on top of our regulation and just overall feel better from day to day!! Reach out to me through my website to share your connection story. Also check out our sponsor Calm Strips @ . These fantastic calming tools are a great addition to your household and classroom settings. They are residue free and water resistant, so they are create for all surfaces. These sesory tools are great for your whole family to use! I know we love them and I know you will too! Intro music credit: #uppbeat License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Calming Your Anxious Mind One Thought at a Time
05/08/2025
Calming Your Anxious Mind One Thought at a Time
Do you have thoughts that race like a really fast car and you find yourself worried about things near and far!? If so, you are not alone and so many of us have these thoughts and feelings too! In this episode, we will practice capturing that first thought that is spiraling us into a state of worry! We will practice speaking truth to that thought, regulate to find calm, and then release the thought so that it can be reframed to a thought that will take us down a road of less worry and more hope for the future! I also share a sneak peek of some pages from a book I am working on... Practice makes progress and I know all of us have different levels and experiences with this thing called Anxiety, but I also know that you can intentionally take steps to grab hold of control over those thoughts driving those intense feelings! Let's do it together, one step at a time! Some great tools to embed into this practice are CALM STRIPS! These residue-free, water resistant sensory strips are great for the whole family to use on any surface and in any space. You can put it on your favorite water bottle, on a desk, i-pad, phone, in your car, or anywhere else worry may strike! You can even customize them to meet your thought needs! Check them out at to start your collection at home and school! Reach out to me at to learn more about the current book I have available, "Hi, It's Me! I have ADHD." You can also contact me if your kiddo would like to share some of their ADHD journey with their peers! Kids love hearing from other kids with beautiful, brilliant, busy brains! Have a great day! Love you all! Intro music credit: #Uppbeat License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Connecting with Book Characters is Key: Interview with Author Diana Renn
05/01/2025
Connecting with Book Characters is Key: Interview with Author Diana Renn
Do you love a good mystery!? I know I do, but sometimes it's hard to find a book that keeps meet engaged and wanting to read more... I hope you will jump into this exciting book series with me, that was written for our busy brains and has a main character that shares a busy brilliant brain just like you and I do! In this episode, you will meet Author, Diana Renn, who has a passion for bringing a good mystery to life and connecting with readers who may be struggling to be seen or understood! Diana shares some details of her first two books, "The Owl Prowl Mystery" and "Trouble at Turtle Pond." You will love the story line of both books and they act as great read alouds, bedtime stories, or even books to read to get more minutes in to grow your brilliant brains! CONNECTION is what we all crave and it is what you will find with this book series! Go to to learn more about this awesome book and find some fabulous follow up resources that will help you dive in even deeper! I'm so excited for you to check out our May sponsor, Calm Strips! These handy sensory sensations can go with you anywhere as they are reusable and are safe to stick to water bottles, tablets, desks at school and home. Kids love to collect and trade these, while using them to both focus and find calm!! Visit to find the pattern that speaks to you!!! You can also visit me at to connect and share your journey with me too! I look forward to hearing from you!! Intro music from #Uppbeat License Code: BYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Finding Your Voice with Friends- Practicing the art of self-advocacy in social settings
04/24/2025
Finding Your Voice with Friends- Practicing the art of self-advocacy in social settings
Do you ever find friendships tricky or being in social settings sticky!? If so, you are not alone! In this episode, we will piggyback off of becoming more self aware in these social situations and we will talk about how to find our voice and self-advocate for what we need with friends and in other social settings! We are bringing back the 3 R's when it comes to self-advocacy... Recognize when you have a need Regulate when overwhelmed/triggered Respond once thinking brain is back online to what you may need in that situation (space, a break, movement, quiet, etc...) We also disuss the importance of being mindful and recognizing what your friends need...like active listening, space bubbles, space and an explanation to explore!? The more we can practice putting a voice to how we think and feel, followed by sharing our needs, the more aware our friends and others will be to help them be more prepared to respond best to support you too! Let's continue putting on the armor of unconditional confidence in those social settings too! "WHAT CAN I CONTROL!? My thoughts, effort, attitude, and how I treat others!" You can visit me at for more resources or to connect with me to share future episode ideas. I would love to hear from you! Make sure you check this month's sponsor, StoryMii! This soothing app will transform your reading experience!! It will open up the world of imagination and allow your child to create stories that they will get excited to read again and again as it's designed to entertain their beautiful, busy brain! Visit and plug in ADHD10 to experience 1 month of story creation for FREE! Intro music from #uppbeat (free for creators) License code: BYYN10F2HHNY3YO
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Finding Your Voice at School & at Home! Self-Advocacy Series
04/17/2025
Finding Your Voice at School & at Home! Self-Advocacy Series
Do you ever feel like "no one understands," or the feeling of not being seen or heard consumes you at home and/or at school!? If so, this episode is for you and you are not alone! Let me be clear...we are not giving excuses...we are giving EXPLAINATIONS to explore!! This is episode 2 of our self-advocacy series! So go back and listen to last weeks episode for the intro to get the most out of the series! In this episode, we dive deeper into how to be your best self-advocate at home and at school with both words and actions. Now, please know that self-advocacy needs to come with an equal about of respect and kindness in your tone and attitude. Those you love are learning right alongside you! As you explain and explore what works best, do so with love and kindness! Home is often our safe space to express, however, others ofter don't see the internal struggle, they only see the behavior! Practice listening to your mind a body! Practice using your words to express your need, " I am having a hard time!" "My brain needs a break, I am going to go outside!" "I need a snack and movement before I start my homework to refuel my mind!" If words are hard, practice with actions: Zip lips and move feet away space where big feelings are triggered. Play outside or find calm doing something you love in your room or other safe space to feel your feelings! School can be tricky, but SUPER important to find your voice as so often your behavior or challenges are misunderstood! Identify which tools could be helpful in that classroom/school environment. Practice what to say, when to say, and how to say what you need to succeed at home so that you feel more comfortable doing it at school! Give a voice to your needs in that school environment: "I am having a hard time focusing, I NEED to move my body so I can come back and find focus again." Self-advocacy is a skill that can be tricky for kids and adults! But if we practice at a younger age and more often, it will become easier and more of a habit! Don't forget to check out our April sponsor, Story Mii @ and plug in the code: ADHD10 to enjoy one month free of creating all of the stories your heart desires!! This app will surely ignite your love for reading and bring to life your amazing imagination!! I would love to hear how you and your kiddos like it!! You can also connect with me through . Oh and if you're interested in a signed copy of my book for you or your child's classroom, reach out, because I have some on hand that I would love to sign and send to you! Have a beautiful day! Love you all! Intro music credit: Music from #uppbeat (free for creators) License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Giving Your ADHD a Voice: Self-Advocacy Series Intro
04/10/2025
Giving Your ADHD a Voice: Self-Advocacy Series Intro
Do you ever feel like you wish others could look inside your brain to understand you better!? It's our deepest desire to feel seen, heard, and understood...this is why this self-advocacy series is so important! What is self- advocacy? It's speaking up for oneself and what you need to succeed in different environments! Why is this so important? Because often others don't understand the way our uniquely wired brains work! Some of us look like sitting ducks, masking the day away and paddling like crazy under the surface trying to stay afloat! Others have behaviors that are misunderstood because the internal piece is misunderstood! Because others don't always know WHAT works best for us (what we need in our executive function toolbox or what to pull out of it when!) Because others need to know WHEN there is an internal struggle that needs a tool or strategy in the moment (i.e. taking breaks, breaking tasks into parts, or even a need for noise reduction because of the distractions the noises cause.) Let's take some action steps toward self- advocacy together... Practice speaking up to those closest to you and safest for you! Provide EXPLANATION vs. any excuses Protect your heart and mind- Sometimes others will choose not to accommodate or hear you in your effort to self-advocate...this is when you put on your armor of unconditional confidence, leaning into what you CAN control... your thoughts, effort, attitude, and how you treat others! If you enjoy this podcast and would like to learn more about my 1:1 coaching, reach out to me @ . You can also check out my book and follow me on IG for more helpful content! ALSO, if your kiddo would like to practice self-advocating by sharing some of their ADHD journey on a future podcast episode, please reach out and let me know so we can set that up! Make sure to check out our April Sponsor "StoryMii." This brilliant App was created for the neurodivergent mind to fall in love with reading! It is designed especially for kiddos who struggle with ADHD and dyslexia. This story app brings your child's imagination to life! My son LOVES it and I know you will too! Go to and plug in the code: ADHD10 to recieve free access for 1 month!! Let me know how you like it! Intro music credit: Music from #Uppbeat (free for creators!) License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Wipe Those Reading Tears Away- Story Mii is the App that will save the day!
04/03/2025
Wipe Those Reading Tears Away- Story Mii is the App that will save the day!
Reading was always a battle growing up! I remember sweating at the thought of being called on in class to read out loud!! YIKES! Is reading a struggle for you too? OR do you enjoy reading like I do as an adult, BUT your interest driven brain has a hard time to find a book/story that holds your attention/interest!? Well, look no further! In this episode, you will hear from CEO and founder Nancy Sun, who shares the brilliant App she built called Story Mii... After her own personal battle she had trying to find something her son would read without a fight, she shares how coupling his creative ideas with AI gave her the idea to build a calming App for kids to create a story of their own OR choose from a library of deliberately written stories that speak to the neurodivergent brain! You are able to create a profile and put stories together, choosing characters, settings, and storylines! My kids are absolutely loving this App and I think you all will too! The extra cool part is that Story Mii is also our podcast sponsor for the month of April!! WOHOO! Nancy and her team have generously offered a code to give you a month of free App use so you can see if it's a good fit for your family too! Just plug in your email address with the discount code: ADHD10 to get started! You can also reach out to me at for questions or other resources. I would love to connect with you! Have a beautiful day! Love you all! Intro music from #uppbeat License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Putting on the Self Awareness Cap in Social Settings Too!
03/27/2025
Putting on the Self Awareness Cap in Social Settings Too!
Are you ever around friends or groups of people and find yourself overwhelmed, sometimes saying or doing things that later you think, oops!? Well, if so, you are not alone. It can feel overwhelming and overstimulating to be in social situations, often causing our big emotions to spiral or come out sideways! I've got you! In this episode, we will talk about how being with friends and in social situations can be hard sometimes. We will discuss how we can fine tune that filter that often swings wide open and talk about three action steps we can take to help grow in these social settings! 4 reflective questions to ask to strengthen that filter before you say and do... Is it kind? Is it helpful? Is it true? Does it need to be said? These are questions that strengthen that filter in your head! Next, we explore 3 things to practice doing in social situations... 1. Practice putting on a space bubble- Plan for the space you and/ or others feel comforable and pretend that there are built in glasses and help you practice looking at others (choose a comfortable facial feature if eye contact makes you feel uncomfortable.) 2. Adjust ears to exercise active listening- Practice a breath and a break when talking with others and ask questions to allow for them to talk and you to listen. 3. Become self aware of when Rejection Sensitive Disphoria (RSD) strikes: Check out podcast episode 9, "ADHD with "Rejection Sensitivity: Feeling deeply about what others think of me" to learn more about what RSD is! We will dive deeper into this topic once more self-awareness is established! I hope these are helpful takeaways to practice as you enter into different social settings. Don't forget to check out our sponsor's brilliant product, the Gibbon Slackboard (Giboard), to use as a tool for family or friend, fitness and fun! We love it in our home, even at social events, and I know you'd love it in yours too! It will be a friends favorite! discount code: ADHD10 Connect with me at for more resources or to learn more about my 1:1 coaching experience! I would also love to hear from you if your kiddo would like to share an audio clip in a future episode! Kids love to hear from each other! Intro music from #uppbeat License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Putting On Your Self-Awareness Cap at Home
03/20/2025
Putting On Your Self-Awareness Cap at Home
Home is where the heart is! This is why we can let ALL of those big feelings out and navigate our many thoughts racing through our heads throughout the day! In this episode, we will talk about Dr. Ned Hallowell's famous quote, "Living with an ADHD brain is like having a ferrari for a brain, with bicycle breaks! Can you realate!? I know I can! I ask reflection questions, and share some tools and strategies for the home environment to raise awareness in order to moving through your day with less frustration and more clarity! How does your mind and body feel at home during different parts of your day? What does my mind and body need to succeed at home? Where do your thoughts take you? How does your body feel if thoughts start to go in a downward spiral? We discuss choosing to drive your thoughts in a direction that will help us learn and grow... Follow a flow- Create visual routines that work best for you (Your brain craves structure, it's just tricky to create it sometimes.) Figure in breaks (mind and body)- We need to be mindful of our need to refuel our brains throughout the day (rest, movement, nutrients)! Find connections- This will help with regulation, finding calm, and collaboratively problem solving when things feel tricky! If you haven't already, check out the Gibbon Slackboard! It really is a blast for the whole family, while also acting as a great tool for regulation and concentration! Go to and plug in the discount code: ADHD10 to add this fantastic tool to you and your family's executive function toolbox! You can find me at to check out my resources or reach out if you are interested in exploring my 1:1 coaching experience! I would love to come alongside your family on your journey! Intro music credit: License code: BYYN10YF2HHNY3YO
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Raising Self-Awareness in Your Learning Environment is Key!
03/13/2025
Raising Self-Awareness in Your Learning Environment is Key!
Do you ever find yourself sitting at school feeling lost or alone with your racing thoughts and big emotions? Do the questions, "where did I put that?" or "shoot, I wasn't paying attention" ring a bell!? If so, you are not alone and this is the episode for you! Often times, school and even other learning environments can feel tricky to function in when you don't have the accommodations or tools in place to listen and learn in the given space. In this episode, we talk all about how the first key to success in a learning environment is self-awarenss, which will be followed by self- advocacy (speaking up about what you need to succeed). First and always, we want to lead with strengths and start your day off by preparing your mindset with what your strengths, interests, and talents are! Then, I want you to lean in and look at what you need in a learning environment? What tools and strategies do you use? What helps me listen best? How do I refocus when that gets lost? When does my body need to move? How can I practice more unconditional confidence as I learn and grow through the tough stuff? Another question I am just thinking of is, "do I feel that rejection sensitivity during my school day or time of learning? All of these reflective questions will help you put on that self-awareness cap so that you can put practices into place that will help you know when and how to take out the tools you need to succeed! Today's episode is brought to you by GIBBON, makers of the ultimate balance board designed for movement, focus, and fun for all ages! Whether you're looking to boost concentration, improve coordination, or just add an active twist to your day, the GIBBON Slackboard is a fantastic TOOL for ADHD brains and beyond! My family loves it and I think your family will to! Plug in ADHD10 at checkout to recieve a special discount! You can connect with me at for more resources or to reach out with questions and future episode topic ideas!! We are on this journey together! Love you all!
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Putting On Your Self-Awareness Cap Series- Intro
03/12/2025
Putting On Your Self-Awareness Cap Series- Intro
Hey friends! Do you have your self-awareness cap on? If not, then this series is just what you need to pick up that cap and fit it just right on that beautiful, brilliant brain of yours! If you do think self-awareness is your jam, that's fantastic to and I want you to still listen in as you may discover hidden areas or environments where you could use a little cap adjustment! In this episode, I will introduce the importance and power in raising self-awareness so that you can best use the tools in your toolbox when you are entering into different environments. Becoming more aware of your words, actions, reactions, and even body awareness will help you discover what you need to succeed in different places and spaces! Please reach out to let me know about your own self-awareness journey! You will notice a few NEW things in this episode as I have revised our intro and we have our very first podcast sponsors for the month of March! Wohoo! This episode is brought to you by GIBBON, makers of the ultimate balance board designed for movement, focus, and fun for all ages! Whether you are looking to boost concentration, improve coordination, or just add an active twist to your day, the Gibbon (Giboard) Slackboard is a fantastic tool for ADHD brains and beyond! Go to and enter ADHD10 at checkout to recieve a special discount! Reach out to me at to share what you think about our new intro, give future episode suggestions or if you choose to get a Giboard, let me know if you and your family enjoy it as much as my family and I do! Have a great day! Love you all! Music from #uppbeat
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Fall in Love with Your ADHD Brain
02/27/2025
Fall in Love with Your ADHD Brain
How do you feel about your brain?! Sometimes we are our own worst enemy and in this episode I hope that it gives you a fresh perspective on how you see the beautiful brain you've been given! We will discuss how sometimes we can quickly spiral in a negative direction and our brain drives us bonkers! I feel ya! BUT, we can bounce back and in this episode we talk about how you can become friends with your brilliant brain. I want you to continue to lead and lean into your strengths as you navigate the struggles and build your toolbox. Come on over to my website at to visit me and let me know how you feel about your busy, colorful brain! Next week we will start our self-awareness series for the month of March! Can't wait to spend more time with you soon! Have a great day! Love you all!
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How to Refuel Your Cognitive Fuel Tank! Interview with Certified Therapist Eileen Devine
02/20/2025
How to Refuel Your Cognitive Fuel Tank! Interview with Certified Therapist Eileen Devine
Do you feel like you are running on empty when you get done with school or working on something all day? Do your emotions quickly become in charge at the smallest things? Well, your busy brain is working extra hard all day to manage and maintain working through different learning experiences. This is why cognitive refueling is so important to endure and thrive for the rest of the day! In this episode, you will meet Eileen Devine, who is a parent coach and also the mom of a teenager who is neurodivergent just like you and me! Eileen talks about what happens to our busy brains as the day goes on and how we often find it on empty by the time we get home! She shares some great ideas for cognitive refueling through intentional rest, taking a break from brain based tasks. Making sure you are moving your body and feeding our brains the nutrients needs to be refueled, like a protien snack! She also encourages kiddos to ask for help and self-advocate when their brain feels tired! She also highlights the importance of good, quality sleep as the most vital way to fill your cognitive refueltank back up! Lean into this brain based learning as you discover what your brain needs to be refueled each day! Check out all of Eileen's amazingly helpful resources at . I know she would love to get connected with you! I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week! Let's keep on intentionally refueling our congitive tank! Love you all!
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Are You on the Road to Kindness? Interview with Parents, Tony and Cassi
02/12/2025
Are You on the Road to Kindness? Interview with Parents, Tony and Cassi
PLEASE NOTE: This is a LONGER episode that may need to be listened to in parts! BUT, it was full of so many great stories and so much great information that I didn't want you to miss any of it! Hi friends! Do you feel you are on the road of kindness toward others? Do you have a desire to spread kindness to others? Have you experienced bullying? Do you have any hidden talents? Do you feel alone in your struggles and want to feel seen or understood? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the episode for you! During this episode, you will hear from my newfound friends Tony and Cassi, who are founders of a non-for-profit called Anthony's Way- The Road to Kindness. Tony and Cassi spend time sharing Anthony's incredible life story with us as he faced challenges and had many successes through his continued resilience and by sharing his kind heart with others! Listen in and join the cause below either on your own or encourage your school to join in too! "TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE & TOMORROW WILL BE EVEN BETTER" is their family motto that they would like for us to take away each and every day! You can connect with Tony and Cassi @ www.anthonysroadtokindness.com Anthony's 2nd Annual Nationwide Walk A Mile for Kindness & ADHD, website: . One is for Individuals and Teams to Participate and the second one is for Schools and Youth Groups to Register and Join in. This is all about Raising Kindness to a Whole New Level, EVERYWHERE!
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Do You Have Emotional Regulation Tools in Your Executive Function Toolbox?
02/06/2025
Do You Have Emotional Regulation Tools in Your Executive Function Toolbox?
ADHD can present itself in many different ways, but one thing that most all of us can resonent to some degree with is the struggle to regulate our big, intense emotions! Let's be clear, this is not only that outburst of emotions, but it can also take different forms such as internally shutting down, avoidance, silly behavior, or other behavioral signs of being in a funk, feeling out of control, or even reacting to that sense of overwhelm! In this episode, we will talk about WHAT emotional dysregulation is, HOW it shows up in different environments, and the WAYS in which you can take action steps to recognize and respond to it! Get your curiosity cap on as you learn and discover what tools and strategies might work best for your beautiful, brilliant brain to regulate those busy thoughts and rollercoster of emotions! This episode is part of a series that you won't want to miss in order to best build your own personalized executive function toolbox for home and school to thrive and success! Check out episodes 178-181 to get the full series experience! Visit me at to check out more resources or reach out to me with questions, comments, and even a request to share your story on a future episode! I would love to hear from you!
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Let's Add Metacognitive Tools & Strategies to Your Executive Function Toolbox!
01/31/2025
Let's Add Metacognitive Tools & Strategies to Your Executive Function Toolbox!
"I'm thinking, I'm noticing, I'm wondering, I'm seeing, I'm feelings..." How is your metacognitive thinking? I know many of us with busy brains have a hard time with thinking about our thinking while on our path of learning day to day. We often get caught in each moment and don't intentionally practice the power of the pause! If this is you too, I've got you! In this episode we will talk about what metacognitive thinking is, why it is important, and how you can put it into practice! Below are some examples of questions that you can put into practice at home, at school, and to prep for going out and about... Reflective/metacognitive thinking questions to put in your face (write on mirrors, put on post-its, in school locker, etc.... Before: Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to achieve? What should I do first? During: Am I on the right track? What can I do different? Who can I ask for help? After: What worked well? What could I have done better? Can I apply this to the other situation? Putting metacognitive thinking into practice will also exercise other executive function skills such as impulse control, task switching, self-awareness, decision making, and more! Please reach out if you have any follow up questions about this more complex executive function skill! I would love to connect with you! Go to to get in touch! I look forward to being with you again next week! Love you all!
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Where Am I Going? What Am I Doing?! Putting prioritizing and order tools in your toolbox
01/28/2025
Where Am I Going? What Am I Doing?! Putting prioritizing and order tools in your toolbox
Do you ever feel like a lost puppy? What to do when can feel tricky? Where to put things and organizing space feels overwhelming! Let's build your toolbox with tools and strategies to help you find order and prioritize your tasks! In this episode, we will cover how to strategize entering a room, just doing ONE thing and putting momentum maker tools (music, incentives, body doubling) into place to begin organizing your space. We will talk about how to download tasks from your busy brain, PULL from the download time sensitive tasks and PUT then on your "in your face" routine chart/calendar/white board of choice! Stick with me as we continue to move through this executive function toolbox series! I look forward to being with you next week! Visit me at to check out my book, or reach out with podcast ideas or if you'd like to be a guest! You can also explore working with me as your coach in the future!! I look forward to connecting with you soon! love you all!
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Discovering Time & Memory Tools for Your Executive Function Toolbox
01/16/2025
Discovering Time & Memory Tools for Your Executive Function Toolbox
I am so excited for you to journey with me during this series all about building your executive function toolbox! Simply stated, executive function skills are those set of skills that help us function during our day to day tasks at home, at school, and in every other environment we find ourselves in. Those of us with busy, brilliant, colorful brains, sometimes find ourselves struggling in some of these areas and simply need a tool or strategy in place to both grow in the area of struggle and thrive in that area from day to day! In this episode, you will hear about the first two types of executive function tools to add to your toolbox. Both time and working memory can feel funky as we move through our day! You will hear about some different time & working memory tools (some go hand in hand), as well as strategies that I have found personally helpful, as well as helpful for the kids I coach! You will also hear from my middle daughter, who will share a few time and memory tools that are helpful for her busy brain to be successful throughout her day (hint: beep beep & "let me think a minute..." I would love to hear from many of you too! Visit my website at to reach out with your story, share an audio clip for a future podcast, or to check out resources on my page, including my book for kids and opportunity for a free consultation to learn more about my 1:1 coaching experience! I look forward to connecting with you! Remember, you are never alone! We are on the journey together!
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Let's Build Our Executive Function Toolbox for the New Year!
01/09/2025
Let's Build Our Executive Function Toolbox for the New Year!
What do working memory, flexible thinking, emotional control, self-monitoring, time management, organizing, impulse control, initiating a task (getting started), planning and prioritizing have in common!!? If you said these are all skills that we need to function from day to day, you are 100% correct! These are all of those executive function skills that can feel tricky for our busy brains sometimes! We don't all struggle with every skill, but I would love for you to highlight the skills above that may feel tricky for you to tackle from day to day! In this episode, we are jumpstarting this conversation about tricky executive function skills that we need to build a customized toolbox for! These are skills that need to be exercised and trained to grow stronger! It will never be a one size fits all either. You must look at the challenge areas and build your toolbox based on trying different tools and strategies and discovering what works best for you personally!! This series will help you begin your journey of discovering different tools and strategies in the different areas of struggle so you can begin to trial and error what works best for you from day to day! Practice make progress and it's super important to trial tools and strategies when you are regulated emotionally! You will meet and hear from my newfound friend, Executive Function Coach, Carrie Bonnett. She shares ger expertise in this area as we get our series started! You can find Carrie at and discover all of the awesome resources/support she has to offer too! Visit me at to share your thoughts on this series with me or if you'd like to share a personal audio clip on the show to share which executive function tools are helpful for you too! Below is an executive funtion wheel created by another ADHD Coachin who lives in Europe (hense the spelling differences;) This is a great, simplified resource to see each skill and identify which of them you'd like to practice use tools and strategies to grow in!
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Let's Create Novelty in this New Year!
01/04/2025
Let's Create Novelty in this New Year!
Do you ever change your bedroom around when you get bored of the set up? Does your brain get excited when a novel idea comes flooding in!? That's because our brains crave novelty. This means that my brain craves novelty too and wants to change up my podcast intro song!! This is where you come in! I need your brilliant mind with it's creativity and out of the box thinking abilities to help me come up with a new intro for this podcast! Should it be a rap, more classical sounding, another fun ditty that sounds little different?! I want you to email me at with your thoughts and ideas! I also want to encourage you once again to share your voice!! The more we know, the more we can connect and grow! When you send it an short audio clip of your personal experiences, struggles, strengths, areas of question, etc. We can highlight these things on this podcast, learn from each other, and bounce ideas of what tools and strategies are helpful, along with questions that may need clarification so you can take steps forward! Email me your audio clip or a request for a prompt/question that you can go off of! I want this year to be collaborative as we grow together on our ADHD journey! If you'd like to take it one step further and look into ADHD Life Coaching, I'd love to set up a free consultation with you! You can set that up at and/or you can also connect with me to check out my book and other resources on my personal website . Love you all and can't wait to hear from you!
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Finding Your Own Calm Reflection
12/26/2024
Finding Your Own Calm Reflection
It's fun to look in the mirror sometimes and just be silly, it's it? In this episode, you will hear some ideas shared by kids around the world about what they find calms their mind and body down. This is a time for self-reflection as I ask you to look in the mirror and investigate what helps your own mind and body find calm.
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The Art of Belly Breathing: Interview with Mindset Coach Jessica Brittani
12/19/2024
The Art of Belly Breathing: Interview with Mindset Coach Jessica Brittani
You might think..."I don't want to breath!" But what if I told you that it could actually be fun AND give oxygen to your brain, which would help you to calm your mind and body?! During this episode you will hear from the breathing queen, Jessica Brittani, who will introduce us to a foundational technique, so our breathing will help us find calm! My hint for this episode is "birthday!" Find Jessica at www.calmandcolorful.com.
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BALANCE is the BEST for our ADHD brain! Interview with Giboards
12/12/2024
BALANCE is the BEST for our ADHD brain! Interview with Giboards
Did you know that the act of balancing is a fantastic way to tap into your vestibular system, while regulating your mind and emotions!!! It can bring you a sense of calm, while also giving your body the movement its craving! I am SO excited to introduce you to this new product I recently discovered that gives you the ultimate balancing experience for your brain and body to enjoy! In this episode, you will meet the project manager for the company, Gibbon, that makes Giboards! This revolutionary board combines a curved board with a slackline to create a tool for your toolbox that will be your new favorite go to if movement is needed, your emotions are feeling too big, or you want to find calm before bed! Sarah Enjem shares with you how these boards work both professionally and how she is passionate about how they have worked with her own daughter personally! You can check these boards out at and if you'd like to order one, you can put in the code "ADHDJourney10" to recieve 10% off! I can guarantee that this would be a great regulation tool for your whole family! If you do order one, please reach out () and let me know how it's helpful to you and your crew! I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day!
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Is Your Sniffer Sensitive Too!? Final Episode of Our Sensory Sensitivity Series
12/05/2024
Is Your Sniffer Sensitive Too!? Final Episode of Our Sensory Sensitivity Series
We are on our final sense!! Is your sniffer sensitive too? If so, this is the episode for you! We will discover how our sense of smell can be overloaded or some of us seek certain smells for a sense of calm! In this episode, you will hear how my daughter was given a certificate in 4k for her sensitive sniffer and we will talk about how this may effect you in different environments too! We will discover different things we can add to our toolbox to accommodate with scent free soaps, nose plugs, avoidance, and adding scents that provide a sense of calm to your environments too!! Visit me at to share what you've discovered on your this sensory sensitivity seeking journey!! I would love to hear from you! I hope those who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful time with friends and family! Again, I am beyond thankful for each and every one of you!
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