Connected Divergents

Oct 22 2024 55 ep. 23 mins 15
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Learn how to work with your executive dysfunction instead of always feeling like you're trying to fight against it. I'm a Radical ADHD & AuDHD Acceptance Coach, and I teach a harm-reduction approach to ADHD & executive functioning so you can step into your neurodivergence and feel at home in your ADHD brain.

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55. Hurricane Helene Update

Oct 22 2024 22 mins  
Just a quick little ep to break the seal for me when it comes to podcast recording again—Updating you on my life after Hurricane Helene, the challenges I am navigating, the priorities I have for taking care of myself, and the mindsets that are carrying me through. ❤️‍🩹

54. How to Build Intrinsic Motivation with AuDHD

Sep 18 2024 35 mins  
In this episode, I dive into the difference between intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, especially for those of us with ADHD. Learn how to build and nurture your own intrinsic motivation to get things done in a way that feels good and sustainable. Whether you're tired of relying on external rewards or struggling to tap into your inner drive, this one's for you!

53. When you hate exercise & have a negative relationship with moving your body

Sep 04 2024 63 mins  
DISCLAIMER: I am not a personal trainer or a medical professional!! This is not medical advice! These are just my thoughts, opinions, and experiences as someone who has a strong personal connection to this and has struggled for *years* with negative and self-punishing experiences around movement. Thanks for listening!

52. My lifelong medication journey as a late-diagnosed ADHD'er

Aug 15 2024 64 mins  
DISCLAIMER: This is not medical advice! In this ep I am diving way back to my early childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, college, and working life about my misdiagnoses & all of the meds that I took that were not right for my brain—what it felt like to try stimulants after my ADHD diagnosis, and why I later decided to get off of them in 2022. Currently contemplating wheth

51. showing up authentically + unmasking journey thoughts

Aug 02 2024 19 mins  
In this episode I say a big thank you for 10,000 downloads and share what it means to me to be able to show up authentically without masking, and without the thought of, "If I don't mask, then I won't be perceived as worthy/good enough." Chatting about how academia + education pressures us to write in a certain "professional" way instead of cultivating our authentic voice (at least

50. ADHD/AuDHD Journaling Tips + Keeping a "Lab Notebook"

Jul 17 2024 34 mins  
Talking about ADHD+AuDHD-affirming tips for journaling and why it can be helpful to keep a "lab notebook" style journal instead of a diary to help you experiment with your brain ☺️Episodes referenced: Episode 9, Storm Journaling & Emotional Dysregulation + Episode 19, How to Come Back to "Doing the Thing" After Time Away (about persistence!)YouTube video referenced ~ Common

49. Entering Autonomy & Agency as a Resource State

Jul 10 2024 26 mins  
What does it feel like to be free from the heavy, sticky state of "DEMAND," and enter the lighter and freer space of autonomy and personal agency, away from demands?

48: "Comfort Zones" Framework: Breaking Away from the All-or-Nothing

Jul 02 2024 40 mins  
What are "comfort zones" when you're AuDHD and how do we "get out of our comfort zone" when we're neurodivergent??? In this episode, I take a neurodiversity-affirming approach to the idea of comfort zones, sharing a few examples of how I've approached it in my own life. Listen in for nuggets about making class webinars in a way that doesn't feel dangerous, Magic The Gathering and s

47. Radically Self-Accepting a Meltdown & Post-Meltdown Breakdown

Jun 06 2024 18 mins  
I had a meltdown this week…. And I actually embraced it? Listen in to hear some post-meltdown reflections and analysis, and my key takeaways from what I learned from this experience. (Also! I got a cat!!!)

46. Why “should” we be breaking up with neurotypical social scripts?

May 23 2024 15 mins  
So many of our cultural scripts tell us that there’s a “right” way to do things. If you’re going to write, you have to use a real computer with a keyboard. If you’re going to make art, you need a studio. If you’re going to do the dishes, it has to look THIS way. These scripts are worth questioning, because so often, the wisdom of our brain’s resistance is saying, “T