Creating Order From Chaos – Living A Full Life With ADHD with Shane

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Shane who is a certified ADHD life, relationship, and career coach. At the age of 36, he was finally diagnosed with ADHD and 3 years later told that he also had autism. Shane’s mission is to guide neurodivergent individuals on their unique journeys through life and relationships. He shares his experience of building relationships, ethical non-monogamy, being his true self, and raising children. Shane also speaks about how people with ADHD develop cognitively, socially, and emotionally and provides insight into how that impacts the adults they become.KEY TAKEAWAYSPeople with ADHD develop cognitively, socially, and emotionally at a different rate while using different parts of their brains.By age 10, most children with ADHD will have had 20,000 pieces of negative feedback about who they are.To make themselves more socially acceptable, people with ADHD mask who they are, from an early age.Being authentic is essential. The real you will show up regardless.People with ADHD get bored faster and can be easily distracted, including in their relationships.People have different needs. For some, a non-monogamous relationship is the right option.Many people get into serious relationships way too early which is one reason 74% end up in divorce.BEST MOMENTS‘Not everybody is cut out for polyamory. And not everybody's cut out for monogamy.’If you're constantly masking, I think at some point you forget who you are.’‘If a child has ADHD, there's a 60% likelihood that one of their parents has it.’ABOUT THE GUESTWebsite - https://www.creatingorderfromchaos.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/CreatingOrderFromChaosConsultingDan Savage Lovecast - https://savage.love/lovecast/VALUABLE RESOURCESWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comInstagram - @createlifeyourway and @sophia_i_got_igLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-elcock-b1941b5Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sophia.el.754/ABOUT YOUR HOSTSophia is passionate about traveling the world and personal development. She gets off on the power that travel has to change your perspective and also realizing that everywhere you go there you are. So, continuously working on herself is important so she can give the best of herself to those she serves.With over 15 years in the helping/ healing space, Sophia holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a certified life coach, and has built her healing toolbox with lots of tools. She uses these tools to help women move from thinking there has to be more to life than this to knowing fulfillment, more satisfying relationships, loving who they see when they look in the mirror, and stepping into their power.CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comPodcast DescriptionThe travel and transformation podcast is for women who enjoy traveling and personal transformation. You can be anywhere on your journey, just starting to travel or working on yourself, or seasoned at either or both. All are welcome. You’ll be getting the tools you need to start living the life you want to live by creating life your way. Forget living life for other people, whether it’s the job they want you to have, getting married, having kids, or any other people’s wants. It’s about finding a way to do it, especially if you are single and over 40. You’ll hear from Sophia individually and the coaches, healers, and others that she interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.