Hacking Your ADHD - Building Your Toolbox (Simulcast) Ep1

Release Date: 02/21/2017

Description: I’m joined on this episode of ADHD reWired by Eric Light.  Eric was diagnosed with ADHD as a child but did not take the diagnosis seriously until recently.  Eric emailed me that he was interested in sharing his story and I’m excited to let him share his story. In this conversation, you will hear Eric tell his personal story.  Eric was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of ten.  Eric story involves mental and physical abuse and self-medication.  Now that he is receiving counseling and appropriate medication, he is able to work through this past abuse, including through exposure therapy.   Connect with Eric Light You’ll Learn: [04:10] – Eric tells his ADHD story. He was diagnosed at the age of ten.  He didn’t like his medication because it made him physically ill.  He started with medication in high school and it had other negative side effects. [06:10] – Eric hid his pills when he was a child. [07:00] – Eric shares his high school experience. [08:07] – Eric self-medicated with marijuana and we talk about marijuana use with people with ADHD.  Eric explains how marijuana helped him.  Eric no longer uses marijuana and he explains why. [11:45] – Eric talks about his post-high school life.  He describes his gaps between high school and college.  He explains some struggles he has been through. [17:20] – When he was around the age of four, he was abused by a babysitter. He talks about how this has affected his life.  This includes some terrible advice from a therapist. [21:28] – Eric describes the mental and physical abuse he sustained from this babysitter. [25:00] -  We talk about the role his abuse may play in his ADHD symptoms. [29:00] – Eric explains how he sees this abuse now, years removed from it. He believes his is normal, based on the circumstances. [29:52] – He has recently started receiving counseling and taking medication. He talks about how this all has helped him deal with the abuse and other areas of his life. He explains how his medication has helped with his counseling. [32:55] – Eric talks about what has helped him the most, including exposure therapy. [36:50] – Eric explains exposure therapy and how it has helped him. [41:56] – Eric talks about accepting the good and bad about yourself through introspection. [47:41] – The struggle and pain that Eric went through have put things into perspective for him. [50:31] – Eric believes that some people take comfort in negativity. [52:20] – Eric sits in the ADHD hot seat.  We focus on the social aspects of life that Eric struggles with. Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group! If you missed early registration for our Spring ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group, for three days only, I am opening my calendar so you can get $400 off! The dates are today, February 22nd, and Tuesday, February 28th. Turn good intention into amazing action with our virtual video-based group coaching program. Go to and schedule a call if you want to join.   Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30pm.  Go to . ADHD Women’s Palooza If you missed the ADHD Women’s Palooza, you can purchase all 36 sessions (including mine) for only $197! Check it out here:   ADHD-Friendly Guide to Understanding Insurance Go from “WTF!” to “Done!” with our three-part series.  Jessica Stillwell will be presenting the information and answering all of your questions. Go to to register! Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you?  Do you have a story?  Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician?  If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

Explicit: Yes

Release Date: 06/05/2018

Description: Jackie Basham joins me on the podcast this week.  Jackie is a wife, mother, and grandmother.  She has a degree in public health, and scattered around her house are several certificates of graduation.  She is an artist and currently has art hanging in two galleries in Springfield, Missouri.  She is a substitute teacher and maintains her sanity by running, yoga, and nature.  Jackie has probably prepared about 8,000 meals in the past two decades.  In this discussion, you will hear Jackie tell her ADHD story, and she shares some of her personal philosophies.  You’ll hear how Jackie developed these philosophies and strategies, and how she has (and sometimes hasn’t) been successful with them.    Connect with Jackie Basham:  Website:    You’ll Learn:  [04:56] - Jackie explains what she means by “sh*t-storms and unicorns.”  [07:27] - At age 49, Jackie realized she has ADHD. This was when she hit the wall of awful.  [10:25] - Jackie shares a story that is a perfect example of her black and white thinking.  [11:42] - Learn as much as you can about about ADHD and your own ADHD.  [12:09] - Jackie says you should “own your own crap.”  [14:35] - Jackie explains how she learned everything she could about ADHD, which included listening to a lot of podcasts.    [15:35] - Jackie shares how she takes what she learns and puts it into practice.   [19:10] - Jackie describes the things that have been vital for her healing.  [20:43] - Criticism and a lack of affirmation in childhood contributed to Jackie’s story.  [22:57] - We talk about letting go of comparison, and focusing on the right things.  [27:00] - Jackie talks about the transition away from being a mom.  [31:35] - Jackie experienced failure on a daily basis with getting her stuff together.  But now she’s rewriting that narrative.  [34:42] - It’s all about progress, and Jackie shares how she’s struggled with certain aspects of ADHD coaching.   [37:18] - Jackie says that scheduling software would help her and her clients with ADHD coaching.  [39:04] - A lack of marketing and self-promoting is something that Jackie feels holds her back.  [46:07] - We talk about making things more complicated than they need to be.   [53:17] - An auto-scheduling tool is essential for people with ADHD who schedule appointments with clients.  [54:28] - We come up with a list of things Jackie needs to do to get squared away with her coaching.  [59:43] - Jackie shares how to go from the sh*t-storm to the the unicorn.   Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles:    ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group  Our summer sessions are now full, but if you would like to join the wait list for our summer season, schedule a call at . In our last three seasons, most of our wait list people were able to join!  Our fall season will begin September 24th.    Support the podcast on Patreon  Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me.  With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patreon-only Adult Study Hall.  Learn more at    ADHD reWired Facebook Group:  If you would like to join the ADHD reWired secret Facebook group, go to  and fill out an application.  Productivity Q&A  Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30pm.  Go to.  Want to be a guest?  Hey! What about you?  Do you have a story?  Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician?  If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

Explicit: Yes

Release Date: 06/30/2015

Description: Co-host of the Tom Nardone Show podcast, Yvonne Nardone joins Eric to talk through her personal story involving manic depression, discovering she had ADHD, and its effect on her interplay with her husband Tom, who also has ADHD. Battling depression and anxiety at a young age, Yvonne was eventually able to find a treatment regimen that suited her, learning lessons of mindfulness along the way. Not one to shy away from a good story, Yvonne details a number of stories of her and Tom's quirky relationship. Go to erictivers.com/70 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Eric has set September 14th as the start date of the Fall session of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group. If you are interested in reserving a spot in the group, visit coachingrewired.com. Connect with people virtually using Eric's favorite video conferencing and connectivity platform, Zoom, by visiting erictivers.com/zoom – the basic service is totally free. For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit AudibleTrial.com/ADHDreWired Help the CHADD organization by donating to their fundraising campaign here: gofundme.com/oneof15m. Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

Explicit: Yes

Release Date: 08/25/2014

Description: ADHD reWired Episode # 25 See full show notes at    Like those of us with ADHD who are experiencing any degree of success, Alan Brown knows in order to be successful, he has to work really hard everyday.   Strategies, Productivity Tips & Brain Hacks   Alan: "Next time you sit down to work on a hard task: Forcefully, label it, imagine blocking billboard saying “this is what I’m doing now”   Quote "Most of our stress does not have from having too much to do, it comes from not finishing what we have began."     Drawing the distinction between Urgent and Important It is important to asking yourself, "what do I want to be doing now."   To focus on the right things, Alan give all his tasks 3 labels 1. What I’m now 2. The BS 3. The stuff that’s important but what I’m not doing now   See more at

Explicit: Yes