I’ve often thought to myself how nice it would be to able to skip the hard parts of some things - to just arrive at my goals. But unfortunately, there are some problems with this idea.
All tagged Adulting
One of the refrains on this podcast is the idea that we can do hard things. This is a saying, I picked up from Eric Tivers of ADHD reWired, and I think it's important to remind ourselves of that frequently. We can do hard things. Just because something is hard doesn't mean it's no longer in our wheelhouse.
How to do Hard Things - Part 1
One of my favorite sayings from Brendan Mahan of the ADHD Essentials podcast is that ADHD is life on Hard Mode.
The executive dysfunction that comes with ADHD makes everything just a little bit more difficult. From doing the dishes to filling out tax returns we find ourselves needing to put in more effort than our neurotypical peers.
But what’s important for us to remember is that while these things can absolutely be harder for us to do, it doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
Today we’re going to be exploring this idea of doing hard things - what makes something difficult and how we can work on moving ourselves through that process.
Masquerading As Adults
#Adulting
Now there's something a lot of us can relate to - or relate to the idea that adulting is something we sometimes do, but being an adult is not something we are.
ADHD can make us feel like we're not really adults.
In today’s episode, we're going to be exploring those feelings of not being an adult and how that interacts with our ADHD.