182 ADHD and Relationships Part 5: How to Say NO
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Saying no can be very difficult for any human, but I believe it's especially hard for adults with ADHD. In this episode you'll learn:
- Why saying no is hard for us
- What executive functions are involved in saying no
- Practical tips on exactly HOW to say no
ADHDer, the more you say no when you want to, the more you are in the driver's seat of your own life. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and |
| 0:11.1 | coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD. |
| 0:17.0 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. |
| 0:27.0 | I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. |
| 0:34.0 | Hey what's up? |
| 0:38.0 | This is Kristen Carter and you are listening to the I have ADHD podcast episode number 182. I am medicated, I am caffeinated, I just had |
| 0:47.6 | Oreos and milk and I am ready to roll. How are you? How are you? I'm so glad that you're here with me today and that you decided to press play on this glorious podcast. |
| 0:58.0 | I hope that you're loving the series on relationships. I keep extending it because I keep coming up with things |
| 1:05.0 | that I think that are really really important and that is displayed in this |
| 1:09.5 | episode because I didn't originally plan to have this included in our relationship |
| 1:14.8 | series but I think that for ADHD are saying no is a big big struggle in our |
| 1:20.4 | relationships and so I wanted to include it. We're going to talk about when to say |
| 1:25.4 | no, how to say no, why it's so hard for us ADHD years to say no. And then next week I have an awesome |
| 1:32.2 | interview with Dr Russell Ramsey on how to build self-trust. |
| 1:37.6 | And that is going to be the closer of our series on relationships. |
| 1:43.7 | So that's six episodes on better relationships |
| 1:47.4 | for adults with ADHD. |
| 1:48.7 | And I really do hope and pray that it has been so helpful to you because I know so many ADHD |
| 1:55.8 | years out there are struggling in their relationships and hey if it has been |
| 2:00.0 | helpful to you or if this podcast in general has been helpful to you would you take just a minute of your time and rate and or review it for me it would mean so much to me and not only that it really does make a big difference in the |
| 2:16.1 | podcasti algorithms and it really helps other adults with ADHD be able to find this podcast especially if you're listening |
| 2:25.0 | on Apple Podcast or on Spotify would you just go ahead and take a minute to do it I |
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