189 | She Wasn't Always This Focused with Rosa Swann

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Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 • 919 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Rosa Swann has been a full-time romance author for two years. She starting writing romance novels while she was working on her master's degree. Rosa believes in happy endings and making choices that make you happy. She spends most of her day behind the computer, but does all of her planning on paper, because she’ll forget about it otherwise. Having been diagnosed with both ADHD and Autism a decade ago, she has been able to control her brain with a lot of planning and tactics. Recently, she has started to share some of her tactics on her blog. In this conversation, you will hear Rosa talk about being diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. She explains how they both affect her, and how she has gone about treating both of these diagnoses. We talk a lot about Rosa’s career as a romantic novel author, and how she organizes her work and accomplishes her tasks on a daily basis. Connect with Rosa Swann: You’ll Learn: [10:19] - Rosa was diagnosed with ADHD and Autism at the same time. She explains that she first focused on Autism. [12:48] - Rosa describes how she is affected by Autism. [14:25] - While Rosa was diagnosed ten years ago, she just started taking medication. She explains why she waited. [17:09] - Rosa describes being on medication as “interesting.” [19:27] - Rosa talks about writing romantic novels and the paradox of that with her Autism. [22:21] - Rosa explains how she got into writing romance novels. [24:26] - Rosa takes us on her journey through academia. [29:00] - Rosa describes herself as a workaholic. [37:05] - Rosa talks about her scheduling and task completion with her writing. [43:44] - Rosa talks about staying focused on her tasks throughout the day. She shares what has helped her. [47:09] - According to Rosa, her sleep has been “good” since she started taking medication. [51:30] - Rosa talks about using a Hobonichi planner. [57:25] - Rosa explains how her plans have backup plans. [1:00:46] - Rosa describes how she bounces back if something doesn’t go as planned. [1:05:41] - Rosa talks about her reading habits. Your Resources: - Maya Rodale Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group October is ADHD Awareness Month, and we are kicking off with early registration for the 11th season of the ADHD Coaching and Accountability Group. January 8th is the start date for this season, and you can save $400 by registering during October’s early registration drive. Schedule your October registration call now. I’m available October 26th and 31st. To learn more and schedule your interview, . 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. 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 .

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0:00.0	But I knew from high school and going to college and university and stuff like that a schedule works for me like time tables that works for me because I know where I need to be what I need to do.
0:13.0	And that lets me focus and it lets me not worry about anything else
0:16.2	during those times because I've blocked out the time
0:18.8	to actually do it. 80-H.D. Rewired episode 189.
0:30.2	This is the show designed for those of us with really good intentions, but a slightly wandering attention.
0:37.5	My name is Eric Tivers. I'm a licensed clinical social worker, coach, and speaker. The website is ADHD rewired.com.
0:47.0	We know that starting is the hardest part, so let's get started. But first first let me tell you about this.
0:55.0	I started the group because I felt so disorganized. I didn't know which direction I wanted to go and I realized that when I have external structure and a plan I perform much better
1:07.2	But I started to have these impulsivities of just quitting and and just doing something completely different without actually thinking about it.
1:15.0	The ADHD rewired coaching and accountability group.
1:20.0	So also this platform gave me a time to just slow down, you know, a lot of the things that we talked about, I read about before,
1:28.0	but by actually living it with you guys, like three times a week, you know, it really coalesced and brought it together.
1:34.4	For me this has been about gaining greater awareness of my own ADHD and
1:40.7	reassurance from all of you the shame of it and the the secretness of it. I
1:46.7	I shed that you know especially in the last month some of the exercises like success
1:52.4	I had an epiphany and that I could just define
1:56.2	success any way I wanted to. I think the mastermind for me big win that was just
2:01.5	huge I got my next step in life sorted out. I'm just really thankful.
2:07.8	Time is running out to register during early registration.
2:19.0	You have this Thursday and then next Tuesday, Halloween by 3 PM Central Time. If you've been thinking about joining this group, go to coaching rewired.com and schedule your registration
2:27.2	interview today this is a decision you will not regret investing yourself has never been a better time to do it.
2:35.0	This might be your last chance to save $400. After 3 p.m. on October 31st, the price goes up.
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