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I Have ADHD Podcast

239 A Beginner’s Guide to ADHD, Part 3: Thriving With ADHD

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Over the past three episodes, we’ve been talking about the basics of ADHD and how you can live your best life with this neurodivergent condition. It’s a great beginner ADHD series for anyone who needs a refresher or is curious to learn more.

My stance is that ADHD is NOT a superpower, despite what you may have seen on social media or heard from well-respected people in the industry. On the contrary, it’s a massive privilege to thrive with ADHD.

I believe people with ADHD are incredible and can lead wonderful lives. But to do this, they have to choose to live in the reality of what it means to have ADHD and have lots of access to treatment, coping strategies, and support.

In this episode, I’m sharing the five steps you should take if you want to finally gain control of your life as an adult ADHDer. These steps include getting an accurate diagnosis and educating yourself about ADHD.

I get it - not everyone is privileged to get the correct diagnosis and treatment plan. Not everyone can have the supportive relationships needed to help tackle adult ADHD. To those friends, I say, continue listening to my podcast for tips and tricks.

I promise to share everything I can to help you feel confident in the beautiful life you’re creating. Remember: We all start somewhere. It’s OK to feel overwhelmed by ADHD, but with the right tools, you can make big improvements in your life.

I also encourage you to check out my group coaching program FOCUSED which has helped thousands of people live the life they want, and it can help you too.

Come hang out with me on Instagram HERE.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and

0:11.2

coaching for adults with ADHD.

0:13.5

I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD.

0:17.5

Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges

0:21.1

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're listening to the I have ADHD podcast.

0:42.0

I am medicated, I am

0:44.3

caffeinated, I am regulated, and I am ready to roll. It's a gorgeous November day.

0:50.3

Hello, hello, how are you? If you are in America, happy Thanksgiving. Not sure when this

0:56.4

episode will come out as far as Thanksgiving is concerned, but like it is the

0:59.9

start of the holiday season and I'm not mad about it at all. Not mad at all. I looked

1:07.7

through my Instagram the other day and you know how sometimes you just go through

1:11.1

your personal Instagram just to see pictures of your kids

1:14.8

and kind of take stock of your life

1:17.1

and be like, what have I actually done

1:19.3

in the last couple of years?

1:20.5

And so I was thumbing through, first of all my kids are adorable. I love watching

1:26.4

videos of them and looking at old pictures of them. But one thing that I noticed is that

1:30.8

three November's in a row I was sick in bed. Like that is scary. So I

1:39.2

immediately called my functional medical practitioner and was like, oh, I need to set up like a

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