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

coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD.

Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting relationships working, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to

point B.

Hello, you are listening to episode number four of the I have ADHD podcast. I'm your host

Kristen Carter and I am absolutely freezing today. It is a cold and rainy day here in Pennsylvania.

I just put on another sweater that would make two sweaters

that I'm wearing right now.

I have a candle burning, a cup of coffee sitting next to me

that I can't drink while I'm recording this but it

makes me feel good to have it.

It makes me feel warmer just to look at the cup of coffee knowing that it is warm.

Today we are going to talk all about the show tidying up. Have you seen it?

It apparently is all the rage right now. It's on Netflix. It is Marie Condo who is an organizational expert and she goes into people's homes that are very, they're very cluttered and she helps them to go through their stuff and decluttered.

Now listen this podcast episode was going to be about how I did not like the show and how I just think it's

ridiculous and her methods are ridiculous. She has some things that she does that I tried watching the show and I was like woman I do not

understand what is happening she's very sweet and kind and gentle the show moves very very while you're watching so you actually have to pay attention, it might not be the best fit

for ADHD years.

However, I decided to Google the show and do some reading about it before working on this podcast episode and

do you know what I learned? The reason why Marie Kondo tells people to talk to their

stuff and say thank you to their things is likely because of the Japanese Shinto

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