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ADHD reWired

465 | Creating Order from Chaos: An AuDHD Story with Shane Thrapp

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8937 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This week, Eric is joined by Shane Thrapp, a certified ADHD, life, relationship and career coach! Through his business, Creating Order from Chaos, Shane has helped hundreds of people find their paths through the chaos of life with ADHD and find their order and purpose. With both an ADHD and autism diagnosis, he is the operations director for The Non-Profit Men's ADHD Support Group, a board member for the Inattentive ADHD Coalition, and a public speaker who works to be a voice and advocate for adult ADHD awareness. Find Shane on Instagram @creatingorderfromchaoscoaching Other Questions/Topics Answered in this Episode: [00:02:49] Shane shares his life starting in northeast Texas living growing up on a farm. [00:05:30] Shane's journey of getting an ADHD and autism diagnosis [00:11:48] What was Shane's process to figure out what the challenges were, and how did he identify his areas of chaos? [00:18:39] From project management to turning life into a project [00:19:45] "I just knew I was different. That's the one steady factor that's always been a part of my life." -Shane [00:21:18] Eric asks Shane about masking and showing up. [00:23:04] "My father was Chaos." [00:25:59] Shane tells his story navigating through school. [00:27:43] "Other worlds were more important than my world," and a discussion about coping and numbing. [00:31:00] Shane opens up about his relationship. [00:37:14] How did learning about ADHD change the way Shane looks at his past? Shane also shares about his passion for learning about ADHD. [00:40:22] "I did the wrong thing… As long as I wasn't being my father… I was fine." [00:48:08] What sparked Shane's interest in working with and leading an ADHD support group? And a closing inspirational story. Resources & Honorable Mentions: Inattentive ADHD Coalition at iadhd.org https://www.iadhd.org Men's ADHD Support Group (Facebook): Men's ADHD Support Group Website: https://www.mensadhdsupportgroup.org Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: adhdessentials.com with Brendan Mahan hackingyouradhd.com with Will Curb adhddiversified.ca with MJ Siemens

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. Before we get into this conversation, I want to thank Shane, our

0:06.0

guest this week, for just being extraordinarily vulnerable and courageous on sharing

0:10.5

his story. His story also includes stuff around some abuse and some

0:17.0

difficult parent-child dynamics. So as far as stories that may be harder to hear. There's some components of that here. I'm not a

0:27.8

huge fan of the idea of trigger warnings. I think if you're getting triggered by stuff, that's

0:32.1

actually a gift from your body telling you it's time to work with a therapist.

0:35.8

So I want to encourage you to listen to this conversation, but also I want you to listen to what you need in this moment.

0:43.4

So with that, let's get into this conversation with Shane Thrap.

0:48.2

A ADHD, rewired episode 465.

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This is the podcast for those of us with really good intentions and a slightly wandering attention.

1:00.4

I'm Eric Tivers.

1:01.4

I'm a licensed clinical social worker by training and a coach by design.

1:05.0

I'm your host and I have ADHD.

1:07.0

ADHD rewired is a more than just podcast. We are a community.

1:12.0

We are wired for connection and you are not alone.

1:15.0

Go to ADHD rewire.com to learn how you can join us in our free and secret Facebook group.

1:20.0

Get additional resources for every episode including including links to any resources we mentioned

1:25.2

on today's show.

1:26.2

You can support us on Patreon, sign up bar email newsletter, you can request podcast postcards

1:31.4

to distribute to your clients and support groups.

1:33.7

Learn all about our award-winning coaching accountability groups.

1:37.3

You can co-work with us in our Delta Study Hall virtual membership community.

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