518 | It's Your ADHD, B*tch! and Using Humor as a Tool - with Jonathan Kidder

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Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 • 919 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode, Eric is joined by Jonathan Kidder! Jonathan is a “kidder”, through and through - bringing comedy through character, as a puppeteer, content creator, and comedian. His big claim to fame is as a puppet character, Busy the Bee, on Waffles + Mochi on Netflix! The L.A. Gay Scene knows Jonathan as Miss Phoenix, The Ultimate Party Foul: Poolside Tarot Card reader by Merman Kidder, and through his party portraits he calls “Kidder-atures”, Kidder makes things fun using the power of personification and character to help him keep track of time! Get the full conversation and an uninterrupted listening experience when you become a Patron at $5 a more at https://www.adhdrewired.com/pateron! Find even more from Jonathan Kidder: Website :: kidderco.com (click here!) Instagram :: @JWKidder Linkt.ee / jonathankidder :: In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about: ADHD, sobriety, and humor for functionality Puppets, time-blindness, and underwear for each day of the week Using your fun, embracing colloquialisms, and addressing your inner critic Experimentation to find what works for your ADHD management Not taking oneself too seriously and perfectionism as the enemy of humor “I’m not always able to make-the-funny” and self-acceptance Ways to make time physical Ways to keep time visual and other tools for managing time blindness Managing our ADHD vs. ADHD managing us The importance of doing and planning what works for you Closing loops, resetting, Chakras, and theme-ing your days Using absurdity and connected ideas to remember things Themes and structuring to help with decision fatigue Resources & Honorable Mentions Book :: Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D. Book :: Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride: A Psychological Study - by Marian Woodman Video :: How to Stimulate Your Brain (DOPA Menu) - Jessica McCabe (HowToADHD) Video :: Trailer to Waffles + Mochi (on YouTube) Video :: Pink Sweat Video Shoot (on YouTube) Movie :: Death to Smoochy Movie :: The Happy Time Murders Movie :: Spaceballs Website :: Internal Family Systems (IFS Institute) at ifs-institute.com Website :: Folkmanis Puppets at folkmanis.com Tool :: Time Timer Original 12” at timetimer.com Pithy Nibbles “Humor, for me, is a version of pizzazz!” “Humor is about imperfection and change and being present; perfection and perfectionism is, ‘you can’t have perfection and change.’” “Nobody doesn’t have an ass.” 🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups! 🌟 Interested in 1-on-1 coaching? Learn more and get in touch with Dana Crews at www.adhdrewired.com/coach-dana-crews 🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network :: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW @ theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎙️ 🎧

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0:00.0	I thought that I was because I was so messy and such an artist.
0:03.0	There's no way I could be a perfectionist and one of the biggest challenges in my life
0:08.6	is my perfectionism and learning about ADHD and getting tools for ADHD has helped me release that as it comes up in my
0:16.3	Experience every day, you know? That's again why humor is so important for me. me. Welcome back with another episode of ADHD rewired.
0:30.0	Today's guest is Jonathan Kidder.
0:33.0	Jonathan Kidder is a Kidder through and through,
0:37.0	bringing comedy through character as a puppeteer, content creator, and comedian. His big claim to fame is as a puppet character,
0:47.7	busy the B in the Netflix Waffles and Machi?
0:52.4	Mochi. A Spacepin. Got it. waffles and mache mochi mochi mochi i've always seen that word i'm like how do you
0:56.6	pronounce that you haven't you need it we need to get I actually tried it and
0:59.7	like e mmm oh really yeah it's like it's all right. I'm going to have to talk to Mrs. Obama about that.
1:05.0	And it featured Michelle Obama.
1:08.0	Yeah. The L A gay scene known, knows him as the club as Miss Phoenix the ultimate party
1:16.3	foul.
1:17.3	Polside tarot reader by a merman kitter and through his party portraits he calls Kidderatures.
1:26.0	That's right. I see what you did though.
1:28.0	You're doing great.
1:29.0	Kidder makes things fun using the power of personification and character to help him keep track of time.
1:37.0	Hello.
1:39.0	So let's get into this.
1:41.0	So, if I could turn back time.
1:43.0	I can already tell this is going to be a great interview.
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