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ADHD reWired

66 | Power Through Community

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 β€’ 919 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 June 2015

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

A certified instructor of CHADD's Parent to Parent program, Jane Milrod visits to tell of raising and finding support for her two children with different types of ADHD. From struggling with bad advice and obtaining IEPs to starting her local CHADD chapter, training other parents to be knowledgeable advocates, and the benefits of helping one another to gain knowledge and power, Jane establishes just how useful CHADD, its training programs, and the ADHD community, can be. Go to erictivers.com/66 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Go to or call 224β€’993β€’9450 to let Eric know if you're interested in joining the next ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability group, which is starting in June. Connect with people virtually using Eric's favorite video conferencing and connectivity platform, Zoom, by visiting – the basic service is totally free. For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Help the CHADD organization by donating to their fundraising campaign here: . Visit for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

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0:00.0

There's suffering when you're alone and when you come together. There's sunshine, there's light, there's lifting and every time I teach the class they all end up feeling this is okay. I am not flawed. There's nothing wrong

0:18.2

with me. The only thing that's wrong with my world is that there are systems that are not accommodating me and that I will

0:27.2

change. So you go in from this sense of shame and blame and self-deprecation to a place of power.

0:37.0

That's where it is. It's power. hour. to help those of us who have really good intentions and a slightly wandering

0:54.8

attention. My name is Eric Tivers, I'm a licensed clinical social worker, coach,

0:59.8

and consultant. We know that starting can be the hardest part, so let's get started. But first, let me thank our sponsors.

1:11.7

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1:19.0

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1:27.4

connect with people virtually but don't want to be hassled by downloads that

1:32.4

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1:35.6

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1:47.0

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1:51.0

A.H.D. Zoom. episode of this podcast. I recorded that episode during the launch week of the

2:06.5

last ABHD rewired coaching and accountability group. I pushed myself so hard to create this ideal launch with webinars and videos, emails,

2:17.8

coordinated interviews on other people's podcasts and other people's webinar platforms. It truly was a really well

2:25.8

orchestrated launch and I was pretty impressed with my ability to pull that off.

2:29.5

And I achieved what I wanted to achieve. I filled up another ADHD rewired coaching and accountability group.

2:37.0

Yet, as was evident from the 55 mile per hour episode when I was doing the podcast in the car, as well

2:47.5

as the subsequent episode after that as I reflected upon that experience. I felt that I had pushed myself beyond a reasonable

2:56.8

measure. Maybe I was pushing myself for perfection. So after that launch, I made a decision that for the next coaching group, which starts in a few weeks and people are already registered for it.

3:11.0

I was going to make a concerted effort to do less. I know which is kind of crazy

3:17.7

because this is a productivity group. But yes, my intention was to do less.

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