Diana Costea: Authenticity, acceptance & the road less traveled
Women & ADHD
Katy Weber
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Episode 135 with Diana Costea.
“Society wants us to focus on one thing and do it well, but that will never be me.”
Diana is a 22-year-old from Romania. She has a degree in psychology and is currently volunteering in Turkey as a youth worker and English teacher with the European Solidarity Corps Program.
Diana discovered her ADHD a little over a year ago, and since then, she feels she finally has the courage to allow herself to be different and instead of minimizing or masking it, to befriend her neurodivergence and help others see the world through different angles.
Diana has also started a career as a personal development coach, where she supports and guides young or aspiring entrepreneurs in their career journeys.
We talk about authenticity & radical acceptance, learning how to ask for help, and finding and developing our own paths, despite what others might expect from us.
Website: https://costeadiana482.wixsite.com/pscyhandstories
Instagram: @psychandstories_diana
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, it's Katie here. Have you spent your whole life wondering why things feel harder for you |
| 0:05.2 | than they do for everyone else? Do you struggle with motivation even for the things you actually want to do? |
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| 1:02.6 | I learned this metaphor that really helps me like the seasons of my life. |
| 1:06.8 | And sometimes it's winter, sometimes it's spring, sometimes it's autumn. |
| 1:10.1 | And I learn, okay, now it's |
| 1:11.7 | winter, slow down a little bit. You might feel bad. You might feel dizzy. You might feel like you want |
| 1:17.0 | to stay inside and cannot work so much. And then I send some message today I cannot. Today, no. |
| 1:23.5 | And really gives you this, like, oh, I have the right to say I cannot and I'm still a good person. |
| 1:29.5 | I'm still hardworking. |
| 1:30.7 | I'm still having my way of discipline. |
| 1:33.6 | But today I cannot. |
| 1:35.1 | It's just today. |
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