EP. 107: From High School Dropout to College Success with Lucy Van den Heuvel

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Join Tracy and her delightful guest, 18-year-old Lucy Van den Heuvel. At 16 Lucy left high school, not knowing how she was going to go forward with her education. She eventually found a college that accepted students as young as 16, and applied. In May, Lucy will graduate from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts, where she will receive her Associates of Arts degree instead of a high school diploma. In college she is studying sustainable agriculture, and co-manages the campus farm. When she’s not farming or studying, she spends her time hiking, oil painting, rock climbing, and crocheting. Today she looks at the decision to leave high school without graduating as one of the best she’s ever made. Lucy shares: The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis Her childhood symptoms How her love of storytime got her into trouble in pre-K Her life-long struggle with school Her struggle with anxiety Why she decided to drop out of high school Why Bard college was the perfect fit for her curious brain Her plans after graduation What has changed since she was diagnosed The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success? Resources:

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0:00.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:14.8	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans in a variety of vocations.
0:20.7	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:25.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:29.0	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brokovich, Share. Yeah, the successful women. and that's exactly why I started this ADHD for smart-ass women. I'm your host Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a
0:56.9	lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-O-K, a system that helps people like you figure out
1:07.4	what they should do with their life.
1:09.7	And we're here today to talk ADHD. your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly
1:16.7	stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:20.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts and you know what? I spy a happier life for you too.
1:29.0	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
1:39.0	Hello, I am Tracy Autsuka and I wanted to welcome you to episode 107 of ADHD for smart-ass women.
1:48.8	You know, I believe that life comes down to two questions.
1:52.0	Number one, who do you have the courage to become?
1:55.2	And number two, how many people can you help? So I've been thinking for a while about what I could do personally to really make a difference in your life
2:05.3	beyond what you get from this podcast and my ADHD for Smartass Women Facebook group.
2:12.1	And I decided that if I can teach you
2:14.2	how to fall in love with your ADHD brain,
2:17.4	then my time on this earth is well spent.
2:21.2	I know how debilitating shame is to the ADHD brain. So I really want to teach you how to shift your
2:28.9	entire self-concept and learn how to be proud of exactly who you are. In that regard I am going to be
2:37.4	creating a five-day workshop beginning on February 5th called How to Fall in Love with your ADHD brain.
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