EP. 148: ADHD and Sleep: Beyond the Boring Strategies

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Normally (and ironically) there’s nothing that makes me fall asleep faster than talking about proper sleep hygiene. However, the more I learn about sleep’s impact on our overall health and our ADHD symptoms specifically, the more I realize how crucial it is for ADHDers to make good sleep a priority. Most of us know what we should be doing to get better sleep--keeping a consistent sleep schedule, no naps during the day, no technology at least an hour before bed--but actually putting these habits into action is easier said than done, especially when our ADHD is fighting us every step of the way. In this episode I cover not only the latest research behind why sleep is so important to our functioning and learning, but I also provide some concrete sleep strategies that are geared toward the ADHD brain, such as connecting positive emotion with getting into bed on time. Like all things ADHD, once we know why we’re struggling with these habits we can start to find workarounds and implement sustainable systems that allow us to be successful.

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0:00.0	Tommas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserr, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:14.9	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:20.8	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:27.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:29.9	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron
0:40.1	Brockovich, Cher, yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.
0:47.0	And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.
0:52.7	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka.
0:55.0	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
0:59.8	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:07.2	out what they should do with their life.
1:09.8	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how
1:15.8	you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:20.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts.
1:24.4	And you know what?
1:25.6	I spy a happier life for you too.
1:29.2	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
1:37.3	Hello, and welcome to episode number 148 of the ADHD for Smart Ass Women Podcast.
1:47.2	I am your host, Tracy Otsuka, thank you so much for joining me here.
1:52.1	Of course, you may subscribe to this podcast and our newsletter over at TracyOtsuka.com
2:00.0	forward slash podcast.
2:02.8	So I am going to start today with a little poem.
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