EP. 176: ADHD and Being a Smart Ass in Male-Dominated Fields with Danyell DiLena

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

I always love talking with ADHD women who are making waves in positions traditionally held by men, so when my guest this episode, Danyell DiLena, mentioned she was kicking ass in not one but two male-dominated fields, I knew I had to have her on to share her story. Danyell’s journey hasn’t been easy–she’s had to deal with sexism both in her career as a medic and on the literal field as a baseball coach–but her determination, creativity, and resiliency have made her an unstoppable force when she sets her mind to something. For the past 5 years she has served as the first female Coach Coordinator for district33/San Diego where she’s in charge of thousands of baseball teams. Even since recording this conversation, she has been offered a new position managing an all-girls U-16 baseball team to take to the Nationals Tournament; seriously, she’s unstoppable. Danyell is passionate about empowering women and girls to feel like they can succeed in any area they choose, gender barriers be damned, and I know her words will empower you too. Resources: Instagram: @CoachDiLenaBaseball Youtube: Coach DiLena Baseball Facebook:

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0:00.0	For some of it, I feel like if you know, you're impulsive, that helps, because then you
0:05.5	don't always trust your initial, your initial views.
0:09.0	Yeah, you're like, let me, let me think, because I, I told my head, I'm not gonna quit
0:12.4	my job and write a book.
0:18.6	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserre, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:28.3	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans in a variety of locations.
0:34.1	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
0:40.3	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:46.0	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
0:54.9	Cher.
0:55.9	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast,
1:03.6	ADHD for smart-ass women.
1:06.1	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka.
1:08.3	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:13.2	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is AOK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:20.6	out what they should do with their life.
1:23.1	When we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how
1:29.2	you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:33.4	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts.
1:37.7	And you know what?
1:39.0	I spy a happier life for you too.
1:42.6	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
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