EP. 202: ADHD, Imposter Syndrome and Dentistry with Alexis Tomaszewski

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Alexis Tomaszewski knew she wanted to be a dentist by the age of 12. When she got to dental school, however, she realized that although she had the clinical and hand skills for dentistry, she struggled with multi-choice tests, which led to her essentially flunking out the first time around. Alexis thought about not returning to dental school, but after stepping back to get some clarity and rediscovering her purpose of opening up an ADHD-friendly dental practice, she returned to school in full force, this time with a lot more intention and positive emotions. Her imposter syndrome and RSD were and are still there, but keeping sight of her purpose has allowed Alexis to push through the negative thoughts even when things get hard. Alexis’s goal to create a comfortable, shame-free, and fun dental experience for ADHDers is admirable (and much needed!), and her story is a great reminder that, when we align ourselves with our purpose, there is no limit to what we can achieve. Resources: Tiktok: @tooth_be_told Instagram: @toothbetoldbyalexis Email:

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0:00.0	Whenever I first meet a patient, I go through a huge list of questions to get to know them
0:06.8	and to find out what is going to make them comfortable going forward.
0:11.5	And a lot of patients have never really been asked, like, well, what makes you comfortable
0:15.4	in the dental office?
0:16.4	Like, what can I do to make you more comfortable?
0:18.4	Just always approaching.
0:20.4	Every patient kind of goes a puzzle.
0:22.9	Everyone's so different.
0:23.9	They have different needs and wants and come from different backgrounds and just really
0:27.5	taking the whole person instead of just, you know, what's going on in their mouth.
0:37.2	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserrat, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:46.8	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of occasions.
0:52.7	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
0:58.9	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:04.6	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Erin Brockovich,
1:13.5	Cher.
1:14.5	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.
1:19.0	And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.
1:24.7	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka.
1:26.9	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:31.7	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:39.2	out what they should do with their life.
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