EP. 215: Anxiety, Rumination and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone with Amanda Feliciano

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In my 200th episode I made a callout for someone to come on the podcast who’s been listening for a while, but who doesn’t think they’re accomplished or successful enough to measure up to my other guests. I personally know having interviewed hundreds of ADHD women at this point, that regardless of how much we've done in our life, we still think we haven't done enough. So I challenged our listeners to raise their hand, because every listener resonates differently with every guest and we can learn so much from each other regardless of our age or where we happen to be in life. Well, listener Amanda Feliciano took a giant leap out of her comfort zone and volunteered for the challenge despite her fears, and I’m so glad she did. Amanda, who’s a customer service representative by day and the co-founder and president of Full Circle Theatre Collective by night, has seen huge changes in her confidence, anxiety, and self-talk since receiving her ADHD diagnosis at 32. Her story is a great example of what we can accomplish when we get out of our ruminating brains and into action, and I hope Amanda’s leap of bravery inspires you to take even the littlest step out of your own comfort zone–I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with just how much you’re capable of. Resources: Instagram: @amanda_eff @thefullcircletheatrecollective Email: [email protected]

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0:00.0	What do you think the key to living successfully with ADHD is?
0:04.5	For me, it's recognizing when it's time to leave a thought, because the negativity can
0:16.2	really start to take hold, and it's okay, you're human, it's a normal feeling for that
0:25.0	to happen, but to recognize, okay, this is the limit that I'm going to allow myself,
0:32.1	and I'm going to allow myself to feel this, but once I feel it, I'm going to start trying
0:37.6	to move on from that.
0:42.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:54.6	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
1:00.4	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
1:06.6	Can you know what we hear even less about?
1:12.4	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Erin Brockovich,
1:21.4	Cher.
1:22.4	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast,
1:30.1	ADHD for smart ass women.
1:32.4	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka, I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:39.5	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:47.0	out what they should do with their life, and we're here today to talk ADHD.
1:52.6	Your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of
1:58.0	trying to fit in.
1:59.7	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts, and you know what?
2:05.3	I spy a happier life for you, too.
2:09.0	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
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