EP. 228: Raising a Spirited ADHD Child with Pulitzer-prize Winning Investigative Reporter and Author, Katherine Ellison

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Raising a strong-willed ADHD child when you have ADHD yourself is a specific challenge that connects so many of us, including my guest this episode, author Katherine Ellison. Too often as parents we can find ourselves in power struggles over things that ultimately don’t matter and only serve to damage our relationships, which is why Katherine is here to tell us that when we’re in those power tug-of-wars with our children, it’s our job to drop the rope. Katherine is the author of the brilliant book, Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention, where she details her experiences raising a spirited ADHD child and the lessons she learned about how to support him best. “You can't be the person, as the mother, having the power struggles with them and teaching them what they need to know. You just have to love them. They're getting so much negativity from the rest of the world that they need you to be their solid ally.” Join me and the extraordinary Katherine Ellison as we dive into the ups and downs of raising spirited ADHD children, ways to take a step back when you notice a power struggle starting, the importance of identifying our childrens’ strengths and areas of brilliance, and the absolute necessity of creating a loving and supportive environment where that brilliance can flourish. Resources: Website: Book: BUZZ: A Year of Paying Attention - Facebook:

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0:00.0	It's not that ADHD is an excuse, it can never be an excuse, I think, but it's an explanation.
0:08.3	So if I do something clumsy or if I blurt out something, I don't tell people, oh, that's
0:15.4	my ADHD, but I might say something like, oh, you know, I tend to blurt out things and
0:21.9	I'm really sorry, you know, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or whatever.
0:26.0	I take more responsibility for it, but it's like it's something outside, me more than it was before.
0:36.4	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Moonsar, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:45.9	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of occasions.
0:51.8	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
0:58.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:03.7	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
1:12.7	Cher. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast
1:21.2	ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Auxica. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student,
1:29.5	now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you
1:38.1	figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths,
1:44.8	your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:51.2	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier life for you too.
2:00.3	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
2:10.8	Hello, I am your host, Tracy Auxica. Thank you so much for joining me here for episode number
2:17.4	228 of ADHD for smart ass women. I hope that you'll subscribe to this podcast and our newsletter
2:26.1	over at TracyAuxica.com. You know my purpose, it's always to show you who you are and then inspire
2:33.2	you to be it. And in the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege of meeting,
2:38.1	I've never met a one that wasn't truly brilliant at something. So of course, I am especially
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