EP. 236: The Golden Ticket All Kids Really Need with Irena Smith

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Applying to college feels more like a grueling competition these days, with an acceptance into one of the top 20 schools being the ultimate prize. But when you “win” the competition, what are you actually winning? That’s a question author Irena Smith poses in her recent memoir, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays. Irena, who also runs a private college counseling practice, has seen how much the pressures of college are impacting our kids’ mental health and limiting their futures, and she believes that it’s our job as parents to take a step back and remember what’s really important. “Pushing a kid to punch above their weight in terms of applying to college is not necessarily a healthy thing. Maybe just the goal is the kid graduates from high school with health and sanity intact. There's a lot of time to figure out what to do.” During our conversation we discuss Irena’s brilliant book and the writing process behind it, her ADHD childhood and emigration from the Soviet Union, some measurable ways parents can reduce the pressure on both their children and themselves during the college admissions process, and so much more. Resources: Website: Facebook: Instagram: @irena.smith Tracy’s program:

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0:00.0	Companies announcing that they are no longer requiring college degrees, I think is a way
0:06.6	of recognizing that maybe it's worth it to look beyond the resume at what is the person's
0:13.0	proven track record?
0:14.5	What is their work ethic?
0:16.3	Have they worked before?
0:23.2	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:32.9	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:38.7	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:44.9	Can you know what we hear even less about?
0:50.5	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Wippy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron
0:58.1	Brockovich, Cher, yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I
1:06.4	started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.
1:10.6	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka, I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:17.7	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:25.2	out what they should do with their life.
1:27.7	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how
1:33.8	you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:38.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts, and you know what?
1:43.5	I spy a happier life for you too.
1:47.2	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
1:53.9	Hello, I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka, thank you so much for joining me here for episode
2:01.8	number 236 of ADHD for smart ass women.
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