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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

EP. 69: ADHD and the Arts with San Francisco Opera Singer Sally Mouzon

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In Episode #69 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Sally Mouzon. Sally is a member of the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Chorus. She has appeared in numerous roles with the company, including Second Priestess in Iphigénie en Tauride, Second Bridesmaid in Le nozze di Figaro, Second Girl in Show Boat, and Second Orphan in Der Rosenkavalier. She has also created roles in three world premieres; La Popolana in Two Women, Joan in Heart of a Soldier, and Sister Lillianne in Dead Man Walking. In real life Sally is an avid reader, union activist, baseball fan (Go Giants!), and single mother of a collegiate Shakespeare nerd. She is a dedicated alumna of the University of Virginia and now lives in the Bay Area. In this delightful interview, Sally shares: How an article about time blindness resulted in her adult ADHD diagnosis Her ADHD symptoms which were present since childhood Her music filled childhood Why structure was so important to her academic success How she pivoted back into music and ultimately parlayed her love of music into an audition with the San Francisco Opera How her degrees in African American Studies and Russian Literature help her to be a better opera singer The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her professional success? The key to living successfully with ADHD Her ADHD workarounds Resources: Twitter, Instagram: @sallymezzo

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0:00.0

Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, John F. Kennedy, Tony Robbins, Michael Phelps, Will Smith.

0:13.2

That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans

0:16.2

in a variety of industries.

0:18.1

What else do they have in common?

0:20.1

Well, they all have ADHD, but you don't hear much about that, do you?

0:25.0

You know what you hear even less about?

0:28.0

The successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast,

0:34.0

ADHD for smart-ass women.

0:36.0

I'm your host Tracy Otsuka.

0:38.0

I'm an attorney, not a doctor,

0:40.0

a lifelong student, not a coach.

0:42.0

I'm also the creator of courtography. a lifelong student, not a coach.

0:42.8

I'm also the creator of Cortography,

0:45.4

a patent pending system that helps people like you

0:47.9

figure out what they should do with their life.

0:50.4

And we're here today to talk ADHD your superpowers your symptoms your workarounds and how you

0:57.3

proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest superpowers and you know what? I spy a

1:07.2

happier life for you too. So without further ado a shiny new episode is

1:12.4

starting now.

1:14.0

Hello, I am Tracey Outsuka and I wanted to welcome you to episode 69 of ADHD for smart-ass women.

1:28.0

In this episode, I am going to introduce you to Sally Muzon. Sally is a member of the acclaimed San Francisco Opera

1:36.4

Chorus. She has appeared in numerous roles with the company, including

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