Understanding Executive Functions - Self-Awareness (This Will Change Everything)
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
We are now five down with one to go in my executive function series. Part 5 is on self-awareness - the ability to reflect, evaluate and ponder your thinking patterns.
This executive function, also known as metacognition, is closely influenced by emotional regulation and working memory.
For ADHDers, self-awareness can be a very uncomfortable thing to do and it might bring up a lot of shame and guilt. That’s why I offer six super helpful tips to implement that will create a safer space for you to examine your way of thinking and make a game plan for positive change.
There is a significant shift within my group coaching program FOCUSED. I’m now offering the emotional regulation course in the first batch of courses now for all new participants! This is truly the foundation of our ability to make changes, and I’m happy to offer this at the beginning now.
Listen in as I discuss what active mindfulness and compassionate self-reflection look like as we embark on a journey to be more self-aware.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. |
| 0:18.0 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. |
| 0:27.0 | I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. |
| 0:34.0 | Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter, and you are listening to the I Have ADHD podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | I am medicated, I am caffeinated, and I am ready to roll. |
| 0:47.0 | How are you? How are you? It is so good to be here with you today, once again, to talk about executive functions. |
| 0:56.0 | I took last week off from work, which was totally weird, but also totally fun. |
| 1:01.0 | I didn't go anywhere. It was like a staycation. My kids were in school. My husband was traveling. I stayed home and napped. |
| 1:08.0 | I watched the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix. I napped some more. |
| 1:14.0 | I watched a new cult documentary on Hulu called Stolen Youth. Oh my goodness, riveting. |
| 1:22.0 | I was napped again after that, and hung out with my kids. It was fun. |
| 1:28.0 | I was really surprised at how many naps I needed, honestly. |
| 1:32.0 | I'm really not a napper, but I rested so much. I was also very surprised that for the first time in my life, |
| 1:40.0 | I was truly able to rest and relax without feeling guilty. |
| 1:46.0 | I've got to tell you therapy and coaching works. It just plain works. I am finally no longer constantly in fight, flight mode. |
| 1:57.0 | I'm not walking around hustling for my worthiness. I'm not shaming myself for being a human and needing rest. |
| 2:04.0 | I just really cannot say enough about trauma-informed therapy and trauma-informed coaching. |
| 2:11.0 | Literally, how it just helps you over time to get out of that hyper-vigilance mode. |
| 2:19.0 | This week, because of all of the work that I've done in therapy and coaching, I was able to just be a blob. |
| 2:27.0 | I mean that in the very best way. That's exactly what I was. I was a blob. |
| 2:31.0 | I was a very happy blob, just resting, relaxing, hanging out with my kids. |
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