Nikki Kinzer has dedicated her career to fostering improved living systems, transitioning from retail management and human resources to professional organizing, where she discovered her vocation in aiding individuals with ADHD. She refocused her business in 2010 to cater to adults and college students with ADHD, becoming a certified coach with the ADD Coach Academy and the International Coaching Federation.
Kinzer's current venture, Take Control ADHD, offers coaching, online trainings, and fosters a global community for those seeking to understand and manage their ADHD. She also co-hosts the successful "Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast," which since its inception in 2010, has amassed over 700 episodes, millions of downloads, and a vibrant Discord community for listener engagement.
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What are you waiting for permission to do — and who, exactly, are you waiting on? This week, we look at the permission slips ADHD adults keep stalling on, where the habit comes from, and what it takes to finally write your own.
When you’re depleted, an email isn’t an email — it’s a moral referendum. Pete and Nikki dig into why ADHD fatigue makes every productivity strategy stop working, what the research says about how much harder this hits ADHD brains, and why rest isn’t the opposite of productivity — it’s a condition for it.
“I’ll deal with it later.” We’ve all said it. And somehow, later never quite comes — but the thing on the list never quite leaves, either. Ari Tuckman returns to the show to unpack the quiet energy cost of that one little phrase, and what to do about it.
Time blocking doesn’t work for ADHD brains — or does it? This week, Nikki and Pete wrestle with the words we use for scheduling, why flexibility has to be baked in from the start, and what it really means for a plan to bend without breaking.
You’ve tried every planner, every app, every system — and somehow they all end up abandoned in a sea of red tasks. This week, Nikki and Pete unpack why the tool usually isn’t the problem, and what to actually look for when you go tool shopping.
What happens when productivity advice completely ignores the reality of living with ADHD? Brooke Schnittman returns to unpack why traditional systems break our brains — and what actually works instead.
Your plans don’t fall apart because you’re broken. They fall apart because you’re planning like you don’t have ADHD. Pete and Nikki kick off a three-part planning series with a clear-eyed look at why every system you’ve tried has come up short, and why that is not a character flaw.
For a lot of women, perimenopause isn’t just hot flashes. It’s the moment the ADHD they’ve been quietly managing for decades suddenly isn’t manageable anymore. Linda Roggli joins Pete and Nikki to talk about why, and what you can actually do about it.
Your ADHD brain isn’t necessarily getting worse as you age — but it is changing, and the science is finally starting to catch up. Dr. Brandy Callahan brings her research on executive function, allostatic burden, and dementia risk to help us understand what’s actually happening, and what we can do about it.
What happens when “pushing through” stops working — and the version of yourself you built around that ability starts to slip away? This week Dr. Kathleen Nadeau joins us to talk about the grief that doesn’t always get named, and what’s possible on the other side of it.