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 500 episodes, millions of downloads, and a vibrant Discord community for listener engagement.
This week, we’re continuing our job series and talking about deal breakers — those things that you see or experience in your job or on the job hunt that you simply can’t or won’t tolerate. We asked our listeners to weigh in on the topic again this week, and it turns out they had a lot to say.
Work is hard. Working with ADHD adds a layer of complication around self-direction and awareness which others might not understand. This week, Nikki and Pete are talking about the red flags at work that can help you get a better sense of your own performance and clearly define your needs to your team.
What do you do? You’re probably tempted to try and describe your job title. But what does that mean to anyone outside your business, and how well does that title describe who you are? This week, Nikki and Pete kick off the ADHD Jobs Series with an exploration of work, and how our work defines us.
Our friend James Ochoa is back! This week we’re talking about the lessons you can learn from inflection points in your ADHD journey. What did you learn? What did you gain? What can come from it? Listen in as James helps Pete practice on one of his ancient ADHD stories!
This week we’re talking all about the tools you can employ to change the direction of your mood, perspective, and day. Performers, writers, directors, and podcasters Mandy Kaplan and Mandy Fabian bring us a lesson in the tools of comedy and improvisation to help shake up our ADHD woes with a bit of laughter along the way.
We’ve had a terrific run looking deeply at self-compassion and ADHD over the last month. This week, we’re taking a look back and reflecting on lessons learned, changes made, and opportunities ahead.
You have a plan. You have a vision of yourself and your performance. But what happens when plans change, or the world doesn’t share your perspective on your own experience? When RSD sets in, your ability to manifest compassion for yourself is most important. This week: tools to cope, regroup, and recover.
Casey Dixon is a respected Life Coach with a unique focus on science-based, innovative, collaborative coaching and advising for high achievers with ADHD or executive function challenges. She joins us today to share her experience working with those high achievers as a coach through their self-compassion challenges.
We’ve been talking about ADHD and self-compassion over the last several weeks. But how do these experiences tie into other difficult emotions like anger, fear, worry, anxiety, and grief? Nikki and Pete continue the series on the show this week.
We’re continuing our series on self-compassion by digging into one of the critical behaviors that trigger shame: perfectionism. If you’re hard on yourself thanks to unrealistic performance expectations and live with ADHD, Dr. Sharon Saline is back to help.