ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

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When Covid hit the U.S. in 2020 and hair salons all across the country shut down, more and more people started taking the scissors into their own hands, often with disastrous results. While the rest of us were laughing at quarantine haircut memes (or creating our own), Jayne Matthews was brainstorming a solution: What if she could teach people how to cut their own hair using the same technique she used on clients at her salon?

Now less than two years later Jayne teaches people all around the world how to give themselves stylish haircuts in a way that's intuitive and easy to follow. This ability to problem-solve in the face of seemingly unsolvable problems is a skill Jayne attributes to her ADHD and is one she believes is the key to her success.

Join me this week as educator and trendsetting hairstylist Jayne Matthews and I discuss the importance of blazing new paths rather than trying to fit in, how to be okay with not being great at everything, and some favorite ADHD workarounds.
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Resources:

• Website: Jaynematthews.com
• Instagram: @jayne_edosalon

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This week I'm sitting down with ADHD expert, author, and coach René Brooks to talk about Vertical Heterophoria -- a little-known eye condition that, when René stumbled upon the diagnosis by happenstance, changed everything for her. While René is grateful that she was able to find relief from a lifetime of headaches and neck pain, she's frustrated by how close she came to missing such an important diagnosis and believes the medical community still has a long way to go in understanding and treating ADHD comorbidities.

"It's right there, it's not hidden, people just don't put it together. People are so mired down in the research about ADHD that it's difficult for them to understand how these things apply to real-life scenarios."

Vertical Heterophoria and the connection to ADHD is so unknown that I myself had never heard of it, but by the end of the episode, René helps me to realize that this just might be the missing piece in my own son's unresolved vision struggles. This realization is a great reminder of why these conversations are so important to have, and for that reason and many more, I'm so excited to bring you this episode with the brilliant René Brooks.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @blackgirllostkeys
• Twitter: @Blkgirllostkeys
• Blog: Black Girl Lost Keys
• Vertical Heterophoria: The Unknown ADHD Related Eye Condition (scroll to the bottom of the blog post for a link to the online test for Vertical Heterophoria)

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

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Is there something that's hanging out there, that you really want to accomplish but you JUST. CAN'T. START? Then this is the podcast for you. Short, simple, and fun. If you keep it light and easy, it'll work every time!😂

Tracy shares:

• Why forcing ourselves to do mundane tasks doesn't work
• The real question to ask ourselves that helps us get things done
• Why do our ADHD brains struggle to get through boring, predictable, mundane tasks
• What three things must an ADHD strategy employ for us to successfully get a boring, predictable task done
• What generates positive emotion
• Why deadlines don't work over time
• How light and easy can work every time

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Resources:

• Youtube: Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Miriam Schulman to Ep. 136 of her podcast ADHD for Smart Ass Women.

So for all these reasons, I am delighted to introduce you to Miriam Schulman, artist and founder of The Inspiration Place. Through her online classes, business coaching programs, and popular podcasts, she's helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and sell more art.

Miriam is a graduate of Dartmouth College and M.I.T. who has been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, Professional Artist magazine, and Art Journaling magazine. Her artwork has also been featured on NBC's "Parenthood" and the Amazon series "Hunters" with Al Pacino. Her forthcoming book with HarperCollins Leadership on how to make it as an artist is scheduled to be released in October 2022.

Miriam shares her and her family's experience with ADHD, her challenging first year in college, why originality is so important to her, her observations on the link between creativity and ADHD, what it means to be a lifelong learner, why she started The Inspiration Place, the difference between selling art online or in person, the ADHD traits that she regularly sees in artists, what artists tend to struggle with, the importance of practicing your creative, the ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success, the key to living successfully with ADHD is, and her number one ADHD workaround.
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Resources:

• www.schulmanart.com
• The Inspiration Place Podcast, Artists and ADD: Creatively Distracted, with Tracy Otsuka

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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This week on Episode #135 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy welcomes Grace L’Orange. Grace is a school psychologist, behavior specialist, and suicide prevention coordinator working in public education. She holds a B.S. in Psychology and an advanced Education Specialist degree in School Psychology. Passionate about equity, inclusion, and advocacy for all students, especially those with disabilities and other differences, Grace works both directly with students and in educating other adults about the impacts of these differences on daily life.

Recently, Grace implemented systemic changes in her district by developing updated policies and procedures for special education and suicide prevention/intervention, focusing on equity and best practices. She serves as Director-At-Large on the board for her state school psychologist association and collaborates with the Suicide Prevention Coalition in her county. Initially drawn to school psychology due to her brother’s struggles with ADHD, Grace was diagnosed with ADHD herself at the age of 32. Since then, she has integrated this new facet of her life into her work as an educator with students with disabilities and behavior challenges.

In this episode, Grace shares the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, the changes she has experienced since then, and how learning about her ADHD shifted her understanding of its presentation in girls. She discusses the alarming number of ADHD women who have attempted suicide and the societal factors contributing to these high rates. Grace provides insights into signs of suicidal ideation and responsible ways to help someone at risk, and she explains how she uses audio journaling to overcome perfectionism, process her thoughts, and speak more kindly to herself. Grace also reveals her key to living successfully with ADHD.
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Resources:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255
• 988lifeline.org
• Mental Health Crisis Response Program: 1-888-989-9990 (for par

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

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This week on Episode #134 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy welcomes Kamden Hainsworth. Kamden lives with her husband and three (almost four) daughters in Springville, Utah. She enjoys spending time in the nearby mountains, traveling, working on home improvement projects, and serving in her community and church. Kamden has worked as an educator in various capacities for over ten years and finds fulfillment in helping others realize their true potential.

Years after her daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, Kamden received her own ADHD diagnosis at 36 years old. She quickly began advocating for herself and researching how to build an amazing life as an ADHDer. Kamden now assists solopreneurs with ADHD in finding their voice and translating it into their business, particularly with marketing and social media.

In this episode, Kamden shares the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, what has changed since then, and the importance of surrounding herself with people who recognize and appreciate her ADHD gifts. She discusses why social media can be challenging for the ADHD brain, how perfectionism and over-thinking can prevent us from posting online, and how asking, “Who makes the rules about what social media needs to look like?” can help overcome perfectionism and get started. Kamden also offers her strategies for building your online presence one puzzle piece at a time, how determination and trusting her own creativity and problem-solving skills have led to her success, and her #1 ADHD workaround: visuals, visuals, visuals.
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Resources:

• The ADHDirectory
• Kamden's Instagram
• Kamden's TikTok

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

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This week on Episode #133 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy welcomes Adrienne Smith, a beekeeper who has been accepted into the Oregon State Master Beekeeper program. Adrienne will take her final journeyperson exam at the end of this month and has been studying honeybee beekeeping since 2014. She resides in Central Oregon with her husband on a small farm where they keep bees, chickens, donkeys, a cat, and some koi fish.

Adrienne shares the circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis and her struggle with Auditory Processing Disorder. She discusses how she got into beekeeping after years of "hobby hopping" and why ADHD women are often drawn to careers that go against the status quo. Adrienne also addresses the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field, why beekeeping is so appealing to the ADHD brain, her knowledge of native bees and which species need the most protection, and how hyperfocus is her ultimate ADHD strength.

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

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This week on Episode #132 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy welcomes Denese Marshall for a conversation all about ADHD and trauma.

Denese Marshall, MA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor, and a Nationally Board Certified Counselor. She holds a BA in Psychology, a BA in Criminology, and a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Denese works with adolescents and adults facing addiction, trauma, and OCD. She is passionate about the acceptance of differences and has authored a bullying prevention book aimed at teaching children ages 4-7 to embrace differences and practice acts of kindness.

Denese has experience working with clients with a criminal background, assisting with both rehabilitation/reintegration following incarceration and preparing clients with addiction for incarceration. She believes that while our past or life choices influence our behavior, they do not define who we are. Denese helps clients find meaning in their experiences and develop a sense of peace through understanding their life events.

In this episode, Denese shares the circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis, what has changed since her diagnosis, her definition of trauma, and how to distinguish between trauma and ADHD. She discusses the symptoms of trauma, the importance of addressing trauma before working on ADHD executive function issues, what happens to the traumatized brain in the face of discomfort, effective strategies for addressing trauma, and the consequences of not addressing trauma. Denese also offers advice on how to find ADHD professionals who are skilled in both trauma and ADHD.
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Resources:

• Denese Marshall’s Website

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Join Tracy for Episode #131 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women as she celebrates the one-millionth download of her podcast and expresses her gratitude for your support and confidence. In this episode, Tracy shares how the podcast has changed her life, discussing what she has learned and how these insights might benefit you as well.

Discover what it means to be future-focused versus past-focused, how to determine your own ADHD formula, the importance of not believing everything you think, and why what others say about you is none of your business. Tracy also explores how action generates positive emotion, why it’s never too late and you’re never too old, how to never be bored again, what ADHD women have in common, and three simple steps to moving that big thing forward.

Resources:

• Ep. 93: ADHD, Positive Emotion and Being Future-Focused

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Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? 

ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

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Join Tracy for Episode #130 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she discusses challenging kids with ADHD and the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) system developed by Dr. Robert Greene. CPS was created to diffuse power struggles between parents and their challenging children, particularly those with explosive behavior issues. It is utilized in juvenile detention facilities, prisons, schools, and, of course, with families worldwide.

Tracy explores why, even if you don’t have kids, you can gain insights about yourself from this podcast. She explains why telling an ADHD child what to do doesn’t benefit them or the parent-child relationship over time, and highlights the most crucial role a parent plays in their child’s life. Tracy also reveals the question she always asks when figuring out her next steps, the statement that underpins Dr. Greene’s CPS philosophy and transforms everything, and why switching from a drill sergeant to a coach and collaborator is much more effective with ADHD kids. Additionally, she addresses the problem with lagging skills, how to assess them, the 3-Step CPS system, and whose opinion must be considered to address challenging behaviors.
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Resources:

• Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive, PCC, M.Ed
• The Explosive Child by Dr. Robert Greene
• https://drrossgreene.com/
• Dr. Ross Greene Video: Kids Do Well If They Can

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Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? 

ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Join Tracy as she welcomes her guest Mrinal to Episode 129 of her podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Mrinal is a writer, business analyst, and mental health advocate based in the Midwest. She just published her first book, Saaya Unveiled: South Asian Mental Health Spotlighted, to increase education and acceptance on mental health in the South Asian diaspora. Her future goals include teaching self-defense and developing a health and wellness app.

Mrinal shares the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, her struggle with school, what has changed since she was diagnosed, what made her write her book, the model minority stereotype, how the model minority stereotype impacts ADHD, mental health, and affects self-esteem and increases shame, what ADHD strengths make her good at her job, her key to living successfully with ADHD, and her ADHD workaround.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @mrinalg_
• Saaya Unveiled: South Asian Mental Health Spotlighted
• www.additudemag.com
• www.additudemag.com/mental-health
• www.additudemag.com/forced-smile

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Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? 

ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Jessica Fern to Ep. 128 of her podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Jessica is a Senior Director of Training & Development for the 4th largest multifamily management company in the US and doubles as a national speaker, coach, and strategist. Jessica is a keynote speaker, who was most recently featured on a national panel for Women in Leadership. She has a series on Multifamily Leadership Studio that includes Legendary Leadership which earned her the nickname The Wolf of Leadership. Jessica's newest project is her solutions-oriented coaching/consulting and podcast called "Living with Einstein."

Jessica shares the circumstances surrounding her two ADHD diagnoses, what has changed since her recent diagnosis, her struggle with and triumph over Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, how hyperfocus almost wrecked her, how she discovered her gift of speaking, her advice on creating a winning speech every time, the key to living successfully with ADHD, and her ADHD workaround.
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Resources:

• Living with Einstein Podcast
• Linkedin: Jessica Fern-Kirkland

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Adell Bridges to Episode 127 of her podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Adell is an international yoga teacher, health coach, and author who applies her degree in psychology with her training in the neurology of movement to her yoga and movement teachings. She now splits her time between London and Florida and shares her love for the power of mindful movement with her online community on MoveWithAdell.com and her half a million Instagram followers. She is currently co-authoring a book on hyper-mobility.

Adell shares the circumstances surrounding her recent ADHD diagnosis, what has changed since she was diagnosed, her advice around managing RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria), what made her fall in love with yoga, why yoga is perfect for the ADHD brain, The link between hyper-mobility and ADHD, how she uses her Instagram to inspire and generate positive emotion not only for herself but also her followers, ADHD and vertical heterophoria, ADHD and cerebellar stimulation, and the key to living successfully with ADHD.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @adellbridges
• Website: MoveWithAdell.com

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Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? 

ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Today, Tracy welcomes Tiffany Jackson to the podcast. Tiffany shares her indefatigable childhood story of being abandoned by her mother, bouncing from one relative's home to another, and spending one perfect year at an elite boarding high school only to end up at a homeless shelter as a minor. Throughout all of this, Tiffany had a dream to make something out of her life. Since then, she’s graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication from the Dan Rather School of Communications at Sam Houston State University, attended a year of law school where she received her ADHD diagnosis, and in 2018, she graduated from Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences with a Master of Biomedical Science.

Tiffany plans to attend medical school and work as a physician epidemiologist. She loves photography and car racing.

Tiffany shares her thoughts on how grit, drive, and determination allowed her to keep going despite so many setbacks and challenges, how she sees her drivenness as hyperactivity, the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, her childhood symptoms of ADHD, what happened once she was finally diagnosed, what she’s learned she needs to be successful and happy, what she thinks the key to living successfully with ADHD is, her workarounds, and how she discovered what she’s always meant to do with her life.
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Resources:

• Email: tiffany.jackson@me.com
• Instagram: @Texas_Senator

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy

Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.

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Tracy welcomes you to Episode #125 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, where she invites ADHD non-believers to join her for a little education. She receives requests for this podcast every week, so she decided to do something about it.

Tracy shares why the authoritarian model of parenting doesn’t work with an ADHD child, Nora Volkow’s research about ADHD and interest, what the NIH, AMA, U.S. Surgeon General, American Association of Psychiatry, and the U.S. Department of Education all say about ADHD, whether or not there’s ADHD in France, if it’s true that ADHD is strictly an American phenomenon, what it means that more kids are getting diagnosed with ADHD, what happens when ADHD is not treated, if it’s true that everyone has a little ADHD, if ADHD is an invention of modern society, if video games, social media, and smartphones are making people more ADHD, whether or not medicating kids for ADHD turns them into addicts, why willpower, consequences, discipline, and punishment are the wrong formula for the ADHD brain, what happens to children when they’re told that they’re lazy, unmotivated, and need to work harder, what works to motivate ADHD children, and the one question you should ask yourself about your ADHD child.
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Resources:

• Dr. Nora Volkow's regarding the Dopamine Reward Pathway in ADHD
• Dr. Ross Greene: Kids Do Well If They Can
• ADHD Child vs. Non-ADHD Child Interview
• Father to Father: Robert Dendy
• Putting the efficacy of psychiatric and general medicine medication into perspective: review of meta-analyses

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Rebecca Brianceau to Episode 124 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Rebecca is an autodidact artist and an international mindfulness art teacher who hails from Toronto, Canada. Rebecca has lived in Dubai, the UAE, London, England, Zurich, Switzerland and São Paulo, Brazil. She spent 15+ years in the music industry where she worked with multi-platinum-selling and indie recording artists in hip-hop, soul, and RnB, as well as with producers, video directors, DJs, and fashion designers.

In 2011 she left a successful career in the music world to launch her art career. Her Ocean Soul Series of stunning ocean paintings has been exhibited in galleries and art shows throughout Canada and Mexico. She now lives in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Rebecca shares the story of what inspired her to create her beautiful resin ocean paintings, her ADHD diagnosis, her ADHD symptoms, what changed once she was diagnosed, how she fell into the music industry and traveled all over the world as a band manager, the ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success, the key to living well with ADHD, her number one workaround, information about her Ocean Soul Series and Riviera Maya art exhibit in Playa Del Carmen.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @rebeccabrianceau

Music:

• Taj & Director
• Director X
• Hamdan Al Abri
• Kamal Musallam, creator of Arabic/Jazz Fusion
• Kamal Musallam - Ibanez "Oriental Series" signature guitars - Interview on The National 2010

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This week, Tracy welcomes you to episode #123 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she is going to talk about ADHD, procrastination, and tapping. Tapping combines Ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. You tap specific meridian points on your body while focusing on negative emotions and/or physical sensations. Tapping can resolve stress, anxiety, phobias, emotional disorders, chronic pain, and limiting beliefs and there's science behind why it works.

Tracy shares the science behind tapping, how the VA uses tapping for veterans with PTSD, why body-based somatic therapies work better for trauma, what tapping can do for gene expression, how tapping can help reduce anxiety for ADHD women, how trauma encodes itself in the body, what EFT/tapping can do to the brain's learning, how tapping calms the nervous system, the difference between tapping out and tapping in, how she uses tapping to start work that she doesn't want to do and the tapping process and how to do it.
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Resources:

• www.tracyotsuka.com/tapping/
• bessel van der kolk
• The effect of emotional freedom techniques on stress biochemistry: a randomized controlled trial
• Psychological trauma symptom improvement in veterans using emotional freedom techniques: a randomized controlled trial
• EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and Resiliency in Veterans at Risk for PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Effect of the emotional freedom technique on perceived stress, quality of life, and cortisol salivary levels in tension-type headache sufferers: a randomized controlled trial

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells to Episode #122 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where the conversation will be all about ADHD and medication.

Dr. Lentzsch-Parcells is a board-certified pediatrician and the owner and President of Girls to Women/Young Men's Health and Wellness Fort Worth, a multi-faceted clinic providing integrated medical care dedicated to meeting the physical and emotional needs of young women and men from 10-25 years old. As a physician with ADHD herself, Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells has a special interest in caring for patients with ADHD and learning issues.

She regularly speaks to parents, students, and professional audiences on subjects such as parenting, ADHD, depression, anxiety and stress, adolescent development, sexuality, preparing for college, and medication.

Carolyn shares the circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis, what changed once she was diagnosed, what it means to be a slow metabolizer, the importance of setting expectations around medication, her opinion around women, anxiety and ADHD medication, the various types of medication used for ADHD, medications used for Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, the medication that reduces the chance of misuse, her thoughts on genetic testing, the medication that most 40+ women are usually prescribed and what she believes the key to living successfully with ADHD is.
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Resources:

• Website: Girls To Women Health and Wellness
• ADHD Medication Chart

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Terry Matlen to episode 121 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW, is an internationally recognized expert on ADHD in women. She is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, and coach.

She is also the author of the award-winning book, The Queen of Distraction and Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD. "The Queen of Distraction" and "Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD".

With over 25 years of experience helping women with ADHD, Terry is a sought-after presenter at conferences, webinars, and interviews. She has written hundreds of articles for various publications, including ADDitude Magazine, Attention Magazine, Healthline.com, and more.

She served for many years on the board of directors of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Assoc.) and is an immediate past coordinator of the E. Oakland County CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Chapter in Michigan.

Terry has been interviewed by NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine, Glamour Magazine, and now ADHD for Smart Ass Women.

Terry shares the circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis, what hypersensitivities are, whether or not ADHD women have more hypersensitivities than neurotypical women, if hypersensitivities are more prevalent in one type of ADHD over another, whether or not women with hypersensitivities tend to have more comorbidities, her own experiences with hypersensitivities, how hypersensitivities make parenting with ADHD even more difficult, and ways to work with hypersensitivities
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Resources:

• Facebook: ADDconsults.com
• Instagram: @terrymatlen_adhd
• Twitter: @ADDconsults

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Today on Episode 120 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy invites Dr. Elizabeth Sanchez to her podcast. Dr. Sanchez earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago and will join Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles, CA) as a Family Medicine resident. While working with many underserved communities in Chicago and Los Angeles, Elizabeth found her niche in primary care where she integrates her passions of caring for underserved communities, public health advocacy, research and mentorship for the next generation of doctors.

Prior to medical school, Dr. Sanchez spent over 5 years working in translational and clinical research at the UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, and later at UC Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia. Most recently, Dr. Sanchez worked as medical data manager for COVID-19 testing at a San Jose medical start up called Work Health Solutions. She also is dedicated to mentoring medical students with adult ADHD and eliminating the stigma within the medical community.

Dr. Elizabeth Sanchez shares, her ADHD story and the circumstances surrounding her diagnosis, her experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), how her ADHD challenged her in medical school, her struggle with the NBME board and being denied additional time for the USMLE exams, how socioeconomic status can affect a person's ability to succeed with ADHD in medical school, the importance of mentoring underrepresented minority medical students, the key to living successfully with ADHD, and her number one ADHD workaround.
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Resources:

• Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net/
• How to use anki in medical school: www.yousmle.com
• Email: drelizabethkeller@gmail.com
• Pemachodronfoundation.org

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Join Tracy as she welcomes her delightful guest Dr. Lola Day to Episode 119 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Dr. Lola Day is the mom of 3 amazing children. She also is a double-boarded physician (pediatric and fetal cardiologist) who has ADHD herself. Dr. Day is the CEO and Founder of Lollie Tasking where she specializes in work-life balance for easily distracted women (ADHD) and high-achieving moms who have the will to accomplish their goals, but their brain keeps sabotaging them.

Lola coaches women on productivity strategies that help them harness their superpowers and put blocks on their kryptonite so they can thrive in their zone of genius without sacrificing time away from family or being overwhelmed.

Dr. Lola Day shares, the circumstances around her ADHD diagnosis in medical school, the surprising statistic her mentor shared with her about doctors and ADHD, the two things that drove her hyperfocus in school, why getting diagnosed actually helps us to come to terms with just how smart our brains are, how structure and organization help her to be happier and less anxious, how she manages to not only work as a busy physician but also to carve out time in her day to work as a productivity and work-life strategist for struggling women, her five keys to entrepreneurial success, how we can combat overlearning, why we should buy for just in time learning rather than just in case learning, the ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success?, the key to living successfully with ADHD is?, her number one ADHD workaround? and information about the programs that she offers.
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Resources:

• subscribepage.com
• Instagram: @lollietasker
• Email: loladay@lollietasking.com

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Francesca Rizzo to Episode 118 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women to share her tips on downsizing and setting up an organized home for ADHD living. Francesca Rizzo is a multi-media artist expressing powerful, provocative ideas in funny, human ways. Her work is prolific. The multiple medias she has distinguished herself in range from the fine arts and interior design to her work as an award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director in theater, film, television, and digital media.

As a college dropout, Francesca left NJ and struck out on her own at 19, mining her creative talents for skills she could use to pay the rent in New York City. Along the way, she carved out a career as a children's book illustrator, professional actor, co-founder of a downtown theater company, and eventually, as a filmmaker and CEO of MovieBaby Productions, a Tribeca-based media company creating innovative videos, independent films, and TV promotional campaigns. Does that sound ADHD or what?

When she lost Moviebaby and her Manhattan apartment after 9/11, she landed back in Jersey and went back to the basics, earning her degree in Media Arts as well as the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. While making her mark in the fine arts and interior design, she penned and performed three theatrical productions, curated The Cinema-Femina film series, and created Believe Women, a rape activist initiative that championed the Cosby survivors along their journey to justice.
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• Facebook Group: Simple Systems for Creative Minds

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Join Tracy in episode #117 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she shares the #1 most impactful concept that she has learned this year. She talks about this concept every day with students and those who contact her because they're struggling with rumination, RSD, and just plain not feeling good.

Tracy shares, who she learned this concept from, why our ADHD brains can get stuck in a loop of negative thoughts which leads to rumination, RSD and general brooding, the role environment plays in all of this, what epigenetics and neuroplasticity can teach us, how you can change your brain at any age and be happier, the network in our brain that lights up when we're in action, the network in our brain that is responsible for our creativity, the network in our brain that is responsible for many of our negative, depressive thoughts, the reason why so many people are starting to look so distracted whether or not they have or don't have ADHD, the part of our brain that is responsible for addiction and what we can do about it, what 6-3-8-3 breathing is and why it works and when our ADHD brains are happiest.
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Resources:

• drhallowell.com
• Breaking Binaries: bolt.straightforequality.org
• www.explore.com
• 10 Things You Can Do to Be an Ally to People Who Are LGBTQ+: bolt.straightforequality
• 5 Days to Fall in Love with Your ADHD Brain: tracyotsuka.com
• Your ADHD Brain is A-OK

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks about ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and why she took such an interest in this episode. Tracy starts by mentioning the connection between OCD and repetitive body-focused behaviors (RBFBs) and then discusses what they are.

Tracy shares what OCD is, what obsessions and compulsions are, what compulsions are, the conditions that make up the OCD Spectrum, what OCD is not, what Pure Obsession is, at what age does OCD typically show up, where ADHD and OCD look very different, where ADHD and OCD look similar, what those with OCD are most concerned about, the role that executive functions play in both ADHD and OCD, how hoarding plays into ADHD and OCD, how OCD is best treated, what Exposure Response Prevention is, the reasons why ADHD with OCD is often misdiagnosed, and Do I Have OCD?.
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Resources:

• link.springer.com
• www.sciencedirect.com
• iocdf.org
• Could I Have OCD? Unpacking Symptoms
• 10230_Understand-Conditions_is-it-ocd-or-adhd.pdf
• www.ocduk.org
• "I Have a Tough Time Being with Myself."

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Lynn Miner-Rosen to Episode 115 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Lynn Miner-Rosen, M.Ed., ACC, CDCS is the founder of LMR Coaching and the creator of the ADHD JOB SQUAD™ where she provides coaching, instruction, and support to college students and adults with (and without) ADD, ADHD, Executive Functioning Deficits and Learning Differences worldwide. Lynn is a leading expert on ADHD career coaching and is an ICF Credentialed and Board Certified Career Development Coach, and an ADHD, Executive Function, and Life Coach. She's been a Special Education Teacher and an IEP coordinator and has a BS in business administration and two Master's Degrees in education and Special Education.

Like you, she's also learned how to manage the demands of her life and career while navigating symptoms of ADHD.

Lynn shares her ADHD diagnosis story, the truth about our current pandemic job market, why women are struggling the most, what we need to consider when trying to decide if we should make a career change, advice for those of us who are reentering the workforce decades after we left, why she decided to start the ADHD Job Squad, and a special deal just for ADHD for Smart Ass Women listeners.
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Resources:

• www.adhdjobsquad.com
• Instagram: @lynn_miner_rosen
• LinkedIn: Lynn Miner-Rosen
• Facebook Group: ADHD JOB SQUAD Hosted By LMR Coaching
• adhdpalooza.com/women/

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks about women, ADHD and hormones. She starts out by thanking those female pioneers, most of whom have ADHD, for leading the charge in teaching us about what ADHD looks like in women. Experts like Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, Dr. Ellen Littman, Dr. Patricia Quinn, Dr. Sari Solden, Dr. Sandra Kooj who she has learned so much from.

Tracy shares why ADHD has always been about boys, how ADHD looks different in girls, the biggest problem among health care practitioners that impacts women, why girls/women are often misdiagnosed, who struggles more with ADHD, men or women, how societal pressures and gender role expectations affect ADHD women, her thoughts around perfectionism and ADHD, how estrogen impacts ADHD symptoms and is not stable during our lifespan, new research about hormone-related mood disorders that may impact ADHD women, whether or not there's such a thing as adult-onset ADHD, and some information on whether it is dementia or ADHD.
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Resources:

• www.tracyotsuka.com/aok/
• adhdpalooza.com
• www.drellenlittman.com
• Sari Solden & Associates
• www.eunetworkadultadhd.com
• Youtube: Women, ADHD, and Hormones Webinar
• "Why ADHD Is Different for Women: Gender-Specific Symptoms & Treatments"
• "ADHD in Older Adults: From Late Diagnosis to Treatment Strategies"

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Join Tracy on Episode 113 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she talks about how to live a life of meaning and to your potential with an ADHD brain.

Tracy shares: How to know that the decisions you're making in your life are the right decisions for you, What are the questions that you need to ask regarding if you're in the right career, relationship, friendships, etc. Her 6-step Your ADHD Brain is A-OK! system, How to answer the What Should I Do With My Life question, Whether or not ADHD women care more than neurotypical women of living a life of meaning and to their potential, Her favorite ADHD strength-focused resource, What ADHD women need to be doing in order to be happy, Her 25%/75% theory, The sweet spot that plays right into our ADHD brilliance, Why environment is so important to our ADHD brains.

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Raven Baxter. Raven is also known as, she is an award-winning science communicator, educator, and molecular biologist who is working to share science and champion for inclusivity and diversity in STEM. Raven is also the founder of Science Haven, a non-profit organization that operates at the intersections of science, education, and the public. Science Haven houses a live web series that connects the public with science and technology professionals, and a group that works to build relationships in the science community, equipping others with the knowledge and resources necessary to share science with the world in their own flavor.

Raven is an entertainer and content creator known for her unique style of combining science and hip-hop music that teaches and empowers those in STEM and beyond. She has recently been featured in Fortune Magazine's 40 under 40 List of the most influential young leaders for the year, BuzzFeed News, and Mother Jones Magazine, on the mayor of Buffalo's social media accounts trying to convince teenagers to stay home in the age of Covid; and of course, she has her own TedX Talk.

Raven shares: The circumstances surrounding both her ADHD diagnoses, The tweet that she shared regarding her struggle to memorize even small snippets of text, What has changed since her last diagnosis, Why she started her science rap music videos, What she thinks the key to living successfully with ADHD is. ADHD brains work so that they too may discover their amazing strengths. And your reviews really help in that regard.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @raventhesciencemaven
• Twitter: @ravenscimaven
• Facebook: raventhesciencemaven
• Website: scimaven.com

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Dr. Diana Mercado to Episode 111 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Dr. Mercado is the daughter of Mexican immigrant workers. She graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, earned her medical degree from the University of Texas, and did her residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Diana became a family medicine physician so that minority patients would have a physician who "looks like them." Today Dr. Diana Mercado is a Nurse Practitioner mentor and clinic Medical Director and was just elected Chief Medical Officer for Jackson County Hospital in Texas.

Diana shares with us:

• Her struggles in medical school
• The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis
• Her symptoms in childhood
• What changed once she was diagnosed
• Her struggle with imposter syndrome
• The medication that works best for her
• The ADHD traits that make her a better doctor
• What she believes to be the key to living successfully with ADHD
• Her interest in coaching

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Resources:

• The Life Coach School
• Mydayis_USA_ENG.pdf
• Email: overachievewithadhd@gmail.com

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Dr. Amy Cain. Dr. Cain is a Molecular Biologist who uses genomics to study deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. She completed both her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry (graduating with first-class honors) and then her PhD in Microbiology at the University of Sydney, Australia. After PhD submission, she moved to Cambridge, UK, for a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Wellcome Sanger Institute (where they first sequenced the human genome!) and was awarded a prestigious fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Cain then moved to Malawi in sub-Saharan Africa to track outbreaks in hospitals, employed by the Wellcome Trust charity. Since 2018, Dr. Cain has been a Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, having received a number of grants to develop new antibiotics and study antibiotic resistance; setting up her research group across 3 different labs. Dr. Amy Cain is also Deputy Director of the JAMS organization, a microbiology society that runs over 5 countries and she has just started a podcast called JAMSpod to spread microbiology knowledge far and wide. She loves traveling (having visited 70-odd countries so far), scuba diving, live music, and cooking.

Amy shares: 

• The circumstances surrounding her diagnosis
• The ADHD symptoms that she always wondered about but now recognizes as clearly ADHD.
• Why she became an infectious disease and genetics expert?
• What has changed since her diagnosis, Why she loves science so much?
• Why she started a podcast interviewing microbiologists?
• Her advice to young women with ADHD.
• Her ADHD workarounds.
• What she believes the key is to living successfully with ADHD?

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Resources:

• Facebook: Amy Cain
• Twitter: @flamycain
• The waking up app

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Sarah Gise. Sarah is an award-nominated Chicago actor who got her BFA degree for Acting at the University of Southern California (USC). She's worked a thousand different jobs and gigs because she experiences intense FOMO (fear of missing out), so in addition to acting, she's dipped her toes into teaching, writing, directing, podcasting, bartending, and coaching. She is currently an ensemble member with the Interrobang Theatre Project and has performed in numerous shows with different companies around Chicago. Her performance in the Interrobang Theatre Project's production of the one-woman show THE AMISH PROJECT (2016) was nominated for Best Solo Performance at the 2017 Joseph Jefferson Awards.

In addition to theatre, she has appeared in several web series, films, commercials, and audiobooks. Sarah currently works as an Executive Functioning Coach for Effective Artistry and is the Host/Producer of The ADHD Artist Podcast, which explores and celebrates the lives of artists with ADHD.
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Resources:

• Website: sarahgise05.wixsite.com
• @Theadhdartistpod
• EffectiveArtistry.com
• UCLA Mindfulness (the one Sarah uses every day is the first one, "Breathing Meditation" 5 min)
• The Headspace App
• Interrobang Theatre Project

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Join Tracy in episode 108 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she introduces you to Judith Houlding. Judith has been a professional organizer for 11 years. She is also an ADHD coach who has trained in "brain-based differences" and has received certification from the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, Coach Approach for Organizers, and the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals. Judith is the mother of three adult children, two of which were diagnosed as having ADHD. She describes herself as being on the ADHD spectrum … but not quite at the tipping point. Judith understands the frustrations and struggles that the ADHD brain deals with when it comes to organization. She believes that perfection is an illusion that no organizer will ever promise you. Judith believes that, good enough is truly Good Enough!

Judith shares: Her own personal story with ADHD, Why she decided to become a professional organizer, What the Institute for Challenging Disorganization does Concepts that she uses with ADHD clients to help them with organization, The questions to ask when you're trying to decide what to keep and what to get rid of Organization tips and workarounds for the ADHD brain, What to start with when everything is a mess Tips on school organization.
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Resources:

• Website: Judith Houlding ADHD Life Coaching
• www.challengingdisorganization
• www.napo.net

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Join Tracy and her delightful guest, 18-year-old Lucy Van den Heuvel. At 16 Lucy left high school, not knowing how she was going to go forward with her education. She eventually found a college that accepted students as young as 16, and applied. In May, Lucy will graduate from Bard College at Simon's Rock in Massachusetts, where she will receive her Associates of Arts degree instead of a high school diploma. In college she is studying sustainable agriculture, and co-manages the campus farm. When she's not farming or studying, she spends her time hiking, oil painting, rock climbing, and crocheting.

Today she looks at the decision to leave high school without graduating as one of the best she's ever made. Lucy shares the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, Her childhood symptoms, How her love of storytime got her into trouble in pre-K, Her life-long struggle with school, Her struggle with anxiety, Why she decided to drop out of high school, Why Bard college was the perfect fit for her curious brain, Her plans after graduation, What has changed since she was diagnosed, The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success?
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 Resources: 

• Facebook: Lucy Van den Heuvel
• Bard College at Simon's Rock 

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Join Tracy as she breaks her women only guest rule by welcoming Dr. Edward Hallowell to Episode 106 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. If you know anything at all about ADHD you recognize Dr. Hallowell's name as the leading authority in the field of ADHD. Dr. Hallowell is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He, along with Dr. John Ratey wrote what Tracy considers to be the bible of ADHD, Driven to Distraction. Now retired from the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Hallowell has been featured on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Oprah, PBS, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, and in The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time. He is a regular columnist for ADDitude magazine, and is also the host of his weekly podcast called Distraction. Dr. Hallowell is the founder of The Hallowell Centers in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Seattle. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and their three grown children.

Dr. Hallowell shares the circumstances surrounding his ADHD diagnosis and why he and Dr. John Ratey decided to write their new book ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction. Who he wrote this book for, Why most medical professionals have ignored the strengths in ADHD for so long, His opinion on ADHD and intelligence, Exciting research around the task-positive network and default mode network, and how you can use them to benefit ADHD brain, The ADHDers need to create and constantly improve their life, Why those of us with ADHD should never worry alone, Where he believes the field of ADHD research and treatment is going, Whether he believes that there's a relationship between introversion/extroversion and ADHD types, Why ADHD women have not been part of ADHD studies.
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Resources:

• Website: drhallowell.com
• ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction

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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to 21 year-old, Mikayla Kee. Mikayla is currently a senior, finishing her bachelor's degree at The Evergreen State College in Washington. She will be entering the Master's in Teaching program next. Mikayla also volunteers as a para educator at a local elementary school and, in true ADHD fashion, Mikayla has been doing all of this while working as a semi professional soccer player for the past three years.

Mikayla shares:

• The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis
• Her ADHD symptoms
• Her struggles during her first year in college
• How collegiate athletics is the perfect ADHD complement to her education?
• When she connected soccer as a workaround for her ADHD?
• How her college addresses different learning styles and why this works so well for her ADHD brain?
• How important trust is in dealing with emotional dysregulation?
• What has changed since she was diagnosed?
• The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success
• The key to living successfully with ADHD
• Her number one ADHD workaround

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Resources:

• Instagram: @mikaylakfit
• John Ratey's book Spark

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Tracy Otsuka welcomes you to Episode 104 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women where she talks about goal setting, planners and planning, the perfect subject for the last podcast of 2020.

Tracy talks about why goals and planning can be hard for our ADHD brains, The truth about multitasking, and other episodes of this podcast that might be helpful when it comes to time and planning and ADHD.

Ep. 8: Why Am I Always Late? ADHD and Time
Ep. 9: Practical Strategies for Being on Time and Better Planning

Some of the highlights are:

• Why ADHD brains may need to externalize time?
• What it means to have a short time horizon?
• What time is actually linked to?
• What it means to develop an awareness around time and how that can help you?
• Why focusing on the actions rather than the goal might work better for you?
• How to choose the right goal, Why looking inside yourself rather than outside of yourself works better for us in choosing a goal?
• Why knowing your values and what's important to you helps makes goal setting so much easier?
• Why having goals is even important?
• The thing that most of us with ADHD share in common.
• When a practice of gratitude may make goal setting easier?
• Creative themes/mottos to help you reach goals and generate positive emotion.
• What to look for in a planner for the ADHD brain?
• Her A-OK! Brain Download and how she uses it to get everything out of her brain
• Her Goal, Decode process that allows her to break down her goals into much smaller tasks
• Why Saturday morning planning sessions are the best thing that Tracy does If you're procrastinating what the problem may be?

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Stacey Machelle to Episode 103 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Stacey is a multi-hyphenate doer of things. She is a sketch writer/performer, producer, comedian and former broadcast news reporter and anchor. Stacey's credits include on-air contributor and writer for TMZ, commercials, television and film roles. She is also a live studio audience warmup comic in Los Angeles, most recently for the late-night show "A Little Late With Lilly Singh." But the biggest reason that Stacey really needs to be here with us today is the YouTube show that she created to raise awareness in black women and women of color about ADHD. It is called ADHD Is The New Black.

Stacey shares:

• The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis the first time and the second time
• The symptoms she had as a child and now recognizes as ADHD
• What made her decide to start her YouTube show, ADHD is the New Black
• How ADHD is different when you're a woman of color
• The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success
• Her number one ADHD workaround

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Resources: 

• YouTube: ADHD is the new BLACK

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In Episode 102 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy welcomes Dr. Melody Kuphal. Dr. Kuphal has a bachelor's in Special Education with a minor in music, a Master's in Educational Administration, and a Doctorate of Worship Studies. She currently works as Adjunct Professor at Judson University, is a member of the Teaching Faculty of IWS teaching research writing, works full-time as Music Director at Hosanna Church, teaches private music lessons, and is a recording artist who records at least one new album per year.

Melody shares: her own ADHD story, the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, RSD and her struggle with the emotional aspects of ADHD, Her experience with medication, The QB Test and what she learned about herself, Advice on better reading and note taking for ADHD students pursuing higher education, Advice on better writing for ADHD students pursuing higher education, The key to living successfully with ADHD, Her theory of leaving life with empty pockets.
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Resources: 

• Website: melodysmusic.com

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Episode 101 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, is actually part two of the 100th episode of this podcast. In the 100th episode Tracy reviewed all previous 99 episodes of her podcast and shared the key thoughts that reframed her personal understanding of ADHD. There was so much content that this ultimately ended up becoming not only podcast episode #100 but also episode #101. Episode #101 starts with a discussion on ADHD and RSD or Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Tracy also created a 100th episode gift for her listeners which is a Podcast Index that organizes all 99 episodes. You can find it here: https://adhdforsmartwomen.com/

Episode 19: ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity
Episode 25: ADHD and Addiction
Episode 29: Psychotherapist Perry Janssen who talks about ADHD, emotion and feelings.
Episode 30: My Favorite Tech Tool, How the Apple Watch Saved My ADHD Brain
Episode 34: ADHD and Repetitive Body Focused Behavior (RBFB)
Episode 40: How to Prepare for a Meeting with Your ADHD Doctor
Episode 49: What you can do about it
Episode 50: ADHD Life Coach, former therapist and former USC adjunct professor Diann Wingert about meditation is also a must listen.
Episode 53: Neuroplasticity, Mindfulness, Meditation and ADHD
Episode 62: Cannabis and ADHD
Episode 63: Choose to be the Hero, not the Victim in Your ADHD Life
Episode 75: Why ADHD Coaching Works
Episode 78: What Does ADHD Look Like in Women? The Update. (Ep. 2)
Episode 87: ADHD Means That You're Never Too Old

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Resources:

• Apple Watch
• Bear App

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Join Tracy as she celebrates her 100th episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. For her 100th episode, Tracy reviewed all 99 episodes of her podcast and shared the key thoughts that reframed her personal understanding of ADHD. This was a lot of content to go through and ultimately ended up becoming not only podcast episode #100 but also episode #101. Tracy also created a 100th episode gift for her listeners which is a Podcast Index that organizes all 99 episodes. You can find it here: www.tracyotsuka.com.

Episode 1: Tracy Otsuka Shares her ADHD Story and her ADHD Superpowers
Episode 3: Kids and ADHD: Why Their Journey is Important to You
Episode 4: The One Trait That Everyone with ADHD Has
Episode 8: Why Am I Always Late?
Episode 9: Practical Strategies for Being on Time and Planning Better
Episode 10: ADHD and Exercise
Episode 12: Learned Helplessness and ADHD
Episode 16: Intuition and ADHD
Episode 17: The 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Been Told About ADHD When I Was First Diagnosed
Episode 18: Message to My Kid's Teachers
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Resources:

• Time Timer
• Datexx cube
• Apple Watch
• Google Calendar
• Tiny Calendar
• Amazon Echo
• Focusmate - (you can find the link to join our ADHD for Smart Ass Women specific Focusmate group by joining our Facebook Group)
• Spark by Dr. John Ratey
• Pomodoro Method
• 100th Episode Gift: Podcast Index

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

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Join Tracy in Episode 99 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women as she welcomes executive function coach and math tutor, Julia Clements. Julia has a strong affinity for teens with ADHD and has worked with them for 23 years. She attended the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at The University of Redlands and believes this is where she developed her love of the individualized and creative learning process.

Julia shares: The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, Her philosophy on teens and learning, The one thing she never employs with her students or her child, What ADHD teens need more than anything to learn, What are executive functions, Why she uses Sarah Ward's executive function program with her students, How it is different than other programs that help students learn, Some suggestions for distance learning in the time of COVID, How ADHD makes her outstanding at her job, What she believes the key to living successfully with ADHD is.
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Resources:

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In Episode 98 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy shares information about planners and planning for 2021. She talks about her decades long struggle with planners and schedules. She had tried everything from Filofax, Steven Covey, Quo Vadis, Daytimer, the Palm Pilot, The Elephant Planner, The Passion Planner, The Bullet Journal (which she actually never used despite purchasing all the necessary materials) and her favorite, a planning system that felt like a restaurant menu.

Tracy talks about: What a planner needs to work for ADHD brains, The writing implement that Tracy now swears by, A-OK! Every Day, The Unplanner System for, Planning Success, Gold stars, literally, Her goals in creating a planning system, Her beta launch for A-OK! Every Day, What it will include, The four simple resources that Tracy feels are a must for gaining control of your life. Who A-OK! Every Day is for and who it is not for.
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Resources:

• Podcast with Francesca Rizzo
• Muji Pencil
• Google Calendar
• The Momentum App
• Alexa Echo Spot
• The Apple Watch
• Tiny Calendar App
• Bear App

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Michelle Nickel to Episode 97 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women.

Michelle earned a degree in liberal arts and followed that up with an MBA. She went to work for a major brokerage firm at the age of 25. Along the way she earned AAMS (Accredited Asset Management Specialist) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designations and also holds series 7, 63 and 66 Securities Licenses.

Working in a small town, Michelle did everything from making sure little old ladies didn't run out of money, designing retirement plans, setting up college savings accounts and everything in between. Her favorite thing to do is to take a giant pile of financial statements and data and turn it into a comprehensible and workable plan for her clients.

Michelle learned how to manage investments from her company, but managing day to day finances was harder, because of her ADHD. After 23 years working as an advisor, Michelle was able to retire at 48. Michelle lives with her husband and two teenage boys, both of whom have ADHD, in Alabama.

Michelle shares with us: The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, Her ADHD symptoms, How to save, The importance of automating everything you can, How to save if we're self-employed, What we should do with credit cards, How to pay bills, How to budget, The importance of cash, The ADHD traits that Michelle feels are responsible for her success, The ADHD traits that Michelle still struggles with, Her key to living successfully with ADHD, Her number one ADHD workaround, What it means to make decisions in advance, Her future plans for "retirement"

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Resources:

• Michelle's Blog
• Raymond James
• Edward Jones
• The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

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In Episode 96 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Juliann Decker.

Juliann earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts and her master's degree in Training and Development from Lesley University in Cambridge. She is a coach and an expert in leadership program design and delivery with broad work experience in industries such as technology, banking, consumer goods, retail and finance.

Juliann designed, delivered and launched Monster.com's first global Management Development Program for high-potential leaders and trained and coached participants in their newly created MBA executive program. She also developed global leadership programs at Aspen Technology and founded her own leadership and coaching company.
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• Email: juliann@theunobstructedview.com

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Join Tracy for Episode 95 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women as she welcomes Aleta Storch. Aleta, with Master’s degrees in Nutrition Science, Dietetics, and Clinical Health Psychology, is an anti-diet dietitian, therapist, and Certified Body Trust Provider. She specializes in eating disorders, autoimmune conditions, and ADHD, focusing on helping people move away from diet culture and develop an intuitive relationship with food and movement.

Aleta and Tracy discuss the connection between ADHD and eating disorders, including grim statistics on bulimia and anorexia in ADHD women, and how ADHD type predicts eating disorders in girls. They explore Aleta’s ADHD diagnosis, her choice to study Nutrition Science and Psychology, the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders, and the prevalence of these issues in ADHD women. They delve into Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS), self-regulation problems, the pyramid of food needs, and using hunger and fullness scales. They also cover resources for a good relationship with food, thoughts on intermittent fasting, meal delivery services, Aleta’s eating with ADHD program, and her favorite ADHD workaround.

Resources:

• Wise Heart Nutrition
• Instagram: @wiseheart_nutrition
• Understanding Girls with ADHD
• Hello Fresh
• Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition

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Join Tracy as she welcomes Jaimie Harris to Episode 94 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Jaimie is from Essex, just outside of London. She is 29 and was a paparazzi for a decade. She now works for celebrity magazines as a picture researcher, a job which she absolutely loves.

In this podcast, Jaimie shares the circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis, her childhood symptoms, and how she felt different her entire life. She explains how she ended up working as a paparazzi, why this career was very ADHD-friendly, and how her ADHD makes her very good at her job. Jaimie discusses the ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success, her key to living successfully with ADHD, and her number one ADHD workaround.
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Resources:

• Instagram: @whatjamiedid
• Instagram: @diaryofagirlpap

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In Episode 93 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks about the difference between being past-focused and future-focused and which one is better for our ADHD brains.

She shares how you can tell if someone is future-focused vs. past-focused, why it’s so important for those of us with ADHD brains to be future-focused, how most of us start out being future-focused but then opt for the security of being past-focused, which of the three types of ADHD struggles more with being future-focused and why, how everything that is possible and what we dream about is built from our future and not our past, why being future-focused builds confidence, and why being future-focused builds positive emotions.
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Resources:

• Website: adhdforsmartwomen.com
• Facebook Group: ADHD for Smart Ass Women

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Join Tracy as she welcomes guest Isabelle Baker to Episode 92 of her podcast ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Tracy interviewed Isabelle as one of four students who completed her Your ADHD Brain is A-OK! program. That episode aired last week, but Tracy didn’t include Isabelle because she felt that Isabelle needed her own episode.

In this episode, Isabelle talks about trauma, never fitting in, giving up, and thinking it was too late for her because she was too old. She also talks about A-OK! and ultimately falling in love with her ADHD brain.

Isabelle Baker is from Lakeland, FL. With over 25 years of experience in business development, C-suite partnerships, and enterprise training, Isabelle is now her own CEO. Today, she combines her professional experiences with her love of problem-solving, listening to understand, and relentlessness to serve her clients, whom she loves to see succeed. Some of her best successes are personal: she is passionate about helping children in the foster care system and looks forward to being a coach to those who age out.

Isabelle shares her childhood trauma, her struggles with school and social problems, and always feeling different. She discusses her discovery of ADHD, her experience going through the A-OK! Program, and her newfound love and appreciation of her ADHD gifts. Isabelle reveals the key to living successfully with a non-linear brain and her number one workaround.

Resources:

• ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Ep. 76, Your ADHD Brain is A-OK!, My 6-Step System

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In Episode 91 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Hayley Lin, Trinlee Chodren, and Juliann Decker, all graduates of her Your ADHD Brain is A-OK! System.

Hayley Lin is 25 years old and was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago while in college. She graduated last year from the University of Toronto with a specialist in Computer Science and a major in Cognitive Science. Haley is also a makeup enthusiast with two full bookcases of makeup and a social media account with 470k followers! Her #1 value is living to her full potential.

Trinlee Chodren is in her early thirties and is a former pharmacist, novelist, teacher, personal development junkie, and an advocate of kindness and doing things that benefit humanity. Most of all, Trinlee is an ideation machine and is entrepreneurial to her core.

Juliann Decker, 56, is a coach and an expert in leadership program design and delivery with broad work experience in industries such as technology, banking, consumer goods, retail, and finance. She designed, delivered, and launched Monster.com’s first global Management Development Program for high-potential leaders and trained and coached participants in their newly created MBA executive program. She also developed global leadership programs at Aspen Technology and founded her own leadership and coaching company.

All three women share their experiences with ADHD, their childhoods and growing up, and their experience with the Your ADHD Brain is A-OK! coaching system. They also reveal their key to living successfully with a non-linear brain.

Resources:

• A-OK Program: adhdforsmartwomen.com/aok
• Instagram: @7am.hlz, @Hayley木木
• Facebook: Trinlee Chodren
• Facebook: Juliann Decker
• Email: juliann@theunobstructedview.com

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In Episode 90 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Katelyn. Katelyn is a special educator with a master’s degree in Reading and the author of the children’s book “Hi It’s Me! I Have ADHD!” She recently launched a podcast for kids titled Journey With Me Through ADHD, designed for children with ADHD to listen to and feel understood. Katelyn lives in Wisconsin with her husband and four young kids. Her passion is to speak into the hearts and minds of children and families with ADHD so they feel connected and understood.

In this podcast, Katelyn shares the circumstances surrounding her childhood diagnosis and the question that adults often asked her as a child that rocked her self-esteem. She explains why she decided to get a master’s degree in Reading and what inspired her to start her new podcast for kids.

Katelyn offers advice on how to talk to your kids about their ADHD in a way that instills confidence in how their brain works, how to tell your child that he/she has ADHD, and the best way to discuss your child’s weaknesses. She also provides tips on teaching your child to respond to other kids when they make inaccurate comments about ADHD, how to work with your child on mindset, and the “red dot” method. Additionally, she emphasizes the importance of breaking things down into bite-sized pieces.

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ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. 

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