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Learn to Thrive with ADHD Podcast
Welcome to the Learn to Thrive with ADHD Podcast. This is the show for you if you’re an adult with ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms and you need help. Do you feel like your symptoms are holding you back from reaching your full potential? Are you frustrated, unmotivated and overwhelmed?
Many people aren’t aware that ADHD coaching is even an option. Perhaps you are newly diagnosed, or not diagnosed, but you check all the boxes and you’re finding it difficult to cope in certain areas of your life. Host, Mande John and ADHD coach, is here to help. Each week, you’ll get solutions and practical advice to navigate ADHD symptoms and live a productive life.
On the podcast, you’ll hear from coaches and clients who share real-world applications, tools, and resources that you can apply to your own life. We can be creatives, entrepreneurs, or multi-passionate people, and not know how to organize our ideas, or even how to take action on them. With Mande John as your guide in the area of ADHD coaching, she’ll show you how to transform your life when you apply the tools to help you be more focused, less overwhelmed, and be a person that commits and stays the course. Are you ready for a life-changing experience? Let’s go!
Learn to Thrive with ADHD Podcast
Ep 84: Managing Relationships with ADHD Brain featuring Kari Bates
In this insightful conversation with Coach Kari Bates, we explore the unique challenges of maintaining relationships when you have ADHD, particularly with adult children. Kari shares her personal journey of reconnecting with her own adult child and offers practical strategies for overcoming the "out of sight, out of mind" phenomenon that affects so many with ADHD.
đź“Ś Key Topics:
- The struggle of maintaining connections with people who aren't physically present
- Why ADHD brains often forget to reach out to loved ones despite deeply caring
- How to handle the guilt and shame that comes with forgotten texts and calls
- Building consistent routines to stay connected with adult children
- Accepting your ADHD brain while continuously working to improve
- The importance of dropping defensiveness when adult children express hurt
🗣️ Featured Quote: "It's never going to be a thing that you solve and done and it's never a problem for you forever. It's one of those things that you keep working at, you keep coming back to it when you need to come back to it."
đź’ˇ Strategy Breakdown:
- Respond to thoughts of connection immediately rather than putting them off
- Create a dedicated list of important people to reach out to regularly
- Establish regular connection points like weekly family Zoom calls
- Use simple, low-pressure ways to connect (GIFs, photos, quick texts)
- Let go of perfectionism and focus on consistent effort
🎯 Coming Up Next: Join us for more ADHD-friendly relationship insights and practical strategies to help you thrive in all areas of life.
🔑 Key Takeaway: Your relationships matter deeply, even when your ADHD brain makes consistent connection challenging. With acceptance, tools, and continued effort, you can maintain meaningful relationships with the people who matter most.
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