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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 89: Executive Function Skills Series #7 Metacognition
In this deep-dive episode of our executive function series, I share how to develop metacognition—your ability to think about your thinking—and the practical tools that helped me go from feeling mentally dragged around to becoming the conscious director of my own mind.
📌 Key Topics:
- My personal journey from feeling thoughts just "happened to me" to gaining control
- The untrained dog analogy and what it reveals about unmanaged minds
- Why so many ADHDers reach adulthood without realizing they can direct their thoughts
- The connection between metacognition and breaking autopilot patterns
- How awareness creates choice and stops emotional hijacking
- Building the skill that most ADHD books don't teach
🗣️ Featured Quote: "Your thoughts are not facts. They're stories your brain tells you, and it's okay to question them. Metacognition is simply your ability to notice and name what's going on in your brain. That awareness is what gives you choice."
💡 Strategy Breakdown:
- Master the brain dump technique to see what's actually happening in your head
- Use the C-T-F-A-R model to understand how thoughts create your feelings and actions
- Practice self-coaching to make conscious choices instead of reacting automatically
- Learn to get curious about your thoughts without judgment
- Develop emotional vocabulary using tools like the feelings wheel
🎯 Coming Up Next: Join us next week as we continue our executive function series with the final skill in this comprehensive journey.
🔑 Key Takeaway: Metacognition works like training a puppy—with practice and patience, you can teach your mind to work with you instead of against you. The goal isn't to control every thought, but to become aware enough to choose your response.
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