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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 90: How Coaching Helped Maria Reclaim Her Life
In this inspiring conversation with entrepreneur Maria Islas, we dive deep into her incredible transformation from depression and staying in bed until 1 PM to successfully managing multiple businesses as a mom of four. Maria openly shares how ADHD coaching helped her move from feeling "good for nothing" to confidently running trucking companies and real estate investments while managing family life and rheumatoid arthritis.
đź“Ś Key Topics:
- Moving from depression and bed-bound days to productive morning routines
- Why breaking down "simple" tasks like brushing teeth into calendar reminders actually works
- Using color-coding systems to manage comfort zone vs. challenging activities
- The power of Post-it note reminders (and handling kids' teasing about them)
- Building accountability systems that motivate rather than shame
- Creating sustainable routines that support both mental health and business success
- The importance of faith and community in maintaining motivation
🗣️ Featured Quote: "It's those simple things that people think that everybody else is just doing it. Not everybody. There's people like me, there's people like Maria, there's people like lots of my clients... and they're struggling with just simple things."
đź’ˇ Strategy Breakdown:
- Put everything on your calendar, including basic self-care tasks
- Use the "Yay Me" celebration practice to acknowledge daily wins
- Create morning and evening routines that become automatic
- Implement twice-weekly coaching calls for consistent accountability
- Practice "review, revise, and recommit" when setbacks occur
- Color-code calendar items: red for out-of-comfort-zone activities, green for familiar tasks
🎯 Coming Up Next: Join us for more ADHD-friendly business and life management strategies to help you thrive as an entrepreneur.
🔑 Key Takeaway: With ADHD, you can successfully manage multiple businesses and family responsibilities when you have the right systems, accountability, and support. Small, consistent actions build into life-changing transformations.
Connect with Mande:
Learn more about private coaching: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/services/
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