Organizing an ADHD Brain
This Podcast is about what it's like to have ADHD and different techniques people can apply to their life to find their own version of what organized means. Megs is a professional organizer coach with ADHD and shares how organizing your brain, while understanding how it works, provides the key to living your best life.
Episodes
101 episodes
The ADHD Stuck Cycle: What Keeps You Looping and What Actually Shifts It
You know that moment when you walk into a room and your whole body reacts before your brain even has time to make sense of it? That’s what today’s episode is really about, how clutter hits the nervous system first, and how that shapes ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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30:54
Curiosity Over Perfection: Navigating ADHD with Behavior Insight
In today’s episode, you’ll meet Anishia Denee — a board certified behaviour analyst, ADHD coach, and founder of Authentic Self ADHD Coaching. She helps adults make sense of their patterns, shift from shame into curiosity, and bu...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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39:57
Living Two Truths: Gratitude and Change in an ADHD Life
In this Thanksgiving-week episode of Organizing an ADHD Brain, I’m inviting you into a very real season of my life — the messy middle of moving across the country with my husband, and everything that stirred up inside me.If you’...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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30:38
Cringe Goals and Tiny Wins: Reframing Progress with ADHD
In this solo episode, Megs opens up about her family’s big move, her husband’s new job, and the messy middle of rebuilding routines, dreams, and self-trust. She shares why traditional goal setting can feel so cringey and overwhelming for ADHD b...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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26:48
Before You Add to Cart: How to Avoid Holiday Clutter (with ADHD)
In this solo episode, Megs hits record to talk about the messy middle of the holidays—when ADHD brains slide into fight-or-flight, carts fill up fast, and unopened boxes blend into the clutter we’re trying to escape. She reframes gifting season...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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30:21
Letting Go with Love: Grief, Keepsakes, and Tiny-Home Dreams with Carolyn
Megs talks with her former client and friend, Carolyn Bedingfield, about decluttering later in life, moving through grief, and building self-trust one choice at a time. Carolyn shares how she emptied a decades-old storage unit, honored her late...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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41:37
Make a Full Decision: The ADHD Cure for Clutter and Overwhelm
In this solo episode, Megs dives into one of the most common habits that keeps ADHDers stuck in clutter and chaos: delayed decisions. From piles of unopened mail to half-finished laundry and unmade choices about what stays or goes, every postpo...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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29:38
It’s Uncomfortable and It’s Worth It: ADHD Regulation with BFRB Coach Laura Hope
Megs welcomes BFRB and habit coach Laura Hope to talk about what really helps in the messy middle: regulation over restriction. They unpack Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (hair pulling, skin/nail/cheek picking, etc.) as the ADHD brain’s Swis...
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51:43
ADHD, Perfectionism, and Clutter: 8 Things I Wish My Friends and Family Understood
In this episode of Organizing an ADHD Brain, host Megs Crawford shares eight powerful truths about the ADHD brain. From being mislabeled as “lazy” to struggling with perfectionism, overcommitting, and the exhaustion of masking as “orga...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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41:03
Half-A$$ing Is Better Than No-A$$ing: ADHD and the Art of Progress
Motivation fades, life gets chaotic, but the messy middle doesn’t have to stop your progress.Russ Jones is back for the third time, making him the very first three-peat guest on the podcast—and for good reason. As an ADHD...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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50:31
Organizing with ADHD: Finding Your Why and Building New Systems
In this episode of Organizing an ADHD Brain, Megs Crawford kicks off Season 3 with a deeply personal look at “the messy middle” of change. She shares her family’s recent move from Colorado to the East Coast, emphasizing the challenges ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:41
Season 3: Navigating the Messy Middle, Finding Clarity in the Chaos
Welcome to Season 3 of Organizing an ADHD Brain with professional organizer coach Megs Crawford. This season, Megs dives into the “messy middle” of change by sharing real-life stories, strategies, and encouragement to help you navigate...
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Season 3
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5:23
ADHD-Friendly Recycling & Decluttering Guide
Support the show by getting the Download for today's episode or the Daily TO-DO list planner on Megs' website here: Organizing an ADHD Brain ShopIn this episode of...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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33:01
Why You Can’t Do It All: ADHD, Time Blindness, and Letting Things Go
Megs discusses the importance of letting go, prioritizing tasks, and understanding the concept of time blindness. Using relatable analogies like an overloaded internet browser and a cluttered garden, she provides actionable advice to help you d...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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38:15
Buying Bins Won’t Solve ADHD Clutter: Here’s What Will
Buying Bins Won’t Solve ADHD Clutter: Here’s What WillIf you have lots of stuffed animals, Megs always recommends this stuffed animal bean bag ---> Bean Bag Storage <--- Organizing an ADHD Brai...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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27:10
Letting Go with ADHD: Sentimental Items, ‘Just in Case’ Thinking, and Emotional Decluttering
Article Referenced in the show: Object PermanenceIn this heartfelt episode, Megs revisits themes of organizing and decluttering...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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31:30
Regulating an ADHD Brain: Jenna Free on Dysregulation, Disordered Eating, and Finding Balance
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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47:42
From Struggle to Strategy: A Financial Therapist on ADHD, Money, and Rewriting the Narrative
Lindsey is a financial therapist, here to help you feel excited about money! (Yes, it's possible!) Money is more than just a math problem; there is always so much more to the equation. Merging behavioral therapy and financial education, Lindsey...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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38:28
What Is Executive Function? A Coach’s Insight into ADHD, Focus & Daily Life
An executive function and ADHD coach for adults, Kate draws on over a decade of experience as an educator to help clients understand how they think, learn, and get things done. Her approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and infused with cu...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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51:33
Organizing an ADHD Move: Organizing Chaos with Megs
Asking "where I would go to look for it if I were trying to find it?" from the brilliant Dana K White's Decluttering at the Speed of LifeMegs met the owner of Scanlily at an organizing conference and...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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22:21
ADHD and Depression: Real Talk with Ron
Ron Souers is an ADHD advocate, podcast host, and author dedicated to empowering adults with ADHD to embrace their differences and unlock their true potential. Connect with Ron:
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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32:24
Handling a Big Move with ADHD: 5 Themes That Keep Coming Up
In this special episode, the host shares her ongoing journey of moving across the country with her neurodivergent family. She candidly discusses the chaos and emotional whirlwind associated with the move, touching upon the unique challenges pos...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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22:35
Permission to Be Yourself: Embracing Authenticity & ADHD with Amanda
YNAB: You Need a BudgetIn this episode, the host celebrates Pride Month and introduces her digital sidekick, Amanda Guadalupi. They discuss th...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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54:28
She Built What She Needed: ADHD Support for Black Women with IngerShaye Colzie
Inger Shaye Colzie is an ADHD Coach with a focus on the intersectionality of ADHD and the experiences of Black women who are executives and entrepreneurs. With a deep understanding of the cultural nuances and societal dynamics, Inger Shaye supp...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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46:08