Refined Leadership - ADHD Lens

#81 Creating your own ADHD Playbook | Guest Trey Vives

In today’s episode, we speak with Trey Vives, an entrepreneur in the jewellery and lifestyle industry. Among many topics, we talk about his encounters with suicidal thoughts and how faith saved him, why he views his diagnosis as getting a playbook to his brain, and self-sabotage in pursuit of success.
 
Detailed show notes:
In today’s episode, we speak with Trey Vives https://www.instagram.com/trey_dhd/ , an entrepreneur in the jewellery and lifestyle space https://www.instagram.com/1881g_/. We talked about: 
Trey’s journey: how he went from multiple encounters with suicide to owning his jewellery and lifestyle brand.
How his Afro-Cuban household played a role in his development and acceptance of himself. 
The ultimate playbook: why he views diagnoses in general as an advantage to the individual.
Self-sabotage and masking - waning interests, task paralysis, and the art of unmasking.
 

Navigating the emotions of ADHD diagnosis | Guest Inger Shaye Colzie

In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with a therapist and fellow ADHD coach Inger Shaye Colzie. Among other things, we talked about IngerShaye’s late-in-life diagnosis, how she went from pursuing law to cosmetology to therapy, and her advice for other black women with ADHD.
Detailed show notes: 
In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with a therapist and fellow ADHD coach Inger Shaye Colzie. Among other things, we talked about: 
 
IngerShaye’s late-in-life diagnosis - how it was a relief, and why she thinks that it was advantageous to be diagnosed later in life.
The type of environment that she grew up in, and how it was a catalyst for her success despite her undiagnosed ADHD. 
How she went from pursuing law to cosmetology to massage therapist to therapist (amazing, I know!).
Her advice for other black women with ADHD - managing priorities, expectations, and mental bandwidth. 
Inger Shay's Facebook Group:
Black Women with ADHD Executives and entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackwomenwithadhd
About our guest: 
Inger Shaye Colzie is a Black woman, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and ADHD Coach. She offers the benefits of professional expertise with a lifetime of experience. Inger successfully ran her practice as a therapist and LCSW for 15 years even though undiagnosed until in her 50s. Her specialty is coaching Black female executives/entrepreneurs through clarity, empowerment, resilience, and self-care.
Links:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ingershaye
Facebook Group:
Black Women with ADHD Executives and entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackwomenwithadhd
IngerShaye website: www.ingershaye.com
Instagram: @ingershaye

ADHD and Justice Sensitivity - research paper review

In today’s episode, we’re deep-diving into a study exploring the links between ADHD and Social Sensitivity! Why might people with ADHD have a higher sense of justice? What does the evidence tell us? Tune in to find out.
 
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In today’s episode we’re deep-diving into a study by
The Kind Nature Behind the Unsocial Semblance: ADHD and Justice Sensitivity—A Pilot Study
Thomas Schäfer, Thomas Kraneburg : exploring the links between ADHD and Social Sensitivity: 
The hypothesis: people with ADHD experience more social rejection, and as a result develop a higher sense of justice as a strategy to be more accepted by the people around them. Did the authors successfully prove this? 
What is a justice game, and what are the 4 facets of justice sensitivity? How did the authors approach to measure this? 
Doubts, takeaways, and questions for reflection. Where do we go from here?

#78 Connection - the secret sauce in navigating your ADHD

In today’s episode, we talk about connection! How do you connect with yourself, the people around you, and your life? What are the impediments to achieving these connections? Why bother? We answer these questions and more. 
 
Detailed show notes:
How to connect with yourself, and how you will feel and operate as a consequence. [2:31]
Link to #71 Authenticity - Normalizing ADHD
Questions for reflection - connecting with self (it’s worth pausing!) [4:14]
Impediments to connecting with the people around us, and what happens when we can overcome them. [4:49]
The single question that will shape how you connect with other people - W.I.I.F.M.T.? [7:49]
Questions for reflection - connecting with people [8:56]
Purpose, happiness, and meaning - how connected are you with your life as a whole? [9:23]
Questions for reflection - connecting with life [11:01]
Practices to develop your sense of connection with your everyday interactions [11:34]
Register for the next ADHD Masterclass 

#77 Navigating barriers to ADHD diagnosis, personal story of Dr. Zara Shahangian

In today’s episode we have a heartfelt conversation with Zara, Dr. of Pharmacy. We talked about: 
Her late-in-life diagnosis of ADHD, barriers to diagnosis, and the effects of medication on her day-to-day [0:52]
Life after diagnosis and medication [6:55]
Zara’s go-to tools for focus, productivity, and calm. Understanding the dopaminergic effects of task completion and procrastination. [8:49]
Zara’s thoughts on medication and ADHD - addiction, psychiatrist guidance, and medication tolerance [13:03]
Zara’s heartwarming message to other late-in-life diagnosed ADHDers, and the top 3 things she thinks you should do after a diagnosis [16:55]
Invitation to upcoming MasterClass - bit.ly/ADHDMasterclass 
 
About: Zahra Darya Shahangian,  Doctor of pharmacy
She served as a pharmacy executive for several healthcare systems developing clinical programs, improving medication safety & quality assurance & implementation of digital health technology to drive healthcare innovation.   Her personal struggles with the pressures of climbing the executive co-operate ladder lead her to pursue Holistic Neuropathic Treatment options to Mental Health Disorders.  Her mission is to help eliminate the stigma around Mental Health and push beyond the pill to incorporate natural remedies to support nutritional deficiencies and optimize  patients treatment regimen.   Connect with Dr. Zara contactdoctorzara@gmail.com
 
 

Confidence & ADHD - let your light shine bright

In this episode, we explore the topic of confidence: 
What is confidence? Where does it actually come from? How growing up with ADHD might affect us subconsciously in our adulthood [1:31]
The different levels of confidence and how it manifests in our behavior. Fear, competition, challenge avoidance, and our ability to see opportunities [5:59]
One simple practice to build confidence - combating our tendency to not celebrate our successes [11:29]
How is stress and confidence related to one another? [14:15]
ADHD neurology, catastrophizing, and its effects on confidence [16:15] (Link to the full interview with Dr. Hallowell) 
The 3 perspectives when approaching your goals, and how certain perspectives inspire more confidence than others [18:25]
Join our Quantum Thinkers' Mastermind - The Alliance where Your Visionary Abilities are AMPLIFIED alongside other ADHD professionals. 

#75 Redesigning your life after ADHD diagnosis | Guest Michael Liss

Earlier this year I sat down with Michael Liss to hear his inspiring story of late in life diagnosis of ADHD at 50.   There is so much compassion and raw honestly in his story.  I encourage you to listen to the entire episode as I am sure many of you will relate to what he shares and will be inspired by how he has moved beyond his ADHD diagnosis. 
 
Join my Quantum Thinkers's Mastermind, managing ADHD does not have to be done all on your own. Lean into the support of our group. 

ADHD and Medication | Guest Jeff Copper

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Copper - ADHD & Attention Coach,  we bring the Coaches’ point of view on ADHD medication. 
At first, Jeff simply explains the scientific facts behind the chemical reactions of our bodies when taking ADHD medications and he clarifies the side effects as well. He stresses the importance of taking the right drug, the right dose at the right time.
Jeff and I, later on, have some fruitful discussions about the impacts of taking ADHD drugs and the impacts of NOT taking ADHD drugs and we shared our personal experience as both coaches and as people diagnosed with ADHD.
- Jeff highlights the great importance of education and making “well-informed” decisions based on self-awareness about personal ADHD needs.
he shares some useful tips and techniques to articulate ideas to doctors or coaches especially writing your questions and concerns in a piece of paper.
On the top of that, Jeff’s best advice is to adjust our expectations about ADHD drugs and create a balanced combination of medications and exercise when necessary.
Jeff final words is to be patient, be wise to adjust and increase productivity and my final words are to make your decisions based on what you know and based on your reliable research not what you hear from media to manage your ADHD. Do your homework and understand your beautiful ADHD brain.
 
Join my Quantum Thinkers's Mastermind, managing ADHD does not have to be done all on your own. Lean into the support of our group. 
 
Reference episode from Attention Talk Radio Podcast - https://digcoaching.com/adhd-meds-and-nonstimulants/
 
About Jeff Copper:
Email: jeff@digcoaching.com | Website: www.digcoaching.com
Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG, is an attention coach and expert on attention issues. He is the founder of DIG Coaching Practice and founder/host of Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video. He coaches individuals with ADD/ADHD symptoms who are seeking personal and business results by helping them realize their potential. As someone who has had to learn to manage attention and deal with his own challenges, Jeff helps his clients understand themselves and how their minds work. To this end, Jeff developed his anatomy of attention construct to help them regain control of their attention and move past barriers. Using his anatomy of attention construct, they can achieve what they are capable of faster, with less stress, and create productive environments they need to succeed.

#73 How to communicate effectively with ADHD

In this episode, I share a few effective tools to use when it comes to creating dynamic conversations.  Often Professionals with ADHD have many struggles with communication, especially when it comes to waiting for their turn to speak, oversharing, speaking with intense emotions and so on.  I wanted this episode to serve as a mini masterclass in teaching a few tools I have learned along the way in my coaching journey.   
 

#72 Fearlessness - You are wired to do hard things

In this episode, I cover the 6th discipline of Self-Mastery, Fearlessness. This topic is a mixed bag for me as there are times where my impulsivity became my best asset and pushed the fear down in order for me to do some big things. But other times fear did get in the way. In this episode, I share some of the ways we can move past fear and step into possibilities as I firmly believe we are wired to do hard things.