49: the one about starting

49: the one about starting

Author: Moira Maybin February 16, 2023 Duration: 23:09
Moira is continuing the series on getting things done--starting can be hard. When creating a schedule or trying to build habits isn't working, maybe it's time to consider expanding our repertoire to include comfortable and workable options to get to the starting line, ways to start, ease in, and be ready for potential roadblocks. Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifest...

Moira Maybin hosts ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, a podcast born from personal upheaval and professional insight. Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, and as a mother and educator navigating the same terrain with her children, Moira understands the particular exhaustion that comes from trying to force a conventional life onto a neurodivergent mind. Her own breaking point-a literal fall off a cliff that served as a stark metaphor for burnout-became the catalyst for a total life redesign. This podcast is the ongoing conversation from that reconstruction project. Each episode blends Moira’s lived experience with current research and advocacy work, moving beyond simple tips to explore how we can reshape our environments, routines, and self-expectations from the ground up. The discussions are practical, spanning categories from mental health and physical fitness to education and cultural norms, always with an eye toward sustainable systems over sheer willpower. It’s for anyone who finds the typical advice on organization and self-improvement utterly useless, offering instead a framework for building a life that fits, rather than one you constantly have to fight against. Tune in for honest talk about self-care, parenting, and creating a world that works with an ADHD brain, not against it.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 55

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50: the one about talking so a doctor will listen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:33
“A weird trick to get doctors to listen to you,” by journalist Carolyn Liddell caught Moira’s eye when she was considering how to successfully raise another medical concern. People with ADHD are at higher risk of gasligh…
48: the one about setting the stage [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:04
It's so easy when we have ADHD to skip, jump ahead, forget or avoid any stages needed to get something done. So, we're not spending any time on what happens then! Instead, we are returning to some unfinished business fro…
47: the one about being effective [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:48
Today we’re considering what it means to be effective. There’s more to it than knowing the time and wanting to get things done. Energy and attention along with mindsets and previous experiences are involved leading to so…
46: the one about getting real with time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:53
It’s true: ADHD significantly impacts our ability to care for our needs and responsibilities and to do so on time. Today we’re talking about how to get out of that bind. Life feels lighter when we are more accurate about…
45: the one about time awareness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:06
How do we struggle with time? Let’s count the ways. Today we are talking about not knowing where it goes, being surprised by the time and some small steps to increase our time awareness. This includes sharing Moira’s str…
44: the one about time blindness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:02
Does time work for or against you? Is there never enough? Are you in a race against time? Does it drag so slowly that it impacts your actions and mood? What do others say about you and time? Today we are discussing why t…
43: the one about ripping the band aid off [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:20
It’s Season 2! Time for Moira to rip off a band-aid to restart podcasting. Hear why the season break got extended, valuable lessons, and what's coming in 2023. Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. If you know so…
33 Replay: the one about home [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:35
Replay! This one accidentally got replaced by another episode a few months back. If you haven't heard it yet, or you are looking forward to new content--I hope this will tide you over. Season 2 is coming!! What can we do…
42: the one about doing my best [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:16
Moira has an impromptu end of season 1 message for you. Not getting to a softball game on time, so many thoughts, feelings, and unrealistic expectations, and how that connects to ADHD, time management, and podcasting, ar…
41: The one about an insider's guide [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:06
To experience less wear and tear in our lives, creating an insider’s guide helps to manage our limited resources—time, energy, and capacity to have them for what we value. With ADHD it's also easy to forget hard-won insi…