ADHD and Mental Fitness AKA Mindfulness

Athletes train their bodies and their minds. What can those with ADHD learn about mental fitness from athletes? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks about mental fitness and his take on mindfulness guru Dr. Lidia Zylowska (www.lidiazylowska.com) and her presentation at the 2001 International Conference on ADHD. If mental fitness appeals to you and you’re a fan of mindfulness, tune into this show as Jeff takes a big picture look at the topic and the practicality of it all.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD, Attitude, and Gratitude: A Lived Experience

Got ADHD? There are a lot of challenges with this executive function impairment.  One of them is self-regulation. It impacts our self-awareness, our attitude, and often our views as it manifests negatively. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) shares his lived experience around these topics. He talks about what he’s learned from interviewing various experts on attitude, gratitude, self-awareness, Japanese psychology, and the ADHD experience.  He also talks about what helped him and shares insights for those drawn to this topic. If you want an intellectual conversation and a translation of a lived experience, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD and Interoceptive Awareness

Interoceptive awareness is the ability to identify, understand, and respond to internal signals in our body. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Roberto Olivardia around the nature of interoceptive awareness and its impact on ADHD and executive function. They discuss how to improve and manage interceptive awareness to help those with ADHD conduct themselves with more intent.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

Self-Regulation and Money: A Cloak of ADHD Invisibility

Debt and depressionWorking with ADHD clients every day, the subject of money frequently comes up. There’s an oversimplification of self-regulation and money.

It’s strange to me how absolute the advice is in terms of what you should do with your money. The one thing I’ve learned with ADHD is that there is nothing absolute. When you’ve seen one person with ADHD, you’ve seen one person with ADHD. Continue reading “Self-Regulation and Money: A Cloak of ADHD Invisibility”

ADHD, Prioritization, and Task Darwinism

Got ADHD? Struggle with prioritization? Ever planned on sitting down and addressing your most important tasks only to find yourself doing everything but what is important? Do you blame it on ADHD? Have you ever thought through what it is to prioritize and to execute what is important? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) shares his thoughts, observations, and insights on the topic and reveals what you should pay attention to in order to move forward. If the title of this episode speaks to you, join us as we dig deep into this topic.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD: Value of Understanding Your Dominant Learning Modalities

ADHD is an executive function impairment. Thinking inside your head requires a host of executive functions to learn or digest information. Given the impairment, those with ADHD need to understand their dominant learning modality as a means to learn efficiently. Schools expose students to a variety of ways to learn. The question is how do you come to understand what is the most efficient way to learn? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Brendan Mahan, executive function coach, (www.adhdessentials.com). They talk about the different learning modalities and thinking processes and share their experiences of learning their dominant learning modalities. They also share how they help others with the art of self-observation to come to understand theirs. If the concept of learning efficiently speaks to you, then you won’t want to miss this insightful interview.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD: Are the Answers Hidden in Plain Sight?

“I’m not sure who discovered water, but I’m sure it wasn’t a fish” is a profound statement. Often, things are so obvious, yet we can’t see them. Question is why and how does that relate to ADHD. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks about the phenomenon and shares tangible examples of how it plays out in everyday life. He also shares three key reasons we often miss the blinding flash of the obvious, and then he looks at these concepts in the context of ADHD. The end game on this is to understand your own attention, identify what gets in your way of finding answers and solutions, and gain insight on

how to find obvious solutions that don’t seem so obvious right now. If you struggle to find answers, tune in to this insightful show.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD: Machine, Mind, Mission, Meds, and Non-Meds

Got attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Are you overwhelmed with all the information on the topic? Therapy, coaching, medications, mindfulness, exercise, diet, sleep, tips, tricks, strategies, mindsets, deficits, executive function, etc.?  Need a model or a context to understand how it all relates?  Join ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and Master

Certified Coach David Giwerc (www.addca.com) as they talk about ADHD in a context you can understand, relate to, and make sense of. If you want to know how it is all interrelated, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

A Physician’s ADHD Medication Journey

Do you believe in ADHD? Do you believe stimulants help, or do you resist taking them? In this episode ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells, MD (www.gtw-health.com), around her challenges and her journey to find the right ADHD medication.  Her lived experience includes resistance, acceptance, and challenges to find what works. If you’re looking for insight, validation, lessons learned, or merely inspiration, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD and Meta Mindfulness: Compassionate Self-Therapy

Stress and trauma often shadow attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Behavior creates stress, and these stressors trigger reactions and trauma. Often, counseling or therapy is sought to manage the impact of stressors. Managing stress often boils down to mindfulness and self-awareness. What about the concept of meta mindfulness? Witnessing the Catch 22 chain reaction that systematically creates a stressor loop. In this edition of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Ari Tuckman. They discuss stress, trauma, and mindfulness but then introduce the concept of meta mindfulness. Jeff shares a lived experience around how meta mindfulness brought a therapeutic calm and compassion to a childhood trauma in a way that brought peace. If you have ADHD, have had trauma or many stressors in your life, listen to this show to get your attention on the notion of meta mindfulness.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.