Falling Back Into Your Systems
Pete Wright Pete Wright

Falling Back Into Your Systems

We’re having so much fun talking about planning that we’re sticking with it another week! And this time, it’s all about what happens when we fall off the wagon.

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Why Planning Systems Fail
ADHD Productivity Pete Wright ADHD Productivity Pete Wright

Why Planning Systems Fail

This week we kick off a series of discussions on planning. First up, what is a planning system? What do we mean by planning tools? And what does it mean when your planning system falls apart on you? Don't worry. It's not impossible. And we might just have a new way of thinking about planning for you along the way.

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Creating a Joyful Life with ADHD
ADHD Emotions Pete Wright ADHD Emotions Pete Wright

Creating a Joyful Life with ADHD

Last week we dove into the wonderful world of optimism. This week, optimism's constant partner: Joy! Nikki is going to give us some tools to employ joy and happiness to retune negative and self-sabotaging thoughts that can drag behind us with ADHD.

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On Optimism and Our ADHD
ADHD Emotions Pete Wright ADHD Emotions Pete Wright

On Optimism and Our ADHD

The world can be a tough place. We know that our ADHD doesn't make that any easier. But our health and well-being depend heavily on the worldview we cultivate in spite of our challenges. This week, we're talking about optimism, how we find it, and how we make it a practice in the face of struggle.

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Normal Is…
ADHD Communication Pete Wright ADHD Communication Pete Wright

Normal Is…

We come to you with a pivot today and a follow-up discussion to last week's conversation on ADHD stigma. What is normal? Why is it such a charged word? And what can we do to reprogram the world around normal to represent any point on the vast neurodiversity spectrum?

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“I don’t wanna” is not an ADHD strategy
ADHD Emotions Pete Wright ADHD Emotions Pete Wright

“I don’t wanna” is not an ADHD strategy

Get ready to dive into the oh-so-fascinating world of emotional dysregulation and ADHD in our upcoming podcast. We'll explore the science behind our reactions, how it impacts our daily lives, and how mastering the art of separating our emotions from our actions can lead to profound personal growth.

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Transitions Treats and Dopamine Redirection with ADHD
ADHD Health Pete Wright ADHD Health Pete Wright

Transitions Treats and Dopamine Redirection with ADHD

We’re kicking off our series on transitions — big and small — this week on the ADHD podcast. First up: the pesky micro-transitions that plague us. Whether you struggle with waking up, taking a break for lunch, redirecting frustration when interrupted, this week just might have something for you and your ADHD!

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An Over-the-Counter Video Game for ADHD with Akili CEO Eddie Martucci
Guests, ADHD Emotions Pete Wright Guests, ADHD Emotions Pete Wright

An Over-the-Counter Video Game for ADHD with Akili CEO Eddie Martucci

We’re continuing our series on gaming and ADHD this week. So far, we’ve explored how gaming ignites creativity and can expand perspectives and horizons. But what if we told you there was a game that is designed and build expressly to aid in treatment of attention disorders? Eddie Martucci is CEO of Akili and joins us today to talk about that very game, how it works, and what it just might be able to do for you.

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Decoding the World of Games with Professor Colleen Macklin
Guests, ADHD Emotions Pete Wright Guests, ADHD Emotions Pete Wright

Decoding the World of Games with Professor Colleen Macklin

Colleen Macklin is a game designer and a Professor in the School of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons School of Design and author of Iterate: Ten Lessons in Design and Failure. She’s interested in how games model and reveal ideologies through systems. And, incidentally, she reports she was recently diagnosed with ADHD, which makes her doubly cool in our crowd. She joins us today to talk about games and gaming and neurodiversity.

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