I've seen this countless times in ADHD Facebook Groups: "What is the best job for someone with ADHD?" You know what happens? People begin to list the jobs that they love because they are one of the lucky ones that have figured it out. Yes, those of us with ADHD have a set of characteristics … Continue reading Top 10 Jobs for Someone with ADHD
Author: Coach Alyssa Shaw
How to Harness your Hyperfocus
Hyperfocus is one of those terms that we may see as one of our ADHD superpowers. In a session with a client of mine, we discussed the role that hyperfocus plays in her life and our conversation inspired me to write this post (I have her permission to share our discoveries). Let’s pretend her name … Continue reading How to Harness your Hyperfocus
How to motivate yourself to do things you don’t want to do!
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Mourning the loss of MY TIME
I can't count the times that I have been super excited because I foresee a block of time which I consider "my time". This is time where nobody is in the house, I have nowhere to be and I have no commitments. These are the chunks of time that I usually tell myself "I'm going … Continue reading Mourning the loss of MY TIME
Comparing: The good, the bad & the ugly!
Check out my latest blog post on comparing! https://www.coachalyssashaw.com/post/comparing-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
Setting Goals When You Have ADHD
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I’ll put my pieces back together
I'm going to give you a heads up - this post is one of my most personal ones to date. This one is right from the pages of my journal so here goes... Yesterday something really interesting happened while I was meditating at my boyfriends place. I found that I totally allowed myself to become … Continue reading I’ll put my pieces back together
Put a smile on
My favourite thing that my dad taught growing up is to go about your day with a smile on your face. Whether that be while getting groceries or waiting in line at the bank. When you are in a room with him it is like he is giving you this big ginormous hug of happy. … Continue reading Put a smile on
Desire smuggling; RSD’s cousin!
I have talked about RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) a few times now! Just in case you missed my blog posts (How To Explain Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria & Why rejection sensitivity dysphoria makes relationships so hard) here is a quick definition: RSD is when you feel both physical and emotional pain because you experience real or perceived rejection. Now … Continue reading Desire smuggling; RSD’s cousin!
Procrastivity and what it means for us with ADHD
Procrastivity! It's the idea that we procrastinate by doing something else that is productive, like tasks around the house. Example: doing laundry when the high priority is writing your paper due tomorrow. I first heard this term while listening to the talk from J. Russell Ramsay in the ADHD Women's Palooza. Here are some of … Continue reading Procrastivity and what it means for us with ADHD