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Living Beyond ADHD
After a three-year hiatus due to health challenges, DrB returns to Living Beyond ADHD with a message that hasn't changed — and a conviction that's stronger than ever. In this comeback episode, DrB lays out the truth about adults with ADHD: you are bright, gifted, and capable of extraordinary things....
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131 episodes
Emotional Dysregulation: The Symptom Everyone Ignores - 131
The ADHD symptom that affects every relationship, every workplace moment, every day — and almost never makes it into the mainstream conversation. Emot...
The Identity Trap: Who You've Been Told You Are - 130
Who told you who you are? For most adults with ADHD, the answer is: other people. Teachers, parents, partners, report cards, diagnoses. In this deeply...
Why You Start Everything and Finish Nothing (And How to Change It) - 129
The drawer of half-started projects. The course you paid for and never finished. The business idea that burned bright for three weeks and then vanishe...
Time Blindness Is Real — Here's What To Do About It
"You're always late." "How did you forget — it was TODAY." Adults with ADHD hear these sentences constantly — and have spent years unable to explain t...
The Shame Spiral and How to Get Out of It
Beneath the disorganization, the unfinished projects, the chronic lateness, and the avoidance — there is almost always shame. In this episode, DrB goe...
There Are No Skills in Pills
DrB's most provocative episode — and one of the most important. She is not anti-medication, and she makes that clear. But she will not pretend that me...
It's Not Your Fault — And You're 100% Responsible
In this foundational episode, DrB delivers the message that sits at the heart of everything she teaches: it is not your fault — and you are 100% respo...
The Pre-Skills Nobody Talks About - 124
Why do ADHD strategies always seem to work for a week and then collapse? DrB answers this question with a concept almost no one in the mainstream ADHD...
What Executive Function Really Is (And Why Nobody Told You) - 123
"Executive function" gets thrown around constantly in ADHD conversations — but rarely explained. In this episode, DrB breaks down exactly what executi...
Nobody Taught You How to Learn
It took DrB fifteen years to finish a four-year degree — not because she wasn't capable, but because she was searching for an education and kept findi...
I'm Back — And So Is Your Brilliance - 121
After a three-year hiatus due to health challenges, DrB returns to Living Beyond ADHD with a message that hasn't changed — and a conviction that's str...
The Importance of Executive Function Pre-Skills – 120
How often do you do the prep work for your tasks? Do you know what I mean by prep work? Most people I know really dislike the prep work and just wan...
Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself? – 119
Do you have the blueprints to build a new model of yourself? One of my favorite quotes is by Buckminster Fuller, who said, "You never change things b...
Are You Prone to Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)? – 118
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria or RSD is a hot topic these days. It is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, which is a common but misunders...
Does Your Rambling Make the Point? - 117
I often hear from many accomplished adults that they feel like imposters. They have been able to hold things together and advance in their career, ye...
You Don’t Need a Diagnosis or Medication to Get Results - 116
I've been giving a lot of thought to what is commonly believed to be the process we adults need to go through if we suspect ADHD. That process takes t...
I Know How Hard It Is and I Can Help You - 115
This episode is a little different than most. It's kind of a public service announcement - a message in the public interest that is meant to raise aw...
Are your Underdeveloped EF Skills Hurting Your Marriage - 114
Whether you are dating, are in a committed relationship, living together or married, your well-developed Executive Function Skills make a difference i...
Eating an Elephant; One Bite at a Time - 113
Desmond Tutu once wisely said that "there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time." What he meant by this is that everything in life that...
Procrastinate No More – 112
Procrastination is simply the act of delaying or postponing something; nothing more. Most people think of procrastinating as a negative thing. We proc...
Laying a Solid Foundation with Executive Function Pre-Skills – 111
Hi Aspiring Achievers,
There is a serious, widespread problem with the educational requirements in the mental health field. Most professionals...
Toxic Shame Keeps Executive Function Skills Underdeveloped – 110
Toxic shame is a killer. It's an internal message that tells you that you are defective, bad, wrong, and not valuable. Toxic shame isn't personal; it'...
Time to Up Your Game with Better Executive Function Skills – 109
Executive function skills are important for us to function well as an adult, whether this means raising children, running a household, working for a c...
Will ADHD Coaching Give You the Transformation You Need? - 108
Hi Aspiring Achievers!
Do you have any or all of the following challenges?
If you're like most of my listeners, then yes, you may struggle...
Ask Dr B about Codependency and Executive Function Skills - 107
In this podcast episode, Dr B answers the question from Christine in Florida: "Does Codependency often play a role in executive function deficit?"
Some Personal Moments with Dr B - 106
In this episode, we're doing something a little different. I was on a call a few days back with a couple of my team members. And I realized that that...
What If We're Doing it All Backwards and Wrong - 105
What if we're doing it all backwards and wrong?
People start identifying that they have ADHD and they want to fix it. Or people start identifyi...
Stop Quitting Before the Miracles Happen - 104
There's a difference between what you say you want and what you say you intend to have. One is "desire" and the other is "it will happen." When we s...
The Correlation Between Your Adult Capabilities and Your Success– 103
Let's jump straight to what's important here. You definitely need certain capabilities to succeed in life. These capabilities help you to get and ke...
A Casual Chat with You About Developing Your EF Skills – 102
If you're on the Information List for ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills Program, then you've been receiving some exclusive emails this we...
Healing the Stories that Bind You to Suffering – 101
Have you been suffering long enough? Whether your suffering is due to your limiting beliefs or outdated identities or missing pre-skills or underdevel...
Getting to Know Dr B: Up Close and Personal - 100
Hello, everyone. This is not Dr B. This is Maya Brewer, and it is Dr B's 100th podcast episode for Living Beyond ADHD.
So, I am here with Dr B...
The Traumatic Journey Through Life Without Executive Function Skills - 099
In episode 098, I talked about being the Gifted Underachiever and the 5 pivotal elements to become the Empowered Achiever. While I was creating that...
How You Became a Gifted Underachiever and What You Can Do About It - 098
When I refer to "gifted" adults, I am not talking about I.Q. I am talking about something more important, which is gifted temperament. Additionally,...
You’ve Got to Get Out of the Habit of Being You– 097
Did you get up this morning and have to stop and remember who you are? Like in the movie "50 First Dates" where Lucy had to watch a video of her life...
How the Mental Health Field Falls Short in Helping Us at a Deeper Level – 096
If you've ever been disappointed or frustrated with the information or care you've received for your mental health and well-being, stay tuned.
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Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless and covering up your challenges – 095
80% of the new students coming into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program feel powerless over their current behaviors, are filled...
If Failing Isn’t an Option, What Would You Do - 094
The title of this episode is a real question I am posing to all of my listeners. If you knew that you would not fail once again to achieve your desir...
Are You Letting 2022 Be Another Year of Underachieving? - 093
Achieving your goals is connected to how well-developed your EF skills and strategies are, and if they're not well-developed, well, you know the rest...
ADHD is NOT a Gift Unless You Leverage It - 092
Hearing that ADHD is a gift is hurtful and confusing to many adults. In my Facebook group, whenever we create a post about ADHD being a gift, many me...