522 | January 2024 Live Q&A - with ADHD reWired

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In this Q&A, you’ll hear tips and discussions about:

• ADHD and long COVID mimicking ADHD symptoms
• Being a business owner with ADHD and hiring / training processes 
• How involved one should be in helping a partner with their medication regimen 
• Codependency vs. interdependency
• Observing, support, relationships, and not falling into codependency roles
• Being an accountability partner for a significant other 
• Chronic pain and negative feedback cycles
• Negative feedback spirals vs. negative feedback loops
• Mindfulness in the body and mind and mindfulness-based stress reduction
• The importance of being transparent about chronic pain with loved ones 
• Feeling safe, expressing needs, and accommodations around chronic pain 
• Can ADHD exacerbate pain? 
• Pain as part of our sensory system, ADHD, and different thresholds
• Different types of paper planners and accounting for transition time 
• SHART: Sh*t Happens; Adjustment Recovery Time
• Point of performances 
• Placeholders and flexibility when planning
• Tips for task-switching instead of avoiding moving from one task to another
• Practicing taking breaks at least once an hour
• Sleep, exercise, general self-care, and task-shifting abilities 
• Identifying obstacles then creating and/or accommodating around those obstacles
• “What are you fearing if you stop now and [transition] to the next thing?” and pattern interruptions
• The importance of having a growth mindset and seeing setbacks as opportunities\

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Resources & Honorable Mentions 

• Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW!  At theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎉
• ADHD reWired Episode 516: ADHD reWired’s Coaches Round Table with Kristin Marts and Brian Entler (click here!)
• Article: Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients (click here)
• Article: Successful Treatment of Post-COVID-19 ADHD-like Syndrome: A Case Report (PMC) (click here)
• Webinar: The Science of Power and Hope from ADDitude (click here)
• Website: Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditations at jkzmeditations.com https://jkzmeditations.com 
• App: Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditations at jkzmeditations.com/the-app/
• TV Show:  Community (IMDB)
• Tool: Erasable Frixion Pens

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🌟 Check out the newest podcast on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network :: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts, LCSW @ theadhdcreativespodcast.com 🎙️ 🎧