ADHD Diversified

We all have different ways of learning and have all taken different paths to get to where we are today. In our uniqueness, we've developed different skills and talents, we've acquired different tools and have our own areas of genius and knowledge.
I share my thoughts about our unique ways of learning, our unique ways of applying ourselves, and why the tools we use (and how we utilize them) may not be useful for everyone.
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Visit our website: https://adhddiversified.ca
Email me: [email protected]
Join MJ and the rest of the ADHD reWired Podcast Family for a live Q&A every second Tuesday of the month! Register at https://www.adhdrewired.com/events/
Check out the other podcasts with the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• ADHD reWired with Eric Tivers
• ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• Hacking your ADHD with Will Curb

First it was allergies. Then, I got sick. So I didn't record anything for a while. Even though I was still sick at the time of this recording and posting, I decided to talk about it. In this episode, I talk about the emotions, old stories, and struggles that came up for me when I was at my sickest, then I decided to talk about how I'm continuing to make it through and why I keep going.
Go to coachingrewired.com to get signed up for the summer season of ADHD reWired's Coaching & Accountability Groups.
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Visit our website: https://adhddiversified.ca
Email me: [email protected]
Join MJ and the rest of the ADHD reWired Podcast Family for a live Q&A every second Tuesday of the month! Register at https://www.adhdrewired.com/events/
Check out the other podcasts with the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• ADHD reWired with Eric Tivers
• ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• Hacking your ADHD with Will Curb

Historically, I've been quick to look at my failures instead of acknowledging my successes. For me, my ADHD has had me fall down a lot, and I sometimes (ok - often) forget that I've gotten back up more times I've tumbled over.
I also find it difficult accepting others' acknowledgements of the things I've achieved because my beliefs and feelings around personal success and failure used to be rooted in binary thinking. Even though it's getting easier now, it's still difficult for me to look for wins in challenging situations, and sometimes it's still challenging to count a "good" day as a win vs. thinking it was a fluke.
If you've ever felt the same way, then I invite you to join me for a challenge I'm proposing for June: from May 27 until June 30, 2022 - - I am going to journal and list three wins I've had every single day. My hope from trying this experiment is to rewire - however slow it may be - my cognitive distortions about my own wins and failures, and hopefully make it easier for me to acknowledge the little wins that happen every day.
This exercise was inspired by one of the exercises we do in ADHD reWired's Coaching & Accountability Groups at CoachingreWired.com!
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Visit our website: https://adhddiversified.ca
Email me: [email protected]
Join MJ and the rest of the ADHD reWired Podcast Family for a live Q&A every second Tuesday of the month! Register at https://www.adhdrewired.com/events/
Check out the other podcasts with the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• ADHD reWired with Eric Tivers
• ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• Hacking your ADHD with Will Curb

It's the 2nd week of may, which means we're continuing with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in The U.S. and Asian Heritage Month in Canada!
In this episode, I talk about what representation means to me within the sphere of mental health, within the Asian community, in the ADHD community, and why it's important that under-represented communities need to be heard.
& I'm calling all my Asian friends with ADHD from around the world - - let's talk! Send me an email and get in touch: [email protected]
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- Wall of Awful from Brendan Mahan
- Brendan Mahan's Wall of Awful on HowToADHD: "Why is it hard to do something that should be easy?"
- Asian American Mental Health Stigma: Why does it exist?
- Mental-Health among Asian Americans
- Global News (Canada) on Asian Heritage Month
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Visit our website: https://adhddiversified.caJoin MJ and the rest of the ADHD reWired Podcast Family for a live Q&A every second Tuesday of the month! Register at https://www.adhdrewired.com/events/
Check out the other podcasts with the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• ADHD reWired with Eric Tivers
• ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• Hacking your ADHD with Will Curb

I'm finally getting momentum with my podcast again and am mostly recovered from being sick. On this episode, I address the guilt I've felt when resting or engaging in self-care, the rejection of self, and how that mindset was adopted.
If you need to get some rest or start engaging in more self-care activities, I hope this episode inspires you to do that. Self-care is not selfish, and your self-care matters!
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Visit our website: https://adhddiversified.ca
Email me: [email protected]
Join MJ and the rest of the ADHD reWired Podcast Family for a live Q&A every second Tuesday of the month! Register at https://www.adhdrewired.com/events/
Check out the other podcasts with the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• ADHD reWired with Eric Tivers
• ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• Hacking your ADHD with Will Curb