EP. 215: Anxiety, Rumination and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone with Amanda Feliciano

02/15/23 • 53 min

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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

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In my 200th episode I made a callout for someone to come on the podcast who's been listening for a while, but who doesn't think they're accomplished or successful enough to measure up to my other guests. I personally know having interviewed hundreds of ADHD women at this point, that regardless of how much we've done in our life, we still think we haven't done anything. So I challenged our listeners to raise their hand, because every listener resonates differently with every guest and we can learn so much from each other regardless of our age or where we happen to be in life.
Well, listener Amanda Feliciano took a giant leap out of her comfort zone and volunteered for the challenge despite her fears, and I'm so glad she did. Amanda, who's a customer service representative by day and the co-founder and president of Full Circle Theatre Collective by night, has seen huge changes in her confidence, anxiety, and self-talk since receiving her ADHD diagnosis at 32.
Her story is a great example of what we can accomplish when we get out of our ruminating brains and into action, and I hope Amanda's leap of bravery inspires you to take even the littlest step out of your own comfort zone–I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with just how much you're capable of.
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EP. 214: From Banker to Baker with Entrepreneur, Emma Dodi

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Emma Dodi is the founder of Emma Dodi Cakes in London, a luxury cake and hand-painted macaron business. In true ADHD fashion, Emma's path hasn't been a straight one. In a previous life, she was a banker working at top financial companies. Now with four kids, a hands-on husband, and a business of her own that's creative and dynamic, she couldn't be happier with where she's ended up, no matter how unexpected.
In our conversation, Emma shares her ADHD journey and diagnosis story, the challenges of socializing as you age, how she carved out a niche for herself in the baking world, the value in getting an ADHD diagnosis, and more.
Not only am I blown away by Emma's incredible edible works of art, but I'm inspired by her drive to discover her true ADHD self and live an authentic life, and I couldn't be more excited to introduce this episode.
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Ep. 216: Building an ADHD-Friendly Career with Elly Linam

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After grooming her own Shih Tzu during the pandemic and posting a picture online, Elly Linam started having neighbors reach out to her, asking if they could pay her to groom their dogs. One thing led to another, and within a month of that first neighbor asking, she knew there was a passion brewing and enrolled in grooming school.
Now, only a few short years later, Elly is a Certified Pet Groomer with her own dog grooming business and a career she's endlessly passionate about–one that's dynamic, creative, and perfect for her ADHD brain. Elly found her dream profession at 35 by putting herself out there and growing her spark of passion into a flame, but she's been able to maintain that flame by supporting her ADHD needs and giving herself permission to do things differently.
Join our conversation to hear Elly's ADHD entrepreneurship story, what changed once she got her official diagnosis, how she builds a balance of work, creativity, and rest into her daily routine, and much more.
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