Neurodivergent Narratives Podcast - Unraveling the Narratives

Unraveling the Narratives

05/05/20 • 27 min

When you grow up with undiagnosed ADHD there are so many stories that impact how you feel about yourself, the way you show up in the world and the way your presentations are viewed by others.
Just because I had an ADHD diagnosis, didn’t mean that those narratives stopped playing, or that I could really show up in the ways I wanted to in my life. I tried to look for others like me so I could learn their stories and see what they did in order to reach their potential, only I couldn’t find many stories like mine. Unravelling the narrative doesn’t happen over night and is always ongoing, but there are few places I started in order to tackle this.
What I did to learn or grow:

Asking myself some big questions
Environmental factors
Triggers
Looking for evidence
Societal Impact
Finding myself in other stories

Takeaway tips:
- Get more info about yourself & the person you want to be
- Follow people who’s stories resonate with you (on Instagram)
Resources:
Connect with me:
On IG: https://www.instagram.com/theadhdgoodlife
On FB: https://www.facebook.com/adhdgoodlife
Site: https://www.wellnessandwhiteboards.com
Click for my freebie resource: https://bit.ly/35zfy57
Podcasts I follow (all available on Apple Podcasts):
Tracy Otsuka’s ADHD for Smart A*s Women
Patricia Sung’s Motherhood in ADHD
Kristen Carder I Have ADHD Podcast
Rene Brooks: Black Girl Lost Keys
https://blackgirllostkeys.com/
https://twitter.com/blkgirllostkeys
DM for her private FB page for black womxn

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Asking myself some big questions
Environmental factors
Triggers
Looking for evidence
Societal Impact
Finding myself in other stories

Support the show

Previous Episode

New Diagnosis & Still More Questions

The relief of knowing what is going on in your head after an ADHD (or perhaps any neurodivergent) diagnosis, is quickly overtaken by a journey, to know and understand who you are, and what still need to be unravelled, unlearned or accepted in order to create a life that truly works for you. A life where you can give yourself permission to be exactly as you are and feel comfortable in using what you need in order to thrive in it.
This first episode explores the ways I’ve learned more about who I am since my diagnosis and what I need to learn and work through so I can grow into the person I want to become:
1. Understanding my brand of ADHD
2. Decoding my ADHD Management needs
3. Who am I now, really?
4. Rebuild feelings of self worth
Takeaway tips to try:
- list accomplishments
- small self care promises
Click for my EBOOK: ‘They Were Wrong About You! Self Compassion with Neurodiversity In Mind’: https://bit.ly/2Zv455h
Connect with me:
On IG: https://www.instagram.com/theadhdgoodlife
On FB: https://www.facebook.com/adhdgoodlife
Site: https://www.wellnessandwhiteboards.com

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Next Episode

Making Gratitude Work

I have always believed that if I could make a list of all the reasons why I was grateful, then I could just manifest all kinds of self love, money and other things I didn’t have in my life. Then eventually, they would show up in my life and I could truly live like I was grateful. But it's much bigger than that and when done properly and consistently, it really can make a difference. I can tell you, it’s definitely impacted mine. But it’s definitely a mindset that needs to be developed as consistently as possible, and this episode talks about how I’m trying to make this work for my ADHD brain.
Thoughts on Gratitude

Message we’re told with our ADHD
Gratitude as an on-going practice
Gratitude connected to abundance
Staying in the present
Looking at all you have in your life now

Takeaway tips

Bedside Notebook
Gratitude Jar
Gratitude 365

Resources:
Connect with me:
On IG: https://www.instagram.com/theadhdgoodlife
On FB: https://www.facebook.com/adhdgoodlife
Site: https://www.wellnessandwhiteboards.com
Click for my ‘Building Self Worth’ freebie: https://bit.ly/35zfy57
Podcasts (on Apple Podcasts)
Mindlove with Melissa Monte
#likeawoman podcast with Rebecca T. Dickson

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Neurodivergent Narratives Podcast - Unraveling the Narratives

Transcript

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All of our stories are being interpreted by white males who run the system so they can decide what works in our system and what doesn't. And so I really wanted to start learning what I need to know about myself because if I'm following what you know society has put in place for me to feel better and be at my best, that all I'm trying to do is mold myself again into what works best for society when we know when I know it hasn't really worked best