Podcast Category: Change Your Perspective
Latest Episodes
Episode 157: The Best ADHD Treatment With or Without Medication
Well before I was diagnosed with ADHD I was using exercise as a form of self-medication; it’s a way to start the day out right and it helps me to think more clearly and work off my excess energy. All my life I’ve known that exercise helps with focus and self-regulation, but I was curious to find out why that is. After all, if we know the ‘why’ behind something, we’re much more likely to do it.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4D3sYlDKPcDjadLkpEVd5T
Episode 156: How to Choose Your Word for the Year
Like many ADHDers, I hate doing the same things everyone else is doing, and New Year’s resolutions are at the top of that list. A few years ago, instead of writing out a long list of unrealistic goals (and then losing that list a couple of days later), I started choosing one word and one word only to set the direction for my new year. Each year my word sums up who I want to be, it’s my compass when making decisions, and it shapes not only my year, but it shapes me as a person.
Episode 154: Your Brain is Not Broken; Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and ADHD Life with Dr. Tamara Rosier
Dr. Tamara Rosier is the founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, where she leads a team of coaches, therapists, and speech pathologists to help individuals, parents, and families develop an understanding and learn effective skills to live with ADHD effectively. Tamara has gained an impressive amount of knowledge from working with ADHDers and those who support them across a variety of setttings, but just as importantly, she explains complex topics like divergent vs. convergent thinking in a way that sticks in my brain. The analogies she uses in the book and during our conversation are brilliant; among many others, Tamara likens the neurotypical brain to a pleasant butler and the ADHD brain to an angry neighbor. It’s simple and made me laugh and explains in real world language how the prefrontal cortex and limbic system impact our brain’s ability to function.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cch1stJJXq1cbakqJWTHD
Bonus Episode: 29 Gifts - Let's Ditch the Overwhelm and Put Joy Back into the Holidays, Together
Beginning today, I’m giving away a gift every day for the next 29 days and I want you to join me!
"Rules” are it must be INTENTIONAL, and WRITTEN DOWN. You can keep track in our 29-day journal. Download it at https://bit.ly/3InI2SH
So we can see each other’s generosity in action, be sure to:
(1) Tag me on instagram @tracyotsuka or on Facebook https://bit.ly/3dbFB7i
(2) Use #29SmartAssGifts
I’m going to be highlighting some of your gifts in my stories over the next 29 days!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Y5IEh4TZHj52dl7KVlTvg
Episode 152: ADHD and Friends: Blurting, Oversharing and Small Talk with Social Skills Expert, Caroline Maguire
No matter how much we learn about our ADHD, there is always somehow more to uncover. One of my personal ADHD blind spots has always been social skills; for some reason, I was convinced that I didn’t have any difficulties with social skills and had escaped this ADHD trait. That is, until social skills expert and my guest this episode, the wonderful Caroline Maguire, brought me back down to Earth when she told me the areas of social intelligence that she likes to talk about and I realized I actually struggle with every single one. Who knew!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5a9g38R43Zmj6gWZPvcXut
Episode 150: Intersectionality of Complex Trauma and ADHD for the BIPOC Community with Therapist, Emerald May Rubio
No matter how many extraordinary ADHD women I meet, I’m still constantly blown away by the incredible things they’re capable of, especially once they start to understand their own brains. I first met my guest, therapist Emerald May Rubio, when she took my program Your ADHD Brain is A-OK; within only a few days of classes Emerald had determined that she was interested in activism and started taking steps toward making it happen. Embracing her ADHD unlocked a new level of understanding in herself and ignighted a passion for working with those in the BIPOC community with complex trauma and ADHD.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oVyB60gO5NRhLxoP1z6Jb
Episode 148: ADHD and Sleep: Beyond the Boring Strategies
In this episode I cover not only the latest research behind why sleep is so important to our functioning and learning, but I also provide some concrete sleep strategies that are geared toward the ADHD brain, such as connecting positive emotion with getting into bed on time. Like all things ADHD, once we know why we’re struggling with these habits we can start to find workarounds and implement sustainable systems that allow us to be successful.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3U2LOUAMm3cBI6cHj8zjuS
Episode 147: ADHD and Resilience with Juliana Hock
My guest this week, Juliana Hock, gives a whole new meaning to the word ‘resilient’. Seriously, this woman does not give up on herself; Juliana recently fulfilled her dream of becoming a realtor after 12 attempts at the Real Estate exam. Her difficulty with written tests is something I know many ADHDers can relate to, but where many people would have given up Juliana pushed through, knowing that once she overcame the hurdle of passing that exam she would thrive in the job itself.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NAlJK9H5pTZGJe59HaKm8
Episode 145: Why is Time So Difficult For Our ADHD Brains?
What is it about our ADHD brains that causes so much difficulty with time and what can we do about it? Executive function plays a role, but like most of our ADHD challenges there are also other factors that, when combined, can make time awareness feel downright impossible. In this episode I’ll take you through the contributors to time blindness, such as emotional regulation and working memory, because the more we understand why we do what we do the more successfully we can tackle the problem.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vNBSIjRqhtHaTBdbF38QE
Episode 143: It’s Usually Not Just ADHD with Educational Diagnostician Laurie Peterson
Join me for another wonderful conversation with Laurie as she provides an overview of the different learning disabilities that can co-occur with ADHD, explains why whole-picture interventions are so important, and dispels some common myths surrounding learning disabilities. Hint: It has nothing to do with intelligence.🐿⭐️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sRZVcneaw0Y9oq9WfbBLw
