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Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD

David A Greenwood

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD takes a street-smart approach to managing adult ADHD. This is THE podcast for busy professional adults, including business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO"s, marketing and creative professionals and even PHD"s with demanding workloads. The podcast is an excellent resource for any adult, especially individuals looking for strategies and tactics to create better circumstances in their professional lives. If you"re a small business owner with ADHD and

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19:37

What Is Task Avoidance with adult ADHD? And how can I...

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/06/27

Task avoidance is the tendency to delay, resist, or ignore certain tasks. Even when we know they’re important. Kinda sounds like procrastination, doesn't it? For adults with ADHD, this isn’t about laziness or a lack of willpower. It’s often rooted in how the ADHD brain processes motivation, emotions, and executive functions… ah yes, those skills used to plan, start, and complete tasks). Join Dave on this short, ADHD-friendly podcast about task avoidance and some strategies and tactics to minimize it

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18:17

Why a Rock-Solid Morning Routine Is a Must-Have for...

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2025/06/24

For adults with ADHD, mornings can either set the tone for calm focus, less stressful day…. or become a chaotic scramble that derails the entire day. A consistent morning routine is not a luxury….it’s a non-negotiable structure that creates clarity, momentum, and control. Spend a few minutes with Dave as he discusses why morning routines are mission critical, how to take small steps to build an ADHD friendly morning routine and the benefits you'll get out of doing so. **Do you want to work with

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41:53

How can I focus on my strengths as an adult with ADHD?

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2025/06/13

Welcome to another episode of Overcoming Distractions! In this episode, Dave sits down with Christopher Richards, a leadership consultant and founder of Atomic Growth. They dig into the unique challenges and surprising strengths of busy professionals with ADHD, exploring how to navigate demanding careers and personal lives. Christopher shares insights from his own journey with ADHD, the philosophy behind Atomic Growth, and practical advice for ADHD’ers with demanding careers and business owners

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19:56

Why Good Habits Are Mission Critical for Adults with...

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2025/06/06

In this episode, Dave dives into why building strong, consistent habits is a game changer for busy adults with ADHD. If you’re juggling a demanding career, a busy home life, and constant mental clutter, this short episode is for you. In this short episode, we’ll explore: Why habits reduce overwhelm, procrastination, and decision fatigue How routines provide structure when executive function falls short The role of dopamine in motivation, and how habits create reward cycles The emotional toll of

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43:05

The Thriving Mindset: Purpose, Presence & Progress...

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2025/05/30

In this episode of "Overcoming Distractions," Dave welcomes Rand Selig, author of "Thriving: How to Create a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Life." Rand shares his insights on what it truly means to thrive, especially for busy professionals and those with ADHD. He emphasizes that thriving is more than just getting by, it's about fulfillment, purpose, and living a life that matters. This discussion offers valuable perspectives on personal growth, community involvement, and the science behind

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18:08

10 signs you need more support as a busy adult with ADHD

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2025/05/22

In this episode, we dive into the raw realities that busy adults with ADHD face every day, especially those of you juggling high-pressure careers and demanding home lives. **This episode isn’t about shame. It’s about seeing yourself clearly and realizing you’re not alone. And understanding there is support out there for you! If you feel like you're always behind, overwhelmed, or silently falling apart while everyone thinks you’ve got it all together, this one’s for you. Dave briefly hits on 10

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52:17

Healing Your Nervous System from Stress and Burnout

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2025/05/16

Are you a busy professional with ADHD feeling overwhelmed and burned out? You're not alone. This week, David welcomes Brittany Piper, author of Body-First Healing: Get Unstuck and Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing, and an expert in trauma-informed care, to dig into the profound impact of our modern world on our nervous systems. They discuss how the constant demands of technology, work, and life contribute to chronic stress and burnout, especially for those already navigating the challenges of

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23:24

Atomic Habits and the ADHD Brain: High-Performance...

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2025/05/09

Not everything that works has to be “ADHD-approved.” In this episode, we dive into lessons from Atomic Habits and how they can actually work with the ADHD brain, not against it. If big goals overwhelm you but small steps feel manageable, you’re in the right place. Dave breaks down the core principles, such as building systems, making habits obvious, easy, and rewarding, and translates them into actionable strategies for ADHD professionals, founders, and leaders. Whether using habit stacking, visual

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19:18

Follow the energy- Boosting time management with ADHD

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2025/05/02

When it comes to thriving with ADHD, it’s not just about time, it’s about energy. In this episode, we explore why managing your energy is essential for staying focused, productive, and fulfilled as a busy adult with ADHD. You’ll learn: How to identify and protect your peak energy times Simple ways to boost energy on demand (yes, even cold water and chocolate count!) What to do during your low-energy dips (spoiler: zoning out can be strategic) Why choosing ease over force helps you get more done How

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35:33

How adults with ADHD can navigate workplace conflict

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2025/04/25

In this episode we will be discussing workplace conflict. Whether you have ADHD or not, everybody is going to experience some conflict in the workplace at one time or another. Maybe those of us with ADHD experience this more because of our working habits, and emotions getting the best of us and other things related to being an adult with ADHD. But just like procrastination, we don't own workplace conflict. Today we have Karin Hurt, author of "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict" and

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20:08

Reducing the chaos that comes with adult ADHD by...

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2025/04/19

How many of you feel like you're living in chaos? How many of you are tired of operating like this and would love to find another way? Sometimes, we need to adjust our mindsets, especially as busy adults with ADHD. But don't get scared or run away when you hear the word mindset because Dave talks about some simple mindset adjustments that you can start to implement in your professional and personal life. Reducing chaos as a busy adult with ADHD means you have to implement some different mindsets and

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39:19

Why Adults with ADHD Face a Higher Risk of Burnout

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2025/04/15

Busy adults with ADHD often face the challenges of burnout. And sometimes, adults with ADHD can burn out harder and faster than others. On this episode of Overcoming Distractions, we discuss why we may see more burnout in the adult ADHD community. At the basic level, those of us with ADHD have challenges with executive functions, managing the emotional aspect of ADHD, time management and other factors that are major contributors to burnout. Paula Liub is a burnout expert for ADHD, autistic, and

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17:45

Adult ADHD and overcommitting-reducing the need to...

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/04/09

Many adults with ADHD overcommit to others or themselves and, as a result, end up operating way over capacity. How many of you feel over committed right now? Have you committed too much to other people or organizations? Have you made too many commitments to yourself? Join Dave as he discusses how to minimize your habit of overcommitting. Dave will give you some simple questions to ask yourself to get you thinking about why you may be overcommitting and how to reduce the desire to always say yes

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22:32

Flow is one of my ADHD productivity secret weapons

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/04/05

How do we achieve meaningful productivity as an adult with ADHD? How do we get what we need to get done, stay on track, meet deadlines and achieve some fulfillment? And how do we get all this accomplished as an adult with ADHD and a demanding career and other responsibilities in our lives? Dave talks about why achieving flow during the week is one of his secret ADHD weapons. Maximizing the large amounts of time to achieve meaningful productivity can be a game changer when you have ADHD. But let's

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20:33

Working Smarter, Not Harder: The Ultimate Schedule...

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2025/04/02

Want to learn how to work smarter and not harder as an adult with ADHD? Working smarter involves creating a weekly schedule that works with your ADHD and allows you to have meaningful productivity. Creating a schedule that allows you to have agency and control over your week allows you to have more fulfillment and can lower your stress when you have ADHD. Spend a few minutes with Dave as he discusses the basic framework for reworking your weekly schedule as a busy adult with ADHD. **Do you want to

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38:55

Tackling perfectionism as a busy adult with ADHD

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/03/28

Many adults with ADHD struggle with perfectionism. And that's the topic of this week's podcast. How do we thrive as adults with ADHD without letting perfectionism get in our way? Let's discuss the dilemma of perfectionism and adult ADHD. Dr. Tara Cousineau is the guest on this episode of Overcoming Distractions and author of the book The Perfectionist’s Dilemma. She is also the author of the “Kindness Cure” and has joined us on the podcast several times. Trained at Harvard Medical School, she’s a

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43:01

How to go from burned out to happy as an adult with ADHD

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2025/03/21

Happiness is a big topic, right? But so many of us have to navigate the ups and downs of ADHD. Demanding careers, habits we wish we could adjust, understanding our own ADHD, and, for some, having to go through burnout. And one thing is clear, there is no template for digging ourselves out of burnout. Everyone's experience with burnout or major stress requires some different strategies. Our goal? We just want to be happy. And we want fulfillment in our lives so we can thrive as an adult with ADHD

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33:48

How to select the best planner for busy adults with ADHD

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2025/03/08

If you are currently surrounded by Post-Its or sticky notes, you're going to want to hang out through this whole episode because this one is for you. We are talking about some of the best practices for planning, especially in the workplace and how to select a planner that works with you and for you. There are many working parts to productivity and one of them is planning. Some of us are good at planning and then do not execute. Some of us execute without planning. If we slow down and plan out

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19:55

Questions every busy adult with ADHD should ask...

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/02/28

If you're on a journey and your goal is to thrive as an adult with ADHD, one of the best ways to begin to move things in a positive way is to employ some self-awareness. So today's podcast is about how to ask a series of questions after each work day as you work towards creating fulfilling work days with meaningful productivity. Dave talks about a few basic questions you can ask yourself every day to understand focus, time and energy, what energizes you what drains you and how you can put a little

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40:59

Managing your nervous system through the stages of...

Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD ·

2025/02/22

On this episode of Overcoming Distractions, we are talking about burnout and what it can do to our body. When people are truly burned out, in most cases that causes trauma within the body. And that trauma can come in all types of forms. And when burnout is not addressed, it can take a person years in some cases to recover. Burnout is also becoming far more complex. For example, not all burnout is rooted in the workplace. You may have caregiving responsibilities which are adding to your chronic

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