Best strategies for ADHD shared by ADHD Coaches Panel

Marina Piscolish joins Eric on the podcast this week to talk about leveraging strengths and owning the challenges.  Marina is the president and founder of Mapping Change LLC, a small consulting business born of her passion for harnessing the transformative power of conflict to create positive changes for individuals, teams, and organizations. Being born in rural Pennsylvania as a coal-miner’s daughter and a grandchild of immigrants  provided helpful preparation for her work, especially in Hawaii and the broader pacific.  As she continues developing ways of working with culture, identities, sense-of-place, history, and trauma, her early struggle with her own undiagnosed ADHD was a defining influence on her career and life. Now, Marina focuses on making creative accommodations for her ‘limitations’ and leverages  her neurodivergence as an asset for her business, her clients, and the people close to her.   Learn more about Marina:  Website: Mappingchange.com Email:   Other Questions/Topics Answered in this Episode: [00:03:16] Marina shares her story about how she found ADHD reWired, her experience in the coaching groups, and her life growing up in a small town with a large family, all with similar challenges.  [00:05:36] “Emotional pain is the distance between […] your expectations [and] reality.”  [00:07:59] Marina talks about the build up of shame and being unwilling to share or get help.  [00:09:22] A relatable moment of overwhelm and avoiding the ‘pain of success.’  [00:11:29] What’s the difference between acceptance and embracing ADHD? [00:14:39] “That may be true, and I’m afraid that may be true, but what do I do about where I am?”  [00:22:15] Eric and Marina have a discussion about “administrivia.”  [00:23:19] Marina shares how she became curious about her ADHD and exploring how neurodivergence is the cause of her success.  [00:26:01] Joy through acceptance and seeking support and assistance.  [00:26:26] Eric asks Marina about what she communicated when going through the process of hiring an assistant.  [00:30:59] Maria gives an insight that was shared with her. [00:41:15] A discussion about hiring and trading services in the midst of the pandemic.  [00:48:04] What are a couple of ideas/tips/strategies Marina has for folks with ADHD who have a tendency to be conflict-avoidant?  [00:52:46] Marina leaves us with her final thoughts… Resources & Honorable Mentions: Go to coachingrewired.com to learn more about ADHD reWired’s Coaching & Accountability Groups!  Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: with Brendan Mahan with Will Curb with MJ Siemens

More Shownotes coming soon! In the meantime, get to know today’s guest a little more by going to his website at In this episode, Eric is joined by ADHD reWired Coaching Group Alumni, Alejandro Santiago.  Alejandro is a mindfulness life coach and yoga instructor who first experienced the benefits of mindfulness and breathwork when he was a student at Parsons School of Design in New York City. To cope with the stress of ADHD and university, he cultivated a practice of Pranayama, an ancient form of yogic breathwork. Today, he’s teaching people how to get out of their heads and into the breath by merging the Western practices of mindfulness based in self-compassion, and yogic Pranayama meditations. He studied compassionate inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté, a therapeutic approach to uncover and heal trauma in our bodies. When he’s not teaching and coaching, he works as a portrait photographer in Toronto, Canada.

In this episode of ADHD reWired, Skye returns to the show!  Skye is an ADHD coach and founder of Unconventional Organization, an international ADHD support service that provides research-backed support to adults with ADHD.  She also has years of experience working in adult education and has studied psychology, sociology, and public health.  Skye was diagnosed with ADHD as a doctoral candidate before making the decision to leave her candidature to work full time on Unconventional Organization.   Find more from Skye: Check out Unconventional Organization at unconventionalorganization.com The ADHD Skills Lab Podcast at unconventionalorganisation.com/theadhdskillslab   In this episode, you’ll hear tips and discussions about: Life updates from Skye with a new addition to the family Accepting when routines need to be altered when life circumstances change Dividing different todos, transitions, and location-basing your tasks  Adjustments, reinforcements, and externalizing routines  Interruptions, picking a task back up post-interruption, and external support Routines to preserve executive functions, transitioning, mental shifting, and adjusting Movement and dopamine to support working memory Dialing down stimulation rather than shutting it off Troubleshooting and problem solving in the moment when an unexpected interruption pops up  Resetting, freezing, and externalized dysregulation vs. internalized emotional dysregulation “I have NO routines at all–where do I start?”  How important is knowing how long each part of a routine takes?  The difficulty of remembering routines and excited vs. working memory Remembering organically vs. being reminded and creating cues Googly eyes? Why not!  AI and smart tools for helping with routines “ADHD is not a skill deficit.” …and more!  Resources & Honorable Mentions  ADHD reWired Episode 449 :: Getting Tasks Done with Skye   Tool: reMarkable at reMarkable.com Check out The ADHD Creatives Podcast with ADHD reWired Coach Kristin Marts! theadhdcreativespodcast.com  🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on how to join our award-winning online coaching and accountability groups!  

Episode 538 of the ADHD reWired podcast, hosted by Eric Tivers, addresses the complexities and intersections of neurodivergence (ADHD and autism) and LGBTQ identities. The episode features a panel discussion from a NeuroDivergent Pride event, co-hosted by Chris Wang from Shimmer. The panel includes Eric, Nate, and Vida, who share their personal journeys of coming out as queer and neurodivergent. They discuss the challenges of navigating societal expectations, masking, and the importance of supportive communities. The episode also emphasizes the impact of visibility and advocacy in both the ADHD and LGBTQ communities, encouraging listeners to join supportive spaces and take steps to be proud of their identities. 03:24 NeuroDivergent Pride Panel Introduction 09:14 Panelists Share Their Stories 22:34 Exploring Neurodivergent and Queer Identities 31:55 Impact of Heteronormative and Neurotypical Expectations 38:04 High-Level Masking and Personal Experiences 38:50 Coming Out and Family Reactions 40:40 Navigating Identity and Cultural Expectations  43:37 Unmasking and Embracing Neurodivergence 46:06 Challenges of Masking and Survival Strategies 53:30 The Continuous Process of Coming Out 01:04:12 Getting Involved in Neurodivergent and LGBTQ Communities 01:13:29 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

🎙 Guest Info: Today’s guest, Elise Fillmore, is a queer and neurodivergent financial educator, bestselling author, and the founder of  Elise focuses on identity-based finance, helping people navigate money through the lens of their lived experiences, challenges, and strengths. She’s also the author of Keeping Finance Personal and the host of the Dopamine Dollars podcast. 💡 Episode Highlights: How traditional financial advice often fails neurodivergent people Why financial planning should be tailored to your identity, lifestyle, and brain Strategies for making money management less overwhelming and more engaging The importance of automation and dopamine-driven finance systems Why shame and financial struggles are often systemic, not personal failings Common financial myths and why some mainstream advice (like Dave Ramsey’s) doesn’t work for ADHDers Practical ways to infuse joy into budgeting and create sustainable financial habits How to set up “fun money” accounts and make saving more rewarding Why financial tools and strategies “expire” for ADHDers – and what to do about it The role of external accountability in managing money 📌 Resources & Links: Elise Fillmore’s Website: Instagram: TikTok:   Book: Keeping Finance Personal – Available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook   Podcast: Dopamine Dollars – Available on , , and more 🔗 Mentioned in This Episode: A list of dopamine-boosting activities to help manage impulsive spending 📢 Support ADHD reWired! Leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen Share this episode with someone who might find it helpful Become a to help us keep creating great content! 🚀 Join ADHD reWired’s Coaching & Accountability Groups! Our Spring 2025 Coaching Groups are coming up soon! April 24 – June 19 Registration Events: March 27 & April 2 Learn more & sign up: 🖥 Adult Study Hall – ADHD reWired’s Virtual Co-working community.   New Zen Tangle and Journal with me sessions on Sundays at 8:30am PT / 11:30am ET 🎧 Don’t Miss the Next Episode! Subscribe & follow so you never miss an episode of ADHD reWired!  

In May of 2020, I did an IG TV interview with Rick Green – Founder of totallyadd.com on the topic of why ADDers have challenges starting tasks and even following through. Rick shared so many practical insights and approaches that I wanted to capture and share the audio file here.

These are some of our talking points :

• Why it is important to get clear when starting
• How overwhelm can get in the way of starting a task
• BoringTasks that have a lot of emotion behind them
• how to work with your strengths to get through a task
• how self-esteem plays a big role in task initiation and follow-through
• the power of visualization can make a difference in your approach
• Perfectionism is another hurdle to overcome when it comes to task initiation and follow-through
• why it’s beneficial to get have a support system around you to hold keep you on track (towards the 20 min mark, this piece of his approach really was beneficial for me)

About Rick Green:

Rick Green, M.C., OOnt, BSc, is an award-winning comedy writer, producer, and director with over 700 episodes of radio and television to his credit. After he received a diagnosis of ADHD he began a 20-year exploration of this disorder. In 2009 he and his wife, Ava, created the ground-breaking program, ADD & Loving It?!, the TotallyADD.com website, a PBS sequel, ADD & Mastering It!, a dozen full-length programs on ADHD featuring top experts, and over 100 short videos that cover every aspect of ADHD.

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