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Dr B's Musings & Living Beyond ADHD Podcast

Getting to Know Dr B: Up Close and Personal - 100 Apr 05, 2022

Hello, everyone. This is not Dr B. This is Maya Brewer, and it is Dr B's 100th podcast episode for Living Beyond ADHD.  

So, I am here with Dr B.  I'm a student and a freelance writer.  And when I say student, I mean student of Dr B's ADDventures In Achievement Program.  So...

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The Traumatic Journey Through Life Without Executive Function Skills - 099 Mar 29, 2022

In episode 098, I talked about being the Gifted Underachiever and the 5 pivotal elements to become the Empowered Achiever.  While I was creating that episode, it occurred to me that there are many traumatic life experiences, big and small, when we don't have well-developed EF skills. ...

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How You Became a Gifted Underachiever & What You Can Do About It - 098 Mar 25, 2022

When I refer to “gifted” adults, I am not talking about I.Q.  I am talking about something more important, which is gifted temperament.  Additionally, a lot of the challenges you experience could be due to being a gifted adult, since there are many similar challenges with...

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You’ve Got to Get Out of the Habit of Being You– 097 Mar 08, 2022

Did you get up this morning and have to stop and remember who you are?  Like in the movie “50 First Dates” where Lucy had to watch a video of her life every morning because her memory was damaged from an accident?  Most likely not how your mornings start. 

Habits are...

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How the Mental Health Field Falls Short in Helping Us at a Deeper Level – 096 Mar 03, 2022

If you’ve ever been disappointed or frustrated with the information or care you’ve received for your mental health and well-being, stay tuned.

Carl Jung said, “I feel it is the duty of one who goes his own way to inform society of what he finds on his voyage of...

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Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless & covering up your challenges – 095 Feb 10, 2022

80% of the new students coming into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program feel powerless over their current behaviors, are filled with self-loathing, and feel like an impostor - having lived with so many challenges their entire life.  They constantly look over their...

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If Failing Isn’t an Option, What Would You Do? - 094 Jan 17, 2022

The title of this episode is a real question I am posing to all of my listeners.  If you knew that you would not fail once again to achieve your desired outcome, what would you do?  Would you tell yourself that’s not possible because you always fail?  Or, would you be...

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Are You Letting 2022 Be Another Year of Underachieving? - 093 Jan 17, 2022

Achieving your goals is connected to how well-developed your EF skills and strategies are, and if they’re not well-developed, well, you know the rest of the story.

And I get it.  Getting the right help for yourself is a Catch-22.  It’s challenging because the very skills...

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ADHD is NOT a Gift Unless You Leverage It - 092 Dec 20, 2021

Hearing that ADHD is a gift is hurtful and confusing to many adults.  In my Facebook group, whenever we create a post about ADHD being a gift, many members are angry because they don’t experience their ADHD as a gift at all. And, they are right.  Without well-developed Executive...

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Developing EF Skills Is Easy & What A Difference It Can Make! - 091 Dec 06, 2021

I have something a little different for you today.  I did a live video last Friday, and people said it was great, so I turned it into a podcast episode so you all could benefit as well.

As you may have heard me say before, you don’t have to have a diagnosis or even suspect ADHD to...

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