Who am I?

Who am I?

I'm Brittany Smith, your nerdy ADHD coach, co-founder of the ADHD Guild, and a passionate believer in making stuff suck less! 🚀

My goal is simple: I want to help you do the things you've always wanted to be able to do but feel like you're not quite there yet. Whether it's improving time management, planning more efficiently, or just leading a better life for people with ADHD, I'm here to help you take that leap.

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Annoying Stuff is in the Way of Getting Help (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 5)

Annoying Stuff is in the Way of Getting Help (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 5)

Almost nothing about asking for help is pleasant, or easy, when you're dealing with the points of friction we've been covering in this series on getting help with ADHD. In this video, Colleen and Brittany discuss annoying things like the cost of support and being confused about what support to even ask for.

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We’re too Exhausted to Ask for Help (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 4)

We’re too Exhausted to Ask for Help (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 4)

What do we do when we feel too exhausted to even ask for support? Especially with ADHD, sometimes it feels like asking will be more work than just doing the thing ourselves. Or we might feel too exhausted to even think about what support we need! Brittany and Colleen both know this feeling, have seen it with their ADHD coaching clients, have many thoughts on what this exhaustion can mean, and thoughts on how to emerge from it.

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"Asking for Help is Scary" (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 2)

"Asking for Help is Scary" (Why Asking for Help is Hard with ADHD part 2)

Does the thought of reaching out to get support from someone else generate some level of fear for you? You're not alone. It is *actually* more difficult-- and scary-- to ask for support when you have ADHD! Brittany and Colleen discuss some different examples and levels of intensity of the experience of asking for help being scary.

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Disable the Enabler: Siri Suggestions on your iPhone might be distracting you-- here's how to turn them off!

Disable the Enabler: Siri Suggestions on your iPhone might be distracting you-- here's how to turn them off!

Those little suggestions from Siri can lead down a tempting rabbit hole! These suggestions learn from our behavior, but they aren't formed from what we *wish* we were doing! They come out of what we *actually* do on our iPhones. Not only what we do when it's daytime and we might be working hard, but also from what we do at 2am when we should actually be sleeping…

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ADHD Coaching Topics that Don't Work: Setting Expectations for Coaching

ADHD Coaching Topics that Don't Work: Setting Expectations for Coaching

At the risk of sounding negative, Brittany and Colleen discuss topics which, by and large, often are challenging to engage with during a coaching session. Nothing is universal but it is important to note that these particular areas might mean a slower start to coaching or needing to pivot to something that is better suited to this form of support. (Don't worry, a list of more helpful coaching topics is coming, soon!)

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