I have NEVER met an ADHD woman who wasn't truly brilliant at something! **This podcast with over 5 million downloads is for smart, high-ability ADD/ADHD (diagnosed or suspecting) women who see their symptoms as more positive than negative. If you want to fall in love with your ADHD brain and discover where your brilliance lies, this podcast is for you! **ADHD for Smart Ass Women is globally ranked in the top one-half percent of all podcasts in the world on any subject. It's streamed in more than 160 countries and is downloaded by more than 150,000 listeners every month.**I’m Tracy Otsuka your host. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a life-long learner and a certified ADHD coach. I’m committed to changing the conversation around ADHD. **When I was diagnosed eight months after my son, my entire life suddenly made perfect sense but all I heard and read about was everything that my ADHD brain SHOULD be struggling with when in fact I would come to learn that my ADHD is responsible for some of my greatest superpowers. **One other thing, we constantly hear about all the successful ADHD men, but no one talks about the women. This podcast is here to change that dynamic. ADHD women are my people, and I’m here to acknowledge, support and cheer them on.***THE CONTENT IN THIS PODCAST IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY IN SEEKING IT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN OR HEARD FROM TRACY OTSUKA OR THIS PODCAST.
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka tells female ADHDers that they are amazing. The podcast empowers women to embrace their neurodivergence and better understand their diagnoses. Host Tracy uses her "superpower" to help those struggling to make the most of their condition. The show discusses mental health and life-changing shifts for those with adult ADHD. Along with special guests, Tracy advocates a positive outlook and embracing life.
"Fitting in is overrated," Tracy insists. She's a lawyer who learned this lesson when people tried to get her to be less loud, less brilliant, and less ADHD. When a doctor diagnosed her with the disorder, everything made sense. Now, as an ADHD coach, she knows the diagnosis is not limiting. Instead, it helps people understand how great they can be. On the podcast and in her coaching, she teaches women to "kick the status quo to the curb." Tracy helps her clients use their "ADHD brain" to enhance their strengths.
Podcast guests include clinical psychologist Dr. Megan Anna Neff and educator Jessica Liddell. When Dr. Fiona Peters joins, she discusses developing confidence and rejecting perfectionism. Obsession is a primary cause of anxiety. Escaping perfection frees people to succeed on their terms.
In another episode, psychologist Anna Daphna offers advice on regulating the nervous system. She uses holistic and scientific strategies to increase clients' happiness and performance. Cynthia Hammer, founder of ADD Resources, comes on the podcast to talk about inattentive ADHD. People with it have unique challenges. Doctors often misdiagnose it, and Cynthia's organization hopes to fix this problem.
Roxanne Jarrett joins one podcast episode to talk about how to start and finish a project or any other plan. She also discusses entrepreneurship and employing unusual methods to achieve goals. Other guests offer brilliant perspectives to help today's women get needed support. From Sara Robinson and Nicole Malcher to Sarah McCall, these women speak from personal experience.
Whether listening to the show for the first time or hundredth, it remains fresh. ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka offers new episodes every week.
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