ADHD Friendly Lifestyle

Moira Maybin

Moira Maybin is opening up about life with late-diagnosed ADHD, a mom of children with ADHD, and her knowledge gained as an educator and advocate for people with ADHD. Life was completely overwhelming until learned she had ADHD, she kept trying harder, with increasing problems in her self-care, physical and mental health. She’s re-shaped her life completely for a better fit, based on current research—and necessity, after falling off a cliff in 2018. On the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, you can expect humor, stories, information, and support to help you to do the same. Have a question or topic you’d like answered on a future podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendlylifestyle.com read less
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Episodes

41: The one about an insider's guide
Apr 21 2022
41: The one about an insider's guide
To experience less wear and tear in our lives, creating an insider’s guide helps to manage our limited resources—time, energy, and capacity to have them for what we value. With  ADHD it's also easy to forget hard-won insight and knowledge, a personalized insiders' guide captures that. Moira shares breaking down what needs to be done, and having what needs to be on hand—to really do the things. Not sure if you are ready for that?  She covers what to do if you are dipping your toe into the waters or are on a deep dive like her—when we have ADHD one size does not fit all. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com
40: the one about slowing down to speed up
Apr 7 2022
40: the one about slowing down to speed up
Getting started, continuing, and finishing are more complex with ADHD. Time and energy are limited supplies too. Trying harder or giving up aren't the only solutions. Slowing down to speed up has short- and long-term benefits. Continuing her progress with one particularly hard task, Moira discusses reducing effort and stress levels by creating ADHD friendly routines we like and work for us. Slowing down (and not refilling it with something else) creates capacity, effort, and time to develop our methods, then we speed up. Not by wiping the slate clean but by drawing from many convenient resources.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com
38: the one about being consistently inconsistent
Mar 17 2022
38: the one about being consistently inconsistent
Moira’s talking about ways to see and measure growth when it’s hard to notice or even recognize. With ADHD one thing we can consistently count on is inconsistency. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Two steps forward and one step back is still forward. It does take us in the direction we want to go. Moira once again lets us into her life sharing a brief writing activity, her ADHD metaphor—a horse named Mabel and taking an ADHD friendly approach to change (aka an inconsistent one) that surprisingly, made a big difference. It has made it easier to spot unhelpful tendencies, improved her self-awareness, acceptance, and confidence in herself and her growth. All while still consistently finding humor in her consistently inconsistent ADHD.Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com
37: the one about a dopa menu
Mar 10 2022
37: the one about a dopa menu
If ADHD is more about losing interest and motivation than it is about attention and concentration what does that mean for living with ADHD? Everyone uses dopamine for motivation, experiencing pleasures and rewards, but it works differently in ADHD brains.  Understanding our dopamine differences and what our options are can help us on one level--to feel good and have more fun, on another it could be life-changing to be able to know what to do when we need more dopamine to get and stay motivated or ways to deal with being overstimulated. We are going to explore the idea of a dopa menu, popularized by Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD.  Moira shares extra tips, ideas, and strategies for creating your own dopa menu.  Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com
36: the one about our eating disorders and ADHD
Mar 3 2022
36: the one about our eating disorders and ADHD
Content warning: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders; listener discretion is advised if you feel that listening may aggravate your suffering or complicate your recovery. Discuss with your support system as necessary. Moira has struggled with her relationship with food and her body for close to 50 years, only learning she had binge eating disorder after her ADHD diagnosis. Megan’s eating disorder was recognized first, as a teenager, and her ADHD diagnosis came in 2021. Both women know we do not need to suffer endlessly anymore and there is a path to recovery. ADHD contributes to disordered eating and obesity and getting help for any of this means understanding our experiences and having ways to get the help we deserve. Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content, early access to episodes, monthly group coaching calls, and more.Find me  on Facebook   Instagram   TwitterFor show notes including next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle Thank you for joining us for today’s episode. For show notes, including the next steps, resources, and articles on this topic, visit ADHD Friendly Lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode SUBSCRIBE to ensure you’ll never miss an episode! If you know someone who can be inspired or encouraged by listening to the ADHD Friendly Lifestyle, please share this with them! Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, live Q&A/AMA, monthly group coaching calls, and more. Follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter. Would you like to send us a question for this podcast? Email Ask@adhdfriendly.com