ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka
EP. 85: ADHD, Emotion and RSD with Entrepreneur & Coffee Magnate, Helena Hills
19 Aug 2020
Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup___Join Tracy as she welcomes entrepreneur Helena Hills to Episode 85 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Helena co-founded True Start Coffee with her husband Simon when they were both triathletes. True Start is a feel-good coffee company that is all about positivity and putting people first. It is one of the fastest-growing young drink brands in the UK and has won a host of impressive awards. True Start retails in over 1000 UK outlets and is exported to several international markets as well. Helena is also the mother of two little boys.Helena shares how she started a business that she realizes today was literally her treatment and the circumstances surrounding her diagnosis. She discusses how ADHD affected her childhood, what kind of teenager she was, and her favorite subjects in school. Helena explains how she realized that drivenness is a form of hyperactivity, the importance of interest to her brain, and the significance of environment and positive emotion.She talks about her experience with RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria), what she loves to do at True Start, and what she doesn’t love to do at True Start. Helena highlights the ADHD traits that she believes are responsible for her success, the key to living successfully with ADHD, the importance of reducing stress levels, and her best ADHD workarounds.____Resources:Instagram: @truestartcoffeeWebsite: www.truestartcoffee.comWebsite: www.calm.comWebsite: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govSend a Message: Your Name | Email | Message If this podcast helps you understand your ADHD brain, Shift helps you train it. Practice mindset work in just 10 minutes a day. Learn more at tracyotsuka.com/shift Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉Learn more here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/aok-academy Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com.Are You Ready to Discover Your Brilliance? Order Now: https://tracyotsuka.com/book2 Visit our website: https://tracyotsuka.com
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