This Is How My Brain Works

2. "Skills aren't coming from pills." Thoughts on medication and skill building for ADHD

04 Apr 2024

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Episode 2: "Skills aren't coming from pills" Thoughts on medication and skill building for ADHD Michael shares a conversation between @CoachingWithBrooke and @AudreyStimpson hosted by ADHDoers. Brooke Schnittman, who coaches people with ADHD, says clients come to her all the time and ask, Should I start medication or work on behavioral skills first? She responds, Obviously, it's personal; while medication can help you focus, it won't tell you what to focus on. Michael dives in to explain that he chose this clip because he related with the false assumption that the diagnosis and the medication will be a cure-all. He acknowledges the need to build self-awareness and education around the diagnosis. The medication can help slow down the response to flooding or emotional disregulation but skills are needed to manage these symptoms effectively. Rudy jumps in to talk about how important it was to learn how the medication affected him personally. For example, he never overmedicates -- staying under his daily dose -- and he doesn't medicate after a certain time. Sometimes his emotional state is heightened and, because Adderall is a type of speed, it can make him feel like he is going too fast. He appreciates the people around him reminding him to slow down. Krista tends to the other side of the debate because she is one of those people "who gets every side effect." She is chronically the 1% who gets the rarest side effects so she thinks long and hard about if she wants to medicate, "Do I really need it?" or is there another way to manage these symptoms with a skill or hack. Krista also shares how important it is to reassess our medication regimen when we hit our 50s because our chemistry changes as we get older. Sarah launches into how medication (psychiatric or learning difference ones) can be used to help people overcome ingrained habits. She describes medication on our brain like smoothing out the deep grooves in a zen sand garden where our thoughts are like water flowing to the deepest part. Medication can allow our thoughts to take a new path. Recorded on 2/1/24 Link to clip: https://www.instagram.com/adhdoers/p/C1u0K_iMLcF/?img_index=2 #ADHD #ADHDSkills #ADHDMedication #ADHDHumor #ADHDSkillBuilding #Instagram #InstagramRecipes #ADHDTimeBlindness #LittleDebbie #TheWillies #FeelGood #ADHDSquirrel #ADHDPriorities #Priorities #SelfAwareness #ADHDEducation #IndividualTherapy #PeerSupport #ADHDPeerSupport #ADHDCoaching #ADHDFamily #ADHD #SideEffects #TooStimulated #Special #ZenGarden #NewPathways Thanks to the following people/Instagram accounts: Brooke Schnittman @CoachingWithBrooke - Brooke is a certified ADHD/EF Coach. Audrey Stimpson @AudreyStimpson - Audrey is a Functional Nutrition Counselor who helps others heal chronic disease through root cause. @ADHDoers is building the biggest ADHD community in the world and offers health and wellness education bundles

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3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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2. "Skills aren't coming from pills." Thoughts on medication and skill building for ADHD

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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