Mind Material
I’m always reading the latest research on positive psychology, neuroscience, and neurodiversity, and I love sharing these resources with my community, via my newsletter and blog.
Eaten By Love: Why It Feels Wrong When Things Get Easier
"Eaten by Love: Why It Feels Wrong When Things Get Easier" is a reflection by Adela Baker, ADHD coach and founder of Mind Coach, LLC in New Orleans, written after a scuba diving encounter with a mother octopus in the northern Adriatic. Using the octopus's biological sacrifice as a mirror, the post explores the difference between destiny and choice, and questions why martyrdom, whether in motherhood or in work, is so often treated as the price of love rather than one option among many. A client story illustrates what changes when a driven professional stops performing productivity and starts choosing it. The piece speaks to Turbo Thinkers® navigating self-imposed pressure, negative self-talk, and the guilt that can surface when success starts to feel easier than it "should."
Chipping Away: What Crazy Horse and Gaudí Know That FIFA Doesn't
"Chipping Away" is a blog post by Adela Baker, ADHD coach and founder of Mind Coach, LLC in New Orleans. Written during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it uses the tournament's dopamine-driven pull, along with the neuroscience of compulsion versus deliberate choice, as a lens for a much older question: how do we find belonging that lasts? Drawing a contrast between FIFA's profit-driven, deadline-bound model and two donation-funded, generations-long projects, the Crazy Horse Memorial and the newly completed Sagrada Família, the post explores how Turbo Thinkers® can redirect the same craving for connection and quick dopamine relief toward something slower, more intentional, and rooted in personal values. It closes with coaching questions on identifying what truly matters, building community where everyone wins, and chipping away at meaningful work a little at a time.
Fantasía Fina
ver bought something shiny, only to get bored once the novelty faded? For Turbo Thinkers, chasing the "bright and shiny" is easy—but maintaining it is the real challenge. Discover how to navigate the neurodivergent dilemma of novelty vs. maintenance, and learn when to "resparkalize" your habits, relationships, and career, and when it’s finally time to let go.
Feel the Funk
New Orleans funk and the ADHD brain have more in common than you think. Learn to hear your own groove, and everything changes.