Adela Baker, Founder/CEO of Mind Coach NOLA, was recently featured on Molly Thayer's Control Freak podcast. Adela and Molly touched upon topics such as executive function skills, the effects of technology on the brain, and how to spark intrinsic motivation.

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“All three of my sons have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. So do both of their parents. And most of their friends. All of this is to say I’ve seen a lot of ADHD manifestations in my time and I’ve come to realize something important: No two cases of ADHD are alike.”

Actually, we coach all students and adults in the New Orleans and Louisiana area even if they do not have a formal diagnosis.

Louisiana's children are experiencing a shocking impact from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a new study of medical claims by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA).

We often feel that the rejection of an idea we have or a role we’d like to fulfill is a rejection of us as a person. Another person’s opinion or oversight can make us feel unworthy or unloved. Our creative minds wander to extrapolate from the simple rejection to the worst possible scenario. It is human to sometimes think “I am not good enough” or “I am not worthy” but not healthy to stay in that mindset.

Last week Big Easy Magazine featured Mind Coach NOLA as one of their Progressive Lifestyle Spotlights. We are Louisiana’s first team of certified coaches that specialize in developing executive function skills.

Mind Coach NOLA is comprised of nine New Orleans based coaches 100% dedicated and committed to the Louisiana area.

We are life coaches that specialize in the ADHD brain.

Mind Coach NOLA is the leader in ADHD and Executive Function coaching in the New Orleans area. Through our clients we know motivation is something that needs to be cultivated consistently. Find the next series of our favorite quotes to do just that.

You are your child’s best advocate at school — and in life. Embrace that role by taking a strategic and proactive approach to the back-to-school season. Here are three things you can do in August to ensure a successful school year ahead for your child.

A successful school year begins in July. An unsuccessful one begins the first day of classes. Set up your child for success by reviewing his IEP or 504 Plan, developing organization systems with him, communicating with teachers, and more during the summer months.

The global ADHD market size is expected to reach $24.9 billion by 2025. People need these services. 1 in 20 adults in the US has ADHD, but fewer than 20% of them seek out treatment. This is most likely due to both cost, and lack of awareness of options (such as ADHD coaching).

The ADHD brain responds aggressively to stimulation. If it triggers our neurotransmitters, we will follow it — and often that means starting tasks but never finishing them, losing track of time, and working on what interests us — not what is most important.

Write these on post-its, make them your phone background, soak up all the motivation you can!

We pride ourselves on building awareness around ADHD and providing resources of professionals who "get it".

Let’s redefine ADHD! We’ve change ADHD to Turbo Thinkers and they have qualities that should be celebrated!

A growth mindset is an essential part to leading a productive, effective and full life. To cultivate a growth mindset, we should teach others to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy making an effort, and to always keep learning.

As we wrote last week, there are unlikely Turbo Thinkers all around us. Let us start a conversation, change the narrative, provide resources and help other Turbo Thinkers value their differences!

When one hears the name, "Leonardo da Vinci", most think artist, anatomist, scientist, engineer, inventor, musician and/or cartographer. Have you ever thought of him as a Turbo Thinker?

People tell me all the time, “I think I have ADHD too.” Maybe you do. Maybe you don’t. Do you feel that you could be accomplishing more, working more efficiently and contentedly? As a coach specializing in executive function skills, I can help you with that. And yet, some people still want to know.