On the way home from football practice, my ravenous teenage son asked me what’s for dinner. I replied that I didn’t know, but we'd figure it out. As soon as we got home, he looked in the fridge and the pantry and cried that we had nothing to eat. "That’s not what I see," I replied, encouraging him to take a hot shower while I got busy.

Amidst the enchanting glow of holiday lights and the splendid burst of New Year's fireworks, it's only natural for us to sometimes perceive ourselves as somewhat lackluster, dimmed, or overshadowed. This season calls for introspection, a contemplative review of the year that has passed.

Let's use ADHD Awareness Month to foster understanding and replace myths with knowledge. By debunking these misconceptions, we pave the way for empathy, support, and improved lives for those impacted by ADHD.

Let's use ADHD Awareness Month to foster understanding and replace myths with knowledge. By debunking these misconceptions, we pave the way for empathy, support, and improved lives for those impacted by ADHD.

Let's use ADHD Awareness Month to foster understanding and replace myths with knowledge. By debunking these misconceptions, we pave the way for empathy, support, and improved lives for those impacted by ADHD.

So you’ve determined you’re a Turbo Thinker©. Now what? You may now realize patterns of the past. You may be reliving painful moments and emotions of feeling misunderstood, constantly corrected, shamed for your inadequacies, loneliness from not fitting in, or guilt for having screwed up relationships and sabotaged professional and personal prospects. You may feel regret for the life you missed had you and your loved ones known sooner. You may feel grief, anger or sadness.

Here in New Orleans, I often hear the question, "So you're basically a therapist, right?" Well, actually, no, I am not. As a credentialed ADHD coach, I work in collaboration with therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other medical professionals.

As someone who wears the hat of a seasoned mind coach and navigates life as a Turbo Thinker®, I've realized the importance of working with an experienced professional for those seeking guidance. Together, let's delve into professional coaching through the lens of someone intimately familiar with the challenges and triumphs of living with a Turbo Thinking® mind.

There has been a significant amount of recent buzz surrounding executive function skills. You may have come across discussions about them in relation to children facing difficulties in school, resulting in behavioral issues in the classroom and struggles to complete homework.

Every brain develops in its own unique way. Executive function skills develop throughout childhood, usually with metacognition as the last in early adulthood, but so many factors come into play including genetics and environmental factors.

As Turbo Thinkers©️, we have a tendency to overcomplicate things. Our ideas grow larger and larger, and our to-do list becomes longer and longer. Our minds race ahead with countless possibilities, both positive, leading to Fantasyland, and negative, delving into The Dark Side. Furthermore, we often believe that we must execute every step on our own, thinking that anything less would be considered cheating. But how true is that?

What if we shifted from believing we have fixed brain traits to focusing on dynamic processes that lead to growth and development? What if we moved from labeling people with generic terms like ADHD and instead focused on specific conditions unique to each individual? What if we explored the protective factors of resilience to embrace and build upon our strengths?

One of the Hot Topic Sessions at this year's World Congress on ADHD, titled "Living with Adult ADHD Every Day," presented the latest research that validates what experienced ADHD coaches have recognized all along.

One of the most exciting pieces of research presented at this year's World Congress on ADHD shifts our focus from deficits and weaknesses to positive traits and strengths.

Since my return from Amsterdam, my head has been buzzing with ideas based on the information and conversations at the World Congress on ADHD. I learned so much about the latest research on ADHD, but also that we still have a very long way to go.

Exciting news! As a board member of PAAC - The Professional Association for ADHD Coaches, the only credentialing body for ADHD coaches and coaching programs in the world, I will be showcasing ADHD coaching at the World Congress on ADHD in Amsterdam this month. The aim of the World Congress is to disseminate education about ADHD and advocate for patients and their families by having world experts teach clinicians, researchers, and other ADHD stakeholders how to use scientific facts and clinical wisdom to create better outcomes for people with ADHD.

I’ve been reading a lot lately about the coming AI revolution. The thing that I keep thinking is… thank goodness for Turbo Thinkers!As technological innovation advances, we may be left to wonder, “What is the point? What is the purpose of being human when artificial intelligence develops into artificial consciousness?” Fortunately, this is precisely the environment in which Turbo Thinkers thrive.