Feb 15
In episode 75 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women Tracy talks about why she changed her introduction to her podcast. She shares her experience with coaching and why she didn’t believe that it worked. Since she’s always concerned with authenticity she felt she owed her community an explanation and wanted to tell you why she changed her mind and why she now believes that ADHD coaching is the best thing for anyone struggling with ADHD symptoms to try.
Tracy shares: How she connected this need of hers to be crystal clear on her values and purpose with her ADHD Her constant quest around living to her full potential Her experience with regular life coaching How developing a program to coach herself ultimately led her to create Cartography and Your ADHD Brain is A-OK! How her desire to learn more about ADHD and how to respond to women and help them get out of their victim mindset in her facebook group led her to consider ADHD coaching Why telling people with ADHD what to do never works Why regular life coaching doesn’t work for the ADHD brain How the ADHD coaching model needs to go much deeper than traditional life coaching to be effective How important prompts are to the ADHD brain What it means to charge neutral and why ADHD coaches can’t do this and be successful with ADHD clients Why the best coaches for ADHD people, are those coaches who also have ADHD The steps of the ADHD coaching model and why they’re so successful with ADHD clients.
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"You cannot tell someone with ADHD what to do because it doesn't work. We already know these things don't work so we don't listen."
- Tracy Otsuka
"A good ADHD coach can see who they really are and who they could be, often before the client can see it themselves. And when that's the case, the coach can hold that ability to see who they are for them, until the client can see it for themselves."
- Tracy Otsuka
"Intending to get something done is not a commitment. And we may have the best intentions, but if it's out of sight, I'm sure you can relate. It's out of mind. We need commitments, and we need accountability."
- Tracy Otsuka
- Tracy shares her struggles with time management and the impact of ADHD on her life, including feeling pressure to use her time wisely and structure to stay on track.
- Tracy shares her experience with coaching in 2015, feeling unconnected to the coach and deciding to coach herself instead.
- Tracy shares her journey of learning about ADHD and how she overcame her own struggles with the condition by seeking out information and training.
[14:06 - 21:50] ADHD Coaching and Its Unique Approach
- Tracy discusses ADHD coaching, emphasizing the importance of accountability and prompts for individuals with ADHD.
- Tracy explains ADHD coaching model, building rapport and trust with clients.
- Tracy highlights the importance of an ADHD coach in helping individuals recognize and challenge limiting beliefs and assumptions that no longer serve them.
[21:50 - 31:26] ADHD Coaching and Its Benefits
- Tracy emphasizes the importance of celebrating small victories and taking action to improve one's life.
- Tracy's ADHD coaching helps clients reinvent themselves, overcome trauma, and achieve their goals.
- Tracy announces her "Your ADHD Brain is a OK System" program, offering a step-by-step program, workbook, community, and personalized brain blueprint.
