As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
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As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
Getting Started Is the Hardest Part: ADHD-Friendly Tools to Beat Procrastination
Never Perfect
14 minutes
1 month ago
Getting Started Is the Hardest Part: ADHD-Friendly Tools to Beat Procrastination
Why is it so hard to start the things we know we need to do?
In this quick, solo, and spontaneous episode, Dr. Beth shares practical ADHD-friendly strategies to break through procrastination without shaming yourself or waiting for perfect motivation. Using real-life examples from her own school days and a recent session with a late-twenties client, she talks about why big-picture thinkers with ADHD struggle to break tasks into small steps, how perfectionism fuels putting things off, and why “all-or-nothing” workouts and work plans backfire.
You’ll hear simple and helpful strategies such as:
Creating fake deadlines and using accountability
Setting 10-minute timers to make getting started easier
Embracing Brené Brown’s “shitty first draft” instead of expecting the first draft to be nearly perfect
Pairing boring tasks with something enjoyable
Picking the right setting to get into a productive zone
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Never Perfect
As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
