Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD

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Using the most current research and her approachable style, Dr. Rosier shows those with ADHD and their families how to create new thinking habits, identify unhelpful thought and emotional patterns, and apply strategies to change them”– Your Brain’s Not Broken by Tamara Rosier – eBook Details Dr. Tamara Rosier: or, you know, I always say, so here's your apple and that's a kangaroo - they're not even comparable. It's not even a thing. And so sometimes when we look at other people going, well, how come they can just show up at work every day on time? And I have to yell at myself. I have to do all these things to motivate myself. You know, why can't I just do it? Well, we have to figure out ways for you to do it. Not just wish that it just happened to us.

Dr. Tamara Rosier: Yeah, it's really amazing. So something I hope it came out in the book because something I really wanted to point. Is for those of us who have ADHD. There are not a lot of great reasons why we should be succeeding at anything we do in the modern world. We're great hunter-gatherers. But in the modern world, there's, we're really on a handicap and yet look at us. We're everywhere, guys. Anytime. You know, we graduate from high school college, anytime we're doing anything that is good in the modern world. Dr. Tamara Rosier: Yeah. And I, I love, I love what you just said. That's so part of this kind of, you know, we don't have the emotional governor, but creating these rules of, I don't, I don't want to spend my emotional energy that way, especially everything in our lives takes emotional energy. Further into the book, it contrasts neurotypical style convergent thinking with ADHD divergent thinking. There was a 9-point outline of divergent thinking "cognitive errors" which could be summarised as: "Divergent thinking can be great and you should enjoy it, but if it makes it hard to get your work done, just switch and think more like a neurotypical." There is no direct explanation on how to switch into convergent thinking, just to "do" that. Similarly, there is a chapter devoted to toxic motivation traps, explaining that essentially all the ways ADHDers motivate ourselves are harmful, and we should do a different thing. There was no clear guidance about what that different thing should be, although a couple bullets of the toxic motivation traps (such as talking to your future, present, and past self) were actually described as a positive action that can support our thinking.

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Dr. Tamara Rosier: Yeah. Um, so I don't know what you're talking about, but okay. So I totally know what you're talking about. This book isn't billed as, and typically does not take the stance of, a faith-based book. This makes it particularly jarring when Dr Rosier advises that it's important for /some profiles/ of ADHD to ensure they set time aside to "breathe and Pray...focus on God and his promise" in our life. Similarly, later in the book, when talking about boundaries, she compares our inner self to a house, where people cannot come in without permission (disregard the idea of intrusive thoughts or burglars), sharing that "not even the God of the universe" can enter without being invited. William Curb: Yeah, it's really just an aspect of all of ADHD, just like that prioritizing is so hard because everything feels like a priority. So then nothing's a priority. And then you're like just throwing darts, trying to figure out which ones actually is.

Too many books on ADHD present a simplified paint-by-numbers approach to ADHD. Tamara brings a robust palette of colors illustrating the multifaceted hues and textures of ADHD. Her writing style is engaging and entertaining with a balance of compelling and thought-provoking stories, relevant science, and brilliant and original tools and strategies that can be put into play immediately. Make space on your bookshelf for this fresh take on ADHD!" William Curb: Yeah. It's working with the ADHD is really hard because it feels so much slower than if you could just do it the other way, but you can only drag them along for so long. And while it sounds like a great coping mechanism, it, no,Book Genre: Adhd, Health, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Science, Self Help

In Your Brain's Not Broken, Dr. Tamara Rosier applies her years of coaching others to explain how ADHD affects every aspect of your life so that you can finally understand why you think, feel, and act the way you do. The result? Practical tools that can dramatically improve your personal and professional life. So they regulate how, how fast you can go in a go-kart. We don't have governs. And so we have no idea how fast we can go and we don't have any idea of speed limits And I think that's really important to think about like, "Hey, there are a lot of ways that ADHD presents and there's a lot of things that maybe not aren't ADHD symptom and herself, but are consequences of a symptom." William Curb: Yeah. Understanding that I self medicated with caffeine was something that popped into my head a while ago, but then actually like reading about it. There's also just not any research on it. There's five, seven studies maybe. And each of the studies had like a saying, like, this is something that we should look into further because there's not enough. And I'm like, yeah.And so that's what I'm talking about, about wasting energy. So let's say you're married and your spouse does something like, wow. You know, he didn't really have to talk to me like that instead of holding that grudge immediately, let it go, go, oh, maybe he's having a bad day because I don't want to waste the energy to figure out what the hell that meant if it's just a passing. Now if it's, if it's a theme or a pattern, that's a different thing. I'm just talking about those little things that throughout the day, that just irk us. And sometimes it's interesting to be irked and we like to take, take care of that irk and kind of help it grow up to resentment or bitterness or something or anger even. If you see yourself in any of this story, there’s hope. I wrote You Brain’s Not Broken specifically for you—and for those you love.

Dr. Tamara Rosier: Yeah. You know, it's funny because I'm, I'm always surprised of when I get to Friday night. Like, I don't know why I'm so tired, but I'm exhausted. My husband just looks at me like, are you serious? You can't figure this out. Like you've been going, going, going all week and now your body's like, "Hey, we're done", but each Friday night I'm somewhat surprised at how tired I am. And I think it's kind of funny that I don't really ever figure this out. I mean, I know it enough to write about it. And yet each Friday night, I wonder why I'm so tired.If you or someone you know struggles with ADHD and you want something more than medication can provide, then this book is for you. Medications for ADHD are like glasses for near-sightedness--they help with focus but don't teach people how to read. Treating ADHD with medications alone leave millions still struggling to function with everyday life. Your Brain's Not Broken is the best book I have ever read on teaching people with ADHD (and their family members) how to "read"--how to understand their own brain and develop effective strategies to succeed. As a psychiatrist who has treated thousands of people with ADHD, I believe this book provides a comprehensive toolkit for success. I recommend it!" The audiobook for this is not good. Given that this is a book about ADHD, you would think that the author would prioritize it being read well. The reader was excessively robotic, with strange emphasis on various words. One thing that kept rubbing me absolutely the wrong way was the way the reader read ADHD: ae-dee—AECH-dee. It literally made me feel crazy every time she said it like that to the point where I gaslit myself and googled it to make sure I wasn’t the one saying it weird. I know it’s not necessarily the author’s job how the audiobook sounds, but given that many people with ADHD prefer audiobooks (myself included) it feels like a ridiculous oversight. If you have ADHD, your brain doesn't work in the same way as a "normal" or neurotypical brain does because it's wired differently. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, or shameful. However, it does present you with significant challenges like time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship problems. Dr. Tamara Rosier: Just work this into a habit. Oh, cool. Because guess what's going to happen. I'm going to forget. I have a habit and that's where I really thought my brain was broken. I couldn't remember, like everyone kept saying, well, just make a habit of it. Like cool story, bro. But "I forget" that I made a habit. I'm using air quotes for your listeners. I forget that that's supposed to be a habit. What I discovered in Your Brain's Not Brokenis how entwined my emotions, and the energy that comes from them, are in everything I do! Even better, there's something I can do to take control. And now you can discover what you can do too!"