Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit - Day 1

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit

https://www.altheaacademy.com/

What is it?

At the Thrive With ADHD Summit 2025, we're rewriting the narrative around adult ADHD (for both men and women).

 

We're bringing together 40+ world-class experts who understand that ADHD isn't a disorder to fix…

 

It's a different operating system that requires different strategies to prosper…

 

Strategies that work with your unique brain wiring and empower you to turn ADHD into your greatest advantage.

Free online event

they released a certain number of videos per day

if you pay you get ongoing access to them (and transcripts etc)

Day 1 - Procrastination Management for ADHDers

• ADHD and Perimenopause: When Your Hormonal Mask Starts Slipping
  • Dr. Jolene Brighten
• How Hormonal Crashes Push ADHD Women Into Rage and Shame They Can’t Explain
  • Dr. Patricia O. Quinn
• ADHD Medication Myths vs. Reality: A 30-Year Psychiatrist's View
  • Dr. John Kruse
• Why ADHD Adults Are Always Too Hungry or Not Hungry at All & How To Finally Break Free
  • Dr. Uma Naidoo
• ADHD Doesn’t Break Marriages. Couples Break When Symptoms Get Confused With Character
  • Elaine Taylor-Klaus
    • this one was interesting and resonated, i wish i could buy the transcript to just this one
• The Hidden Tax Of ADHD Where Emotional Labor Eats Entire Days You Never Get Back
  • Brooke Schnittman
    • this one was interesting and resonated
• How Female ADHD Friendships Go From Soul-Saving to Soul-Crushing in Ways No One Admits
  • Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer
• The "Good Girl" Trap: Why ADHD Women Hide Their Struggles
  • Kate Moryoussef

 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00AAQ9RN0?ccs_id=ccead8d4-29f4-4e7e-84e8-6c4c68ffd9e1

Wacky Ways to Succeed with ADHD: The never before fun, creative out of the box secrets that will get you smiling and surviving with ADHD (ADHD Awareness Book Project 1-5)

365+1 ways to succeed with ADHD: A whole new year's worth of tips and strategies from the world's best ADHD Coaches and Experts

MORE ways to succeed with ADHD: Even MORE strategies for 2013 From the World's Best ADHD Coaches and Experts to Help you Succeed with ADHD! (ADHD Awareness Book Project)

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brooke-Schnittman/author/B0CGJJPL1T?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1760071009&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=43b7460d-b2ca-4ae8-8027-502eb42c6d01

"Activate Your ADHD Potential: A 12-Step Journey from Chaos to Confidence for Adults With ADHD"

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit - Day 2

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit

 

https://www.altheaacademy.com/

 

What is it?

 

At the Thrive With ADHD Summit 2025, we're rewriting the narrative around adult ADHD (for both men and women).

 

We're bringing together 40+ world-class experts who understand that ADHD isn't a disorder to fix…

 

It's a different operating system that requires different strategies to prosper…

 

Strategies that work with your unique brain wiring and empower you to turn ADHD into your greatest advantage.

 

Free online event

 

they released a certain number of videos per day

 

if you pay you get ongoing access to them (and transcripts etc)

Day 2 - Mask Off: Finding Your True ADHD Self Ebook

• Your ADHD Brain Is Lying About Your Intelligence!
  • Caren Magill
• When Healing One Diagnosis Hurts Another: The Hidden Struggle of ADHD Comorbidities
  • Dr. Roberto Olivardia
• Why Talk Therapy Made My OCD Worse (10 Years Wasted)
  • Natalia Aíza
• Productivity Doesn’t Work For ADHD Unless You Design For Your Worst Self First
  • Dr. Ari Tuckman
    • this was interesting but unfortunately none of the take aways stuck in my head, other than design for your worst day, and switch up your solutions and cycle back around again to keep them fresh
• How the Boy Who Couldn’t Read Became the Writer Who Rewrote Education for Millions
  • James Ochoa
• You’ve Spent Your Whole Life Trying to Be Easy to Love. Aren’t You Exhausted Yet?
  • Jami Fregeau
• I Was BULLIED at Work for Having ADHD! Here's What Happened…
  • Jonathan Mooney
• People Think ADHD Is Misplacing Things But it's Actually Misplacing Your Entire Sense Of Worth
  • Jannine Perryman
• What Looks Like Inconsistency Is Often Just Emotional Exhaustion Dressed as Flakiness
  • Jheri South
    • a lot about journaling and breathing
    • Also a lot about RSD which made it make a little more sense

Jheri South

found the following need to read/check

https://jherisouth.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLxYbWVZ9O0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6vGzyi3PMU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1sTYRQRag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOewQHm1rs

https://mitchmatthews.com/430/

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/jheri-south-certified-teen-parent-coach-master-adhd/id1498577534?i=1000725690157

https://www.principalcenter.com/jheri-south-supporting-teens-with-adhd-and-rsd/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7YTeTiehpw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz_FnutiJrU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK6qX7lVMGs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWshs1QW_RA - how to change your thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S0Qvk7SZmEg - doing tasks

 

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit - Day 3

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit

 

https://www.altheaacademy.com/

 

What is it?

 

At the Thrive With ADHD Summit 2025, we're rewriting the narrative around adult ADHD (for both men and women).

 

We're bringing together 40+ world-class experts who understand that ADHD isn't a disorder to fix…

 

It's a different operating system that requires different strategies to prosper…

 

Strategies that work with your unique brain wiring and empower you to turn ADHD into your greatest advantage.

 

Free online event

 

they released a certain number of videos per day

 

if you pay you get ongoing access to them (and transcripts etc)

Day 3 - ADHD Anxiety Relief

SHOCKING: This "Rest" Activity Is Making Your ADHD WORSE!

Dr. Megan Anna Neff,

listened 3 times and no idea what the bad rest activity was

covered a bunch about burnout/masking

5 Things I Stopped Forcing Myself to Do as an ADHD Mom

Amy Marie Hann

ADHD and Love: Why We Chase Chaos Instead of Connection

Kelli Miller

a lot about lust and initial excitement etc, made sense

ADHD and Chronic Fatigue: The "Tired But Wired" Truth

Dr. Alex Howard

depressing but he did get better and so did his patients
i wonder if this therapist would be useful to have

The Voice That Never Goes Away: Living with ADHD Self-Doubt

Katy Weber

The Gut-Brain Connection: How Parasites Hijack Your ADHD

Lucinda Miller

Why Financial Rock Bottom With ADHD Can Become the Most Unexpected Turning Point of All

Rick Webster

said cash basis doesnt work for adhd, but money tracking does

The Brutal Truth About Why Intimacy Disappears When ADHD Women Carry the Mental Load

Dr. Morgan Cutlip

this one really resonated, want to find more of her work/book?

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit - Day 4

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit

 

https://www.altheaacademy.com/

 

What is it?

 

At the Thrive With ADHD Summit 2025, we're rewriting the narrative around adult ADHD (for both men and women).

 

We're bringing together 40+ world-class experts who understand that ADHD isn't a disorder to fix…

 

It's a different operating system that requires different strategies to prosper…

 

Strategies that work with your unique brain wiring and empower you to turn ADHD into your greatest advantage.

 

Free online event

 

they released a certain number of videos per day

 

if you pay you get ongoing access to them (and transcripts etc)

 

Day 4 - Taking Back Your Power

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• ADHD Parenting: When Your Child's Meltdown Triggers Your Own Trauma
  • Dayna Abraham, National Board-Certified Educator & 'Lemon Lime Adventures' Founder With 41 Million Viewers
• At 11, He Didn’t Want to Be Here Anymore. At 34, He’s Fighting So No One Feels That Way Again
  • Dr. Tom Nicholson, Star Academic & Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Northumbria University
• How To Tap The Vibrant ADHD Energy Already in You Instead of Waiting for Someday
  • Claudia von Boeselager, Host of 'The Longevity & Lifestyle' Podcast With 200K+ Listeners & Co-Founder of LUMARA Collective
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• Game-Changing Communication Tips for ADHD Couples
  • Melissa Orlov
    • adhdmarriage.com
    • after dopamine drop in beginning, a new person almost shows up in the relationship
    • why we love hellen fished
    • dopamine masks adhd
    • don't get married for 3 years
    • reset and enjoy and acknowledge everything isn't ok though
    • weekly checkins
    • must set bondaries and hand off/delegate
    • getting knowledge the same, making each other understand
    • both have responsibility
    • you can only work on your own stuff
    • how to transition
    • communication strategies
    • work in reverse - do work then connect non adhd other direction
• ADHD Emotional Flooding: Why It's NOT Just "Getting Mad"
  • Dr. Gilly Kahn, Clinical Psychologist & 'ADDitude' Contributor Recognized for Her Expertise in ADHD
    • emotional extremes
    • how is flooding different
    • not being able to let go
    • learning to live with the uncomfortable feelings, focus on wanting to live a emaningful life, ACT?
• Game-Changing Communication Tips for ADHD Couples
  • Melissa Orlov, Author of 2 Award-Winning Books on ADHD and Relationships & Cum Laude Harvard Graduate
• 5 Ways to Hack Your ADHD Brain for Boring Tasks
  • Meredith Carder, ADDCA-Trained ADHD Coach & CEO of 'Hummingbird ADHD' With Nearly 200K Subs
    • burnout comes from doing things you feel dont matter
    • stillness was not restful
    • find communities you can unmask
    • body doubling
    • how can you self accomidate?
    • what do you need, can you phrase it in a positive way to avoid having to disclose
    • when fantasize, what learning or things do i need to introduce into my life
    • bookend day with interest - something you enjoy - read, workout, hobby
• ADHD Organization Hacks That Actually Work
  • Eric Whittington, Founder of 'Life Actuator', Reaching 500K+ Subscribers and 70+ Million Views Worldwide
    • https://www.life-actuator.com/unblocked2
    • https://www.youtube.com/@lifeactuator/shorts
    • we need to find tools that work with our brain
    • calendar - linear calendar helps vizualize
    • find the easy to start, something you enjoy enough you can get it consistent, which becomes the anchor
    • create a system, making a wind down routine
    • brain dumping - writing
    • it feels like there are no answers to the problems you have, but there is something that will work for you but not the things that work for most people
• Uncovering the Truth About ADHD in Black Women
  • Dr. Diane Miller, Clinical Psychology Resident Breaking Ground in Adult ADHD, Racial Identity & Sex Therapy
• Why Your ADHD Brain Treats Food Like a Drug (The Science Explained)
  • Sarah Osborne, BANT Registered Nutritionist & Award-Winning Specialist in Emotional Eating and ADHD
    • again adhd forget to eat because of focus
    • or eat to soothe - stimulation with food (dopamine) bordom, relieve anxiety or stress
    • gut biome is important / microbiome
    • learning to identify your emotions is important
    • checking for other medical issues
    • shame cycle with fresh fruit and veg, use tinned instead for easy win, remove barriers
    • try to pause for a moment before eating to ask if you are bored etc
    • once eating, pause, set a timer for 10-15 minutes to wait and then see are you still hungrey then, you can continue
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Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit - Day 5

Spela - Thrive With ADHD Summit

 

https://www.altheaacademy.com/

 

What is it?

 

At the Thrive With ADHD Summit 2025, we're rewriting the narrative around adult ADHD (for both men and women).

 

We're bringing together 40+ world-class experts who understand that ADHD isn't a disorder to fix…

 

It's a different operating system that requires different strategies to prosper…

 

Strategies that work with your unique brain wiring and empower you to turn ADHD into your greatest advantage.

 

Free online event

 

they released a certain number of videos per day

 

if you pay you get ongoing access to them (and transcripts etc)

Day 5 - Building the Life They Said You Couldn't

• ADHD and Attachment: Why You Keep Sabotaging Love (And How to Stop)
  • Dr. Judy Ho, Triple Board-Certified Neuropsychologist & National Institute of Mental Health Awardee
    • attachment theory
    • ACT? ACT for ADHD is an approach that uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help individuals manage ADHD by focusing on psychological flexibility.
• How ADHD Brains Can Turn Crushing Boredom Into the Engine of Wild Success
  • Nik Hobrecker, Founder of 'ADHD Vision' & One of the Internet’s Leading ADHD Voices With 50+ Million Views
    • Nice Model?
    • https://www.adhdvision.com/
    • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEulxZh2dXaSu20Veil7-ZQ
    • Have a menu of options in every domain
    • body double
    • do as group
    • distract, play music when doing boring
    • introduce external pressure not your own due date
    • novelty not the answer - boring life, routine, decisions use dopamine, within structure chase novelty
• Why ADHD Entrepreneurs Walk Away From “Safe” Jobs and Never Look Back Again
  • Patrick Casale, AuDHD Mental Health & Addiction Therapist, Host of 2 Top Podcasts With Millions of Listeners
    • i.e. workplaces don't accommodate, be your own boss
    • https://www.divergentpod.com/
• When Your ADHD Means You’re Always Ten Minutes Late And Ten Steps Ahead
  • Dr. Samantha Hiew, Founder of 'ADHD Girls' & Multi-Award-Winning Advocate With a PhD in Medical Sciences
    • similar same to prior?
    • https://adhdgirls.co.uk/about-us/
• ADHD and Yoga: Why Stillness Feels Like Torture (And How to Start Anyway)
  • Sarah Platt-Finger, Director of 'Chopra Yoga' Recognized Globally as an Extraordinary Teacher by Deepak Chopra
    • normal yoga stuff, repetition, breathing, connection, change things to curiosity
• The Two Devastating Paths An Understimulated Brain Takes To Feel Something Anything At All
  • Dr. Trish Leigh, Double-PhD Cognitive Neuroscientist & Brain Health Coach Specializing in Addiction
    • she is arguing people are being overdiagnosed
    • she seem to think it's caused by screentime during development
    • neurodevelopmental disorder - proper
    • regulated vs not - THEN organic or not
    • pornography vs cocaine
    • do a 30 day detox from screens
    • dopamine stacking - do what you love, date night, reset pleasure pathways, want oxytocian and seretonin and lower dopamine levels
    • be intentional not habit or drawn to do screen time
    • pleasure pain paradox - hate job all week, bing fun all weekend - bad loop
    • purpose and passion
    • unwire (break compulsion), rewire (create the life you want to live),  hardwire (stress management, avoid loop)
• When ADHD Turns Restless Energy Into Brilliant Ideas That Die In Notebooks
  • Jesse J. Anderson, Viral ADHD Educator With a Global Audience Across Instagram & YT Reaching Millions
    • https://www.extrafocus.com/
    • https://www.extrafocusbook.com/
    • eat the ice cream first, get inertia, then eat the frog is easier
    • optimization and efficiency is fun - overall the task can take longer
    • body doubling
    • timer to pull you out of hyper focus when you start tasks
    • https://www.wavepal.app/
• ADHD + Autism: When Your Brain Pulls in Two Directions
  • Megan Griffith, AuDHD Life Coach & Founder of 'Neurocuriosity Club' Supporting Adults for a Decade
    • no take aways....
• Everyone Warns About Side Effects But Nobody Talks About the Side Effects of No Treatment
  • Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza, 3x Board Certified Psychiatrist With Expertise in Child, Adolescent Psychiatry & Addictions
    • when used by those with the issue, they are not bad (drugs)