When I recorded this episode with my friend and special guest, Tracy Otsuka, I had a total blast. We spoke about a wide range of topics including how she learned her own ADHD diagnosis, how she has come to understand how every woman with ADHD has a zone of brilliance, whether she knows it or not. And the explanations for why many women with ADHD struggle with overwhelm, and self doubt. This episode is jam packed with Tracy's wisdom and great ideas for finding your own strengths in life.
Tracy Otsuka, is the host of the podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women. With over a million and a half downloads, it is ranked in the top one-half percent of all podcasts in the world on any subject. Her listeners are quick-witted, high-ability and like Tracy, see their ADHD traits as more positive than negative.
Tracy is also a certified ADHD coach who masterminds Your ADHD Brain is A-OK which uses her patented Coretography system to help ADHD women discover their strengths, step into their purpose and live to their potential, as well as the creator of the A-OK! EVERY DAY planning system for the ADHD brain.
Timestamps:
• [8:57] Tracy shares how her own son’s ADHD diagnosis started her own journey of learning about the ADHD brain.
• [14:02] “What I realized is that every single ADHD woman, because that's who I typically work with, is brilliant at something.”
• [16:10] Tracy feels that societal expectations are what cause women to struggle with ADHD more than men…
• [21:16] Tracy speaks of women internalizing their symptoms while men tend to externalize theirs…
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