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What is The ADHD Guild?

Simpsons Steel Mill, saying, "We work hard, we play hard." Which is also a motto for the hard-working ADHD nerds in The ADHD Guild!

The ADHD Guild is a community of nerdy folks with ADHD who strive to do more, become better, and have fun while doing it. The ADHD Guild is led by two (very nerdy) professional ADHD Coaches.

We’re always amazed how much our ADHD Guild members support one another. Real friendships have sprung out of The Guild. It’s amazing to see people meet here and feel “seen”, some for the first time in their lives.

Have more questions? Check out our ADHD Guild FAQ!

We offer 3 tiers of support for folks with ADHD:

Apprentice 🗡: Nerdy ADHD Community Support, including all shapes, sizes, and identities, and Monthly ADHD Education.
Associate ⚔️: Nerdy ADHD Community Support, Monthly ADHD Education, and community Coworking.
Journeyman 🛡: Nerdy ADHD Community, Monthly ADHD Education, community Coworking. Also provides scaffolding and accountability via group meetings and monthly ADHD coaching. The complete ADHD Guild experience.

Apprentice 🗡 Membership (Copy)

Associate ⚔️ Membership (Copy)

Journeyman 🛡 Membership (Copy)

Compare ADHD Guild Tiers here

Are you someone who…

…wants to live well and work with your ADHD?
…is looking to learn more about ADHD and apply that to getting stuff done?
…hopes to connect with others with ADHD who are also having fun and getting stuff done?

Jabba the Hutt, notorious intergalactic gangster, sits on his throne-like platform, surrounded by minions and slaves, in his dark and sinister lair. (This is where Jabba says, “You’re my kind of scum.”)

If that sounds like you, You’re our kind of scum!

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I mean, you *could* keep struggling alone with your ADHD. But don't. Brittany and Colleen discuss why it is important to connect with other people who also have ADHD. We touch on aspects such as the warm and fuzzy feeling of being able to be yourself and feel accepted. We also touch on the ways that this can positively show up in the rest of your life.

The ADHD Guild is passionate about spreading awareness about this often vital aspect of ADHD support. We believe it is essential to our personal journeys to successfully understanding and working with our unique ADHD brains. We want everyone possible to have the opportunity to experience the same joy and acceptance.

ADHD Guild Testimonials

“With the help of The Guild, I’ve changed how I think about ADHD and ASD”

“It is so helpful to have other people who are struggling with the same things. I am working on it, but I feel so stupid that I can't do little things that other people can do. Not just any other people, but professional adults. There is a lot of wisdom in the group, and I really look forward to coming every week.
“With the help of The Guild, I’ve changed how I think about ADHD and ASD differently, less shame.”

“Empathy and understanding”

“The part I have appreciated the most is the empathy and understanding. I couldn't believe how generous and kind everyone was following my scheduling mistake. I feel like I belong and could be honest about my feelings and personal goals. I appreciated the reminders and everyone's patience and understanding.
“I am grateful you all started this as I am so tired after years of trying to fit in to systems that make me stressed. I am still recovering from the experience of getting my PhD, for this reason.”

“With the help of The Guild, my faith in myself has changed because I have support from others.”

“I’ve never had coaching before, and I am retroactively sad that I did not discover this amazing resource sooner!
“I really love the weekly meetings, because I’ve never had the opportunity to speak with a group of ADHD people, and share my highs and lows with other people who inherently understand them. It also makes the support from the meetings feel even more validating because the encouragement is coming from other people who have some of the same struggles I do.
“With the help of The Guild, my faith in myself has changed because I have support from others.”

“Putting my to-do list in the # daily-tasks channel is actually helping me get stuff done”

“I know I've only just joined / started doing this 3 days ago, but putting my to-do list in the # daily-tasks channel is actually helping me get stuff done-after weeks of feeling at the rock bottom of my inability of accomplish anything at work. Even sharing my to-do list in Slack channels with my colleagues never got me motivated or focused. But here it feels different? My brain!”

Have questions? Read our FAQ!

Can You use Your Calendar to Track Tasks? Some people can comfortably use their calendars to track their tasks. Depending on how many tasks you have, however, it can backfire and become a guilt graveyard of things we intended to do and never did. Worse, we can lose trust in our calendar and start missing important appointments. Video Source: Sucking at the "Small Tasks" with ADHD #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #Productivity #GuiltGraveyard #TasksOnCaledndar #OldTasks #Guilt #OldGuilt #ToDoList #ToDo #TaskManagement #Calendar

This week’s #selfcare challenge: Identify and practice a personal “self kindness”. . . . . . #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #audhd #mentalhealth #ADHDrecources #adhdsupport #neurospicy #neurospicy🌶️ #ADHDthings

Do You Have Any Piles of Old Guilt Draining You? We may not realize how detrimental it is to see a pile of papers or objects that represent things we should have done. We intend to remind ourselves to take action, but seeing, and being drained by, the negative feelings is only inhibiting our ability to deal with it. One strategy for those of us who are ADHD, neurodiverse, etc, can be to enlist a support person, be it a coach, or even a non-judgemental friend, to assist us to get rid of this energy leech in our lives. Video Source: Why We Get Stuck on GO with ADHD Livestream #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #OldGuilt #Guilt #Decluttering #Declutter #Clutter

Ever Have a “Small” Task Get so Old it Becomes Huge?? For those of us who are ADHD, neurodiverse, etc, we can watch in paralyzed horror as a seemingly small task balloons out of proportion. It might feel emotionally bogged down, include various moving parts that our working memories struggle to keep focus on, or just be so old that we get the ick every time we think about it. In these cases, getting external support can be transformative for moving from inaction to action. Video Source: Sucking at the "Small Tasks" with ADHD #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #SmallTasks #ImportantButNotUrgent #IBNU #OldGuiltTask #SmallTasksAddUp #Productivity #OldTasks #InvisibleDisabilities #InvisibleDisability #ExecutiveDysfunction #ExecutiveFunction

This week’s #selfcare challenge: Check your subscriptions🤬🫥🙄 . . . . . #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #audhd #mentalhealth #ADHDrecources #adhdsupport #neurospicy #neurospicy🌶️ #ADHDthings

Can You do it Right Now? For those of us who are ADHD, neurodiverse, etc, sometimes if we use our impulsivity for good we can avoid having to remember or track a task later on. We often fear letting it become a huge thing we avoid for good reason. So in instances where we are able to take care of the task immediately, doing so saves us effort. #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction #PoorMemory #LittleTasks #Productivity

Is it Really Paper, or is it Guilt in Disguise?🦹🏻‍♀️ Sometimes we find ourselves with physical reminders of things we need to take care of. This is an ok idea, in theory, but if there is emotional baggage attached, it really does drain our resources. Video Source: Why We Get Stuck on GO with ADHD Livestream #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #BadTaskReminders #OldTasks #Guilt #Stress

How Close are You to Burnout? Preventing burnout is far, far easier than recovering from it. If we can course correct before things get very bad, it will be a lot easier to get back to an even keel. When we’re burned out, we don’t have energy left to give and we’re operating on an energy deficit. Video Source: Why We Get Stuck on GO with ADHD Livestream #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #FeelDrained #AvoidBurnout #Depression #Burnout

How Much Dust is on That Old Task? For those of us who are ADHD, neurodiverse, etc we can often be resistant to doing things when we feel like we “should have already done it”. Even if nobody else has any opinions, if we have the nagging feeling it’s past due, that can block us from taking action. Then the older something gets, the less we want to do it. Video Source: Why We Get Stuck on GO with ADHD #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #OldTask #OverdueTask #Productivity

Stop gambling your time away because you’re stuck! Let's get you Unstuck😊 Join a *small live group* live Unstuck Your Tasks Course starting Jan 27th to make progress on those tasks you've been avoiding! Early bird pricing ends today, 1/21! http://unstuckyourtasks.com

How’s Your Inner Teen? Have you experienced what feels like a rebelious teenager inside your head? They look at a task and say, ‘I don’t wanna do that!’ The neurodiverse can feel this especially acutely. Although coworking (AKA body doubling) can be a great way to bypass the rebellion, in the long term we have to repair the relationship with our inner teen. Video Source: Why We Get Stuck on GO with ADHD Livestream #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHDResources #ADHDSupport #NeuroSpicy #NeuroSpicy🌶️ #MentalHealth #InnerRebeliousTeen #InnerTeen #Coworking #BodyDoubling #ADHDStrategies

We have been there too, friends. . . . . . #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #audhd #mentalhealth #ADHDrecources #adhdsupport #neurospicy #neurospicy🌶️ #ADHDthings #adhdmeme

Join us TODAY for our webinar about calendaring and making easier sense of time! 7:30pm tonight . . . . . #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #audhd #mentalhealth #ADHDrecources #adhdsupport #neurospicy #neurospicy🌶️ #ADHDthings

The kind of task that might get a response like this might be a reminder that says, “Pay Power Bill in 7 days.” But I’m not sure which account is connected to the power company or if it’s the one that had that one weird problem I never got fixed. So there’s uncertainty about what’s *actually* next. We see it at a time when we need to be doing something else, so we can’t sit and figure out *how* to address it. Then it just hangs around, making us feel bad and not getting done. The Limbic System is our center for Emotion/stress processing, among other things. The Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) is our big-people brain, and for this video, think of its role in Executive Function and decision-making (that’s why it’s higher ranking). The limbic system gets the first alert of a potential threat, pings our nervous system, and then checks with the Prefrontal Cortex to see how serious the threat is. If we have poorly defined tasks (see my video series on “When Task Reminders Backfire”) or an already overloaded Prefrontal Cortex may not pause to define it past “not a mortal threat now”. It’s also the Prefrontal Cortex’s job to plan when and how to do a task. But it can’t do that without pausing to figure out the hidden steps required and what is physically required for the task. This kind of pausing is more difficult under chronic stress and overload or while we’re trying to do something else. The Prefrontal Cortex needs to specify an action to move forward on a task, but the stress response can only be shut down by the Limbic System. We could potentially have a little stress response for every single guilt-inducing, under-defined task until: it’s done, it’s truly completely forgotten, or we consciously decide to let it go. Those little stresses add up! And the more of those little stressors of unclosed task loops, the harder it is to decide how to proceed, and the more of those little task stressors add up. #ADHD #Neurodivergent #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction #StarWars #FirstOrder #Empire #YourBrainOnStress #ADHDManagement No wonder we shut down and hide when we don’t feel like we can visualize what to do about these “little threats”!

Our webinar about using calendars to make life and time less confusing is tomorrow! We are so excited to share with you guys! . . . . . #ADHD #ND #Neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #audhd #mentalhealth #ADHDrecources #adhdsupport #neurospicy #neurospicy🌶️ #ADHDthings

Ever ignored a task notification… or ten? 🙃 Too many task alerts (that we don’t do right away) can drain your motivation and leave important tasks undone. In addition, too many overall notifications can lead to overwhelm, alarm fatigue, chronic stress, poor sleep, and completely shutting down. Plus, keeping on notifications that don’t directly impact your life means you’re less likely to see or interact with the notifications that are important for your life. What types of tasks are good (or bad) for notifications? What can you do to stay on top of your tasks without the overwhelm? Let’s avoid notification burnout and make your reminders work smarter, not harder. For more like this, check out Unstuck Your Tasks #ADHD #ND #Neurodiverse #NeuroSpicy #TaskOverload #TaskManagement #ADHDTips #ProductivityHacks #ADHDStruggles #TooManyTasks #ADHDProductivity #ADHDOverwhelm #OvercomingOverwhelm #Overwhelm #TaskClutter #FocusTips #ADHDManagement #MentalClarity #GetUnstuck #UnstuckYourTasks