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Becca Colao, MA, Senior Certified ADHD Coach
Boston, MA
I'm an ADHD coach with a hyperactive mind.
Interests: I'm Becca Colao. I used to struggle a lot with my mind in overdrive, but I've figured out a lot in the years since I found out I have ADHD.
I've found there's not information out there about this "hyperthinking" experience of ADHD, and I wanted to humbly begin to change that with my blog.
I also coach people around focus, distraction, time, planning, and finding the most effective strategies, systems, and structures to suit the way they are built. Many of my clients have ADHD. Some do not.
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Getting started is most of the ADHD battle
Ok, this is true for some of my ADHD coaching clients. You tell me that whoa! once you get started, everything is a-ok, or even hyperfocus great. But getting started is tough. Today's getting started for me is full-on anxiety-provoking.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at thinkythink
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Self-Kindness
I want to pick up where I left off last week: curiosity and the scientist-mode. Today I am not feeling so well. Had a migraine yesterday, and migraine effects last longer than an afternoon, even if the meds work. The... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2013 at thinkythink
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We Do Well When We Can
I've been giving a blog post to clients to read. It's a blog post by Kyra Anderson about parenting, a child with Asperger. After I read it, I kept thinking about it while talking to clients, because the things the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2013 at thinkythink
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Setting Up New Coaching Groups in the New Year!
It's been an intense year folks, and I do have a number of wonderful people who have been interested in small group coaching by phone. I wanted to let you know that I'll be setting up additional groups after the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2012 at thinkythink
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You don't always need your calendar
It seems like it comes back to the same things when I'm working with my fabulous ADHD coaching clients. Silly things. Like calendars. I have a wonderful coaching group that has been together for a long time now. We started... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2012 at thinkythink
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ADHD Parenting: without expectations
I didn't really have any expectations of motherhood, or of my children. I chalk this up partially to my own brand of childhood, and partially to my ADHD. Having children- and frankly having a life- feels much to me like... Continue reading
Posted Aug 2, 2012 at thinkythink
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Reasons Chores Are Hard When You Have ADHD
I'm not trying to get you to dwell in the negative about your ADHD. I'm actually trying to help you fully acknowledge the challenges you are facing, so you can make day-to-day tasks less daunting. The first thing to remember... Continue reading
Posted Jul 27, 2012 at thinkythink
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Paperwork Mountains
I am snowed under with paperwork! Actually, my two year-old constantly running to sit on the back steps to "wait for the snow to come" has made me even more aware of it being summer, but that's another story. We're... Continue reading
Posted Jul 6, 2012 at thinkythink
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Workflowy and ADHD
Recently an ADHD coaching client told me that she couldn't read some notes I had emailed her because the visual of the unstructured text was overwhelming. The next day someone emailed me a link to a nifty online to do... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2012 at thinkythink
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Tolerations and ADHD
In life coaching we talk a lot about "tolerations." Tolerations are things you have to do on a regular basis, or things on your to do list that haven't been done, that create drag in your life the way wearing... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2012 at thinkythink
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Embrace the ADHD Weirdness
I deal with mindfulness a lot with my adhd coaching clients but not necessarily in the obvious ways. One of the moments that seems like it's key is remembering that you often forget that you have ADHD. This seems pretty... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2012 at thinkythink
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Balance Arc
"Work-life balance" is basically a cliche, if useful, concept that life coaches (and business coaches, and us ADHD coaches) talk about a lot. When you work from home this balance is a more detailed and intimate thing, I think. With... Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2012 at thinkythink
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Re-finding my to do list.
My older son just turned 4, so I've been a mom for four years. In that time I've had fluctuations in work and at-home-with-kid(s) time, but work time has been really client-focused. That's pretty great if you have ADHD. I've... Continue reading
Posted Nov 11, 2011 at thinkythink
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Coming ADHD Events!
Just wanted to keep you in loop on a couple of ADHD events I'm working on right now. First up is the Virtual AD/HD Conference. I'll be speaking on becoming a parent with ADHD, and there are a slew of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2011 at thinkythink
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Fall Transitions
The past few weeks I've been hearing a lot about schedule transitions. Educators back to school schedule; kids back to school schedule. I've also been hearing a lot of high expectations about the beginning of fall. It's as though we... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2011 at thinkythink
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How ADHD Systems Fail
This morning I had a couple hours to go work at a coffee shop. I was going there so I would get right to it, and not be distracted by dishes or my own thoughts. I pulled into the garage... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2011 at thinkythink
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2011 Virtual AD/HD Conference
I've been asked to speak at the 2011 Virtual AD/HD Conference for the second year. This year's conference takes place October 3-6 by web and phone, and you can register to get recordings as well. This year I'll be speaking... Continue reading
Posted Jul 15, 2011 at thinkythink
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Breaking Routines to Prioritize
With ADHD, it's great to have routines if they work for you. But as I've talked about lately, they have to shift with life. Recently I set up a routine to try with my blogging. I defined topics in advance,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 7, 2011 at thinkythink
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Working More
Last time I went over some of my perspective on routines, system, and structure. And balance. Here's why: I'm working more. I have more client time; less admin/office time proportionally. My kids are more active, so I can't cheat in... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2011 at thinkythink
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Shifting Balance and ADHD
If you've gotten to know my perspective a little bit already you'll know I think: structure is helpful for adults with ADHD, but it has to be the right structure and the right amount of structure structure often needs to... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2011 at thinkythink
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Inconsistency, Energy, ADHD and the "Spoon Theory"
I am really very tired this week, so this seems appropriate. The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino describes chronic illness/invisible disability. When read through her whole article, it really made sense to me. It's a way of explaining how you... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2011 at thinkythink
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Using a Calendar Sounds so Simple (if you don't have ADHD)
I'm coaching a group of terrific people with ADHD right now on time management. I put the group together because... "time management" sounds complex and fancy. Yet in my experience coaching, it often comes down to some dumb-sounding crap like... Continue reading
Posted Jun 2, 2011 at thinkythink
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Sometimes my calendar actually does help me remember
I didn't post last week because I didn't write it in my calendar. This is tricky. My ADHD Coaching clients want to know answers. Like: "Should I write it in my calendar so I remember it?" Answer: that depends. Sometimes... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2011 at thinkythink
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How To fit Exercise in as a parent with ADD?
Here are some ways to fit exercise in: Make it a priority. Take what you can get (go for the gray thinking) Play with your kids Use housework and yardwork to get physical Get intense use time pressure to your... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2011 at thinkythink
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What kind of exercise?
This week's topic: ADHD and Exercise. Today's question: What kind of exercise is best for a person with ADHD? Two-part answer. The current textbook answer is this: vigorous aerobic exercise has a neurochemical effect similar to the stimulants prescibed for... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2011 at thinkythink
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