Recovery and the ADHD Advantage 101

Break Free from Stigma and Chart Your Success 

Short pre-recorded lessons with live Zoom calls

4-Week Class Meeting Dates:
January 11th and 25th February 8th and 22nd, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM Eastern - 10:00 AM Central -
9:00 AM Mountain - 8:00 AM Pacific

Stop “managing symptoms” and instead work with your own neuro-brilliance

Lose the cultural narrative about what ADHD means and enjoy your natural abilities

Everyone’s experience with ADHD varies.
ADHD is not one size fits all

  • You may have loads of energy all the time, or you may have loads of energy and then feel overwhelmed and exhausted.

  • You may frequently lose things or you may have a defined home for everything.

  • You may be hard on yourself or REALLY hard on yourself. 

  • You may be an idea machine yet get “the look” when you brainstorm out loud. 

We all have different experiences with ADHD - I could fill up five pages - but please know your experience is valuable in ways you have yet to discover.

A bit about my experience

Because of ADHD I learned to question societal norms. As a result I was able to:

  • Write a book (despite being told and believing I wouldn’t finish it) because I knew instinctively it would help me heal mind, body and soul.

  • I healed from chronic pain because if western medicine didn't have an answer, I’d find one.

  • I quit several addictions by bringing innovative ideas to standard recovery. 

  • I instinctively trusted my own body and inner wisdom because I wasn’t hampered by conventional thinking. I made changes despite skepticism from others. 

  • I greatly lessened anxiety by intuiting how useful ADHD would have been to our ancient ancestors and translating that usefulness to my own life and now this class

A bit more about my experience… as an example

Before my ADHD diagnosis, I had a lot of energy and ideas but often felt overwhelmed. I completed projects, but it came at a great cost to my physical, emotional, and mental health. My nervous system seemed to be revved up all the time. I felt trapped in work or school situations. Although I could get a lot done, I couldn't perform like a robot, such as sitting at a desk all day working on a computer.

Early in life, I came to resent the word "sensitive". I was constantly told I was too sensitive, which left me despondent and anxious. I was a confused mess of self-loathing.

My individual experience of ADHD cycled between:

  • Diffuse focus and hyperfocus

  • Brilliant ideas, persistence, and burnout

  • Multitasking, enthusiasm, and restlessness

I continued to work hard at everything but also continued to berate myself for not being able to quiet my mind without substances. I was also hard on myself for not falling in love with recovery right away like others did.

I was a Mind-Body Coach in recovery when I was diagnosed with ADHD.

I felt fortunate to have that perspective because I was already working and playing well with my emotions, nervous system, mind, and intuition when I learned about ADHD from my therapist (who’s also similarly blessed).

The first time we met he said, “I’m ADHD and for me that can mean not always being able to maintain eye contact.”

I said, “I’m the same way. Please tell me more.” 

He went on to describe ADHD and made my entire life make sense. Each week I’d bring more questions and we’d dive into the answers and share our unique POV with each other. 

Research showed that early ADHD humans (hunter/gatherers) kept the species alive. The more I understood the freer I felt. It made sense. I wasn't damaged, bad or wrong. And I knew the abuse I suffered because of ADHD could be healed

I'm rarely bored and am filled with ideas and curiosity (and can now better choose which ideas get my time and energy). I don’t take on every burden in the world because that kind of despair depletes me and keeps me from helping anyone at all. Substance Use Disorder is a vague memory. I get loads done but can also slow down if I’m feeling depleted (major change!). I go with my intuition, spontaneity, need for fun and my natural rhythm of rest and relaxation. 

I want this for you as well. 

Follow the innate genius of your ADHD

email me at archer@innerwisdomrecovery.com