“ when you want to do something, it’s all you want to do. When you don’t wanna do something, it feels like death.” THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE. Jess, thank you for speaking to this! Never finishing things has made me feel like such a failure over the years! The tricks and tools are so helpful!
@christinenatvig2313
2 ай бұрын
I would say even if you do want to do it getting started feels like death.
@caitlin6983
2 ай бұрын
@@christinenatvig2313yes! It’s always the hardest part for me…which is why the “timer trick” doesn’t work for me. I started, and now I can’t stop 😂
@michellebellamy2401
2 ай бұрын
Yeeess! Exactly!!!!!
@heatherjoy4503
2 ай бұрын
Yesss 100% this!!!
@borealliving5859
2 ай бұрын
Right?!
@kendrathurman725
2 ай бұрын
Raise your hand if Jessica & her KZitem and/or podcast acts as your body-double when in the garden! 🙋🏻♀️
@carolynmeadows
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@dawnburton5961
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@andreacooley9428
2 ай бұрын
🙋♀️🙋♀️🫶🏽🙋♀️🙋♀️
@andreacooley9428
2 ай бұрын
🙋♀️🙋♀️🫶🏽🙋♀️🙋♀️
@dawnburton5961
2 ай бұрын
I found out I was ADHD and had an anxiety disorder in my 30s. At that time I tried the medication. At first it was a God send and amazing. I could remember what I read for the first time ever in my life. I read self help books and the harry potter series lol. Then I found out what the meds could do to your liver and I decided after five years to go off my meds. I had a new husband and a better moral support. Now I'm back to tons of lists and I can't remember anything. I like your ideas on little rewards. I'm totally stealing that idea. Thank you for this video! I listened to your podcast today as well ❤ I send you a message on that note.😊
@melaniescott4214
2 ай бұрын
As a female gardener, diagnosed with ADHD this year. I can tell you, there are so many times I have felt connected to this channel but never as much as I do now 🥰 thank you Jess, I appreciate you so much, sweet stranger friend ❤️
@leonsaquaponicsandhomegard6793
2 ай бұрын
Love this channel 😊😊😊
@sherror
2 ай бұрын
I am bipolar. It’s a difficult disorder to manage. My sister got me started watching your channel yrs ago. My gardens always flopped. Last yr i became discouraged & didn’t even try. This yr i was really struggling and i decided to give the vegetable garden another try. I watched hrs of your videos, James who has the food forest and others. But mostly you. I have worked and prayed for months and i have the biggest and most productive garden ever! My whole family has noticed how much i have improved in my mental health plus they’ve been eating good! It has become my sanctuary and it brings me so much peace and calms my over active brain. Almost all my tomatoes are massive. I’ve found vegetables i never knew i liked. I’m eating better. My family are vegetable gluttons now. I call my garden The Bipolar Garden. It’s a double hot mess! I hope you read this Jess. You should know what a huge impact you’ve made on my life. Not to mention all the thousands of others. God is using you in amazing ways my sister. Thank you so much. I can’t tell you what you’ve meant to me and didn’t even know it. LOL. PS……. I’m deep into planning next years Bipolar Garden!
@AJschannel49place
Ай бұрын
@@sherror don’t give up. I get over and if I’m stressed it makes it hard but most of the time gardening brings me peace and one with our Lord Jesus. What I do is make it pretty so I have a place to relax and I plant and grow what I can handle. Sometimes I plant lots of food and other times I have food yet I have more of a flower garden. Hope this makes sense my brain 🧠 is struggling today lol . Bless you for afar 🙏🏽
@TrixieJFerguson
2 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 42 after years and years of being misdiagnosed with everything under the sun. I did take medication for all of those wrong diagnoses and obviously none of them worked but I got to experience all of the negative side effects of those medications. When I was diagnosed with ADHD, I had my doubts after all I had been through; but I was desperate. I did take medication at the beginning and it was amazing! It worked so well but even with insurance it was exorbitantly expensive and I had other financial obligations. So I’ve been living with this for more than a couple of decades, but with finally an accurate diagnosis for the last 12 years. Some days I am on the top of my game, other days, I simply cannot function - AT ALL. My garden reflects both of these days at the same time 😂. Honestly, I am not managing well at all. 😢 I love my garden and I hate my garden. Thanks for this, Jess, I really needed the encouragement and the tips. I love this channel and I love you for you. Have a blessed day.
@kiajohnson8595
2 ай бұрын
I was just diagnosed the ripe young age of 68......answers so many questions about my life experiences. Also, found out it runs in my family, I can pinpoint past relatives likely having it. And one of my kids has it too. Oy vey
@iartistdotme
2 ай бұрын
Learn some tricks to make life easier - Jess has certainly outlined a nice set of things that will help. Good luck!
@kristenriley1878
2 ай бұрын
My sister you are not alone. I will do very well and then I hit a wall out of nowhere. Keep learning and allowing yourself grace. If you need a cheering section reach out to me I will celebrate your efforts even the ones that don’t make it all the way. Starting is such a big deal.
@PipMiister
2 ай бұрын
🌸
@borealliving5859
2 ай бұрын
In almost the same boat here at 38! I work with seven minutes timer, thats the best thing ive found so far.
@amyk6028
2 ай бұрын
Both my sons were diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 7. They were restless, inattentive and their teachers pushed and pushed us to medicate them, so we did. We didn’t know any different. It was awful. The side effects were worse than the ADHD symptoms, then we couldn’t get them off of it. Fast forward now they are 17 and 19, they are finally medication free, and I wished we had never medicated them in the first place and just took their technology away. That was most of what was causing the issues! Nature is the best therapy. Our brains aren’t meant to be constantly stimulated every minute of every day, just like small children aren’t meant to sit still in a chair for an entire 8 hour school day. God Bless you for your candid video ❤
@francestaylor9156
2 ай бұрын
I have ADHD. Personally I think it’s improperly categorized as a deficiency. I have extremely fast reflexes (I can catch things I knock over), I react while driving before I think which has saved my life multiple times. These were all survival traits we needed when life was a lot harsher. I think telling ppl that there’s something wrong with them for having survival instincts is ridiculous. There’s nothing wrong with your boys. If anything, I bet they’re extremely great at hand eye coordination and athleticism. It’s not a deficiency. Modernity is the deficiency.
@ElinWinblad
2 ай бұрын
I have ADHD born in the 80s so I didn’t have any screen time to distract me. I wish that would solve my ADHD too.
@smallspaceswithGloria
2 ай бұрын
I was in middle school when I struggled in school and was constantly studying but only to get a (C) in the 70s . and adhd was not a diagnosis, I’m a quick learner though with hands on a visual learner. As I got older and wanted a career after kids were grown again I struggled especially during tests so I too was diagnosed as a adhd but I tried the drugs but soon like the next day went off . I learned to do stuff w/o meds and yes I have half projects every where. But I do love to garden and so thankful I have found like gardeners ,
@jackiecole948
2 ай бұрын
Gabor Mate has a great book called “Scattered Minds” - he calls it a domaine divergent disorder. I read it when my son was diagnosed and the whole time was mad at him (Gabor, not my son 😊). I was mad because I kept seeing myself and didn’t want to admit it…. 15 years later our whole family runs 50% through the generations with a formal diagnosis - I do roll my eyes when undiagnosed people joke about an ADHD moment….. oh baby, it’s not a moment…. It’s a lifestyle 😅. We have all tried medication over time…. And honestly, if you are in a crisis it can be good (maybe 🤷🏻♀️)…. We have a saying “live life in your pocket” (pool ball reference). Garden and music are my pocket, driving a garbage truck is my nieces, my son can do magic with an excavator, my sister with social policy…. Every brain has a different pocket. Gabor calls us sensitives and has in interesting view on the evolutionary purpose of sensitives.
@urbsoapco5489
2 ай бұрын
I used to complete assessments for teenagers in a high school and it was amazing how many parents were more off the scale than their children. Take care Jess…..you are amazing. Love from the UK xxxx
@jadebennett2934
2 ай бұрын
Your description of the activities that don't interest you or give you dopamine were like dying was spot on!
@Maria-ql3fc
2 ай бұрын
I'm 73 and have never been diagnosed with ADHD but I have always had problems with shutting my brain off for sleep or easily getting distracted in the garden and end up not doing everything I intended to do and lay in bed wanting to be bk in the garden at 10 pm to finish what I started. To slow down my 100 mph brain at night I listen to my audio Bible and that helps a lot.
@christinew7728
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this about yourself. You are young enough to be my daughter. My projects have always had projects. I’m relating to so much of what you are saying. God bless you and thank you again for being such a good teacher in all your videos. 🏖 from Long Island, NY
@albrightfs
2 ай бұрын
Watching this thru tears.. I will be 60 on Sunday and I have struggled for years without understanding my emotions.. Thank you so much Jess.
I make lists. 2 column lists. First column is everything that I think needs to be accomplished. Second column is everything I actually do. This way I'm not disappointed that after a long busy day, I haven't crossed much off my list.
@kathryndefouw7665
2 ай бұрын
That's a great tip! I try to add the things I have done that wasn't on the list then cross them out just so I feel like I did something. But making 2 columns is brilliant!
@troverton
Ай бұрын
I love my lists! I couldn't get anything done without structuring myself. Both my kids have ADHD and now all my grandchildren. I hate it for them because so many people just don't understand how our brains are.
@kaylashaffer318
2 ай бұрын
I had no idea how much I needed to hear this today.. thank you ❤
@michelletabish7125
2 ай бұрын
Your videos are pavlovian for me at this point. 0 motivation to do garden tasks and then I turn on one of your videos and suddenly I'm like LETS GO. Forever grateful ❤
@aloras405
2 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to be diagnosed as a child. I have always known that my brain was different. Anxiety and depression are something that we are very prone to BECAUSE of the processing of dopamine. I still struggle with it. This is why I have to find joy in everything consciously. In EVERYTHING I do, I have to find something joyful about it. For instance, I hate, absolutely hate, doing the dishes. So when I have dishes, I need to do. I tell myself, “imagine how nice it’s going to be because I won’t have to wash it later.” or, “If I get this done now, I won’t have to wash it before I use it for dinner.” This doesn’t always work but it frequently does help with the executive disfunction. All these tips are fantastic. One thing I have learned is to not give up on myself. You CAN do anything. You might need to find a way to get started and connected. If you get disconnected, let it sit for a bit. Many times you can come back to it later no problem. One thing that helps me is to put on a video or book about the topic I’m working on. I “watch” sewing videos if I have a big sewing or quilting project for instance. And yes the habits are never ever easy. Heck, I have a very hard time brushing my teeth. I know that it sounds ridiculous but it’s true. I have to have my husband remind me every single night.
@manishaholm
2 ай бұрын
I think of doing dishes or folding laundry as creating order out of chaos. I love order. I had chaos. It's a mind trick, and it works for me.
@carenmcfarland7034
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I so relate to this!❤
@ashleynewhard7460
2 ай бұрын
I watch Jess while I do the dishes. She's basically the only way I can get myself to do it. I have to cook my myself though. ☺️
@kellybaker6810
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! You have just spoken my life. I am 64 and recently learned that the things I’ve experienced and beat myself up over have a name. My gardening experience is like yours. I appreciate that you explained it so well. I was telling my husband, “Listen! She’s saying the same things I say!” Even being able to get more done when someone is with me. Very affirming. God bless you.
@lindaanndeisch7737
2 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 57! Medication changed so much for me; less impulsive, better retentive memory, sound became 2 dimensional with background noise staying in the background not forefront and center, I found that I did have a sense of direction, more able to handle change, and more adaptable. I wish i had been treated as a child for I had to study about 4 hours a night to hold Cs and low Bs. I chose to do 2 years of college in 4 because I knew I had learning differences, that and being able to highligt my text books got me an AAS Degree. So we ADHDers can muddle along without meds but the right meds can certainly help. People are born with ADHD its not acquired as an adult (barring brain injury). Thank you, Jess, for your transparency and for your consistent diligent work with your videos!
@teriparrish
2 ай бұрын
Definitely born with it. Thank you for adding that. And you don’t “grow out of it”. That drives me crazy. When we’ve been diagnosed as children, we learn to adapt to what works for us as we age, and we learn what behavior is acceptable to society and we make adjustments to make others comfortable, but it’s temporary.
@tiffanysaunders3945
2 ай бұрын
😮omg I am truly blown away…. I have never been diagnosed however, I’ve always been very judgmental about myself not being able to manage time or finish the tasks at hand. 😭 it makes so much sense… THANK YOU JESS!! You are truly a blessing to me. Please keep me in your prayers!!! Lord knows I am going through a hard time right now!
@nataliemears7896
Ай бұрын
🙏🏼. I’m as blown away as you! Just mindblown! Explains so many things👍🏻
@elizabethfarkas6468
2 ай бұрын
I'm with you, though I am gardening with Cancer and the loss of my right hand. I used to have a beautiful, lush productive garden, but it has become overwhelming these past 6 years little by little. Overwhelm, at least for me is the biggest issue to battle. Any produce I can harvest is a blessing for me and my Significant other.
@Seasoncromwell
2 ай бұрын
🙏🏼❤️
@amylitton2613
2 ай бұрын
Also gardening with cancer. I skipped gardening last year, but this year I decided I wasn’t giving it up to wait to ‘get past’ the next treatment or test. Living in the moment as much as possible.
@leonsaquaponicsandhomegard6793
2 ай бұрын
All the best feeling can be the little things. Harvesting is definitely a good feeling 😊😊
@elizabethfarkas6468
2 ай бұрын
@@amylitton2613 Sometimes it is a real battle to get motivated, then to stay on top of things for me. But I discover that once I'm outside in the garden, I want to stay there! A strong attitude that nothing will stop us, especially cancer is the trick. Mind over body.
@amylitton2613
2 ай бұрын
@@elizabethfarkas6468 yes!
@kathleenpowers5548
2 ай бұрын
i am 66 year’s old and i have lived with ADHD my whole entire life. Now my children have it and now my grandchildren have it it put you in the world of your own and nobody else understand especially since school systems. Never once have I ever gave up on my family or my kids. 💚
@lauraewton9283
2 ай бұрын
I have never officially been diagnosed withADHD but have always thought I was. Your vlog was spot on for the way I work and process in the garden. I felt like you were talking about me the whole time because it was so accurate. I am going to share this vlog with my husband because your explanation is so on point! Thank you for giving voice to how ADHD people process! God has so gifted you with the ability to express in words what many of us can’t . This blog was a huge blessing for me!
@a.j.r_ball
2 ай бұрын
Luckily we stick together and they make some of the most unique and creative friends!!
@laurelcanterbury5370
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was diagnosed at the age of 54. Just this year. I cried. My life would have been so much easier, especially in my 20's, had I known. I'm not medicating. I learned over the years to somewhat manage. Now, I know I'm not lazy. I love that you keep it real here! BTW, I had to pause the video about 5 times. You know ADD!
@jandeshon8264
2 ай бұрын
❤
@leelaking-sannyasin5669
2 ай бұрын
Jess! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Perfect timing. You are a real human being.
@kristenriley1878
2 ай бұрын
I was told when I was fifteen that I had a learning disability but diagnosis would be difficult due to coping skills. At 23 I was diagnosed ADHD. I think the stigma is melting. It’s more okay to say I’m different and I process differently. During my exploration for answers I saw my permanent record. This was what the teachers recorded for each other that was never meant for me nor my parents to view. They said Kristen is struggling but she’s not a behavior problem. Year after year different words same sentiment. Now teachers see that students like me need help as well. And people like you make it okay to be an adult that needs structure and pattern and motivators to get through tasks. Thank you for living your life out loud so the rest of us can.
@WendysWorldTX
2 ай бұрын
I assumed you had ADD for years (OG follower since 2019). I've always followed your mental squirrel trails and thought you think and talk like me, which I love! I first learned that I have ADD when I was 18, 30 years ago. I highly recommend the book Driven to Distraction. It completely opened my eyes and changed my life. I actually read it again every few years. Also, carnivore and beef organ supplements seems to be helping me stay on track during my work hours. Love you lots.
@CajunBoudreaux
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the book.
@MelissaOHair-bk3ys
2 ай бұрын
I don’t know if I officially have add but I do have add tendencies. Add in 2 kids 5 and just turned 4. Oh man. I just feel like I spin around in chaotic circles all day. Leaving half done tasks in my wake. If I am pulled from something. It’s a 50% chance I’ll even remember to go back it it. Curious how Jess handled having small children with add. For me I just try to enjoy the season of littles. I know it won’t always be like this.
@MelissaOHair-bk3ys
2 ай бұрын
Oops didn’t mean for this as a to reply to this comment. 🤭 Looks like a book I should definitely check out 👍🏻
@valiantmcleod
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Jess diagnosed last year at 53, I grieved for my younger self especially after spending decades getting help for my children. Every time I hear or watch people share their experiences with ADHD I learn more grace. x
@kated3165
2 ай бұрын
There is an extra level of pleasure to digging up bright purple potatoes, and harvesting that fruit variety you know you'd never get to eat otherwise. As much as I love seed saving, seed catalogue and researching new garden varieties is a huge part of the fun I would not go without.
@gail7998
2 ай бұрын
I highly recommend the book "Stolen Focus" for anyone who wants understanding. The author spends a lot of time on the topic of ADHD.
@Jane_Snow_
2 ай бұрын
Gail - Just reserved it at my library. Must be popular, I'm 4th on the wait list. 😄
@gail7998
2 ай бұрын
@@Jane_Snow_ Great! This is a book that I'm reading page by page, not skipping around.
@PureLace
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation!
@TheFlamingoHouse
2 ай бұрын
I agree, Gail. I was thinking of commenting the same thing.
@gail7998
2 ай бұрын
@@TheFlamingoHouse did you read the book, too?
@AprilLee021967
2 ай бұрын
I have never been diagnosed but I know I have it. I remember as a child being always worried about stuff that I should not have. I worried about my grandma dying and would go stand by her window at night til she would holler at me and tell me to go home. We lived next door to her and I was like 11 or 12. I did well in school but was a constant procrastinator. I have chosen not to be diagnosed or to take meds because my mom was an addict(long hard story). I’m functioning well but I’m still procrastinating lol. My grandma passed in 2004. It broke my heart but I know she is with her Lord and Savior. I miss her so much still. Thanks for being open about this. This is why I love your channel.❤
@tanyablomgren892
2 ай бұрын
This is honestly one of the most validating and encouraging videos to me as a late-diagnosed ADHD woman gardener. Soooo many of these things resonate with me and the suggestions you make are really helpful.
@BeeBabbles
2 ай бұрын
I am not officially diagnosed; however, I’m pretty sure there is no question. And that knowledge has given me grace for myself as well. My sister told me recently she’s known my whole life but it’s just who I am and she wouldn’t want me any different. Getting my hands in the dirt grounds me so much! Or my feet in the grass. I have so many unfinished projects, but that gives me something to jump back too. Thanks for sharing your heart
@IttyBitty1973
2 ай бұрын
I like that shirt it is a good cut and color on you. 🐓🐔🐇🐰
@stephanie4194
2 ай бұрын
Diagnosed at 41- and its a relief to know finally…. and at the same time its heartbreaking to know that had I been diagnosed earlier my life would have been so much different. But now I know…. So I am ready to move forward.
@lindaanndeisch7737
2 ай бұрын
I felt the same way, yet am grateful for all that I have accomplished.
@theoneandonly1158
2 ай бұрын
Im a 41 year old mom with late diagnosis of Autism and ADHD. It's a struggle. Imagine: "Hey lets go to tractor supply and get some chickens. " My autistic side says: "Hey, where will they live? Where will they sleep?, Dont do rash things." I think now people are more aware of different human software. It has always been there (via my grandparents) it's just now, we can see and are aware. But essentially, we have always been there. Passing our genes down over and over. My husband was born in 1971 and he has ADHD. My dad was born 1960 and has ADHD. My mom was born 1961 and is Autistic. From Central America and Mexico. So its everywhere. I think its great. So we, grandparents and all are an extremely Neurodivergent family. I have safe spaces and sensory box. We have headphones 🎧. Pathological Demand Avoidance is real son. Real! 😂
@tinymillymakes
2 ай бұрын
Exactly, exactly, exactly! Being AudHD is it's own special blend of "I need spontaneity but only the kind I like, and I need routine and structure but can't create it for myself, I need to be stimulated enough so I feel present in my body but not so much that I feel overwhelmed" It's a constant tightrope walk. Figuring out a good, consistent middle ground is so difficult. Glad to know I'm with likeminded peers in this community, people who seem to really understand ❤
@jeas4980
2 ай бұрын
@@tinymillymakes we seem to be drawn to gardening! You just described my youngest son's challenges to a T. ❤ I have 4 on the spectrum, the oldest is nuerotypacal. The oldest son is severe PAD with Congnitive Function of a 4 to 6 year old (just turned 28). One is a teacher that stems... which her 1st graders think is exciting! Definitely family heritage. My father was called "odd"... clearly autistic and a genius. My first husband autistic... all 3 of his children have autism... he's a nuclear engineer turned software engineer. It's wild how much we are learning about our brains.
@tinymillymakes
2 ай бұрын
@@jeas4980 our brains are wonderfully magnificent in their varying differences!
@mommabecky83
2 ай бұрын
I can relate 😂 same late diagnosed audhd
@pammosley5075
2 ай бұрын
This post describes me perfectly. Kinda makes me sad that I'm 66 and just now feeling heard.
@what-rhi-makes
2 ай бұрын
This video is exactly the kind of content that I needed. I was also diagnosed with ADHD as an adult a few years ago, and I constantly feel like I am losing a battle with the garden and my brain. I am at that point of overwhelm with the garden with the rain and weeds. Thank you for sharing, I know this will be a video I come back to time and time again when I need a pick-me-up from a friend who understands ❤
@tonjapembrook1132
2 ай бұрын
Jess, I wonder how many people consider you their best friend, the person they turn to when they’re down, the person who lifts them up when they need it most. You touch so many lives!! God uses you to shine His light in so many ways in so many lives/homes/relationships. Thank you for obeying Him!! I’ve not been diagnosed with ADHD nor do I claim to have it, but I do have to always have something planned. Occasionally, I will find that I have nothing planned, nothing on my calendar. Those times are so dark, so depressing. I’ve just always said I need something to look forward to. I enjoy my daily life, but I NEED to have something planned that I can look forward to, whether it be a trip across the country or a family dinner.
@tommielourogers4327
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Perfect timing, at age 65 I was just in the hospital for a physical problem and I was told in an “oh by the way” you have ADHD.
@hollymorhart6990
2 ай бұрын
❤
@jandeshon8264
2 ай бұрын
May I ask how they decided that? I've been diagnosed, but haven't found anything that works.
@DebiRose062
2 ай бұрын
Two years ago was my diagnosis. I was 60. I feel you. ADDitude (free) online magazine, and adhd podcasts have been an immeasurable help and support. *hugs*
@carenmcfarland7034
2 ай бұрын
How do you get diagnosed?
@DebiRose062
2 ай бұрын
@@carenmcfarland7034 my psych diagnosed me.
@hollyjasinski7207
2 ай бұрын
I was almost 40 when I was diagnosed, and finally all my life struggles (and “personality traits”) made sense. That “aha” moment like you mentioned when reflecting on my childhood and beyond. I had many of those same struggles but never considered ADHD because of the traditional way it’s taught in the medical field. I am a registered nurse with a degree in psychology as well…😂 Medication is immensely helpful but still not 100%. Knowing so many other successful people live with this and still thrive is inspiring and comforting.
@trishgreydanus7004
2 ай бұрын
I am feeling very blessed to know you (through KZitem) and wanted to let you know that you have had a positive effect on my life. I am saving this to listen to again because WOW it hits close to home for me!
@cultivating_home
2 ай бұрын
Also a great student but didn't graduate high school. I was bored. I felt trapped. I LOVED college (I had much more control) and achieved advanced degrees. I have had many different careers because, again... I get bored. I always have a wonderful start to the gardening season and let it go by the end, but I love all the "fresh starts" that come with gardening. 🤩
@caitlin6983
2 ай бұрын
I know, the growing aspect of it keeps it interesting for me: it’s constantly changing.
@briannemaier4999
2 ай бұрын
Diagnosed when I was 17, now 43. Thanks to my mom who was aware of the symptoms and struggles! Thank you Jess for your transparency. I still struggle, but have way more acceptance and grace for myself. I work full time outside of my home and manage my household, and my garden is what keeps me sane. However, at times it can be completely overwhelming. BUT… it is one of my tools to reign myself back in. After alot of convincing and cheering myself on, preparing…I’ll spend 15, 20, 30 minutes at a time with an audiobook and my thoughts and I can recenter myself to where I want to be. One hour, one day at a time. I can’t imagine a winter without my garden fresh tomato and spaghetti sauce. Thank you Jess!❤
@kimcritchfield5796
2 ай бұрын
Every isle of my garden is blocked like the cucuzie!! I didn’t tie up maters or cucumbers. And now it’s crazy trying to harvest! 😂
@petecilione4166
Ай бұрын
Same here
@ericawhitfield9289
2 ай бұрын
No ADHD here, but I have OCD and have had to go through the same processes as it sounds like a lot of people here in the comments to take it from debilitating to liveable. I have a 7 year-old and I can already start to see some OCD traits, bless his heart. Now I say thank you Lord for giving me the experience to help him when no one helped me back then.
@judysherrill2871
2 ай бұрын
I have to add something creative and different to normal everyday tasks. Then I can do the mundane. The chair in the garden is a must.
@ourhomesteadclassroom
2 ай бұрын
Wow, Jess! This video is the epitome of why I continually find myself so drawn to your channel and your style of teaching folks how to garden. Over the years, you have regularly and repeatedly helped me to better understand and articulate how my own brain works. 🧠 I felt so seen and understood while watching this. I gardened for several years before I found you, but learning from and alongside you is truly what has made me the successful gardener I am today. Thank you so much for putting all these great tips in one place!! 💚
@leonsaquaponicsandhomegard6793
2 ай бұрын
She’s definitely all that. Love this channel 😊😊😊
@CindyPaxton
2 ай бұрын
I thank you. I to am ADHD, as are my children. Its been a long journey, and is not over yet. It's a small part of a big party bag. I didnt realize all that this is till i had children and it was so hard for them in school, social situations, and in life general. It is heredity, and im the gal! God made me like this for a reason, and i believe He has used me for a purpose. Maybe to understand others who are misunderstood. To God be the glory in all of it! He can use a faithful idiot.😊 referring only to myself.❤
@Naturegirl55
2 ай бұрын
🙏This was SOOOO beneficial to me!! I don't think I'm ADD, but either you've convinced me I am, or your advice is just FANTASTIC cross the board, for EVERYONE! Love you, Jess! Never stop sharing your philosophy with us!💚💚💚
@J_bar_S_Photography
2 ай бұрын
You keep kicking butt, Jess. ADHD is no joke. I'm 45 and I was diagnosed with ADHD. My mom took me to my Dr and told him that she was not going to put me on any of those meds they had back then. My Dr. looked at my mom and told her, mind you I was 5 years old but the Dr. said to her, you take him home, and you fix him a whole pot of black coffee and let him drink it. Well, I'm a coffeeholic now lol, but it absolutely helped me and the coffee did the opposite then it normally does. It completely calmed me down and as a rodeo photographer it really helps lol. Anyhow, One day I will buy some of yalls coffee lol, but you're doing really well with someone that has ADHD. Gardening is good for the soul and your body physically.
@tinymillymakes
2 ай бұрын
I've always felt we were very much kin, one of my special interests as an Autistic person is knowledge gathering and I can tell it's one of yours as well with ADHD. There's nothing like knowing something new! But being alive as an adult who was diagnosed ADHD in 8th grade and then diagnosed with Autism at age 31 is one of the most difficult things you can do. These differences are neurological and genetic. Figuring out how my brain is wired was the most beneficial thing I've ever done in my life. Being self aware about how my brain processes information differently was one of the saving graces for me. Also, adhd IS a disability, so is Autism. This is not a bad thing, it's just a difference.
@anitahouse3600
2 ай бұрын
love, love, love listening to an audio book while gardening. I've noticed I work so much longer when I have a book going. 🙂
@k.j.krimson2590
2 ай бұрын
Same here. I also love to listen to audiobooks on road trips. I have gotten through so many books the past couple of years, and I LOVE it. ❤️📚
@lindaborn2336
2 ай бұрын
Yes!
@NikkiStewart-q5n
2 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this topic! I think gardening attracts a lot of people with ADHD because there are so many different things to do with it. It is the only thing I am able to maintain but your tools are super helpful. Now if I can figure out how to keep a clean house. Dust is like weeds! 😂
@carolynmeadows
2 ай бұрын
Well, this explains alot. ❤❤❤. I have always had MULTIPLE projects going on. Family and friends often don't understand why I don't get them done when I start them. I have had to be regimental with some things in order to get them accomplished. You spoke to me deeply today. So grateful for your channel. God has blessed me with you and your channel. Thank you😊
@amybarker637
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Thank you Thank you 👣🎶🍃🌻🍂
@slapens
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting this! I will turn 66 tomorrow and was diagnosed in my late 40's. It was an incredible Ah ha moment for me as well. I did choose to go the meds route and it was truly life changing for me. It took me from being someone who worked harder than anyone I knew, but felt I accomplished nothing, which is horribly damaging to one's self esteem, to be able to focus and finish tasks. I think however one decides to handle their own mental health care is a personal choice with no right or wrong answers. Good luck in your journey Jess and as always, just shining a light in general, but especially for this issue ❤❤
@urbancountrygal7672
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video. I actually made a video title my neurodivergent mind on gardening. Everything you said resonated with me and my husband was watching with me and he was like this is you! He’s very neurotypical. 😂😂
@717Alfred
2 ай бұрын
Oooh the symbolism of being so overwhelmed by the weeds that you don’t notice the peppers. ❤
@growingadventurous
2 ай бұрын
Gardening is the only hobby I've been able to keep a love for year after year because there is so much variety and so much dopamine to be had. Every flower that blooms, every piece of food I harvest makes my head and my heart sing. I've got reminders to water because living in Ireland you don't have to water every day. I've even got a reminder on my Google Calendar for when I need to start tomato and pepper seeds at the end of January every year. There are times in the middle where it feels more like a chore than a fun hobby and there isn't any dopamine to be found. During those times I would almost rather be doing dishes than tending to the garden. Almost. But I remind myself that soon everything will be blooming and I just need to keep going a little bit longer for that reward. Gardening with ADHD isn't easy. To be honest, nothing is easy with ADHD. But it is worth every bit of struggle.
@Laughinginflowers
2 ай бұрын
My husband and I both have ADHD. Managing a homestead takes a lot of grace for ourselves and each other. Thankfully God continues to give us the passion to push on and reap the abundance.
@ashley-fayme3919
2 ай бұрын
She Slapped again ladies and gents! 💯🤣 I swear you speak straight to my heart at the most perfect times! We love and bless you Jess 🙏 Thank you as always for sharing your experience and heart with us. Such great advice. 🙏🥰🙏
@joan-lisa-smith
2 ай бұрын
Now THIS is a video I need, lol.
@igotzhobbies45
2 ай бұрын
It has been a huge calming thing for me to be honest. I have adhd/ anxiety bad to where the doctor prescribed me meds morning and at night while asleep.. i said I didn’t feel good on it cause i felt like a zombie … finally said no and learned some coping strategies .. crocheting was fun but it kept me from getting up and staying active.. i found gardening 101 videos and i said hey .. i can do that! My family said “ oh another hobby” it was hard to have the support to be honest but just mixing my potting mix it truly makes me feel calm and knowing that im growing these things for my family and that i know i can share with my neighbors.
@ilhopeb
2 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed with ADHD last year and it has changed my life. I use a lot of these techniques to manage the things I don't want to in my life (which for me is mostly house work and paperwork). I wanted to give you a shout out because watching the way you garden and preserve food is what made me feel like I could do it. I've watched other channels that talk about gardening and they are so structured and rigid and like if you don't have everything right then you'll fail and that just overwhelmed me and made me not want to even try. I like your more go with the flow method of gardening, that it should be fun, and you can do it the way you want to and it made it feel more approachable. I'm now 4 years into gardening and loving it. I love the cyclical and seasonal nature of growing and preserving food. I think it has really helped my ADHD to tap more into these natural cycles. Not only does it make more sense to my brain but it also helps me handle winter better. I live in a place with a short growing season and a long cold winter. Which can be really rough on your mental health if you frame it as, "I spend most the year waiting for summer and it only lasts 3 months". But living more seasonal means that I enjoy each one. I love the hustle and bustle of summer, watching my plants grow, preserving. But I also recognize the magic of fall, and the preserving push it brings. And by the time the first snow falls I usually sigh a sigh or relief and lay down and take a nap. So, anyway, thanks for making this video, it's nice to feel seen.
@paulachapin7081
2 ай бұрын
Wow! You’ve so defined who I am! Flitting all over and never accomplishing one thing! I was hyperactive when little but I’m thinking it was undiagnosed ADHD. (No, I’m not putting it as a crutch to define my failures). Thank you for bringing this subject to light. I’ve been trying to bring balance to my life by trying to alter and maneuver around my thinking. Great overwhelm has always hung over my spirit. Thinking something was wrong with me but realizing I’ve been cutting out all the things that bring me joy; like sitting outside with coffee in the morning. God bless you, sweet Girl. ❤
@jimshirey2293
2 ай бұрын
Beth here...I hate the way we "label" everyone with everything instead of "defining" it. Thank you for defining the issue.
@AJschannel49place
2 ай бұрын
No wonder I love you and this is the first that I heard that you had ADD. I was diagnosed about 2 years ago at 47 during the change of life and it has gotten so hard. I have been put through a lot of gas lighting medically, For over ten years to the point I felt I was feeling like I’m slowly dying. Thank you for making this and sharing your story. Your story is my story. Im 49 now and I’m still struggling and trying to find balance plus menopause and autoimmune is almost breaking me but I stay strong with God. I know now that ADD diagnosis makes sense, It has affected me as a kid but back then they did no studies on girls and our brains work a lil differently. I pray I can get better but the medical industry has hurt me more than help and I’m trying to figure it out still but I’m so very tired and I’m trying to stay hopeful. Again thank you 🙏🏽 and God bless you
@teresaschwarz1243
2 ай бұрын
🙏🏻 I can relate!
@manishaholm
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jess. This video is wonderfully helpful. I've had a couple of ah-ha moments, listening to your insights. Thank you. One strategy I've used successfully to avoid overwhelm is to think of my time like a credit card. If I go out and charge a bunch of stuff today, I'm using next month's dollars to pay for the shopping enjoyment I'm experiencing today. Likewise, if I commit to a bunch of things, social things, projects, time commitments, I'm using next month's/week's free time to pay for the planning enjoyment I'm experiencing today. In both cases, when the dollar/time bill comes due, I might not have the dollars/time to pay the bill. I'm very careful and judicious about time commitments. It helps a LOT.
@HerEcolife
2 ай бұрын
I love how you express yourself! I got diagnosed after my daughter got diagnosed at age 7. I learned a bunch and have set healthy habbits to help regulate. Made me realize a bunch and had to clean up my life. Realized I was not well surrounded and changed my whole life around. Best move I did! Anyways much love and grace ❤
@jackvotes24
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Jess. It is an aha moment. I’ve always just been called scatterbrain.
@jaysinwilliams6619
Ай бұрын
What a great video Mrs. Jess! Between anxiety and adhd, my garden was my little piece of heaven on earth. During covid, I even got chickens, rabbits and quail. All on about 10k sqft of urban yard. What a tremendous blessing you and your family have been for creating my peace in such a busy and topsy turvy world. One of the things that helped me was automation. Automated waterers, fans, lights and anything that helped keep it moving forward when my energy levels were at their lowest. We're in the process of moving now, to a much smaller property, but with the pay off of moving to a county setting in just a few years when I retire. Keep up the great work and may GOD continue to pour HIS blessings upon you all!
@stschubs
2 ай бұрын
I dont have ADHD but man was audiobooks a GAME CHANGER. 4 hrs of weeding and fertilizing ahead? much much easier with audiobooks. I found I would overthink myself into pain in the garden before, I'd anxiety spiral myself with bad thoughts, and past convos and all my failings, and then audiobooks just...quiets it
@kristiedaniszewski70
2 ай бұрын
I’m 54 and undiagnosed but pretty sure I have ADHD…you’ve just described me to a T ! I really think it happens often in creative people (I’m a fine artist) been like this all my life…thanks for sharing how you cope…regardless of a diagnosis, these are so helpful! 🌸🐝
@lizzjelsma4441
2 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed with ADHD right before getting kicked out of college for low grades and attendance. Within the last year Autism was added to that as we worked with my son to help him. My whole life I was told I was a lazy bum who never finished anything and had so much wasted potential. It took a long time to learn to love my brain and the way God wired it to work and honestly it is a choice I frequently have to make to accept myself rather than hate what I think others see. While it is a constant struggle gardening has been a constant over the last few years. I have been so thankful for your videos as they make me feel seen and accepted for how my brain does gardening. Both I and my son have gotten so much inspiration and dopamine boosts to get back out there when we fall into a melt down from your channel. Thank you for sharing and allowing a place at the table for those of us whose brains work differently. ❤️
@candicewalker6588
2 ай бұрын
Jessica, Your videos are simply joyful. I have to say that your words of encouragement ring true for many of us, even those without an ADHD diagnosis, so thank you :)
@SageandStoneHomestead
2 ай бұрын
I had you in my ears while I was outside picking beans (a variety you suggested called calima bush beans) when you mentioned other people using your videos as motivation. I definitely do that but you're like my timer. I'll listen to the video while doing a task :)
@kendralynn2490
2 ай бұрын
Jess this is pure gold. I have never been diagnosed with neurodivergency but I have some stroooooooong suspicions. I identify with everything single point you discussed here, and your vids throughout the last few years, when I first your channel, are the biggest reason I never gave up. "Put a chair in your garden"; "Things want to grow"; "If my pigs can start a garden with their poop, surely I can start one with my best efforts"; "The best medicine for the garden is the gardener"; "Turn your waiting room into a classroom"; "There's always next year". Seeing your gardening successes and the fact that you're completely human has caused me to truly believe that I am actually a gardener too. ❤
@jessicajackson9164
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing this subject up. I’m suspecting I have ADHD. I am feeling so embarrassed at work and home, but hearing your solutions to working with it makes me feel that I have some tools to deal with it. Thank you.
@JulieRohrer
2 ай бұрын
Wow “weeds in the walk way” really spoke to me! That’s me currently in normal life, the weeds in the walk way of my daily life are so overwhelming aright now. You are so inspirational to me♥️ I was recently diagnosed with adhd at 27 years old and it has really opened my eyes on my brain works different and that’s okay!
@nanaemmich2615
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Jess! In my 60s and still figuring out “me”. I can totally relate to late in life diagnosis of ADHD. Since 2020 following and learning from you and your Roots and Refuge channel, Charles “Mr no dig”, The Impatient Gardener, Northlawn Flower Farm, and You Can’t Eat the Grass has inspired this great gardening activity for my health and sanity. I didn’t realize it at the time. Just was something to keep me busy. But once I started couldn’t stop. Guess I’ll be growing and learning for as long as I physically can but that’s all we can hope for! Thanks for all you do!!!
@SageandStoneHomestead
2 ай бұрын
We have had a hard tomato year too. The aphids and resulting disease have been relentless. I just learned that a horrible mold called sooty mold grows on the aphid honeydew and so add that to the pile, lol!! You're right though there's lessons and there's always next season.
@littlebitofeverythingfarm
2 ай бұрын
Hi Jess, Danielle here. I haven’t been officially diagnosed but I do have a lot of the same struggles. Since realizing this I have been able to set systems up that help me and have been able to give myself more grace and support in this area! Thanks for talking about this! As a creative person myself who gardens, keeps animals for food and dairy as well as runs my own businesses I appreciate your encouragement a lot!
@KathyW5
2 ай бұрын
I do have an opinion and will express it. Children and adults with ADHD are all different as those of us unaffected are all different as my students with ADHD taught me. My ADHD students either loved school or didn't, and they were advanced or not, eager to learn or not motivated. Some more severe than others, some medicated, some not, they were just children and I loved them. The same goes for adults with the diagnosis. They have now probably learned systems by which they function best with some medicated, some not. Great! That's the way all people need to function, doing what works best for them. You are just a person who has figured out what works best for you, one who has had to work harder at it than most, but you are doing it. Kuddos to you! On behalf of other in your situation, thank you.
@KathyW5
2 ай бұрын
I will remark on one student, 2nd grader, with ADHD who was overwhelmed quite easily. When overwhelm came he turned very aggressive and violent to other students and adults alike. He had a 1 on 1 adult with him most of the time, always on the playground, and that helped. I guess that was our way of body doubling. I always thought his aggressive tendency was something we didn't know much about, but parents were unwilling to investigate. Thanks for bringing your body doubling forward and how that helps you.
@samburton2978
2 ай бұрын
Back in 73 I was helping my Spanish teacher clean the boards. I adored , Mrs Walker. I said, the 9 year old boy who lived next door was diagnosed with hyperactive disorder. As I have gotten to know him it makes me wonder if I might have it too. I love adrenaline! She smiled and said, Sam I think you do. Lots of your teachers do. Everyone loves you in their class, but everyone knows you have attention issues. I stared at her. She said. Why don't you and I pray about it. She grew up on the mission field in Mexico. I was well known as a Christian. She took my hands and we prayed. That night I told my parents I wanted to see the doctor. He recommended a specialist. After a few months we found out I do suffer from it. I don't hate it. It has made me want to learn all kinds of stuff. Thanks for this episode
@caitlin6983
2 ай бұрын
That’s such a beautiful story! That your teacher had been on the mission field and you were “known as a Christian”…and that you prayed together. I was born a few years before that. I went to a private Christian school from 6-12 grades but before that I went to public school. We had one amazing teacher in 3rd grade that actually spanked us when we misbehaved (which wasn’t often). She was calm and gentle and we knew she loved us. But even then, I can’t imagine any of them praying with us like yours did. Thank you for sharing this story.
@samburton2978
2 ай бұрын
@@caitlin6983 oh my first grade teacher was a terrorist. She had a reputation that would cast fear into the Navy Seals! My second grade teacher smacked me in the mouth for talking. I remember her look of rage as she slapped me. I was always in trouble for talking too much. I ended up being a preacher 😮 But my 5th grade teacher read the Bible to us, and prayed for us every day. It was a public school. That was the year they banned prayer and the Bible in school. I remember Mrs Karsner crying as she told us. About 2 weeks later she said, they will not stop me. You kids mean too much to me, and more to God. And she started reading and praying again. She retired at the end of that year!!
@MarshaShelley-t3n
2 ай бұрын
Alot of my garden is a failure this year. Stunted plants and bad potting soil. But I have a few things doing well. And there is always next year! Learned that many yeats ago. At 69 I still love my flower gardens and vegee garden!!
@Ambermae001
2 ай бұрын
I feel seen watching this!
@juliehorney995
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Jess. I'm grateful for a lovely garden and landscape yet battle daily a serious illness that makes it hard to get out and get things done. It's a convulsion disorder that affects my ability to focus, creates a lot of pain. There are 2 large projects on my list, one is within maybe 12 hours of being done. They are cool beans but just wearing on me not being done yet. It's humid and hot here in NE Indiana and frankly I am tired of putting on bug spray before I can even get started. After watering! My internal speak and symptoms require quiet so no podcasts for me. I love when someone comes alongside me to help out or I can give an impromptu tour. God is so good. I am grateful. The garden pup helps too. Thank you for conveying acceptance of how God made each of us. He is so good. By the end of the season, things will have gotten done here too. Godspeed m'lady. :J
@michelestrobel4947
2 ай бұрын
Gardening is what made me realize my adhd. I am all over the place out there in my garden, but I get it done and I find a daily exercise routine does cut it down some
@ilka340
2 ай бұрын
I think with technology and society growing at such a rapid pace it has rewired our brains differently. It is all good if we all slow down at times.
@rayyoung7780
2 ай бұрын
I also like a chair in the garden. There are pluses and minuses. The biggest plus for me is when I sit still in my garden I see things that I miss while moving about. Eg. I have redwood trees across the back of my yard. I keep them pruned up about six feet. But they grow new branches in that six feet which I never see unless I sit in my chair. The down side is if I let it the time in my chair can make me feel overwhelmed. I avoid this by making lists and giving myself grace if I don’t get the tasks done immediately. I have never been diagnosed with add or adhd but have had suspicions that I may have it. Sadly I grew up in a generation that viewed it as laziness. I am sure some of those who are critical of adhd have seen someone use it as an excuse to be lazy. Good video. Thanks as always for sharing.
@lesliebaldwin8830
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely LOVE your neurodivergent brain. Thank you for sharing!!
@bethsands7665
2 ай бұрын
No wonder I have soooooooo many cats !! You are making a ton of sense. I love my garden and thrive watching everything grow as I take care of it all and am rewarded with beauty , food and happy birds and insects flitting around. I was forced to go to jury duty today ....and it totally made me mad and become stressed out with the inconvenience of wasted time, tick, tick, tick....I hated everything and pretty-much everyone as I don't trust the process and it is a dangerous drive there and back. You are awesome in your elegant, real and up-lifting talk on an important topic , especially in this day and age. I love the way you take grace upon yourself as we all should. You are a great detailed speaker... and you are speaking loudly to our hearts and soul. I love unwinding on my garden bench after a hard day of retail, pushing products to the floor and dreaming of getting out of there. I love the "body-guard" ...or was it body-double ??, either way, we all need team-work to uplift us and get a new perspective on everything. I appreciate your analogies on life and the way that you get real with your-self and look at what is important. Exciting watermelon indeed.
@Jessica-pn1dl
2 ай бұрын
Oh goodness. I have known my whole life I have ADHD, I had assumed you had it from the first video I watched of you in 2019 lol. It is a real struggle to live with for me. It's funny that we can recognize our own (people with it) though. We have big feelings and imaginations. It's hard for others to relate to us to be honest. But we are beautifully and wonderfully made!!! So we don't fit the norm or learn like others. That's okay!!
@RachelBayati
2 ай бұрын
I have not been diagnosed with ADHD, but have suspected that I have it for a long while now. I consistently resonate with people's experiences with their ADHD including yours. I find that I have some days where the overwhelm gets the best of me and I get into a "deer in the headlights" mode where I just can't get anything done. On those days I try to give myself some grace and lower my expectations. I find that "resetting" my brain can help, which might look like going for a walk outside, meditation focused on breathing, taking a shower, taking a nap, or anything that is grounded in the physical world vs being stuck in my overwhelming thoughts.
@DebiRose062
2 ай бұрын
Go to ADDitude (free) online magazine. They have free tests (age/gender specific) that you can do.
@ssgundes1
2 ай бұрын
Read the book driven to distraction chapter on adults with ADHD. I self diagnosed with that book. Jess says she was an excellent student, however that’s rare with kiddos with adhd.
@tibbs4000
2 ай бұрын
YES JESS!!! The spin off interests keep us interested and able to tap into our creativity and build skills! You got me into gardening....then I got into canning and cooking from scratch....now I am getting chickens 🐔!!! Thank you Jess, from one ADHDer to another, love and blessings!
@kailesancez
2 ай бұрын
Again Jess hitting the nail on the head with your videos. Thank you so much for everything you do. I appreciate you. Oh goodness the medications my ex doctor would test subject me on. Were absolutely disgusting. I ended up getting air lifted to the hospital because of depression meds. I wasn't even depressed. I had anxiety. The ER doctor called my doctor and cussed him up and down after he seen the list of medications my ex doctor had given me in under 2 years. He almost killed me. I ended up on a benzo. No not good at all. but honestly it saved my life. It helped calm me down. Slow things down for me. I have now gotten off this medication. Now I am using more natural teas etc to replaces it.
@Megbower6907
2 ай бұрын
Gardening is the best adhd hobby because I get super motivated in Feb/March due to winter blues, my husband helps me plant and water, and if I lose interest I get food and flowers, because seeds will grow!
@joanneganon7157
2 ай бұрын
Hey Jess, I was in the Dentist chair when I onnected the dots. The hygienist and I were talking . Everything I said she said a letter ADHD🫢. They used other words when I was a Child and this women understood it . Magical! Hang there everyone step by step❤. JO JO IN VT 💞
@OZARKMEL
2 ай бұрын
2 of my boys have ADHD....even into their adulthood. I hated them being on meds...they were zombies. I changed their diets, no red dyes, no sugars, fructose, dextrose etc. Natural foods, organic, grown at home. Charts with chores, and remembering to talk to them about getting things done ONE thing at a time. My oldest said having ADHD was like sitting in a room full of tv's that were all on different channels and trying to watch just one. They both graduated (with MUCH help) and we knew college was not an option for them. They both went into the trades....both are licensed plumbers. They are doing great, son #2 just started his own business and is doing very well. ADHD is constantly being studied.....drugs are not always the answer. Sometimes it just takes a lot of "self" research and study and work to get them through.
@ElinWinblad
2 ай бұрын
@@OZARKMEL try a Phosphatidylserine supplement. It’s a key component in cells. Also omega 3 with coq10, magnesium and amino acids . I take 2 400mg a day of the Phosphatidylserine and the tv analogy pretty much goes away I call it mental swirl.
@UrbanHomesteader101
2 ай бұрын
So I'm 62 and never really known I had adult ADHD as our generation where just told we where active. I'm great at multi tasking but am blind to something left on counter or on garden. I have dyslexia too so comment on things is hard. But I get my friend jealous of what I accomplished in a day ! Your video is spot on today thank you for voicing what a lot of us are going through!
@geethapanchikarla5436
2 ай бұрын
Exactly what I needed. Gardening or otherwise. Bless you🙏. Thank you.
@thermonwright1011
2 ай бұрын
I’m a 70 year old gardener. And some of the things you say I have went through for years. I know I have more years to go so I will definitely use your advice and have my coffee in the garden. And plan my day accordingly, I didn’t know about dopamine. Thank you so much. I know I’ll have a happier life. Love your video.
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