Brooke Schnittman MA, PCC, BCC
@coachingwithbrooke
Founder of Coaching With Brooke, ADHD/ EF Coaching for all ages. Best Selling Author “Activate Your ADHD Potential.” Host of SuccessFULL With ADHD Pod. coachingwithbrooke.com/links
Watching everyone around you hit career, relationship, and financial milestones while you feel like you're somehow always catching up isn't a personal failing. #adhd
The pride you felt building that routine was real, and so was the collapse four days later, and neither one says anything about your character, it just says the structure underneath it was never built for a brain that doesn't get to coast on autopilot the way most people eventually do. #adhd
Sometimes what looks like an overreaction is the last drop in an already full cup. Many people with ADHD spend years believing they're "too emotional" or "bad at coping," when the reality is that they're often carrying far more mental load than anyone else can see. #ADHD
The new hobby gear is now sitting in the closet... right next to the gear from the last hobby. Hours of research. Countless YouTube tutorials. A late-night purchase. Then one day... the interest disappeared. No warning. No goodbye. #ADHD
The two feel the same in the moment, which is exactly why the wrong label sticks for years before anyone thinks to question it. 💙 💥Discover strategies to manage ADHD with my #1 best seller book/workbook: 'Activate your ADHD Potential' bit.ly/activateadhd #adhdcoach #adhd #adultadhd
Mine has been sitting there so long it has its own zip code. Curious what is holding down the top of your list. 💙 💥Discover strategies to manage ADHD with my #1 best seller book/workbook: 'Activate your ADHD Potential' bit.ly/activateadhd #adhdcoach #adhd #adultadhd
2/2 If you have ADHD and you cannot sleep no matter how tired you are, there is a reason, it is not laziness. Research shows 75% of people with ADHD have a delayed circadian rhythm. Their melatonin arrives up to 90 minutes late. Their brain ramps up in the evening instead of winding down. #adhd
1/2 If you have ADHD and you cannot sleep no matter how tired you are, there is a reason, it is not laziness. Research shows 75% of people with ADHD have a delayed circadian rhythm. Their melatonin arrives up to 90 minutes late. Their brain ramps up in the evening instead of winding down. #adhd
Criticism can feel overwhelmingly painful for those with ADHD, often due to RSD. The nervous system reacts more to the perceived social threat than the actual words spoken. This intense response occurs regardless of personal growth or self-awareness. 💙 #adhd
Chaos😭 Everything feels urgent AND important all at the same time. ADHD makes it hard for the brain to assign different weights to tasks, so everything pings at the same volume with no built-in sense of what matters most or what can wait. #ADHD
💗 Just a few ways to support your favorite person with ADHD and PTSD this PTSD Awareness Day 👇Tell us what we missed in the comments 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter for tips, freebies, and news. ▶️https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/newsletter #ADHD
You wanna take a wild guess if I actually find it on the day of the party?😃 Hiding something in a "safe spot" relies on prospective memory, the kind that's supposed to resurface an intention later, and that's one of the functions ADHD hits hardest. #ADHD
Jenna Free explains why ADHD, anxiety, and OCD may have more in common than most people realize...and why lasting change starts with calming the nervous system first. Hear more in our NEWEST ‘SuccessFULL With ADHD’ Podcast episode 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/successfull-... #successfullwithADHD
I'm done😀 🚨 Coaches, helping clients recognize and ease this exhausting cycle sits at the heart of this work. ⏳ Q&A is TOMORROW @ 10am ET! See if our ADHD Coach Training is right for you, join the upcoming Q&A 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/coach-certif... #ADHDHumor #ADHDMask #ADHDLife
Sooooo independent and self-sufficient🥲 ...and never knows when to ask for help... The "good kid" who never caused trouble is often the one quietly compensating for an ADHD brain nobody thought to look at, because the struggle stayed internal instead of loud. #ADHD
This Father's Day, we're highlighting just a few of the many ways ADHD dads can make their parenting extra special💖 🚨 ADHD Coaches, learning to help parents recognize the gifts hiding inside their ADHD is part of what you'll take from this work. 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/coach-certif... #ADHD
You're a real MVP if you do any of these🥰 🚨 ADHD Coaches are learning the best ways to make their clients feel seen and exceed their own expectations. Don't be left behind... ⏳ Q&A is in 3 days! 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/coach-certif... #adhd
Imagine one ordinary, consistent-energy day🥲 🚨 ADHD Coaches, guiding clients toward steadier, more sustainable rhythms sits at the heart of this work. ⏳ Q&A is in 5 days! See if our ADHD Coach Training is right for you, join the upcoming Q&A 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/coach-certif... #ADHD
Love, with an ADHD brain, shows up in uniquely thoughtful ways💝 When we care about someone, that interest can flip straight into hyperfocus, so a quick question becomes a research deep dive, a color-coded plan, and forty things nobody actually asked for. #ADHD
2/2 When the ADHD brain doesn't make enough of its own focus chemistry, it improvises by manufacturing urgency and running on stress just to stay engaged, which quietly holds your nervous system in overdrive all day. #ADHD
1/2 When the ADHD brain doesn't make enough of its own focus chemistry, it improvises by manufacturing urgency and running on stress just to stay engaged, which quietly holds your nervous system in overdrive all day. #ADHD
For years, you assumed the problem was just a "me thing"💔 When ADHD goes unnamed, every executive function struggle gets quietly filed under personal failure, so the shame piles up long before anyone thinks to consider a diagnosis. #ADHD
Sometimes existing horizontally is the most ambitious thing I can accomplish in a day, and that's okay😭 (Still frustrating) ADHD brains run on inconsistent dopamine, so motivation and energy arrive in unpredictable bursts followed by very real crashes. #ADHD
2/2 How did you become the person everyone leans on, but the one nobody thinks to check on? Years of compensating to look effortless means the actual work happens in private, so the people praising you never see what it took to get there. #ADHD
1/2 How did you become the person everyone leans on, but the one nobody thinks to check on? Years of compensating to look effortless means the actual work happens in private, so the people praising you never see what it took to get there. #ADHD
Ask me a simple question and you'll walk away with a five-year plan.😌 It's my specialty. 🧠ADHD brains process by branching outward, so one little prompt instantly sparks a dozen connections, possibilities, and tangents before you can stop them. #ADHD
✨ CWB is growing, and we're so glad to introduce you to Coach Jaynie ✨ She's a 3C Activation® alum, a Certified Adult & Student ADHD Coach, and a Health & Wellness Coach working with adults and students ages 12 and up. Learn more and get started with Coach Jaynie 👉 bit.ly/CWBJaynie
My focus quietly clocked out some time this morning 😭 Holding it together for five straight days pulls from the same mental fuel you need to concentrate, so the harder you pushed earlier in the week, the louder the chaos gets now. #ADHD
Tag your green flag ADHD bestie💗 🎓 Student coaches, knowing how to hold this kind of space for your clients is a skill worth growing. Join my upcoming LIVE Q&A all about 3C Activation® ADHD Student Coach Training ▶️ www.coachingwithbrooke.com/student-coac... #adhd
Micah and Liz explain why many ADHDers appear successful on the outside while secretly battling burnout, shame, and exhaustion behind the scenes. @adulttrauma_adhdsolutions NEWEST ‘SuccessFULL With ADHD’ Podcast episode 👉 www.coachingwithbrooke.com/successfull-... #successfullwithADHD