Neural pathways in slow motion: your ADHD challenges explained with behavioural scientist Liliya Engelke (Part 2)
[PART 2 of Interview]
Liliya Engelke (M.S. CHWC) is an ADHD coach and behavioural scientist who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. In this two-part conversation we examine the neurobiology and chemistry of the ADHD brain.Lilly talks about:• the cascade of overwhelm and the shame spiral behind ADHD / ADD paralysis & doom scrolling on the couch• the link between dopamine and motivation• the genius ‘spoon analogy’ that explains ADHD executive dysfunction• “white coat syndrome” and the diagnosis process• why neurodivergents can avoid support after being gaslit by medical professionals• how a behavioural coach can help you modify your ADHD / ADD behaviours, create systems to support you and empower you to find your own solutions long term• why Lilly loves our Future ADHD planner so much and recommends to her clients
And make sure you check out Part 1 for the rest of this value-packed conversation.Follow Lilly on IG - @itssliliyaa
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Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us.
Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough.
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