Get to know who I am a little better through thoughts I have on a variety of topics, as well as my appearances elsewhere.
As a coach, I help you explore ways to get your work done-- better, more efficiently, and more enjoyably. Apple technology coaching (one-on-one training to use your iPhone, iPad, Mac), productivity coaching, and ADHD coaching.
I'm Brittany Smith, your nerdy ADHD coach, co-founder of the ADHD Guild, and a passionate believer in making stuff suck less! 🚀
My goal is simple: I want to help you do the things you've always wanted to be able to do but feel like you're not quite there yet. Whether it's improving time management, planning more efficiently, or just leading a better life for people with ADHD, I'm here to help you take that leap.
Read MoreOur smartphones are an integral part of our lives, holding a treasure trove of personal information, including sensitive health data. But how do we know which apps are truly protecting our privacy? Enter app privacy labels – Apple's digital equivalent of nutrition labels for your food. We're diving deep into the world of app privacy labels, discussing how they work and why they matter when it comes to safeguarding your personal information.
Read MoreAlmost nothing about asking for help is pleasant, or easy, when you're dealing with the points of friction we've been covering in this series on getting help with ADHD. In this video, Colleen and Brittany discuss annoying things like the cost of support and being confused about what support to even ask for.
Read MoreWhat do we do when we feel too exhausted to even ask for support? Especially with ADHD, sometimes it feels like asking will be more work than just doing the thing ourselves. Or we might feel too exhausted to even think about what support we need! Brittany and Colleen both know this feeling, have seen it with their ADHD coaching clients, have many thoughts on what this exhaustion can mean, and thoughts on how to emerge from it.
Read MoreOn the podcast, Brittany and Kerry, who both have ADHD, discuss various related topics, including What ADHD is, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, Time Blindness, and Decision Fatigue. Tune in to learn how to get more done with less stress, and to gain insights into living with ADHD.
Read MoreEspecially with ADHD, Sometimes we worry that we are "bothering" people when we ask for help or support. Join Colleen and Brittany as we discuss why this is such a struggle with ADHD, offer countermeasures to overcome these fears.
Read MoreDoes the thought of reaching out to get support from someone else generate some level of fear for you? You're not alone. It is *actually* more difficult-- and scary-- to ask for support when you have ADHD! Brittany and Colleen discuss some different examples and levels of intensity of the experience of asking for help being scary.
Read MoreIs it better to do something by ourselves, or do it at all? Colleen and Brittany discuss the myth of total self-sufficiency and why it is a struggle to ask for and find help when you are holding yourself to an invisible standard of going it alone to accomplish goals.
Read MoreIf you’re finding yourself spending a bunch of time in an app when you didn’t mean to even open the app, sometimes it comes from a widget.
Read MoreIf you’re in a shared Reminders list and were surprised to get a notification about someone adding pesto to the shared family Costco list, you aren’t alone! When I updated to the iOS16 beta back in June, these were *all* turned on for me by default!
Read MoreThose little suggestions from Siri can lead down a tempting rabbit hole! These suggestions learn from our behavior, but they aren't formed from what we *wish* we were doing! They come out of what we *actually* do on our iPhones. Not only what we do when it's daytime and we might be working hard, but also from what we do at 2am when we should actually be sleeping…
Read MoreWant to meet with an ADHD Coach but not sure what topic will spark a productive session? Colleen and Brittany share some topics that really benefit from ADHD Coaching. Some ADHD Coaching topics are broad (like organization) and will naturally be narrowed down through the coaching process. And some coaching topics are more specific (like making a realistic budget) but will also need to be refined in order to understand the specific clients’ needs around it.
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