Split up due to character limit. “If you’ve tried all the strategies that should work but don’t, then ‘Overcoming the Wall of Awful’ is the book for you.

“Good systems and habits get us past the Wall of Awful with much less effort. But be careful — neurodivergent people need to establish systems and habits differently. That's what this book will help you discover.” "Overcoming the Wall of Awful" Out September 1st!

"When we can point to the stages of change and understand where we are, the uncertainty gets smaller. When we can name what's happening, we feel more in control." Chapter 8 - How Change Works Overcoming the Wall of Awful Available everywhere September 1st.

NOTE: Image text broken into three parts due to BlueSky's character limit. "This book brilliantly and compassionately breaks down how every one of us can develop our own Walls of Awful, irrespective of any one diagnosis.

This is insane. Stimulants are the first-line drugs for ADHD because they are the drugs that have been shown to work the best for ADHD.

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · last wk.

Across social media, through paid influencer partnerships, wellness brands are pushing nootropic supplements for ADHD by claiming that stimulant medications like Adderall and Vyvanse cause a host of negative side effects. Specialists say it’s an exploitative, potentially dangerous pitch:

"Our brains are set up to resist change and keep us in the status quo. Fortunately, while our brains and bodies push us to the easy path, we can teach ourselves to do the hard thing instead." Chapter 8 - How Change Works from "Overcoming the Wall of Awful". In bookstores everywhere September 1st!

Mission: Graduation takes place July 19 - August 2 I am beyond excited to join Jessyka Coulter as she guides us to support your teen through this back-to-school season earning the ultimate prize: a high school diploma and/or college degree! l3arn.click/Brendan

"They call it 'writer's block' for a reason... almost every writer I know has experienced it, and has struggled with finding a way to address it. The Wall of Awful is a perfect metaphor and a simple, clear, even fun solution for addressing it. l'd share this with all my clients."

✨ ADHD FRIENDS ✨ I'm hosting my first-ever masterclass + workshop on Tues. July 28! LEARN HOW TO ⚡️ Get unstuck fast 💩 Make boring shit suck less 🧪 Run self-experiments 🛠️ Build a life hack toolkit 🐎 Get back on the horse faster

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Get unstuck at this live 2-hour masterclass from Anti-Planner creator Dani Donovan, 27 activity PDFs, and the full framework for tricking your brain into doing stuff.

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"But it is opt-in" they say. Here is how it will work. Good drivers will opt-in and get their rates cut. Insurers still need to make money, so they will raise rates on everyone else. That will cause more drivers to opt-in. Rise, repeat, all while we get spied on more and risk sharing disappears.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

The Consumer Driving Data Protection Act “would allow insurers to track speed, braking and other driving habits to establish a motorist's safety record, a key component in setting individual premiums — as long as the motorist agrees to it.”

"Climbing is the best way to get to the other side of the Wall of Awful over the long term. It requires skill and resilience, but you will feel lighter and more accomplished afterward." Chapter 7 - Climbing the Wall Preorder "Overcoming the Wall of Awful at the link below.

I really enjoyed this conversation with the guys from Attention Different. We discuss the benefits of diagnosis, why I don't believe in lazy, and the Wall of Awful. youtu.be/PeCvJylGf80?...

The "Wall of Awful" That Affects ADHD Brains w/ Brendan Mahan

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"Instead of using anger, anxiety, or shame to push through the Wall with negative emotions, putting a Door in the Wall works with the brain, using positive emotions to make the starting cost cheaper. And walking through a door often is much gentler than smashing through it."

"I've read plenty of books that explain why your brain won't cooperate; this one really helps you get unstuck. The Wall of Awful finally gave me language for something I have been struggling with for years, and it gave me a way to finally deal with it." -Laura Klein, author "Build Better Products"

Play is a great way to move our emotional state to feeling safer and more engaged. Music and movement work, too! #WallofAwful #Emotions #Play #Music #Movement #Safe #Engaged

Smashing is the least skilled option that gets us past the Wall of Awful. It works, but it isn't sustainable. And relying on anger or anxiety to activate typically leads to damaged relationships, either with others or ourselves.

If you still haven't pre-ordered "Overcoming the Wall of Awful" because you were waiting to be able to get your copy signed, I have news! I will be signing all of the copies pre-ordered through Brookline Booksmith. Link in the comments.

To me, the best part of this review by Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells comes at the end. Alex and I worked really hard to make sure this book was "totally accessible". I'm glad to see we succeeded.

I’m incredibly honored to be a part of Calmer Con again this year, this time a the event’s keynote.

Calmer Con Boston@calmercon.bsky.social · 4w ago

We're excited to welcome special guest Brendan Mahan, host of the @adhdessentials.bsky.social podcast and author of Overcoming the Wall of Awful! He's helped numerous people with ADHD, autism, and anxiety better understand their challenges. (And he's a comic book collector, too—our kind of people!)

We've needed a conference for ADHD coaches to connect with each other and improve their skills for a while now. That's why I'm honored to be speaking at the ADDvance ADHD Coaching Conference!

"Smashing uses strong negative emotions, most often anger or anxiety, to punch a temporary hole in the Wall. Smashing requires less skill than other options so people often find and use this strategy instinctively." from Chapter 5 of "Overcoming the Wall of Awful". #Emotions #Anxiety #Anger

We can do the thing even when we don't feel like it. Believing otherwise is a trap. #WallofAwful #Anxiety #DoTheThing

It’s an honor that Publishers Weekly mentioned “Overcoming the Wall of Awful” in their picks for the Fall. Seems Alex Hughes Capell and I have written a pretty good book! Preorder wherever you get books!

“What’s it like to be time blind,” asks my imaginary neurotypical friend. “Let me tell you about Venus,” I reply.

Museum of Science@museumofscience.bsky.social · last mo.

🌕A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. It takes Venus about 243 Earth days to rotate once but only 225 Earth days to orbit around the Sun.

Caroline has been an incredible friend and champion of mine throughout this journey! I doubt I'd have gotten the book deal I did without her. I'm forever grateful.

Uncertainty is a straight line to anxiety. So skill building, and the certainty that comes with it, is a path to getting past the Wall of Awful. #Skills #WallofAwful #Learning

If you are encountering the Wall of Awful™ you are, at least partially, emotionally dysregulated.

Today's Awesome: Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale, and "Overcoming the Wall of Awful" is a part of it! Use promo code PREORDER25 at checkout! Additional details: - Ends tomorrow! - Promo is online & members only - Premium Members get another 10% off at checkout - Signed editions excluded

Today's Awesome: Alex and I turned in the rough draft for workbook that will accompany "Overcoming the Wall of Awful". (Did you know there was going to be a workbook, too? Pretty exciting! It'll drop in February of next year.) www.TheWallofAwful.com

I had a great time talking about ADHD (and the Wall of Awful) with Sheila Hamilton on the Beyond Well podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Ep. 419/ Brendan Mahan. ADHD. Overcoming the Wall of Awful. Part One.

Podcast Episode · Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton · June 22 · 11m

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