Matt Reid

Matt Reid

Step Two to a Badass To Do List

You have to have your BATDL with you all the time. The ADHD brain is a wild, exciting, and unpredictable thing. And, it is absolutely bananas living inside one. Even effectively medicated, I am hardly neurotypical. No ADHDer is. We…

Step 1 to a Badass To Do List

Your list must be a master list. It is likely that you will have a Badass work To Do List (wBATDL) also. But that is for that 9-5 time frame/sphere of your life. But for all the other task that…

10 Steps to a Badass To Do List

I’ve taken quite a bit of time off from this blog to work on my first book, 10 Step to a Badass To Do List, task management for the ADHD brain. I am currently editing and putting some final touches…

Managing Anxiety

If you have read my last few posts, you know that I’m taking a break from the blog to focus on finishing my first book: 10 Steps To A Badass To Do List. Happy to say I’m more than half…

I’m not broken. How about you?

I have been radio silent for quite a bit. Sorry. I’ve been prioritizing self care, family, and enjoying my life. And, I’ve been putting my creative energy toward finishing my first book, hopefully by the end of the summer. But,…

How to “interview” your new psychiatrist.

picking up where I left off last week… I think interviewing someone who is a expert in something in which you are not an expert is in large part about making sure you’re b******* detector is on full blast. I’m…

How to choose an ADHD prescriber.

I’ve been thinking about this topic for quite some time. I told the client a month and a half ago or so that I would post a blog entry about what to ask a prospective doctor. Then I sat down…

ADHD Moms… and Dads!

A quick post on mom’s and dad’s. I am a dad. I am married to a mom. I have both a dad and a mom. I live in a society where some people enjoy “traditional gender roles.” Some people are…

Some thoughts on ADHD and anxiety

Anxiety is a crazy thing. I find it fascinating how it interacts with ADHD. In just the right amount, anxiety can compensate for some aspects of ADHD. But it’s a delicate dance trying to maintain just that right amount. Not…