The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents

by Nancy A. Ratey, Virginia Woolf

Overview

For the millions of adults diagnosed with ADHD, The Disorganized Mind will provide expert guidance on what they can do to make the most of their lives. The inattention, time-mismanagement, procrastination, impulsivity, distractibility, and difficulty with transitions that often go hand-in-hand with ADHD can be overcome with the unique approach that Nancy Ratey brings to turning these behaviors around.

The Disorganized Mind addresses the common issues confronted by the ADHD adult:

• "Where did the time go?"
• "I'll do it later, I always work better under pressure anyway."
• "I'll just check my e-mail one more time before the meeting . . ."
• "I'll pay the bills tomorrow-that will give me time to find them."

Professional ADHD coach and expert Nancy Ratey helps listeners better understand why their ADHD is getting in their way and what they can do about it.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Ratey has produced a valuable resource for people addressing the daily challenges caused by the neurobiological condition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder." —Library Journal

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170168231
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	744,816

Related Subjects

• Medicine & Nursing
• Psychology
• Diet, Health & Fitness
• Self-Help & Relationships
• Psychology & Psychotherapy
• Health - Diseases & Disorders
• Self-Improvement
• Psychological Disorders
• Psychological Self-Help
• Psychology - Theory, History & Research
• Personal Growth
• Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorders
• Psychological Self-Help - General & Miscellaneous
• Reference - Psychology

Read an Excerpt

Part 1

“Who are you, and what do you love?” a close friend once asked me. I’m outgoing and talkative by nature, and I’m rarely at a loss for words, but I was stunned into silence by my friend’s question. I had no idea how to respond.

“Don’t worry,” she said, sensing my discomfort. “I didn’t expect you to answer. I only wanted you to imagine the possibilities of who you might be.”

It’s hard to know what different roads any of us might have traveled had we early on imagined our lives shaped by our loves, by our bone-deep passions and beliefs. But I don’t think that when we begin to imagine is what matters. What matters is that it happens finally, that we come to believe such a life is possible, and that we determine, at last, to live it.

It has been awhile since my friend posed her question, and I’ve thought about her words a lot. Today I can answer confidently, “I’m Nancy Ratey, and I love the same things that most of us love: family, friends, some modicum of personal success.”

But I can also answer another way: “I’m Nancy Ratey, life coach, and I love that the ADHD that once might have devastated me has translated into my life’s passion and work: helping others with ADHD cope.”

This is a book about possibility for those struggling with the symptoms of ADHD. It’s about the possibility of taking control, of maintaining control, of loving the way that you live. It’s about how I did it, and it’s about my belief that you can do it, too.

Copyright © 2008 by Nancy A. Ratey. All rights reserved.