How to ADHD

Jessica's Reaction to being on TED's Facebook Page

Everybody – everybody – everybody!!!

TED reuploaded Jessica's TEDx talk to their Facebook page and it has been seen more than 227K times!  It is CRUSHING all the other videos they posted today!

Had to capture Jess's reaction for you.  We are both stunned as all get out, and trying to prepare for the influx of new brains into the community.

Please excuse our horribly messy house, we just got back from the Costa Rica trip (for the ADHD and dogs episode!) and J...

Editing in 360! We're learning...

This is us right now, editing the video about ADHD and dogs!

https://youtu.be/0RhUG0CKxcU

360 Video Test!

Hi brains!  

Edward here – Jessica and I are on a trip for a new video we're doing for Essential phones!  We'll post the link to the video when it's up (look for lots of DOGGOS), but we wanted to do a test of the 360 system first, so we thought we'd update you!  

IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON YOUR PHONE – 
The video may look super weird and distorted – this can be fixed by copying the link below and pasting it into your mobile web browser, which s...

Extra Goodies: Brett Thornhill Interview pt 2

Hey there brains!

Edward here – Brett had a LOT of great things to say, and we couldn't fit all of it into the episode, so here is some more.  :)

Obviously, this is a rougher cut than normal, but Jessica has told me you guys don't mind a bit of rough around the edges for Patreon content *hides eyes, runs away*

Brett will be in the comments at the YouTube page for a little while – if you post a question there, he might answer it!

BUT – do Brett a favo...

NONSENSE: Jess takes the Sorting Hat Quiz

Meanwhile, at How to ADHD headquarters...

Almost finished with this week's video, but at the last minute, we got slammed with an unexpected Question Time question – and had to move fast.

If you want to take the quiz to see which Hogwarts house you'd be in, here's the link:

http://time.com/4809884/harry-potter-house-sorting-hat-quiz/ 

We're back!

We're back from our honeymoon and missed you all! We're editing a super helpful video with Hannah Hart now, should be up Thursday!

Patreon-exclusive Hannah Hart Q&A!

Hello brains!

Yesterday we shot a collab video with Hannah Hart (technically two of them, one for her channel and one for ours) – and while we were there, we got to ask her some of the questions our Patreon brains posted in the comments!

If you didn't see request for questions in time, don't worry – it was a last-second idea by Jessica, and Hannah was kind enough to hang around and give us some great answers! 

Enjoy, brains!

Collab with Hannah Hart today!!!

Hello Patreon Brains!

We're filming our collab with Hannah Hart today -- I'll talk with her about fidget toys and she'll give us some cooking tips! Anything you wanna know?

For those of you following my writing adventure, the final draft :)

This is the final draft! Submitting it to Healthline now, wish me luck (and yeah...seeing as it's 4 in the morning, this article isn't far off today's mark). 

Edward playing MacGyver

We're about to talk with Jennie Friedman from See in ADHD about how to make transitions easier, and he's teaching her how to use her GoPro -- including creating a tripod out of books and post-it notes :)

Sneak peek at my writing process Part Two!

This is the second pass -- worked on this one with Edward and sent it over to Healthline. We'll do a tightening and one last pass from there!

Writing really is re-writing. 

Sneak peek at my writing process!

Hello Patreon Brains!

I'm in the middle of writing an article for Healthline about "a day in the life of ADHD" and thought I'd share my current draft. Not only is this a chance to see a piece of my writing before it's done, the second half of it basically  describes my writing process :) 

It's kind of a funny assignment, because I don't think any two ADHD days look alike, but I tried to capture everything from the attention regulation issues to sleep issues to moments of ADHD b...

FULL Dr. Hallowell Interview

Hey Patreon Brains!

Edward here – this is full Dr. Hallowell interview (minus a quick stop/start in the middle for technical glitches, I believe).  Just a small gift from us to you, as thanks for all your support.  When Jess says "thanks to the Patreon brains" every episode – we sincerely mean it.  You guys are what make this channel possible. :)

As it mentions in the video, there are some overlaps in talking where Skype lagged a bit, but that'll be smoothed ...

Update!

Edward here!

Our journeys are FINALLY DONE!

What started almost three weeks ago with Vidcon has finally come to an end, and we have SO MUCH TO SHARE!

There's a Vidcon wrapup vlog -

And the TEDx vlog -

AND the Dr. Ned Hallowell interview to post!

That's right! Jessica interviewed Dr. Ned Hallowell and the video is going up this Thursday!

Jessica will also be on Dr. Hallowell's podcast tomorrow - we'll post a link as soon as it's up!

And now...

Update from TEDX - Live stream link!!'

Hey brains! Edward here - a quick and dirty update from the green room at TEDX - if you want to watch Jess's live stream today, check out the video description for the live stream link!

Video update here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7yLsi2a6ac

Even BIGGER mental health panel!

For this one, they added TomSka, Hartbeat, and Hannah Hart -- and gave Annie Elainey a break, since she was on 3 other panels already.

This one was on the Twitter Community Stage and we got to sit on cool couches!

Again, you're the first to see it -- we'll post it publicly sometime tomorrow :)

https://youtu.be/FzTv5ccgtCU

VidCon 2017 mental health panel!!

Hello Patreon Brains!

Since this literally would not have been possible without your support, you get to be the first to see it :)

This is recorded on an iPhone with a tripod named Edward, so it's rough and a bit shaky and wayyyy too long -- but it was an AMAZING panel. Check it out when you have time! (Or cleaning to do and would like to be distracted) :D

https://youtu.be/hUwVD9yskIs

This was not just an excuse to have pizza.

This is a real shot, from a real scene, in a real video we're making.

Not just an excuse to have pizza.

Not just a perfect, flawless, blameless reason to have pizza.

- Edward

Updated Discord Invite Link!

Hello Patreon Brains!

We're new to Discord and apparently the link we sent out was a temporary one, oops!

If you've tried to join and haven't been able to, here's the updated link that should get you in:

https://discord.gg/PS7tmaX

Warning: it's random, rambly, and a bit NSFW. But it's also a whole lot of fun ☺️

A still life behind the scenes

Edward here! Shooting scenes for the new episode, and Jess is super exhausted and overwhelmed, but still managed to put on a happy face.

A new place to chat!!!

Hello Patreon Brains!

In our last "Brain Board" meeting, one of our newest Brain Board ($25+ Patrons) members, Noris, AKA Celes, offered to create a place for us to chat, and we agreed! Because as much as we love Patreon, it's a bit tough to have a conversation on. 

The link below gets you in!

https://discord.gg/PS7tmaX

I'm super new to Discord, but it's supposed to be awesome, let me know what you all th...

OUT TAKES: Your Brain on Exercise!

Hi brains, Edward here!

This is the first of a lot of behind-the-scenes and other content Jess and I will start releasing for the Patreon brains.  

Sincerely, we cannot thank you guys enough for all your support.  If you have any ideas for special kinds of content you'd like to see, leave it in the comments below!

AUGHHHH YOU GUYS OMG (coming soon!!!1!)

I just finished interviewing DR. HALLOWELL!!!!  

He was so big-hearted, so warm, so open about his own struggles and generous with his tips for us brains!  Edward calls him "the human hug."

In case you don't know Dr. Hallowell, he's the author of Driven to Distraction, Delivered from Distraction, and about 18 other books, including his latest one, Driven to D...