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How to (actually) drink more water — and other ADHD self-care hacks

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I know! I know! We all have heard that we need to eat better… or we need to be better about drinking water… or that exercise is important! But how the heck do we do that when our ADHD (not to mention comorbidities) make such self-care so difficult? I’m glad you asked!

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5 LIES I Believed About Self-Care as Someone with ADHD:

My MOST Effective SELF-CARE Strategies (as Someone with ADHD):

What’s the diver’s reflex? What’s going on with that baggy of cold water? We got a video for that! Watch it here:

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00:00 Intro
01:22 Not Sure Where to Start?
02:00 Water Yourself
04:21 Move Your Body
08:22 Feed Yourself
11:27 Ask for Help
13:42 Rest
17:20 Clean Your Teeth
18:40 Sleep Outside the Box!
20:47 Outro

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How to Sleep When You Have ADHD (Fairy Not Included)

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It’s not uncommon for those of us to ADHD to struggle getting to sleep (or staying asleep). But what’s a Brain to do when the typical sleep strategies we often hear don’t actually work for us? A lot of you asked for practical strategies… and we are here to deliver!

Depner, Christopher M., et al. “Ad libitum weekend recovery sleep fails to prevent metabolic dysregulation during a repeating pattern of insufficient sleep and weekend recovery sleep.” Current Biology, vol. 29, no. 6, Mar. 2019,

Sciberras, Emma, et al. “Sleep problems in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Associations with parenting style and sleep hygiene.” European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 26, no. 9, 16 May 2017, pp. 1129–1139,

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00:00 Intro
01:47 About Sleep Debt
02:49 Set Sleep Boundaries
03:47 Aim for a Regular Bedtime
04:16 Sleep Depends On These Two Systems
07:17 Work with Your Chronotype
08:48 Motivate Yourself to Sleep
09:20 Choose A Transition Activity
12:10 Outro

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Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD ( While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program.

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Tired of Failing Your Goals? ADHD Accountability Hacks That Help!

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Ever set a New Year’s resolution and immediately feel like… nope, that’s not happening? Same. In this video, I’m sharing why those of us with ADHD struggle to stick with goals (even when we really want to!) and how the right kind of accountability can help.

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Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD ( While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program.

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”, “The Show Must Be Go”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Why You Feel Like You’re Failing (And How to Stop)

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Feeling like you’re failing at life? Same. I’ve been dropping balls left and right—late to things, forgetting stuff, constantly apologizing. Turns out, I overbuilt my life! In this episode, I share why it happens, what I’m doing about it, and how you can stop adding more and start building a life you can actually enjoy.

Also, check out this webinar about balancing the invisible load of work and family (I’m pretty sure you can still sign up for it and get access to recording, if you can’t let me know in the comments!):

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Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD ( While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program.

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“The Show Must Be Go”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

One Way to Self-Motivate When You Have ADHD

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As the saying goes we often are our own worst critic… how we talk to ourselves after a mistake can be rough which can really impact our motivation. But what if there was a different way to talk to ourselves? Well… there is and in this video I’m going to share it with you!

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Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD ( While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program.

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How To Start A Conversation (ADHD Tips)

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Hello, Brains! You ever wonder how conversations are supposed to go? You ever feel that oh well… now you’re in the conversation and now you have to talk about whatever they want to talk about? Yeahh… turns out that’s not actually how conversations are supposed to go! (I know, it was new to us too.) In this video, we invited Caroline Macguire to share some practical tips on how to start a conversation, especially if you have ADHD. Well… she gave us a whole guide!

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Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD ( While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program.

For more information on the YouTube Health program and verification of health-related content, please visit: 

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

What’s in this video:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Challenges of Starting Conversations
00:51 Expert Advice from Caroline Maguire
01:02 Step 1: Greet the Person
01:31 Step 2: Ask Open-Ended Questions
02:23 Step 3: Build on the Topic
05:40 Step 4: Listening
07:09 Step 5: Make Supportive Comments
08:27 Step 6: Nonverbal Signals
09:47 Step 7: Bridging Comments
11:18 Step 8: Practice Without Perfection
11:46 How to Exit Conversations
14:05 Support Us on Patreon
14:50 Additional Tips and Resources