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Alana's Story

Hi. I'm Alana Stern - ADHD coach, EFT & NLP practitioner. Around ten years ago, I entered my 40's with four kids (at least half of who have ADHD), two businesses to run, undiagnosed ADHD myself and way too much on my plate.  I was heading down a road to serious burnout. (Read about my late-diagnosis here).

How did I get here? 

While I originally certified as an ADHD coach to broaden my skillset as a remedial reading specialist - frustrated at seeing my smart and creative ADHD students struggle to focus, get organized and reach their true potential - the tools I learned significantly improved my own functioning. 

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At that stage, I was still undiagnosed myself, but oh boy! Lightbulbs were going off all over my brain! 

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who do I work with?

Since 2016, I have practiced as a certified ADHD/Executive Functioning coach.  I coach neurodiverse men and women to overcome everyday indecision and overwhelm, and to get their stuff done!

 

I specialize in working with Jewish women who are struggling with all the additional executive functioning that subscribing to a Jewish lifestyle involves, whether that means: 

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  • managing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of your relatively large family -at least some of who have ADHD themselves!

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  • preparing for shabbat and holidays without the weekly 18-minute-panic syndrome.

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  • balancing communal or volunteer commitments with what feels like your already-overloaded schedule

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  • or reconciling the ideal of an Eishet Chayil" a "Woman of Valor, with your reality as a woman with ADHD. (PS - read more about that here.)

I see you. I know what you're going through.

I know what feels like to try to

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  • juggle​

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  • remember

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  • manage

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  • and follow through with

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"all the things"!

Like you, I just want to be

 

  • a good person

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  • a supportive partner

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  • an understanding parent &

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  • a successful professional.

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But just typing all that makes me feel overwhelmed! 

I know (although you may not yet know) that you're amazingly tenacious, creative, courageous and sensitive.

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But you often feel like there is a gap between your potential and what you’re actually doing. Between your intentions and your actions.

That's exactly where I come in!

How Can I Help You?

With your neurodiverse brain wiring; it's frustrating, discouraging and downright HARD operating in a world built for neurotypicals. 

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But it's not willpower you lack. It's strategies. 

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With ADHD-friendly tools and techniques, you can get stuff done. Ours is a collaborative relationship and our journey together is a safe lab for experimentation. Together, step by step and through trial and insight, we will co-write the "operating manual" for your own personal ADHD brain, so that you can thrive, achieve your goals and feel good about yourself. 

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Because thriving with ADHD is not about trying harder. It’s about trying differently. 

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Sound good?

We'll focus on implementation – developing that important skillset that translates theory into practice, ideas into reality; following which, I will guide you to turn you personalized systems into a natural part of your life. 

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With these newfound skills, you get to build a happier, easier life! 

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