Parenting a complex teen can feel isolating, exhausting, and hard to figure out on your own. What if you didn’t have to do it alone? In this episode, real parents share how group coaching helped them feel supported, learn practical parenting strategies, and create lasting change in their families. Listen in to find out how support, connection, and the right tools can help you parent with more confidence, calm, and hope.

What to expect in this episode:

• How group coaching helps parents feel less alone and more supported
• The difference between support groups and structured coaching
• Why hearing others’ experiences can accelerate your own growth
• How coaching teaches skills you can apply beyond parenting
• The role of community in building confidence and emotional resilience

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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

You know what to do, but still can’t seem to do it. That gap isn’t necessarily about discipline or motivation. In this episode, Theresa Lear Levine reveals how your nervous system and subconscious patterns can quietly drive your reactions, keeping you stuck in stress, overwhelm, and unhelpful old habits. Listen in to learn how EFT tapping can help you self-regulate, shift into calm, and start responding with more clarity, control, and confidence.

What to expect in this episode:

• Why knowing what to do doesn’t automatically translate into doing it
• How the nervous system's sense of safety determines your ability to change
• The role of the amygdala in fight or flight and emotional reactions
• How EFT tapping helps regulate stress and calm the brain
• Why small regulation tools matter in effective parenting responses

About Theresa Lear Levine

Theresa Lear Levine is an EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Master Practitioner, hypnotherapist, and the founder of Becoming More Me, a personal development platform dedicated to helping individuals release limiting beliefs, heal emotional patterns, and step into their most aligned, authentic selves. Through a blend of tapping, subconscious reprogramming, and mindset work, Theresa supports clients in overcoming anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional blocks so they can create more ease, confidence, and fulfillment in their lives. Her work focuses on empowering people to reconnect with who they truly are beneath conditioning and fear.

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Connect with Theresa

• Website: Theresa Lear Levine
• Resource Library: The Private Sessions
• Book: BECOMING MORE ME by Theresa Lear Levine
• Book A Call: Personalized Strategy & Coaching

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactparents
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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

Supporting your kid starts with supporting yourself, and that’s especially true if you’re a neurodivergent parent. In this episode with Taylor Heaton, we’ll explore the importance of rest, routines, and trusting yourself when it comes to self-regulation, and what a later-in-life diagnosis can do for parents who might be struggling. Join us for insights on understanding yourself to parent with clarity and confidence.

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What to expect in this episode:

• How a late autism diagnosis can impact identity and self-understanding
• Why trusting your body and intuition is essential for neurodivergent adults
• How autistic inertia affects motivation, transitions, and daily functioning
• Why rest, hydration, and simple routines are critical for regulation and well-being
• The importance of gentleness, slowing down, and self-compassion in regulation

About Taylor Heaton

Taylor Heaton is a content creator, autism advocate, and the voice behind Mom on the Spectrum, a platform dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of autism through the lived experience of motherhood. As a late-diagnosed autistic woman and parent to autistic children, Taylor shares honest, relatable insights on neurodivergence, parenting, sensory challenges, and navigating everyday life on the spectrum. Through her content, she helps normalize autism, reduce stigma, and provide support to families and individuals seeking validation, education, and community. Her work blends storytelling, advocacy, and practical tools to help others better understand themselves and their loved ones.

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Connect with Taylor

• Website: Mom on the Spectrum
• YouTube: Mom on the Spectrum

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactparents
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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

Struggling with screen time, online safety, or other tech battles at home? It might not be about increasing control. In this episode, Elaine and Diane explore how shifting from fear to curiosity, and prohibition to cooperation, can help kids build healthy, sustainable relationships with technology. Press play to learn how communication and empowerment can change everything.

What to expect in this episode:

● How to build a healthy relationship with tech beyond setting screen limits

● Why agreements work better than rules for managing technology use

● How to stop treating technology as the enemy in your home

● How (and why) to shift from control to long-term self-management

● Strategies for navigating tech use and school work without constant conflict

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Connect with Impact Parents:

● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactparents

● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImpactParents

● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impactparents

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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

Not every student is ready to go straight from high school to college—and that doesn’t mean they are falling behind. In this episode, Jason Sarouhan explains how taking intentional time after high school can help neurodiverse young adults build confidence, resilience, intention, and real-world skills before taking their next step. Tune in to explore a more flexible, growth-centered path for your graduating teen.

What to expect in this episode:

● What a gap year really is—and why it is more than just taking time off

● How intentionality, structure, mentorship, and peer relationships shape a strong gap year experience

● Why neurodiverse students may need to stretch, not stress, in their next step after high school

● How experiential learning can reveal both what young adults want—and what they do not want

● What role parents can take in supporting exploration without forcing their own agenda

About Jason Sarouhan

Jason Sarouhan is a leader with the Gap Year Association, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting access to meaningful gap-year opportunities that foster personal growth, experiential learning, and global citizenship. Through his work, Jason helps students and families understand how structured gap year experiences, such as travel, service, internships, and independent projects, can build resilience, self-awareness, and real-world skills before entering college or the workforce. He advocates intentional gap-year planning that supports both personal development and long-term educational success.

Connect with Jason

● Website: Gap Year Association

● Instagram: @gapyearassociation

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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

Waiting until the last-minute [1] panic hits to finally get things done? In this episode, Dr. Kourosh Dini explores why urgency isn’t the only way to activate focus with ADHD. Learn how using pause, play, interest, and agency can replace force-based productivity with something more sustainable and self-trusting. Press play to discover a calmer, connected, and more intuitive[2] way to engage with your work and your life.

What to expect in this episode:

● Why the pause helps emotions crystallize into clearer thinking and better decisions

● How a one-breath “visit” can reduce avoidance and rebuild self-trust

● What PINCH motivators (play, interest, novelty, and connection) do for ADHD brains [3] that urgency cannot

● How supporting autonomy strengthens agency and authentic engagement that lasts[4] , especially for teens and young adults

About Kourosh Dini, MD
Dr. Kourosh helps “wandering minds” such as creatives, the anxious, and those with ADHD move from feeling like they have to force themselves to work toward engaging at their own pace while still meeting deadlines. Having navigated his own challenges with focus and productivity, he developed an approach that allows work to feel genuine, meaningful, and even playful. As a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, musician, father, and husband, he now teaches his students and clients how to build sustainable focus rooted in agency rather than urgency.

Connect with Kourosh

● Website: Waves of Focus

● Instagram: @kouroshdinimd

● Podcast: Rhythms of Focus

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Sponsors
"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention

Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

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What if school refusal is not defiance, but a signal? In this episode, we look beneath the surface at the real reasons kids resist school—from executive function challenges and shame, to sensory overload and fear. Learn how to respond with curiosity instead of control, and how to work with your child to build solutions together. Tune in to solve school battles and restore your kid’s confidence for learning.

What to expect in this episode:

• Why school refusal is often about overwhelm, not laziness
• The emotional layers of shame, anxiety, and perfectionism
• Social stress, bullying, and peer rejection as hidden drivers
• Why safety and nervous system regulation matter for learning
• How to use the ACE tool to open productive conversations

Related Links:

• 3 Step Method to ACE Communication with Complex Kids & Teens
  https://impactparents.com/blog/complex-kids/3-steps-to-ace-communication-with-complex-kids-teens/
• EP114: Curiosity & the Coach-Approach Transformed the Tone of Her Home
  https://impactparents.com/the-coach-approach-to-parenting/
• EP138: How Do I Get My Kids to Talk To Me? 4 Communication Tools
  https://impactparents.com/child-communication-tools/
• EP207: Rebuilding Trust with Teens: Cleaning the Slate Conversations
  https://impactparents.com/rebuilding-trust-with-teens-cleaning-the-slate-conversations/
• EP253: Get Curious, Not Furious: A Better Way to Parent Complex Kids
  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep253-get-curious-not-furious-a-better-way-to/id1565976964?i=1000749220683
  
  

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"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention
Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com

When follow-through keeps breaking down, the answer isn't planning harder. In this episode with ADHD coach Jeff Copper, we unpack why executive function struggles come from ambiguity, not lack of effort, and why direct conversation is a powerful accommodation. Press play to learn what actually helps kids and adults with ADHD move from planning to action.

What to expect in this episode:

• Why people with ADHD struggle to execute plans even when the goal is clear
• How ambiguity, not laziness, disrupts follow-through and problem-solving
• What executive functions really are and how they operate as cognitive tools
• The power of direct conversation for improving clarity, focus, and emotional regulation
• ADHD accommodations that are practical and often hide in plain sight
  
  

About Jeff Copper
Jeff Copper, cognitive engineer and ADHD coach, is founder of DIG Coaching Practice and host of Attention Talk Radio and Video. He developed Cognitive Ergonomics From the Inside Out™, a new ADHD intervention using an engineering approach to address executive function challenges. Jeff holds an MBA from the University of Tampa and credentials from ICF, PAAC, ADDCA, and CTI. A member of ADDA, ACO, CHADD, PAAC, and ICF, he received ACO’s 2022 Professional Excellence Award. His work continues to innovate and redefine ADHD coaching through practical insights and a focus on how minds truly work.

Connect with Jeff

• Website: DIG Coaching Practice
• Instagram: @dig.coaching
• Facebook: DIG Coaching Practice
• X: @digcoaching
  

Related Links:

• EP92: Pushing the Reset Button to Solve Problems Collaboratively
  https://impactparents.com/solve-problems-collaboratively/
• EP138: How Do I Get My Kids to Talk To Me? 4 Communication Tools
  https://impactparents.com/child-communication-tools/
• EP172: Parenting Paradox: Avoid ‘Fix-It Mode’ for Better Problem-Solving
  https://impactparents.com/avoid-fix-it-mode-parenting/
• EP207: Rebuilding Trust with Teens: Cleaning the Slate Conversations
  https://impactparents.com/rebuilding-trust-with-teens-cleaning-the-slate-conversations/

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Connect with Impact Parents:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactparents
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImpactParents
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impactparents
  
  

Sponsors
"Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out" – A New ADHD Intervention
Do you recognize current ADHD interventions fall short? At DIG Coaching, we've developed a groundbreaking field of engineering called Cognitive Ergonomics from the Inside Out. Discover a fresh approach to ADHD care that looks beyond traditional methods.

Learn more at www.cognitive-ergonomics.com