Tearing Down Cement Walls of Shame with Ron Capalbo

About this episode

In this episode, William Curb interviews Ron Capalbo about overcoming the shame cycle associated with ADHD and embracing personal progress.

Hey Team! Today I'm sitting down with Ron Capalbo, known to many as @adhd_ron on the socials. I've gotten to know Ron at a number of ADHD conferences and had a great time at Neurodiversion talking with him about Dungeon Crawler Carl and figured it was time to have him on the pod. Ron is an AACC-certified coach through the ADD Coach Academy who specializes in strengths-based development and helping adults navigate the messy "shame cycle" that so often accompanies an ADHD diagnosis. He's spent years building a community focused on honoring unique brain chemistry rather than fighting a losing battle against it. In today's episode, we explore the "why" behind our perfectionism and how the fear of complacency often keeps us from being proud of our progress. Ron breaks down how to identify your brain's unique operating system, the value of the elevator pitch for self-confidence, and why hitting a seven when you started at a two is actually a massive win, even if your brain is trying to convince you it's a failure. If you'd life to follow along on the show notes page you can find that at HackingYourADHD.com/297 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y835cnrk Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: William Curb

Guest: Ron Capalbo

Topics covered

• ADHD
• shame cycle
• strengths-based development
• perfectionism
• self-confidence
• expectation management

Keywords

• ADHD
• shame
• perfectionism
• self-confidence
• expectation management
• coaching
• neurodiversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADD Coach Academy

Books & works: Dungeon Crawler Carl

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