<p>Self-awareness is one of our deficient executive functioning skills and it can REALLY hold us ADHDers back if we're not careful. <br><br>Feel like you make the same mistakes over and over? That's in part because of lack of self-awareness. Feel like you don't know yourself, who you are, and what you want? Yeah, that's because your self-awareness isn't great. <br><br>In this episode, my client Joe Corpus is here to discuss his path to self-awareness and the crucial role that acceptance played in the process. <br><br>Joe was diagnosed with ADHD as a child but told by his mother that he was "fine" and "didn't need medication." What ensued was decades of feeling disconnected from others, but mostly disconnected from himself. <br><br>Joe shares his journey of developing self-awareness and how this can only be done with a hefty dose of self-acceptance. And the pathway? Well, you may not like it (I sure don't!): GRIEF. <br><br>We talk about it all...you're going to feel so nurtured by this episode, I just know it. <br><br>Joe Corpus is from Houston Texas. He owns a small, full-service gardening company dedicated to the stewardship of a limited number of high-end residential properties. Joe has been a part of <a href="https://ihaveadhd.com/focused/?internal-link">FOCUSED</a> for  10 months. He was diagnosed with ADHD approximately two years before the pandemic.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch this episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@I.have.adhd.podcast">YouTube</a><br>Want help with your ADHD? Join <a href="https://ihaveadhd.com/focused/?internal-link">FOCUSED</a>!<br>Have questions for Kristen? Call 1.833.281.2343<br>Hang out with Kristen on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/i.have.adhd.podcast/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@i.have.adhd.podcast?_t=8q1HUBkkYE9&_r=1">TikTok</a></p>