Nancy A. Ratey, Ed.M., MCC, SCAC, is a Strategic Life Coach who specializes in coaching professionals with ADHD. She earned her Masters Degree in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and is certified as a Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation and a Senior Certified Coach by The Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching. In addition to her private coaching practice, she lectures at conferences and symposiums worldwide, and writes on the subject of ADHD. As one of the founders of the ADHD Coaching field, Nancy is internationally recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the topic. Her work has been featured in The NY Times, News Day, Wired, Vogue; on ABC, CBS and NPR.
Nancy currently practices in Wellesley, MA, where she resides with her husband, Dr. John Ratey.
Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Foreword | p. xi |
Coaching | p. 1 |
How I Came to Coaching | p. 3 |
How Coaching Works | p. 15 |
Self-Coaching | p. 31 |
Finding the A-N-S-W-E-R | p. 49 |
Coaching the ADHD Brain | p. 85 |
Time Mismanagement | p. 89 |
Procrastination | p. 109 |
Impulsivity | p. 139 |
Distractibility | p. 163 |
Transitions | p. 191 |
Strategies for a Balanced Life | p. 211 |
Strategies of the Home Environment | p. 217 |
Strategies for Maintaining Physical Health | p. 225 |
Strategies for Maintaining Spiritual and Mental Wellness | p. 235 |
Living or Working with Someone with ADHD | p. 241 |
Loving Someone with ADHD, or, Did I Sign Up for This? | p. 243 |
Working for or with Someone with ADHD, or, Right-Brained Exec Needs Left-Brained Right Hand! | p. 251 |
Final Thoughts | p. 263 |
Afterword | p. 265 |
Index of Strategies | p. 267 |
ADHD Resources | p. 269 |
Index | p. 277 |
About the Author | p. 285 |
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