EP. 152: ADHD and Friends: Blurting, Oversharing and Small Talk with Social Skills Expert, Caroline Maguire

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No matter how much we learn about our ADHD, there is always somehow more to uncover. One of my personal ADHD blind spots has always been social skills; for some reason, I was convinced that I didn’t have any difficulties with social skills and had escaped this ADHD trait. That is, until social skills expert and my guest this episode, the wonderful Caroline Maguire, brought me back down to Earth when she told me the areas of social intelligence that she likes to talk about and I realized I actually struggle with every single one. Who knew! </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Luckily, Caroline</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is the founder of a revolutionary social-emotional learning methodology that helps teach social skills to children, teenagers, and young adults, so she came ready with some helpful insights on why we struggle with things like giving TMI and hating small talk and what we can do about it while remaining true to ourselves. Her work may be designed for children--her book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Will No One Play With Me?</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was awarded Best Family and Parenting book of 2020--</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">but all of her concepts and learning materials are just as applicable to adults. In her words, “It’s all the same dilemma, it’s just whether or not you’re 5 and you can’t articulate it or you’re 60 and you know darn well what’s going on.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Caroline doesn’t want us to change or hide who we are, rather, her goal is to help ADHDers of all ages learn how to be present in each moment in order to demonstrate the greatness that we all possess. </span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram: @</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">authorcarolinecm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New seminar starting De