Ep. 133: ADHD and The Appeal of Alternative Careers with Beekeeper Adrienne Smith

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week Tracy welcomes Adrienne Smith to Episode #133 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Adrienne is a beekeeper who was accepted into the Oregon State Master Beekeeper program. She will take her final journeyperson exam at the end of this month and has been studying honeybee beekeeping since 2014. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband on a small farm with her bees, chickens, donkeys, a cat and some koi fish.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adrienne shares: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her struggle with Auditory Processing Disorder</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she got into beekeeping after years of “hobby hopping” </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why ADHD women are often drawn to careers that go against the status quo</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why beekeeping is so appealing to the ADHD brain </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her knowledge on native bees and which species need the most protection</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> Why hyperfocus is her ultimate ADHD strength </span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/FarmsteadSmith/featured"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Youtube-Farmstead Smith</span></a></p>