EP. 105: ADHD, Emotion and Choosing the Right College with Collegiate Athlete, Mikayla Kee

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to 21 year-old, Mikayla Kee. Mikayla is currently a senior, finishing her bachelor’s degree at The Evergreen State College in Washington. She will be entering the Master’s in Teaching program next. Mikayla also volunteers as a para educator at a local elementary school and, in true ADHD fashion, Mikayla has been doing all of this while working as a semi professional soccer player for the past three years. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mikayla shares:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her ADHD symptoms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her struggles during her first year in college</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How collegiate athletics is the perfect ADHD compliment to her education </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When she connected soccer as a workaround for her ADHD</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How her college addresses different learning styles and why this works so well for her ADHD brain </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How important trust is in dealing with emotional dysregulation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What has changed since she was diagnosed</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The ADHD traits that she feels are responsible for her success</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The key to living successfully with ADHD</span></li>