ADDbrown Sports Mindset

How to Leverage Sports
Psychology to Benefit
ADHD Brains
April 5, 2023
Podcast #449
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Meet today’s expert speaker:
Dawn K. Brown, M.D.
Known as the M.D. with ADHD, Dr. Dawn was diagnosed with
ADHD while completing her child psychiatry fellowship
program. She is the Founder and CEO of Mental Healthletics
PLLC ™ and serves as the company’s Sports Psychiatrist
Consultant for elite (and retired) athletes of college and
national sports organizations. Dr. Dawn is also the Founder and
CEO of ADHD Wellness Center and is licensed in five states. She
serves as a psychiatrist for four clinics in Texas and Illinois. From
her #1 best seller, The ADHD Lifestyle Series: Secrets from an
MD with ADHD, her podcast, From ADHD to Amaze-Ability, and
Facebook Live weekly broadcasts, she seeks to de-stigmatize
mental illness and dispel myths about the diagnosis and
treatment of these conditions. Dr. Brown earned her doctorate
degree and completed her Residency in General/Adult
Psychiatry at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and
completed an additional two-year fellowship in Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry at the Menninger Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston, Texas.

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Athletes with ADHD =
The GOATs of Our Time

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Redefining What It Means to WIN
WIN =
PLAY YOUR BEST
GAME
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“Champion Your ADHDTM”
WIN =
DO YOUR BEST
WORK
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Common Traits Among
Elite Athletes & ADHDers
• Curiosity
• Hyperfocus
• Creative thinking
• Impulsivity
• Resilience
• Multitasking
• Performing under pressure
• Risk-taking
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The Coach’s Playbook: Behavioral
strategies to get you back in the
game when performance is poor
Today’s Agenda and motivation is low
Performance Conditioning: Three

routines that create the foundation
for sustaining focus, managing
moods, and completing tasks
The Essential Meal Plan: Foods

and medicine that help optimize
the ADHD brain’s performance and
productivity

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The Coach’s Playbook
Behavioral strategies
to get you back in
the game when
performance is poor
and motivation is low

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Be an Expert on Your ADHD

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The Coach’s Playbook:
Dr. Dawn’s 4 P’s system to prevent low motivation
Plan Prepare Prioritize Produce

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Why Routines Can Be Difficult
• Routine is boring
• Routine is too rigid
• Routine is overwhelming
• Distractions and interruptions throw us off
• Lack motivation to follow them
• Takes 3 weeks to 3 months to establish

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The Coach’s Playbook
• Spice up your routines
• Zero in on what you’re using to create
your routines/habits
• Plan your rewards: “Celebrate your
progress”

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Performance Conditioning
Three routines that

create the
foundation for
sustaining focus,
managing moods,
and completing tasks

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Performance Conditioning:
What Good Athletes Learn

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Performance Conditioning:
What Great Athletes Practice

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What Separates the
Good from the Greats?
Performance =
Potential – Negative Effects of Pressure

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Negative Effects of Pressure
Over-thinking/indecision
Dwelling on mistakes
Inattention/distractibility
Impulsivity
Emotional reactivity
Arousal & anxiety
Anorexia & insomnia
Muscle chain tightness
Reduced visual acuity
Injury/pain
Poor communication
Low motivation
Team conflict

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How Sports Psychology Improves
Performance
Improves their psychological
wellbeing
Helps them develop coping skills
Reduces stress and anxiety
Helps athletes get in the zone
Increases confidence
Improves focus
Teaches self-awareness
Improves motivation
Helps manage irrational
thoughts
Develops team cohesion

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Performance Conditioning
Physical conditioning
routines:
– Sleep
– Eat
– Exercise

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Mindset & Mental Conditioning
Mindset Mental Conditioning
• “The foundation” • “The process”
• Mindset is most • Mental conditioning helps
instrumental in determining to build and strengthen our
success mindset
• Accomplishments are not
solely based on talent • Mental conditioning helps
and/or hard work, but on us attain the mental
mental strength strength necessary to
achieve challenging goals
Thoughts & beliefs help guide emotions (or vice-versa), which in
turn lead to behaviors and actions, and ultimately performance.

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Mental Performance Conditioning
• Visualizations / Imagery
• Concentration / Focus
• Relaxation techniques
• Self-talk / Affirmations
• Confidence / Self-esteem

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The Essential Meal Plan
Foods and medicine

that help optimize
the ADHD brain’s
performance and
productivity

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The Brain’s Fuel: Oxygen & Glucose
• Blood carries oxygen & glucose to your brain
• Blood is made of water
• If dehydrated, the brain starts to slow down
• If meals are restricted or you wait too long to
eat, brain becomes sluggish
• Tired, irritable, or mentally fatigued:
• drink water & eat complex carbohydrates

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“It’s Not a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle”
Remember the 3 F’s:
• Omega-3-Fatty Acids
– Fish, salmon, avocados, walnuts
• Folate
– Beans, asparagus, collard greens, broccoli
• Fiber
– Whole grains, fruit, vegetables
Eat a balanced diet (recommended portions of

veggies, fruits, protein, carbs, minerals, vitamins, fat)
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Essential Meal Plan
Pharmacological Management
• Stimulants
• Non-stimulants
• Antidepressants
• Anxiolytics
• Other psychotropic medications

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The ADHD Lifestyle Series, Vol 1
Building Balanced Meals
and Exercise Routines for
Children
Proven strategies to manage

your child's ADHD
symptoms and function at
their best.
www.drdawnpsychmd.com

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Sources:
Inattentive ADHD Coalition. (n.d.) Can adults have inattentive ADHD?
https://www.iadhd.org/adult
National Institute on Drug Abuse (n.d.) The Reward Circuit: How the Brain Responds to Natural
Rewards and Drugs.
https://nida.nih.gov/
Cooper, S., Robison, AJ, Robison, Michelle. (2017, July 14). Reward Circuitry in Addiction. National
Library of Medicine.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28324454/
The Peak Performance Center (n.d.)

https://thepeakperformancecenter.com
Kobe Bryant Interviews: The Mamba Mentality & How to Stay Disciplined. (n.d.) YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRBnHtHehQ
Brown, D. (2018, April). The ADHD Lifestyle Series, Vol 1. Dr. Dawn Psych MD.
https://drdawnpsychmd.com/books/

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Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Browse all the episodes and follow ADDitude’s

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts |

Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

To support our mission of providing ADHD education and support, please

Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Inflow is the #1 app to help you manage your ADHD. Developed by

Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Performance Conditioning: Three

The Essential Meal Plan: Foods

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Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Sponsored by: ADHD expert webinars

Plan Prepare Prioritize Produce

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Three routines that

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Foods and medicine

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Eat a balanced diet (recommended portions of

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Proven strategies to manage

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The Peak Performance Center (n.d.)

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