Episode 16: Improve Your Executive Functioning and Do More of This
Maintaining their self care and getting enough rest are vital parts of emotional self-care that leaders struggle with daily, often due to the high demands and fast pace of their work. And yet, many nonprofit leaders don't recognize that focusing on improving their emotional self care can improve their and executive functioning skills and positively impact their work and personal life. In addition, enhancing your executive functioning skills, like time management and strategic planning, can also increase your confidence and other people's confidence in you.
In today's episode, we talk with Joycy Ann Lacombe, MA LMHC and founder of Illuminating Hope. Joyce is a licensed mental health counselor with over ten years of experience working with individuals, couples, and adolescents. She is the author of Getting Back To Me: A Book For Children and Adults on Emotional Regulation, which takes the whole family on a journey to learning fun and practical ways to self-regulate various thoughts and feelings.
In our discussion, Joycy shares her journey through coping with ADHD. In addition, we discuss the often under-recognized ways this issue can impact romantic relationships and productivity at work. Joycy shares examples of her work with individuals and couples who are overcoming executive functioning challenges and, in some cases, managing ADHD diagnosis with specific behavioral changes that have made a significant positive impact. Joycy also highlights the importance of rest and why it shouldn't be overlooked.
Here's what you'll learn in this episode:
What executive functioning skills are how it impacts work
Learn more about ADHD and when to seek a therapist
What makes rest different from sleep and why it matters
A little more about Joycy Lacombe:
Joycy has a background in behavioral therapy. She is a huge proponent of helping people develop practical communication skills, namely through learning to clarify and reflect as the listener and sending direct messages as the speaker while assuming the best in each other.
If you're a nonprofit leader struggling with building your executive functioning skills, you can set up a free consultation here with Raven Waterman to explore how leadership coaching could work for you.
