Hyperfocus & High Performance with Christine Howe

Christine Howe
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Hyperfocus & High Performance with Christine Howe If you're a brilliant, creative leader with ADHD who knows you're made for more—and you're looking for a way to unlock that potential without sacrificing your peace—this podcast is for you. You don't need another productivity hack. You need a holistic planning system that works with your brain instead of against it. Hosted by Christine Howe—licensed professional counselor, creator of NeuroPlanning™, founder of Think Time®, and designer of the first Whole-Brain NeuroPlanner™—this podcast helps visionary leaders harness the strengths of the ADHD mind to build extraordinary lives with peace, not pressure. Each week, Christine combines neuroscience, psychology, leadership, creativity, and practical planning strategies through conversations with leading experts and thought-provoking solo episodes. You'll learn how to: • Harness your hyperfocus to work for you instead of against you. • Design dream routines & rejuvenating rhythms you will love to follow. • Reduce overwhelm and mental clutter. • Increase clarity, creativity, and confidence. • Lead with greater purpose, presence, and peace. At the heart of every episode is the NeuroPlanning™ Method: Love Your Design. Then: Dream. Decide. Do. Review. This whole-brain framework helps you stop reacting to life and start creating it intentionally. If you're ready to stop forcing yourself into systems that don't fit and start planning in the native, creative language of your brain, you're in the right place. Discover how your goal achievement can be faster and easier as you Take time to Think Time®.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    The Opposite of Relapse Is Connection I Christine Howe & Adam Cruz

    Adam spent a decade planting churches, then a decade building tech companies, and quietly, addiction ran underneath both. He and Christine talk about busyness as a coping mechanism people wear like a badge of honor, and the moment addiction became impossible to hide once he was off the stage and had to actually face what was happening. The real issue, Adam explains, was never the "what." His work was good work. It was the "why" underneath it: trying to earn love and prove himself worthy instead of already believing he was. They get into the belief systems most of us are quietly running from (am I safe, am I enough, am I wanted, am I loved), the difference between "deal friends" and real friends, and why confessional, honest relationships, not willpower, are what actually protect against relapse. Adam's workbook is The Healed Hustle, and the process isn't a finish line. It's a rhythm of catching yourself and starting again. Timestamps 00:00 Meet Adam 00:58 Church planting to tech 03:26 Hyperfocus and burnout 08:23 The Tommy Nelson story 12:36 The wrong why 16:34 Earning love vs. being loved 21:04 Identity beyond the work 25:55 Confessional living 30:19 Rhythms and relationships 31:11 The opposite of relapse 39:21 Heal your why Listen & connect The Healed Hustle: Free Assessment, Website Adam Cruz: Instagram · YouTube · LinkedIn Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  2. 1d ago

    I Was Miserable, So I Started a Happiness Company I Christine Howe & Tia Graham

    Tia is the founder of Arrive at Happy and, more recently, the Feel Good Club, a community for working moms. Before that, she was a sales and marketing director drowning in guilt after having kids, despite once being the person everyone asked, "How are you so happy?" A coach helped her pull a buried dream back out: a happiness company. She and Christine talk about building it while working full time, why happiness science isn't about constant positivity, and the pancake morning that taught her happiness is a choice her father made on purpose. They get into the three pillars of a happy life, "double suffering" (feeling bad about feeling bad), and what changed once Tia's daughter was diagnosed with autism. If you've felt the pull between work and home, this sits right in that tension. Timestamps 00:00 Meet Tia 02:41 A happiness company, buried for years 06:19 The dream as a seedling 07:34 Leaving the corporate job 08:42 The pancake morning 11:04 Happiness as a daily choice 14:12 Prioritizing her own well-being 16:14 Radical acceptance 17:38 Three pillars of a happy life 21:33 Agency over thoughts and behavior 26:22 Stress has an upside too 29:07 Double suffering 32:51 Building psychological resilience 35:07 Overcoming mom guilt 38:31 Where to find Tia Listen & connect Tia Graham: tiagraham.com· arriveathappy.com · Instagram · LinkedIn · YouTube Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  3. Jul 30

    Is It Your Nervous System or Your Space? I Christine Howe & Beatrice Tokayer

    Most advice about mess assumes it's a discipline problem. Beatrice Tokayer's work starts somewhere else: your nervous system. Beatrice is an interior designer and founder of Sensorize Your Space. She began adapting her son's environment after his ADHD, sensory processing, and dyslexia diagnoses — and found small design changes did more for his sleep and hyperactivity than she expected. She and Christine talk through overstimulated versus understimulated brains, why clutter is rarely about being disorganized, and how a "messy zone" can protect the calm of an entire home, plus low-cost ways to think about lighting, color, and layout. Beatrice's fix is smaller than you'd expect: one zone, ten minutes a day, everything with a home. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 Beatrice's path in 04:00 Senses and peace 07:00 Two brain types 09:30 Clutter, not decisions 15:00 Zones for mess 20:00 Movement and outdoors 28:00 Masking as a kid 33:00 Sensory and family 40:00 Home office tips 48:00 Decluttering, not minimalism 58:00 Working with Beatrice 1:05:00 Find Beatrice Listen & connect Sensorize Your Space: Website · Instagram BRT Interior Design: brtinteriordesign.com Redesign Your Home the ADHD-Friendly Way (course): sensorize.samcart.com/products/redesign-your-home-the-adhd-friendly-way Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  4. Jul 27

    Don’t Believe Every Thought I Christine Howe & Lucas LeFever

    Lucas LeFevre nearly let a season of quiet discontent talk him into ending his marriage. Instead, he started writing. Lucas founded Holy Work, a journaling practice for people who feel mentally overwhelmed, emotionally numb, or spiritually disconnected. He tells Christine the story behind it: a breaking point on a run in 2010, an unfiltered letter to his wife, and a daily writing habit that, over years, rebuilt his marriage and his sense of direction. The conversation moves through neuroplasticity, Chip Dodd's framework of eight core feelings, and why self-awareness, the single most important leadership trait, is also one of the hardest to teach. Lucas's exercise is simple enough to try tonight: fifteen minutes, one minute of silence, ten minutes of unfiltered writing, then two questions about what you wrote. No pressure to get it right the first time. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:25 Who Lucas is 04:00 The letter 07:00 Daily writing habit 11:00 Writing vs. rumination 14:00 Neuroplasticity explained 20:00 External vs. internal 22:00 Anxiety, then and now 25:00 Eight core feelings 33:00 Hardest trait to teach 40:00 Try it yourself 44:00 Find Lucas Listen & connect Holy Work: holywork.com Lucas: Instagram · Holy Work Podcast on Spotify Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  5. Jul 24

    Is it ADHD or Something Else? I Christine Howe & Dr. Joseph Andrews

    Not everything that looks like ADHD is ADHD. Dr. Joseph Andrews spends his career helping other clinicians tell the difference. Dr. Andrews is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of Collaborating Psychiatrist, where he consults with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other mental health providers on ADHD evaluations. He and Christine walk through what he calls the hierarchy of the inattentive syndrome: the substances, medical causes, and psychiatric causes to rule out before landing on ADHD as the explanation. You'll hear why cannabis use is one of the most underrecognized causes of attention problems, why undiagnosed sleep apnea can look exactly like ADHD, and why getting the diagnosis wrong, especially with bipolar disorder, can make treatment worse instead of better. Worth a full listen before your next appointment, especially if a diagnosis has never quite sat right. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:00 More than a checklist 07:00 Hierarchy of causes 09:00 Cannabis and attention 11:00 Sleep apnea 14:00 Vitamins and minerals 20:00 Finding this specialty 26:00 Working with clinicians 29:00 Autism, bipolar, trauma 32:00 Missing bipolar disorder 34:00 Find Dr. Andrews Listen & connect Via Clinic (patient care, MD & PA): viaclinic.us Collaborating Psychiatrist (for clinicians): collaboratingpsychiatrist.com Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  6. Jul 22

    Advocating for Your ADHD Child I Christine Howe & Nicole Santiago

    Nicole Santiago has one question she asks every parent who calls her: what made you pick up the phone today? Nicole founded Family ADDventures, working as an advocate, therapist, and coach for neurodivergent kids and families. She and Christine talk parental burnout, structure, and navigating public, private, and homeschool, plus a device that turns "get regulated" into something a nine-year-old can see. If today's episode shone a spotlight on something you've been feeling but hadn't said out loud, that's worth sitting with. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:30 The grandparent question 09:00 Parent's self-work matters 12:00 Structure reduces anxiety 15:00 Burnout and fatigue 20:00 Relationship over outcome 33:00 Seven years in 44:00 Heart-brain coherence 53:00 IEPs and advocacy 1:03:00 The 80/20 rule 1:08:00 What matters most 1:11:00 Find Nicole Listen & connect Family ADDventures (book a free strategy call): familyaddventures.com Family ADDventures website Give Grace, Reject Shame ebook by Nicole Santiago Edumatch (school-matching tool): ignitestudentpotential.base44.app Nicole: Instagram · Facebook · TikTok Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time: Website · Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  7. Jul 22

    Unlocking Your Potential with Clarity I Christine Howe

    Clarity, not hard work. That was the discovery Christine almost missed. She remembers one night early in motherhood: head on the pillow, not just discouraged, defeated. She'd worked from sunrise to bedtime two days straight and still hadn't touched the things that actually mattered. The obvious conclusion, that she just wasn't a hard worker, didn't hold up. She ruled it out. What she found instead, eventually, was that hard work was never the missing ingredient: clarity was. In this episode, Christine explains the science behind that shift: the reticular activating system, your brain's built-in filter, and why feeding it a clear image does more than any amount of grit ever could. If you're moving fast but somehow still stuck, this is worth the full listen. The fix was never more effort. It was seeing more clearly. Timestamps 00:00 The young mom story 02:00 Hard work wasn't it 04:00 Clarity was missing 06:08 The brain's filter 09:00 Feeding your brain images 11:50 Distractions and decision fatigue 15:00 Fog versus clarity 18:04 Where clarity leads Listen & connect Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time: Website · Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  8. Jul 20

    Neuroplanning 101: Dream, Decide, Do, Review I Christine Howe & Bekah Bernard

    Cortisol and adrenaline were the only two ingredients Christine knew how to run on for 35 years. In this episode, Christine and Bekah walk through the full Think Time framework: Dream, Decide, Do, Review, and why the membership calls actually start with review, not dreaming. They talk about what stress and overwhelm look like when someone first joins, why the process is intentionally shame-free, and how the size of your planning window changes how much time you spend dreaming versus doing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at what a weekly Think Time call is actually like. That cortisol and adrenaline cocktail is a pattern worth naming for yourself, and the fix Christine points to isn't a life overhaul, just five minutes of review before you plan anything ahead. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 Cortisol and adrenaline 02:00 Stress when joining 06:00 Review, not dreaming 09:00 The dream phase 11:30 Decide and agency 14:00 The do phase 17:00 Bigger windows, more dreaming 19:00 Skipping the stages 21:00 What's coming next Listen & connect Join the Membership: think-time-u.teachable.com Join the Membership 10% off a Neuroplanner Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  9. Jul 16

    You Don't Need More Discipline I Christine Howe

    Christine still remembers the moment a graduate school professor asked her to stay after class. "Christine, why are you always late?" She didn't have an answer. She'd read every book on time management and organization. She knew what to do. She just couldn't do it, not even at her own wedding, where she showed up with wet nail polish and a latte in hand. Traditional productivity advice assumes a straight line: wake up early, time block, force the focus. That's not how the ADHD brain works, and pushing harder was never going to be the fix. In this episode, Christine walks through the full NeuroPlanning™ framework she built instead: Love Your Design first, then Dream, Decide, Do, Review. Dream engages your brain's built-in filter, the reticular activating system. Decide is about choosing between good, better, and best, not good and bad. Do means working with your energy and rhythms instead of against them. Review is where gratitude and consistent, honest reflection build real momentum. You don't need more discipline to make this work. You need a dream, and a structure built around how your brain actually operates. One simple way to try it tonight: grab a sheet of paper before bed. Dream, decide, do, review. See what shifts. Timestamps 00:00 Welcome, and the hook 01:30 Always running late 04:00 Cortisol and adrenaline 06:30 Why productivity fails ADHD 08:30 The dream comes first 11:00 Engaging your filter 13:30 Good, better, best 15:30 The do phase 18:00 Review and gratitude 20:00 Knowing vs. doing 22:00 One action step 24:00 Sign-off Listen & connect Free training — "Why can't I find a planner that works for me?": think-time.com/podcast/ Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  10. Jul 15

    Draw Your Dreams I Christine Howe & Bekah Bernard

    Christine sits down with Bekah, who has used Think Time for almost six years and now coaches the weekly membership calls, to talk about the first layer of the Dream, Decide, Do, Review framework: drawing your dreams. It sounds simple. It also tends to meet resistance before it meets results. They talk about why putting a dream on paper, in color, works differently than just deciding to do something, what it looks like when a dream takes years to draw before it happens, and how to start when you don't yet know what you want. A dream that's been sitting in the back of your mind for years doesn't need a plan yet, just a pencil and one honest answer to Christine's prompt: if there were no obstacles, what is wild success for you? Timestamps 00:00 Welcome Bekah 02:14 Dream and draw 04:33 Pen to paper 06:51 Think Time Membership 09:14 The time timer 11:40 Resistance to drawing 14:05 Prescriptive, yet personal 16:16 Open-handed leadership 18:35 Helping buried dreams 20:45 What's coming next 23:12 Sign-off Listen & connect Watch. the Free training — "Why can't I find a planner that works for me?" Join the Membership (Bekah's link): think-time-u.teachable.com 10% off a Neuroplanner (Bekah's link): think-time-live-your-dreams.myshopify.com/discount/bekah Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  11. Jul 15

    The Discovery That Changed My Life I Christine Howe

    Eleven years ago, Christine was standing in a messy garage in Dallas with three kids under four and undiagnosed ADHD. What she did next, before organizing anything, changed the entire trajectory of her career. Instead of diving straight into the mess, she paused and drew what she wanted the garage to look like: shelves, labeled bins, and order to the chaos. For the first time in her life, she finished a complex, multi-step project without getting pulled off course. Nothing else had changed, not her circumstances, not her brain, not her medication. Just the drawing. In this solo episode, Christine walks through why she thinks this works: images and sensory associations are the first language of the brain. It’s faster and easier to process an image, and using a pause plus creative thinking engages different and deeper circuits of the brain than using words alone, closer to the parts that actually make decisions. Christine believes that many productivity struggles may stem from misaligned planning systems rather than laziness or a lack of discipline. This is also where NeuroPlanning™ comes from. Love Your Design, then Dream, Decide, Do, Review, built from one Saturday morning and a garage that finally made sense. Timestamps Timestamps 00:00 Welcome 02:23 Eleven years ago in Dallas... 04:20 The seminary class that started it 06:40 The garage, finished at last 08:59 Free training 11:24 Visual brain 13:42 Draw, then do 16:07 Not a character flaw 18:31 Visualization research 20:51 Lean into strengths 23:14 How to draw your dreams 25:37 Think Time is born 28:00 Sign-off Listen & connect Free training — "Why can't I find a planner that works for me?": think-time.com/podcast/ Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn Think Time®: Website · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Hyperfocus & High Performance: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Deezer This podcast is for educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for individualized medical, mental health, or professional care. Every brain is different, and results will vary.

  12. Jul 15

    Welcome to Hyperfocus & High Performance

    If you're a brilliant, creative leader with ADHD who knows you're made for more—and you're looking for a way to unlock that potential without sacrificing your peace—this podcast is for you. You don't need another productivity hack. You need a holistic planning system that works with your brain instead of against it. Hosted by Christine Howe—licensed professional counselor, creator of NeuroPlanning™, founder of Think Time®, and designer of the first Whole-Brain Neuroplanning™—this podcast helps visionary leaders harness the strengths of the ADHD mind to build extraordinary lives with peace, not pressure. Each week, Christine combines neuroscience, psychology, leadership, creativity, and practical planning strategies through conversations with leading experts and thought-provoking solo episodes. You'll learn how to: Harness your hyperfocus to work for you instead of against you.Design dream routines & rejuvenating rhythms you will love to follow.Reduce overwhelm and mental clutter.Increase clarity, creativity, and confidence.Lead with greater purpose, presence, and peace. At the heart of every episode is the NeuroPlanning™ Method: Love Your Design. Then: Dream. Decide. Do. Review. This whole-brain framework helps you stop reacting to life and start creating it intentionally. If you're ready to stop forcing yourself into systems that don't fit and start planning in the native, creative language of your brain, you're in the right place. Discover how your goal achievement can be faster and easier as you Take time to Think Time®. Listen & connect Think Time®: think-time.com · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · LinkedIn Christine: Instagram · TikTok · LinkedIn

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Hyperfocus & High Performance with Christine Howe If you're a brilliant, creative leader with ADHD who knows you're made for more—and you're looking for a way to unlock that potential without sacrificing your peace—this podcast is for you. You don't need another productivity hack. You need a holistic planning system that works with your brain instead of against it. Hosted by Christine Howe—licensed professional counselor, creator of NeuroPlanning™, founder of Think Time®, and designer of the first Whole-Brain NeuroPlanner™—this podcast helps visionary leaders harness the strengths of the ADHD mind to build extraordinary lives with peace, not pressure. Each week, Christine combines neuroscience, psychology, leadership, creativity, and practical planning strategies through conversations with leading experts and thought-provoking solo episodes. You'll learn how to: • Harness your hyperfocus to work for you instead of against you. • Design dream routines & rejuvenating rhythms you will love to follow. • Reduce overwhelm and mental clutter. • Increase clarity, creativity, and confidence. • Lead with greater purpose, presence, and peace. At the heart of every episode is the NeuroPlanning™ Method: Love Your Design. Then: Dream. Decide. Do. Review. This whole-brain framework helps you stop reacting to life and start creating it intentionally. If you're ready to stop forcing yourself into systems that don't fit and start planning in the native, creative language of your brain, you're in the right place. Discover how your goal achievement can be faster and easier as you Take time to Think Time®.

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  • Creator
    Christine Howe
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Christine Howe