13 min
The Big Sea Dyslexia and ADHD w/ Outdoor Education Leadership Professor Ashley Brown The Faster Than Normal Podcast: ADD | ADHD | Health
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Ashley Brown teaches Coastal Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, and Instructor Development at the College of Charleston. She has developed these paddlesports courses over the past decade to include Sustainability Literacy and a First Year Experience course with a Biology class. Learning about sustainability and sharing it with the students led Ashley to start a Masters of Art at Prescott College in Outdoor Education Leadership. She only has a few more classes before she finishes her degree. Ashley shares her passion for teaching kayaking at all levels and challenging people to test their limits while learning and having a ton of fun. She has been developing a curriculum in Kayaking, SUP, and Instructor Development at the College of Charleston, where Ashley serves as an Adjunct Professor. Ashley is the recipient of the American Canoe Association 2019 Excellence in Instruction Award. This award is presented annually to an ACA member for outstanding contributions to paddlesports education and instruction. She earned the prestigious Level 5 American Canoe Association Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification and is also an ACA Level 4 Kayak Instructor Trainer, Canoe Instructor, and L2 Standup Paddleboard Instructor. Ashley serves as a member of the executive committee of the Safety, Education, and Instruction Committee for the American Canoe Association. She loves to travel and has gone from Canada to Mexico and beyond, sharing her talent and knowledge with clubs, groups, schools, outfitters, events, and symposiums. Residing in Charleston, SC, she enjoys welcoming guests from all over the world to paddle in Charleston’s beautiful waterways. One of her favorite venues is the “Edge of America”, the Atlantic Ocean off Folly Beach. She provides paddlers an opportunity to have an exciting experience and widen their perspectives. Today we’re talking about how and why she got diagnosed, how an ADHD/ADD brain can often serve as a prerequisite, and what being buoyant may do for the ADHD in you! Enjoy!
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In this episode Peter and Ashley discuss:
00:45 - Thank you so much for listening and for subscribing!
00:50 - Apologies for the near horrid audio- Peter is in a tourist-filled lobby today.
01:05 - Intro and welcome Ashley Brown!
01:53 - When were you first diagnosed and how did it happen?
03:00 - What was the first big change you felt after your diagnosis?
03:56 - What inspired you to seek out aquatic sports & activities; and to teach them?
05:33 - Do you experience sort of a rebirth every time you go kayaking; like I do when skydiving or running?
06:00 - On the good kind of exhaustion and a completely focused flow.
07:18 - How does scanning a wave, being outdoors and on the water help your ADHD?
08:56 - I had never thought of ADHD/ADD as a requirement for something! For what else could ADHD possibly be a prerequisite?
09:40 - On the importance of physical movement!
11:30 - How can people find more about you? [Ashley isn’t a public figure but you can check into her courses via Web: www.wavepaddler.com and on their Facebook page here]
12:34 - Guys, as always thanks so much for subscribing! Do you have a cool friend with a great story? We’d love to hear. I'm www.petershankman.com and you can reach out anytime via email at peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterNormal on all of the socials. It really helps when you drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse!
19:08 - Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits
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TRANSCRIPT via Descript and then corrected.. somewhat:
[00:00:38] Peter Shankman good morning. I am coming to you today from the lounge at a Hilton in Midtown Manhattan because, uh, my apartment was supposed to be finished two week
Ashley Brown teaches Coastal Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, and Instructor Development at the College of Charleston. She has developed these paddlesports courses over the past decade to include Sustainability Literacy and a First Year Experience course with a Biology class. Learning about sustainability and sharing it with the students led Ashley to start a Masters of Art at Prescott College in Outdoor Education Leadership. She only has a few more classes before she finishes her degree. Ashley shares her passion for teaching kayaking at all levels and challenging people to test their limits while learning and having a ton of fun. She has been developing a curriculum in Kayaking, SUP, and Instructor Development at the College of Charleston, where Ashley serves as an Adjunct Professor. Ashley is the recipient of the American Canoe Association 2019 Excellence in Instruction Award. This award is presented annually to an ACA member for outstanding contributions to paddlesports education and instruction. She earned the prestigious Level 5 American Canoe Association Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification and is also an ACA Level 4 Kayak Instructor Trainer, Canoe Instructor, and L2 Standup Paddleboard Instructor. Ashley serves as a member of the executive committee of the Safety, Education, and Instruction Committee for the American Canoe Association. She loves to travel and has gone from Canada to Mexico and beyond, sharing her talent and knowledge with clubs, groups, schools, outfitters, events, and symposiums. Residing in Charleston, SC, she enjoys welcoming guests from all over the world to paddle in Charleston’s beautiful waterways. One of her favorite venues is the “Edge of America”, the Atlantic Ocean off Folly Beach. She provides paddlers an opportunity to have an exciting experience and widen their perspectives. Today we’re talking about how and why she got diagnosed, how an ADHD/ADD brain can often serve as a prerequisite, and what being buoyant may do for the ADHD in you! Enjoy!
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In this episode Peter and Ashley discuss:
00:45 - Thank you so much for listening and for subscribing!
00:50 - Apologies for the near horrid audio- Peter is in a tourist-filled lobby today.
01:05 - Intro and welcome Ashley Brown!
01:53 - When were you first diagnosed and how did it happen?
03:00 - What was the first big change you felt after your diagnosis?
03:56 - What inspired you to seek out aquatic sports & activities; and to teach them?
05:33 - Do you experience sort of a rebirth every time you go kayaking; like I do when skydiving or running?
06:00 - On the good kind of exhaustion and a completely focused flow.
07:18 - How does scanning a wave, being outdoors and on the water help your ADHD?
08:56 - I had never thought of ADHD/ADD as a requirement for something! For what else could ADHD possibly be a prerequisite?
09:40 - On the importance of physical movement!
11:30 - How can people find more about you? [Ashley isn’t a public figure but you can check into her courses via Web: www.wavepaddler.com and on their Facebook page here]
12:34 - Guys, as always thanks so much for subscribing! Do you have a cool friend with a great story? We’d love to hear. I'm www.petershankman.com and you can reach out anytime via email at peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterNormal on all of the socials. It really helps when you drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse!
19:08 - Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits
—
TRANSCRIPT via Descript and then corrected.. somewhat:
[00:00:38] Peter Shankman good morning. I am coming to you today from the lounge at a Hilton in Midtown Manhattan because, uh, my apartment was supposed to be finished two week
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