Speaking
Seth Rotman is a registered nurse, ADHD coach, and author who has lived with ADHD since he was five. His talks are funny and honest, and every one gives the audience tools they can use the same day.
Drawing from his struggles with ADHD, depression, and PTSD, exacerbated by the pressures of being a frontline nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seth brings a level of authenticity that resonates with audiences. His life story includes overcoming early challenges such as low self-confidence, anxiety, and unhealthy habits, and more. He credits the transformative power of strong support systems, martial arts, and mindfulness practices for where he is now.
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Seth, RN, Board-Certified Nurse Coach
Seth’s story is one of resilience: rising from self-doubt, anxiety, and burnout to becoming a leader in mental health, behavior change, and ADHD empowerment. Through martial arts, mindfulness, and a commitment to personal healing, Seth developed the 8DHD Method, a proven framework for helping neurodiverse individuals thrive in demanding environments.
He was told he’d never pass algebra. He dropped out of film school, started a gourmet hot sauce company in his parents’ kitchen, broke his back halfway through nursing school, and went on to spend more than 11 years as a registered nurse, including the COVID surge at Temple University Hospital.
Today he’s a board-certified nurse coach (NC-BC), a certified ADHD specialist (ADHD-CCSP), founder of Clarify Wellness in Philadelphia, and author of There Is No Box! Going From Failing to Thriving With ADHD. He was diagnosed as a kid in the early 1990s, back when almost nobody was talking about ADHD unless a kid was bouncing off the walls.
On stage, he brings a nurse’s grasp of the science and a lifetime of living it. Audiences laugh, and then they take notes.
Formats
Seth offers keynotes, workshops, lunch-and-learns ([45 min with Q&A), and custom presentations, in person or virtual. He’s based in Philadelphia and travels for events.
Recent Stages
Why Organizers Book Seth
- Opening session speaker, CICE Toronto 2025
- Featured speaker, 2026 CNCA Experience
- CHADD
- Curaleaf NiCE Employee Resource Group
- Neurodiversity Employment Network
- PrimePoint HR & Payroll
- Delaware Valley Friends School
- Evidence-based content from a registered nurse, without the hype or the “ADHD is a superpower” slogans
- True stories, told with humor, that people still talk about after the event
- Practical tools the audience can use that day
- Talks shaped to the room, whether that’s high school students, HR leaders, or hospital staff
Keynotes
There Is No Box: Going From Failing to Thriving With ADHD
Best for: schools, colleges, parent groups, conferences, and general audiences · 20, 30, or 50 minutes
Seth opens with a poem and an admission. The moment he says he has ADHD, everyone in the room puts him in a box, and he puts himself in one too. From there he walks the audience through his own story, from failing algebra to the Dean’s List to the hospital floor, and the three lessons it took him twenty years to learn.
Your audience will leave with:
- Why “just” and “should” do so much damage, and what to say instead
- What ADHD actually is, beyond the stereotype of the hyper kid
- Three habits to live by: know your brain, build your team, keep moving, messy
- A challenge to take on that same day: name one box, then find the first step out
[Optional: book bundle for attendees]
Messy Progress: What ADHD Teaches Leaders About Resilience
Best for: business conferences, leadership teams, and companies going through change · [lengths to confirm]
Seth was told he’d never pass algebra, never graduate, never amount to much. He did all of it, mostly out of spite. Spite only gets you started, though. This keynote is about what keeps you going. It covers a hot sauce company, a state inspection on Thanksgiving, a turkey that kept coming up the stairs, and the resilience people with ADHD build because they have no other choice.
Your audience will leave with:
- How resilience gets built like any other skill, and what pulls it tight enough to snap
- The growth cycle, and how to get out of the shame spiral and reset
- The difference between motivation and drive, and why leaders need to know it
- How to treat setbacks as data instead of verdicts
I’m Fine: The Invisible Battles Behind Your Best Performers
Best for: HR teams, ERGs, leadership, and healthcare organizations · [lengths to confirm]
During the COVID surge, Temple University Hospital turned an entire tower into a field hospital. Seth worked there. Like everyone around him, he told people he was fine. “I’m fine” may be the quietest box there is, and your best people are often the ones saying it. This keynote shows leaders what’s happening under the surface, from masking to rejection sensitivity, and what to change in how they give feedback, set expectations, and model boundaries.
Your audience will leave with:
-What masking looks like at work, and what it costs your team
-How rejection sensitivity changes the way feedback lands
-How to take the Never Words out of management feedback
-How leaders can model boundaries so their people feel safe asking for help
Workshops
ADHD: Back to Basics, Understanding ADHD and How to Manage It
For teams, educators, and parents who want a clear, accurate starting point. Covers what ADHD is, how it affects executive function, why some tasks stall no matter how hard you try, and simple strategies that make daily life work better.
All In on All or Nothing: Breaking Free From Black-and-White Thinking
For anyone who swings between doing everything and doing nothing. Covers why ADHD brains slide into all-or-nothing patterns, what perfectionism has to do with it, and how “B- work” moves things forward when perfect won’t.
The ROI of Wellness: Keeping Your Best People by Supporting How They Work
For HR and leadership teams, and a natural follow-up to I’m Fine. Covers what burnout and turnover really cost, low-cost changes that help neurodivergent employees and everyone else too, and how to build support that keeps strong performers from walking out the door. Because neurodivergent team members are 70% more susceptible to burnout.
Ditching the DOOM Piles
DOOM stands for Don’t Organize, Only Move: the stack that travels from the desk to the bed to the floor and never gets dealt with. This hands-on session covers why clutter builds up, how to start when you don’t know where to start, and systems that hold up on a bad day.
