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ADHD and Giving Up: Learning ‘When To Say When’
I think one of the great things about being ADHD is that we can go after something for a long, long time once we have our focus on it. Or, as I do, go on / off / on / off / on / off for a long time...
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ADHD, PMS and Women: Mastering Monthly Hormones When You Have ADHD
I haven’t read studies, but I have to believe that women with ADHD have a much harder time coping with PMS than those without it. I have always had depression, but my life was mixed with alcohol...
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Saying Yes When You Mean No: A Challenge for Those with ADHD and Tips for...
I can’t tell you how many times I do this – say yes when I mean no. And it has caused so many problems in my life, and while I am getting better I need a constant reminder of how and why it is...
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The Irony of Meditation; If It Feels Like Torture, It’s Working
As you may know, I’ve been trying and trying to meditate for months. I’m doing a pretty good job – 15 minutes a day in the morning and at night, with deep breathing exercises. However, these last...
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The Art of ADHD and Engagement: Learning to Use Your Senses
It seems so basic, yet it has taken me a lifetime and then some to learn that to be in the here and now I have to get off ‘autopilot’ and engage my senses. I actually created a company to encourage...
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Yoga and Meditation: The Benefits
I used to think that Yoga and Meditation were the same thing. In my twenties, I rolled my eyes at both, preferring the adrenaline pumping action of movement – any movement – to the quiet stillness of...
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ADHD, Restlessness and Impulsivity; “Really, You Won’t Die”
I’ve been working through Jack Kornfield’s series; “The Inner Art of Meditation’, and I have to say I am incredibly impressed with his instruction and ability to ground us in our practice. I never...
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How To Convince a Child to Meditate
Readers respond quite frequently to my blogs: ‘if only I could convince my 10 year old to do meditate.’ It may be majorly challenging to get children to practice, but if we can get them to sit for...
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How Do You Know if You Need Therapy?
Recently I told someone I thought they could benefit from therapy, because they were having a series of issues in their life. I was surprised when I heard the response ‘But I don’t have a mental...
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Happy Mental Health Blogging Day! Please Join Us in the Global Mental Health...
It is so amazing how organizations are popping up all over the world helping us join forces to tackle mental health diseases. I was privileged enough to speak in Athens, Greece a few years ago about...
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