Emotional management is not something you are born with. And people with ADHD often feel emotions more intensely than others. Source Up until the age of about three, we are completely dependent on our parents to regulate for us. Development of...
I provide ADHD group coaching and support. Consequently, this post is probably a really bad business move for me. Working with clients, I have seen two basic attitudes about life with ADHD. Some of us immediately jump in and make the best of it. (coaching, therapy,...
I get emails. Lots and lots of emails. Every day. Mostly from women, but I do get some from men as well. Almost every one of these emails contains a question about ADHD. Some ask several questions because the information they seek is not always easy to find. I love...
I have received more than a few emails from women struggling with ADHD symptoms while at work. I desperately want to see my ADHD girlfriends find success in work and in life. In light of this I am offering my suggestions for you to supercharge your productivity...
In early 2015 I was desperate to form a community for ADHD women. I wanted something different from what I was finding all over Facebook. I wanted an educational resource with a positive spin, so I started researching like a crazy person. While reading Terry...
It seems like everyone I meet was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. I was actually diagnosed in the 90's. So I've had knowledge of my diagnosis for a long time. But I didn't always acknowledge that I had ADHD. In fact, I only really accepted it after looking...
***This is not a sponsored post. I was granted an interview with Dr. Manisha Madhoo, Vice president of Global Medical Affairs, Neuroscience at Shire.*** I cannot tell you have many times I have been asked, “how can I tell if the ADHD medication is helping my child?”...
This guest post was done by the lovely Danielle, from The Spicy Therapist. I have written about RSD before, but this article blew me away! Consider this your new epic guide to Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria!...
Famous French painter Paul Cezanne was rejected by the Académie des Beaux-Arts (now the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris) in 1861. He was told his work was not good enough. (source) When I first heard this story I had to look it up to make sure it was true. How could a...
I always laugh when people say, “Live in the moment!” "Live in the moment" is not always good advice. We with ADHD struggle to pause in the moment, which is frustrating, because this is when we most need to pause. We tend to be reactive to our environment and...
