This is not a sponsored post but it does contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure and privacy statement. So… I’m guessing you are dealing with intense emotions and ADHD. How do I know? Well, I have ADHD, and I talk to a lot of other women about how ADHD impacts their […]
Category Archives: ADHD
ADHD Women: A Study in Contrast
I have often thought that the lives of ADHD women are a study in contrast. From the outside you and I appear to conduct our lives rather haphazardly. Someone once told me having a conversation with me is a bit like talking to the Mad Hatter.I change subjects a lot. I get excited when talking […]
What It Takes To Make A Marriage Work
You know I’m gonna be honest about what it takes to make a marriage work when one partner has ADHD. It’s not easy, and it’s certainly not as much fun as watching those valentine themed movies on the Hallmark channel. But quality relationship are important, particularly when you and I often feel misunderstood and […]
ADHD and Numbing Out
I’ve been thinking about this article on ADHD and numbing out for over a month. In fact, I’ve used my verbal processing skills to talk through this already on the podcast. It comes down to this: I think I’ve been confusing numbing behaviors/buffering with relaxing. And think I’ve been doing it for at least 10 years. […]
Your Guide To Executive Functions: Action
Executive Functions: Action Executive functions are not easy to define. But symptoms are easier to spot. The most commonly reported symptom of ADHD in both adults and children is impulsivity. Acting and speaking impulsively can cause some problems in your life. The older you get, the more the world expects you to self-regulate. In the […]
Your Guide to Executive Functions: Memory
Of all of the executive functions, memory is the one I hear about most often. Not to get too deep, but memories are what make us human. Visualizing the past and future and predicting outcomes is what separates us from our pets. Think about the last thing you ate. Can you remember what it was? […]
Your To Guide Executive Functions: Emotion
Executive functions: emotion. Managing emotions with ADHD has been a major topic of conversation in our private membership. Many of us struggle to handle anger, frustration, insecurity and a variety of other emotional and mental health issues. ADHD doesn’t usually travel alone. Being a woman and a mother in the age of The Real Housewives, […]
Your Guide To Executive Functions: Focus
Executive Function: Focus In the last post, we discussed the difficulty for ADHD when it comes to activating ourselves to action. Or as I say, “getting started.” And we looked at the work of Dr. Thomas Brown for reference. For so many of us, getting started is just the first hurdle we must overcome in […]
Your Guide To Executive Functions: Activation
Executive Functions: Activation. This is the first in a series of posts based on the model designed by Dr. Thomas Brown. You can find his website HERE. Executive functions are the cognitive management system of the brain. This entire management system is impaired when someone is living with ADHD. Source Efs are pretty much a […]
How Poor Executive Function Shows Up In Your Life
Poor executive function will show up in your life, there is no way around that. Living with ADHD is all about self-regulation. Or lack thereof. In the book Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Russel Barkley explains: “Executive functions are the specific self-directed actions that we use to control ourselves…Scientists label them differently, but executive […]
