I’m finally starting to figure out what’s what after a lifetime of ADHD and anxiety. I remember one Father’s Day my mom put me in a white sun dress to visit my dad. During the picnic I got grass and food on my new white dress. As we drove home I looked down at my […]
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The ADHD and OCD Connection
CW: Eating issues are very common in ADHD women. If this is a topic that is upsetting to you, feel free to click away. The ADHD – OCD connection is often overlooked. Which sucks because it’s a conversation we need to be having. We talk about ADHD using words like, “control” or even, “manage.” […]
Getting Things Done With ADHD
Getting Things Done with ADHD will never be easy. However, you can develop strategies to help yourself do more of the things that really matter to you. In the spring if this year I bought Dr Russ Ramsay’s new book Rethinking Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions Into Actions. (affiliate link. See my full disclosure) As […]
The Truth About ADHD and Self-Trust
This is the truth about ADHD and self-trust: it doesn’t exist. ADHD adults don’t trust themselves at all. In fact, our self-concept begins to erode pretty early in life. I struggled to do my calculus homework every day of my junior year. I’d stare at lines of notes in my own handwriting as if another […]
ADHD and Fear
There is a connection between ADHD and fear of…EVERYTHING. “You have a real fear of cancer, don’t you?” My husband asks me as I follow him around the house reciting the survivability rates of various cancers. We’d just returned from the gym where I’d been running on the treadmill listening to a medical podcast. My […]
Why I Only Have One Child
I cannot even tell you how many times I’ve been asked why I only have one child. It started when he was just a couple months old with comments from one particular family member, and it continued for at least three or four years. As you know, I’m an ADHD mom. My son also has […]
Anxiety and ADHD
Anxiety and ADHD show up in your life in a variety of ways, some more obvious than others. The two go together like peanut butter and jelly whether we like it or not. Even if you aren’t feeling it, anxiety is always there like a rip current ready to pull you under. This is actually […]
Shame, Anxiety and Worthiness with ADHD
Shame, anxiety, and worthiness are recurrent themes in the conversations I have with my private support group. I’m sure you’ve heard of Brene Brown, everyone has. I picked up a copy of The Gifts of Imperfection a while back, and I took my time reading it. Then I read it again. (affiliate link, see […]
Connection Heals: ADHD and PTSD
ADHD and PTSD together are showing up more and more in my work with the ADHD community. My entire business is based on creating connection, so obviously I want to learn how to better serve my clients, and educate people on the connection between the two diagnoses. So why not do a podcast on the subject? […]
ADHD, Anxiety, and OCD
ADHD and OCD are not often discussed together. With ADHD we often feel like we cannot control ourselves. So some of us search for things we can control. My need for control is most evident in my obsessions and compulsions around food. Yes, I have disordered eating behaviors. And I’m working on it. This post […]
