Boredom
People with ADHD seem to get bored more easily than the general population. In the past week, almost all of my clients complained of boredom and avoiding doing things that they find boring. Perhaps by...
View ArticleBegin Again
I have been thinking about what it means to begin again, to notice where we are and take up where we left off and start over with love and compassion for ourselves. I’ve been feeling like I need to...
View ArticleNot My Dishes
At my support group for women with ADHD the topic of doing the dishes came up and everybody had something to say about that. Unless you use paper plates and plastic utensils or eat with your hands and...
View ArticleBag of Tricks
“Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat, Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.” That’s the theme song to a cartoon I loved to watch as a kid. Felix the cat was always...
View ArticleBaby Steps
When I was a kid we used to play a game called, “Mother May I?” One kid would be the mother and a bunch of kids would stand several feet back in a line and one by one would ask the “mother” may I take...
View ArticleTune In, Turn Off and Drop In
Back in the 1960s, Timothy Leary, a counter culture guru, advised my generation to tune in, turn on, and drop out. It was a catchy phrase and many of us took it to heart but in hindsight it was not...
View ArticleTrusting Yourself
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. –...
View ArticleBack to Basics
Sometimes we forget to do the things that help us successfully manage our ADHD. When we are taking our meds, exercising, drinking enough water, meditating, eating healthy food, getting professional...
View ArticlePlanning With a Planner
If you have ADHD, using a planner is one of the best things you can do for yourself. It will help you manage your executive functioning deficits by allowing you to see your time more clearly and...
View ArticleLeaving a Trail
In the famous fairy tale, brother and sister, Hansel and Gretel overhear their parents planning to abandon them deep in the forest because they are eating too much food and the family is starving....
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