I'm not just talking about self-medicating ADHD with booze and drugs...
I'm talking about self-medicating our ADHD with any of a number of things we're eating, drinking, smoking, watching -- and even thinking -- that are giving us a sense of "relief" from our pain and frustration.
We ADHDers tend to have
There are Many Reasons to Declutter Your Workspace (and Living Space)
There’s a lot of noise going on in our ADHD brains. And that noise is made worse by the visual noise around us. We are our brain’s own worst enemy when we maintain a home and/or office that is full
How to Delegate Work? Start by Knowing The Barriers to Delegating
If you're overwhelmed at work, at home, or both, there’s a really good chance you’re not delegating enough. You need to know some of the secrets of how to delegate work.
Delegating is a critical survival skill in the corporate world –
Know the Barriers to Get Started on a Big Project, and You Can Start to Break them Down
So, you’ve had this Big Idea for a while and you still find it brilliant every time you think about it. Or you’ve been assigned a major project and you’re stoked about it
What if you could get all the benefits of meditation...without learning how to meditate?
You’ve heard about the benefits of learning how to meditate – less stress, more clarity and focus. It's a proven, powerful alternative ADHD solution.
But there’s no way you could meditate regularly, right?
Well, what if you didn’t have
We have a guest writer for this article, Trevor McDonald, who has written extensively about the correlation between ADHD and substance abuse, addiction and recovery -- issues that, sadly, are disproportionately part of the ADHD world. Here he talks about a very important topic many of us with ADHD can unfortunately
Having ADHD Can Make It Harder to Be Happier. But...
ADHD and happiness are not always best buds. When we live a life of nearly constant overwhelm, daily frustrations, self-doubt, frequent inability to accomplish things we're "supposed to be able to" accomplish...Well, that's a tough place from which to be bright-eyed
When it comes to your time and your priorities...you’re letting people walk all over you. You just might not realize it. I’ll show you the basics of setting personal boundaries so you can get more of your stuff done.
You deserve to work on your terms, stay on your priorities and
"Garbage in. Garbage out." True for computers, for your brain -- and for your ADHD brain fog.
They say, “You are what you eat.” To the extent that’s true, you’d want to eat lots of “brain foods” and steer clear of “stupid foods,” right? Right. So if you want to beat
The Power of Self-Compassion and How to Use It
Think self-compassion is a lot of new-age hooey? Think again. I’ve seen the research, and it is powerful stuff. Self-compassion can mean a world of difference for your well-being and productivity. In this post I’ll show you a few quick ways to
