Why Resilience? As you’ve likely noticed, I have just completed publishing a series of articles on the topic of building resilience. “Why resilience,” you may ask? That’s an excellent question. In the ten years that I ha…
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Taking medicine can sometimes be viewed as a sign of weakness because of the stigma a lot of people associate with treatment. However, some studies have demonstrated the true value that medication can have for patients w…
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Meditation is one of the most powerful tools available in the service of building resilience into our systems. And, as is so often said about mediation, it is “simple, but not easy.” Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catast…
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Exercise is known to be important. You’ve probably heard about the benefits of exercise for cardiovascular health as well as building and maintaining physical strength and flexibility. But exercise has also recently been…
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Have you ever noticed that if you eat something “unhealthy,” you don’t feel great? For example, if you’re eating gluten when your body is sensitive to it, you may experience exhaustion. Or, if you’re unused to consuming…
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AD/HD and other executive functioning skill challenges can be seen as dysregulations in our systems. In addition to each of our innate challenges, we live in a complex and fast-paced world that can also be seen as dysreg…
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Have you ever noticed that if you eat something “unhealthy,” you don’t feel great? For example, if you’re eating gluten when your body is sensitive to it, you may experience exhaustion. Or, if you’re unused to consuming…
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Summer can be an amazing time to rest and relax without having to worry about the myriad details of busier times of the year. Summer is also a time of disrupted routines, changes in responsibilities, school vacations, tr…
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We have certainly had an interesting summer. Thanks to our two political conventions and the Olympics in Rio, there was plenty to keep our attentions occupied and our emotions reeling. Though this happens every four year…
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Now that the dust is settling, and we are able to look towards 2016 with more equanimity and less through the lens of the highs and lows of holiday emotion, it’s a good time to contemplate what you would like to affect i…
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Samantha left the security of home to find her way in the world. Her parents understood and believed in her. Like so many people with ADHD, she was smart and artistically gifted, but she needed assistance in pulling it a…
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Now that Labor Day has come and gone, how do we move from “Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer” (Nat King Cole) to the to-do lists that autumn requires? Whether we are returning home from actual vacations or simply ge…
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(As also appears on LinkedIn) Adults with ADHD can lead lives filled with accomplishment. With a skill set tailored to address particular needs or situations, career and life success can be achieved. Coaching can assist…
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(As also appears on LinkedIn) Many people associate ADHD with childhood learning disabilities. Few understand that, until one learns the skills necessary to address particular needs, ADHD often sabotages work and career…
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It is brave to work with a coach, to determine to make changes in one’s behavior that will bring one’s life to more satisfying places. I am glad that William chose to trust me to assist him. William is a writer. I will a…
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With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), to medicate or not to medicate has always been the question. What is a parent to do when even the experts cannot agree on the answer? In a recent Washington Post arti…
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In the words of Nat King Cole, “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer…” Just the thought of transitioning to fun in the sun is enough to make most of us lose our focus. Add a little AD/HD, some learning differe…
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“The only thing that is constant is change.” — Heraclitus For many of us, the fall season signals major change. Most notably, students have transitioned from summer mode to school mode. The lazier days of summer are a di…
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This is a critical distinction! http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/how-childhood-trauma-could-be-mistaken-for-adhd/373328/…
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“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou. Not! At least this is not always the case. While immersed in the multiple tasks and demands of our daily lives throughout most of the year we anticipate and long for the…
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All Bullying Begins With Disconnection This gifted teacher connects loneliness with bullying and creates an ingenious way to take action. This may be the most important piece you ever read. What can YOU do to promote “ki…
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This gifted teacher connects loneliness with bullying and creates an ingenious way to take action. This may be the most important piece you ever read. What can YOU do to promote “kindness and bravery” among the people in…
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/improve-concentration-at-work_n_3479042.html…
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“Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” — Joan Borysenko Happy Holidays! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the holiday season and 2014 with hope and optimism…
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Enjoy this powerful fifteen minute Ted Talk by Jeremy Hunter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-j6Qfj8udg…
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Much of what I read in relation to addressing the challenges of dealing with modern life, in general, and to the specific needs of people with AD/HD and other executive functioning issues, offers mindfulness as a highly…
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Russell Foster tells us why sleep is so important. http://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-08-24&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=top_righ…
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These three books echo the sentiments of my recent newsletter article. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/books/3-books-offer-ways-to-cut-the-cord-if-only-briefly.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0…
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A topic on all of our minds. Look for more to come on this important discussion in my August newsletter!http://www.mobiledia.com/news/181304.html…
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“If we are to teach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with children” – Gandhi…
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This article also speaks of “a state of relaxed presence.” When do you feel this? What activities engage you in this manner? http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/06/the-art-of-paying-attention/309312/…
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This is a wonderful article by Deepak Chopra.It all starts here! http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130411022434-75054000-the-conscious-lifestyle-awareness-skills-staying-centered?trk=eml-mktg-condig-0108-p2…
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As with so many of the amazing things I read, I am grateful to have received this article from a client. What is the optimum amount of time you are able to work and remain productive? How often do you need breaks? How lo…
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Here is an eloquent first person account of one person’s experience of having ADHD.It is so worth reading. http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/tedium-is-torture-what-its-like-to-have-severe-adhd…
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Happy New Year! “Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems I hope that each and every one of you had a beautiful holiday season and is optimistically l…
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