Emotions & Shame 17 Happiness Rules When ADHD Emotions Go Awry People with ADHD feel everything more vividly. When it comes to passion, joy, and curiosity, this is...
Emotions & Shame 15 Good Habits Your Brain Craves (But Isn't Getting) Runaway emotions cause more than drama. They undermine relationships, sap motivation, and lead to...
Guest Blogs “I Shouldn’t Care About Your Expectations. But I Do.” Dear outside world: ADHD is not a disease or dysfunction, no matter how ashamed we are made to feel....
Typical ADHD Behaviors Exaggerated Emotions: How and Why ADHD Triggers Intense Feelings "Challenges with processing emotions start in the brain itself. Sometimes the working memory...
Emotions & Shame All the Joys I Never Knew I Was Missing “Suddenly, there were no appointments to miss. No groceries to forget. My keys remained in my purse,...
Guest Blogs “I am No Longer the Person Everyone Expects Me to Be.” “I am teetering on the brink of an anxious chasm, fearful that the slightest puff of wind at my back...
Emotions & Shame How to Banish Negative Thoughts & Feelings Does your ADHD cause thoughts of despair? Stay positive with these eight simple tips that are sure to...
Guest Blogs “From Screw-Up to Awesome in Nine Steps ” A mom and teacher learned how to feel great about herself an...
Emotions & Shame Your Own Worst Enemy: Silencing Negative Self Talk Your inner voice can be a real jerk sometimes. Research confirms that transforming negative self-talk...
The Emotional Side Self-Compassion: The New ADHD Treatment New research shows that practicing self-compassion allows individuals with ADHD to be more successful...
Stress & Anxiety On Carrying the Burden of ADHD Judgment — Especially My Own “People who judge me, my therapist reminds me, should be cut off. They enforce that cycle everyone...
ADHD Adults ADHD at the Center: A Whole-Life, Whole-Person Condition In the circle of your life, ADHD sits at the center. Its symptoms affect all areas of functioning —...
Adult Blogs “My Call of the Void: What Intrusive Thoughts Taught Me About ADHD” “The guest recalled a time when he had an intrusive thought about spitting in a friend’s face. He...
Adult Blogs Rising from the Burnout: A Recovery Kit for Women with ADHD “Recognize that you are doing the best you can each day under your circumstances. Think to yourself...
Emotions & Shame Diaries of “Adulting” with ADHD (or Not) Adulthood officially begins at age 18, but feeling like one may come much later — if at all. Here,...