Growing up, food was never neutral. It was moralized, restricted, praised, shamed, and sometimes used as punishment long before I had words for it. By age 8, I…
Read more “Dopamine, Not Discipline: The ADHD–Eating Disorder Link I Was Missing”Beven Byrnes describes herself as a Portland native, mother to four, educator, artist and community activist. Since 2012 Beven has served as the Principal/Executive Director of Bridges Middle…
Read more Portland Educator Rewriting Rules For Neurodivergent Students During Women’s History Month – KXLAnxiety and stress are increasing in dogs and cats. Learn why ashwagandha is one of the top 4 adaptogens for pet stress and why KSM-66 is the safest…
Read more Why Ashwagandha Always Ranks in the Top 4 Most Popular Adaptogens for Pet Stress | Animal Wellness MagazineHow can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense than a vegetarian diet?” Indeed,…
Read more Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.orgRaising not one, but two children with ADHD should be easy for me. I’m a special education teacher and I have ADHD myself. I also have a deep…
Read more “I’m a Special Ed Teacher with ADHD — and Parenting My Neurodivergent Kids Is Still Hard!”Stay informed with trusted information, resources, and support delivered straight to your inbox. Choose the newsletters that interest you most. It appears JavaScript is disabled in your browser.…
Read more “5 ADHD Traits That Fueled (Not Hindered) My Growth”Is cannabis putting a cork in wine explores crashing wine sales and cannabis replacing drinking occasions. In recent years, data from industry surveys and academic research have sparked…
Read more Is Cannabis Putting A Cork In WineWhy Anxiety Feels Worse Than Ever — And Why Cannabis Is Entering the Conversation Anxiety has become one of the defining experiences of modern life. Even people who…
Read more Why Anxiety Feels Worse Than EverA wave of intense shame pours over me as a familiar thought enters my head: What in the name of God am I doing with my life? And…
Read more “I Felt Like I Wasn’t Accessing My Potential.”It’s called “satisficing,” a combination of making choices that are satisfying and what suffices with the information that’s readily available. The hair-splitting and nitpicking pain of perfectionism can…
Read more Doctors turning to trusted life hack to eliminate pain of perfectionism – WTOP NewsHighly sensitive people (HSPs) make up roughly 30% of the population, experiencing relatively stronger emotions and responses to internal and external stimuli. As you might imagine, it’s not…
Read more Study: Highly Sensitive People More Prone To Mental Health IssuesEvery January, the world sharpens its pencils and declares: Be more consistent.Follow through.Set firmer boundaries.Stick to the plan. But if you are raising a child with ADHD, as…
Read more “I Am No Longer Resolving to Fix My Child”It’s no secret that meditation has a ton of benefits, from improving sleep quality to helping you feel more calm and centered. But according to new research published…
Read more Meditation Could Improve Memory & Emotional Regulation, Study FindsEven better, a positive evening ritual not only improves your mood, it helps reduce mental clutter. “Most of us spend our days in what I call ‘middle gear,’”…
Read more How To ‘CAP’ Off Your Day For Peak Health & PerformanceSome mornings, I can tell before he even speaks. The air feels charged, as if the world inside his head has woken early. My son moves fast, talks…
Read more “Raising My ADHD Child Taught Me I Was Never Broken”Did you know that you can timebox and even postpone your worry? I don’t need to tell you that anxiety has a way of hijacking the ADHD brain’s…
Read more “Can’t Stop Worrying? Just Schedule It for Later”(CNN) — The holidays are here, which means you’re probably thinking about gifts — what to buy, whom to give to and how much to spend. Gift-giving is often…
Read more Does science agree it’s better to give than receive? A doctor explainsShame — that deep sense of inadequacy and unworthiness — has the unique ability to travel across time, informing our present and our future. While the work of…
Read more “How Rewriting the Past Can Help You Overcome ADHD Shame”Lacy was an outgoing, fun nine-year-old. Then, one night, everything changed. She became a shell of herself. Her mother, Crystal, 30, from Illinois, told Newsweek she can only…
Read more Girl, 9, becomes different person overnight, then comes rare diagnosisAlmost without exception, parents tell me the same story: Meltdowns, yelling, and door-slamming the moment their teen is forced to quit their video game, log off TikTok, or…
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