As a women with ADHD when a stressful situations hit us, they hit fast and hard. Often, we are left feeling helpless, hopeless, and even breathless. One of the simplest ways to manage stressful and anxiety provoking situations is to breathe. Although it sounds very simple, we often forget to slow down and taking […]
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Simple and Effective Tips on Self Care for Women with ADHD
While medication and talk therapy can help you manage the symptoms of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), understanding proper self care for women with ADHD play a pivotal role as well. Regular doses of skillful self-care can boost your mood and make it easier to meet your responsibilities and build healthy relationships. Paying attention […]
See MoreWomen with ADHD & Anxiety:Making sense of this all-too-common combination.
It’s common for women with ADHD to have anxiety. In fact, women more likely to struggle with anxiety than other people. That’s partly because the challenges that come with ADHD can create frequent problems — in school, at work, and at home. Typically, anxiety isn’t constant. It comes and goes and may be limited to […]
See MoreDemystify Executive Functioning: Part 7 Emotion Regulation
In this part of the series on executive functioning skills I am going to focus on the EF skill of emotional control for women with ADHD What does “emotional control” mean? Emotional control is the ability to manage and control your emotions so you can complete a task or achieve a goal. In other words, […]
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