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Time Waits For No One Jun 30, 2016

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” ~Theophrastus

86,400 seconds are yours each day. Are your values and priorities reflected in how you spend your time or has your choice been forfeited based on a decision you did or didn’t make in the past?

Time comes with its own pace. You don’t ...

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The Procrastination-Perfectionism Loop Jun 23, 2016

Everything has a crack in it. Life as a whole is perfectly imperfect; art, books, bodies, relationships all perfectly imperfect. The sooner we get that lesson, the sooner we can get on with the opportunities that life presents us every day.

And so, the Procrastination-Perfectionism Loop. We encount...

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Inspirational Story Jun 08, 2016

Life Story: How One Woman Conquered Adult ADHD and Depression

Adults seeking ADHD support and treatment sometimes find that depression is a side effect of attention deficit disorder. Learn how one Ivy League graduate with ADHD took back control of her life.

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Life Skills That Span A Lifetime Jun 06, 2016

This is the first of many posts on Life Skills, what they are, when we learn them, how we learn them, what happens when we don't learn them and what we can do about that now.

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Apps to Make Your Life a Little Easier Jun 03, 2016

LastPass

An ADHD friendly app solution to password protection.

"LastPass remembers your passwords so that you can focus on the more important things in life."

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If and When Jun 01, 2016

Written by Catherine Pulsifer

IF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and had lunch. Their conversation usually centered on all the things they were going to achieve. They both had many dreams and they loved to talk about them.

This particular Saturday when they met, WHEN sensed that IF was ...

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Depression And Anxiety Are Recognized Jul 12, 2015

Depression and Anxiety are often the diagnoses that are first given to adults with ADHD because they are recognizable to most all Mental Health Professionals (MHPs). However, it’s a chicken and egg scenario. Which came first? Their unrecognized and undiagnosed ADHD led to the Anxiety and the Depress...

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You Have To Be Recognized To Get Help Jul 10, 2015

If you’ve sought help from a mental health professional (MHP) and didn’t get what you needed this may shed some light. As of my July 2015 review of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences website, I do not see that there is an academic requirement to study adult ADHD in the licensure track for L...

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There's An Explanation For You Jul 08, 2015

The sense of relief many adults with ADHD express, knowing there is an explanation of how their life has been up to now is enormous. Looking back over a lifetime of confusion and seeing the pieces coming together to make a picture that explains the challenges is a gift.

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Sexuality and ADHD May 30, 2002

As Director of the Center for Healing the Human Spirit, I have integrated a variety of methods into my practice for working with clients on issues of communication, sexuality and ADHD, to enhance the quality of their lives. I offer you the following…

The portrayal of so-called “appropriate sexual b...

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