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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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Sexuality for Women with ADHD - Chapter 21 in Understanding Women with ADHD Jan 31, 2002

Chapter 21, “Sexuality for Women with AD/HD” “Sexuality is often confused and conflicted for contemporary women. Rather than feeling comfortable with their own natural sexuality, they are influenced by strong and often contradictory messages from the media and from society about female sexuality. If...

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Scoring a Fit and Integrated Mind and Body Nov 30, 2000

The score is 9 to 1 and your unconscious mind is leading. And who else is better equipped for the job, since your unconscious mind stores everything you’ve ever experienced.

It is no longer enough to just train your body and ask it for excellence. Without the cooperation of your mind, especially yo...

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NLP: Up To New Good In The World Jun 09, 2000

Many people have never heard of Neuro-Linguistic Programming at all, and for those who have heard of NLP, they may not have a full understanding of the positive impact it can have in their life, both personally and professionally.

Beginning with the very basics, “Neuro” refers to neurology; how the...

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