ADHD

Dr. David Pomeroy, Doc4adhd, and therapist Phil Boissiere discuss how ADHD impacts relationships through emotional dysregulation, executive dysfunction, and communication barriers.

They emphasize that ADHD symptoms are often mislabeled as personality flaws, causing resentment. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), they suggest managing the “thought-feeling-behavior” cycle to improve responses to triggers.

The experts advocate for a combination of medication to address biochemical imbalances and CBT to build practical skills like time management and mindful communication.

Ultimately, they highlight that mutual acceptance by each partner of the challenges involved, and working together to learn proactive strategies to meet those challenges, can transform negative cycles into constructive connections between the partners.

Phil Boissiere’s website is cognitivetherapysf.com

There is hope! Listen and learn!

What might explain the increase in the diagnosis of ADHD over the past 30 years, especially in the last 10 years? Overdiagnosis or Underdiagnosis – is ADHD increasingly diagnosed inaccurately, is it just a “fad” diagnosis? Or is ADHD mis-diagnosed as another condition or missed entirely as the explanation for symptoms a person has, symptoms which reflect difficulty dealing with whatever is happening in that person’s life at that given time?

Each of these possibilities has consequences, the more significant impact is upon a person’s life trajectory when the diagnosis of ADHD is missed.

Helping me explore these important questions is my guest Mark Stein PhD, a Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Washington and the founder of the ADHD Clinic at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He also has a private practice for diagnosis and treatment of adolescents and adults with ADHD in Seattle.

Mark brings the expertise of a clinician with 40 years of clinical and research experience in the field of ADHD to the show; years during which the knowledge about ADHD has increased exponentially, knowledge of what it is and also what it is not. 

Listen, and Learn! 

Watch the Full Episode – ADHD Overdiagnosed, Underdiagnosed, or Both? – WebTalkRadio.net

“I just can’t get motivated”.  “I know I need to (fill in the blank ___) BUT I DON’T WANNA!”.  “My motivation goes away in the afternoon, doc. Do I need a higher dose of medication?”

What is motivation anyway? Why do we avoid, put off, get all wound up over tasks which are no big deal? And how can we find some? 

Join me and my guest Dr. Tamara Rosier as we work through those questions.

Dr. Tamara Rosier is an ADHD coach, founder of the ADD Center of Central Michigan, and the author of two superb books on ADHD (Your Brain’s Not Broken and You, Me, and Our ADHD Family), among her many roles in life.  She explains her methods of unpacking motivation problems and offers a re-frame on how to get going, how to create motivation on our very own. 

Listen, and Learn! 

Watch the Full Episode – Finding Motivation! With Tamara Rosier Ph.D. on WebTalk Radio

Gaming/Internet addiction. Excessive screen use. How can you tell the difference? What do you do if you or someone you live with appears to have  a problem with it? What are ways to prevent problem use and to promote healthy use?

We cannot escape from the presence of screens – laptops, tablets, phones – in our lives. It is possible to find the balance of using screen devices for productive/creative uses, entertainment purposes, and social interactions, in your life and the lives of those in your family.

My guest Jeremy Edge is a certified gaming disorder counselor, his counseling practice is Escapingthe.com . Join Jeremy and I as we answer these questions, and others in our discussion of distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy screen use, and spotting when use has become a true addiction disorder.

It is a risk we all face, there are ways to reduce the chances of it becoming a habit which interferes with a person’s ability to participate in real life instead of escaping into cyberspace in any of its manifestations.

Resources mentioned in this show include the book “How to Raise a Healthy Gamer” by Dr. Alok Kanojia (aka Dr. K) and the online courses for parents “Powered Up Parents”.

Use these to learn more about how gaming and screen use affects individuals and how to deal with it in a positive way. Jeremy offers other information and resources on his website www.escapingthe.com

Watch the Full Episode – ADHD and Internet Addiction – WebTalkRadio.net

Would you recognize the early warning signs of burnout in yourself?  Do you know what burnout feels like? Are you feeling overwhelmed, trying harder but feeling further and further behind? Stop, step back, and take a look. That’s what this episode is all about, unpacking how to recognize burnout and developing your personal burnout prevention plan. Join me and my guest Pippa Simou, a coaching psychologist in the UK, as we walk you through how to do it.

We each have our own flavor of ADHD, and each person’s prevention plan is going to look different as well. Starting with 10 domains of life, of being alive as a human being, we talk about what they are, how to look at your life through these lenses, and how to use that to live without struggling through each day, aware of how to replenish your energy over the day, and living as a human being, not a human doing.

Join us! Listen, and learn!

Pippa Simou has earned the status of Chartered Coaching Psychologist through the British psychological society. She has a growing reputation as a go-to source for women and girls about all things ADHD (though her work extends to all genders as well) She is passionate about raising awareness of the nature of ADHD and its impact on individuals in their personal lives, in education, family life, relationships, and in the workplace.

Her coaching practice is The ADD-vantage, at Pippa Simou – The ADD-vantage Specialist ADHD support services

Do you find Artificial Intelligence (AI) baffling, mysterious, useful, fantastic, or dangerous…or any combination of those? It is a great tool for persons with ADHD to simplify, organize, brainstorm, revise emails and articles, create custom ToDo lists, meal planning, organize thoughts hanging around in your mind (kinda, as if any ADHD mind can be organized) 😉 …and much more well beyond my understanding. My guest Tara McGillicuddy and I talk through many of the ways AI can help make your ADHD life smoother and less stressful. Really. It’s not hard.

Listen, and learn! 

Tara McGillicuddy is founder and co-host of the longest-running podcast about ADHD,  ADHD Support Talk Radio ADHD Podcast: ADHD Support Talk Radio — ADHD Podcast: ADHD Support Talk Radio, she is also an ADHD Coach; you can find her at taramcgillicuddy.com