Surviving Social Situations

“Tis the Season Now is probably the busiest time of year for social interactions, whether that means office Christmas parties, a cookie exchange at a friend’s house, or meeting a few people for dinner. And if you ask me, they’re all hell. There needs to be a way to survive social situations easily. Call me […]

Food and Anxiety

It’s That Time of Year Thanksgiving is almost here, and soon after that it will be Christmas. (Or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.) And with all of that celebrating comes time spent with family, friends, loved ones, and probably some people we’d rather do without. Parties, special dinners, get togethers – they all involve eating. And sometimes […]

Fitting In?

Do you ever try to fit in with everyone else? Does it work? It really never did for me, especially when I was young. When I was a kid, we moved a lot. By the time I was 10 years old, we had moved 10 times and I had attended 3 different elementary schools in […]

Dealing with Family

Dealing with family can sometimes be difficult, ADHD or not. And if you do happen to have ADHD, family relationships can get complicated. You may have one parent – the one you got your ADHD from – who understands you. But it’s just as likely that they never realized that they had ADHD, and so […]

Those Awkward Moments

The other day someone posted a link on Facebook about a woman who started a conversation on Twitter about awkward social moments. She blogs at The Bloggess and you can read some of the replies she got when she shared about an embarrassing moment she had at the airport. (Note: this site has become really popular. You might […]

Simplify Your Social Life

Do you have a big social life? Sometimes our social lives ebb and flow, depending on the season of our life. For instance, when our children were small, we had quite an active social life. There were family get togethers, time spent with friends, and play dates. As the kids got older, there were school […]