Downward Dog Your ADHD
Downward dog is a yoga pose. Basically you have your hands and feet on the floor about a foot or so apart so your body kind of looks like an upside down V. Now, downward dog may not necessarily be the pose for you, but yoga in general could be. Yoga has a lot of […]
Creative Journaling for Your Soul
Do you journal? And if you do, how often do you do it? I tend to be a “when I need it kind of journal writer”. If I’m upset, worried, or angry, journaling helps me work things out. Sometimes I journal to mark a significant event in my life and sometimes I just have some […]
A Cozy Blanket for Your ADHD
Did you know that a blanket can actually help your ADHD symptoms? It can help calm you down, relax you, and lower stress and anxiety. It can even help you sleep better at night. But not just any blanket. A therapeutic weighted blanket. Applying weight and slight pressure to the body has long been a […]
Meditate in Color
When my son Andy was 2 he witnessed our German Shepherd Lucy get run over by a truck. He didn’t cry or seem to understand, but I was worried about how it might affect him, so I asked my daughter’s pre-school teacher for advice. She told me to buy some paper and watercolors and let […]
How Something You Never Heard of Can Help Your ADHD
Let’s start with a small science lesson, shall we? You know of course that your ADHD is centered around your brain. Because you have ADHD, your brain functions differently than brains who do not have ADHD. You have neurotransmitters in your brain; these chemicals transport information in your brain and body. Dopamine is one of […]
Reiki for ADHD
Have you ever heard of Reiki? (It’s pronounced ray key.) Reiki is a Japanese form of energy healing. The practitioner connects your energy to Divine energy (whatever your definition of that is) and helps to rebalance and realign the energy in your body. I know. It sounds very woo woo, but really it isn’t. It’s […]