Barriers break down when we build new bonds
Dear New Parent, How are you? Really? It’s totally ok to say you are not ok. You are in your own uncharted territory. The way you are feeling right now does not begin and end with you. There are other Mum’s and Dad’s that have felt the way you do right now. Parenting is challenging. Challenging is just the beginning. There are many new Mum’s and Dad’s that are going through the same changes, the same difficulties, at the same time as you.
ADHD A to Z (Part 2)
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback is a drug-free treatment that uses a sophisticated brain-computer interface to ‘strengthen’ or ‘re-train’ the brain and has been the focus of considerable research for over 60 years. Neurofeedback training is a proven and effective treatment for ADHD that provides long-lasting results, and can help whether someone is taking medication or not.
ADHD A to Z
A is for Assess
Assessment can be a fascinating journey of discovery. When we uncover the details of what is contributing to the symptoms of ADHD, we can take the informed steps we need to improve. Assessments may include those with a GP, Psychiatrist, Paediatrician, Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals.
Not all art suits the same frame, and neither do we.
What if for a moment we took the few words that are the name of a diagnosis out of the picture? To see if this might help to shift the frame from what fits into four words (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) to the story of the individual and their brain.
It’s time to tell someone I’m not OK - September 2021
The way NOT OK shows itself is rarely obvious. When asked ‘how are you?’ most people, that are NOT OK, are still going to say they are ‘fine’, ‘good thanks, and you?’, they may even overcompensate with a ‘living the dream’. We might do this, partly, because we are on autopilot when responding, maybe we’re kind of conditioned to respond that way, and because it feels like it’s way too much to open up and say (to a somewhat trivial greeting) things that are sensitive, complex and intensely personal.
The Wonder of Just Being Whelmed - September 2021
From a mindful point of view, there could be a lot of value in the possible state of whelm in this evolved wordy context. Whelmed in this sense could mean - content, at peace, perfectly challenged, inflow, or ‘in the zone’ perhaps Certainly, a state of mind that would be nice to be in more often, rather than being over or under.
We Shouldn’t Leave Lonely Alone. - September 2021
In the 7 minutes it takes to read this article, around the world, about 140 people will be newly diagnosed with dementia. Every three seconds another person is diagnosed. The number of people grows each day and each year. It’s a huge challenge for humankind and it’s only getting bigger.
Your Armour for Anxiety - August 2021
There are so many ways to describe anxiety. There are so many ways to experience it. So many ways it gets inside, so many ways it shows, and so many ways to try and hide it. It’s exhausting. It’s stressful. It’s a thief. Of time. Of moment. Of person.
The Personality of Your Pain - July 2021
Your pain has a colour, a shape, a size, a volume, loads of feelings, things that make it bad, things that make it better, places it likes to be, a memory, it has a whole damn personality…
If You Have a Minute, You Can Stress Down Now - July 24th 2021
Possibly the fastest and most usable shift in your nervous system happens when you yawn. You move from the stressed ‘fight, flight, freeze’ to relaxed ‘rest and digest’ in a moment. Sitting with that moment for a minute can start to rebalance your nervous system and calm your quick brain.
You and That Thing!? - June 2021
Just how much time we are spending on, and indirectly surrounded by, screens is scary. They are everywhere. The Royal Children’s Hospitals Health poll reveals excessive screen time is the #1 health concern for parents in 2021. So, if the problem is right up there at the top, surely we’ve got to get to the bottom of it, and do something about it!