Adult ADHD: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often associated with childhood, but many adults live with ADHD without realizing it. Adult ADHD can significantly impact work ...Read More - Adult ADHD: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
PMDD: When Hormones Impact Your Mental Health
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a severe mood disorder that affects some women during the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle. Unlike typical premenstrual syndrome ...Read More - PMDD: When Hormones Impact Your Mental Health
Anger Is Often Grief Wearing Armor: Understanding Emotional Signals
Anger Is Often Grief Wearing Armor. Anger is frequently the symptom people are most ashamed of. But anger can be: Depression in disguise.Trauma surfacing ...Read More - Anger Is Often Grief Wearing Armor: Understanding Emotional Signals
Your Nervous System Is Protecting You: Understanding Trauma and PTSD
Your Nervous System Is Protecting You. Trauma changes the brain. It alters how the amygdala fires.It shifts stress hormone patterns.It affects sleep architecture ...Read More - Your Nervous System Is Protecting You: Understanding Trauma and PTSD
You’ve Been Studying People Your Whole Life
Many autistic adults, especially women, don’t realize they’re autistic until burnout hits. They’ve spent years: Studying social rules.Mirroring behaviors.Forcing eye ...Read More - You’ve Been Studying People Your Whole Life
The Thoughts Scare You Because They’re Not You
People with OCD often sit across from me and say: “I can’t tell anyone what I’m thinking.”“What if I secretly want this ...Read More - The Thoughts Scare You Because They’re Not You
Your Body Thinks There’s a Fire
You are the reliable one. You solve problems. You anticipate needs. You are prepared for everything. But your nervous system is rarely at rest. You ...Read More - Your Body Thinks There’s a Fire
You Were Coping. But It Was Costing You
Women with ADHD often don’t look stereotypical. They look responsible.Successful.High-achieving.Organized — at least on the outside. But internally? Racing thoughts.Emotional ...Read More - You Were Coping. But It Was Costing You
You’re Not Failing. Your Brain Is Wired Differently.
So many high-functioning adults come in and whisper this: “I think I’m just lazy.”“I waste so much time.”“I wait until the ...Read More - You’re Not Failing. Your Brain Is Wired Differently.
Why Do I Feel Like a Different Person Before My Period?
If every month there is a stretch of days where you don’t recognize yourself… Where you go from steady to spiraling. From patient to ...Read More - Why Do I Feel Like a Different Person Before My Period?
