YOGA - NATURAL SUPPORT FOR ADHD
With everything that’s going on in my life lately, I should be on the wrong side of the Crazyville tracks. Let’s be honest, I’m only...
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6 TYPES OF TEA FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Not only is tea a delicious and comforting beverage, but it also has some surprising benefits for mental health! Tea contains an amino acid called L-theanine, which has been shown to promote relaxation and reduce anxiety. In fact, studies have found that drinking tea can increase alpha brain waves, which are associated with a state of relaxation and mental alertness. So, the next time you're feeling stressed or anxious, try sipping on a cup of green tea or chamomile tea to help calm your mind and promote relaxation!
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Stacey Turis
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Sensory Processing Disorder – Are you bothered by smells, sounds, touch, taste, wind…
A good percentage of those in our Tribe have sensory issues that make us CRAZY! Take this test to see where your sensitivities lie....
Stacey Turis
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151 Superhero Traits of ADHD!
I’m a glass half-full kind of girl, which is good since my brain works kind of wonky, otherwise I’d put Debbie Downer to shame. I can...
Stacey Turis
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Don’t be a dope…raise your dopamine.
By Glenda Taylor of eHow Dopamine is a natural hormone produced in the human brain that plays an important part in regulating your mood,...
Stacey Turis
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Dabrowski’s Overexcitabilities or Supersensitivities - a.k.a. my sock seam is killin' me!
If you have AD(H)D or are gifted, chances are you deal with excitabilities every day. I deal with it when I have to ask complete...
Stacey Turis
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Aromatherapy For Autism and ADHD
I originally posted this in 2011 but the same information applies. Since then, the Essential Oil industry has blown up and there are a...
Stacey Turis
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For Good ADHD Career Choices: Ask 20 Questions…you’re already good at asking questions!
Careers are never an easy thing for ADHDers. There are so many things in life we want to do, we become paralyzed by all of the choices...
Stacey Turis
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I’m in my own little world, but it’s OK. They know me here.
I’m a walking contradiction. How can Little-Miss-Sunshine-Life-of-the-Party be so incredibly anti-social? I need a disclaimer that says...
Stacey Turis
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain
Both ADHDers and highly creative individuals are thought to have differences in the left brain vs. right brain relationship. “We have all...
Stacey Turis
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Do you get insta-pissed?
I’ve been known once or twice or a thousand times to lose my cool. I call it getting insta-pissed, and when it happens, it’s not pretty....
Stacey Turis
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Exercise: An Alternative ADHD Treatment Without Side Effects
“Think of exercise as medication,” says John Ratey, M.D., an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “For a...
Stacey Turis
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Non-Linearity of Thought
Do YOU have a NON-LINEAR mind? For centuries, a relatively small portion of society has been made up of a number of people that often...
Stacey Turis
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When Friends and Family Attack Throw Those %$@#*’s Back!
We love our friends and family, but unless they have AD(H)D, there is no way in H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks that they’ll ever have any clue...
Stacey Turis
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Adult AD(H)D Criteria - Is This You?
I like this down and dirty list from Dr. Hallowell! Dr. Hallowell - While ADD tends to be associated with childhood, we’ve learned that...
Stacey Turis
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ADHD Brains - Hunter vs. Farmer Theory
I really enjoy Thom Hartmann’s different perspectives on ADHD (remember the “old soul” article?). Here’s a theory he came up with that...
Stacey Turis
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My Turbo Brain
As an adult blessed/cursed with ADHD, I feel this is an inspiring article to share, written by one of my favorite Brain Gangsters, Dr....
Stacey Turis
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Extroverts and Introverts – Do you know the difference?
As a “twice-exceptional” adult with ADHD and giftedness, I find myself constantly having to defend my actions, mannerisms, and quirks. ...
Stacey Turis
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AVOID THE S.P.I.N. CYCLE OF ADHD
My life finally made sense at 33 years old. I had just been diagnosed with ADHD and I was at that awkward newly-diagnosed phase where I...
Stacey Turis
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ADHD – Disordered Minds or Old Souls?
This is such a cool story and fresh change of perspective by my friend, Thom Hartmann! I have to admit that I tried levitating after I...
Stacey Turis
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Famous Brain Gangsters
Here’s a list of famous Brain Gangsters with ADHD. Obviously people who lived a long time ago weren’t officially diagnosed that way, but...
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