Gardening as ADHD therapy

Most important of all, gardening is good for the soul. It literally GROUNDS you. Sinking your fingers into the damp earth reconnects you to the earth and that, in turn, reconnects you to YOU.

Hormone replacement is now a good thing?

A new study to be published this month in a peer-reviewed journal says that the hysteria and fear about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is an overreaction to the 2002 findings of the Women’s Health Initiative. What a relief! My OB-GYN doc was right … so maybe I won’t keel over of a heart attack or stroke

The ADDiva goes green – or tries to…

I juggle a lot of “stuff” in my life – projects, relationships, households, pets, clients, travel and much more. So when I added the “go green” thing to my life, it was just about the straw that pushed me over the edge. Almost.

Recycling, composting, re-using, re-purposing are all goals to which I aspire. I don’t always achieve them, however.

Low blue light for better sleep?

I’m always on the lookout for possible ADHD “solutions” — or more accurately, products and ideas that will support ADHD in a positive and encouraging light.

So, I was de-LIGHTed to find a product that blocks the blue LIGHT waves that can suppress melatonin production, which in turn can make it difficult to go to sleep at night.

Follow your path

A striking young woman read my name tag at the ACO (ADHD Coaches’ Organization) conference last weekend and did a double take. “You’re Linda Roggli?” she exclaimed. “You’re the reason I’m here,” she said. I looked puzzled for a moment, then she explained.

“Don’t drive while distracted…”

“Don’t drive while distracted.”
OK, so it was just a tagline at the end of a car commercial. What made it wry for me was that the car was a Ford FOCUS.Can you believe the ADD perfection in that?