Hello kitchen; where have you been for the last 10 years?
‘m kidding, of course. I’ve been in my kitchen daily, but I haven’t been using it to its fullest potential.
So I’m happy to finally break out the pots and pans and cook something! Something usually delicious and unusual (for me at least). What’s the secret? I signed up for one of those mail order meal plans.
Track depression with your fitness monitor – technology meets mental health!
Fitness monitors can alert doctors to symptoms of depression according to a new study released at the 2017 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. The study, conducted at Stanford University with nearly 3,000 older men living in community centers, reported that low activity during the day and/or going to bed late and getting up late or going […]
Say “No” (and really mean it)
“No” is the least-used word in the ADDiva vocabulary. Even when we are completely overwhelmed we like to oblige. Yes, I’ll bring brownies to school. Yes, I’ll work late again. Yes, I’ll take you to the doctor. Yes, I’ll go to the movies with you.
Of course you want to be helpful. You don’t want to disappoint. You are enthused about the request. Or you’re a bona fide People Pleaser (it’s common in the ADDiva community. So how can you be honest and decline their request without burning bridges and eroding relationships?
Does NC really have more ADHD than any other state?
at the 2012 CHADD conference in San Francisco, Dr. Hinshaw told an rapt audience that his UC-Berkley psychology lab showed that the highest prevalence of ADHD among children was found in states that had implemented achievement-based testing for promotion from one grade to another. In other words, when children were required to pass a state-mandated test to go to the next grade level, more ADHD was discovered (as the likely culprit for failure).