Do you enjoy your job? I love my job. I’ve been trained as a mental health therapist since 1995, and have been with the private practice I’m with since 2020. I did a lot of non-profit work between ‘95 and 2018, and enjoyed lots of pieces of that as well. It has always been importantContinue reading “Mental Health and ADHD”
Category Archives: Health
Pilates
What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? So when I was little I really wanted to be a gymnast. I watched gymnastics on tv, I endlessly practiced doing a handstand unsuccessfully, and I successfully practiced headstands. Fast forward to the summer before my 50th year, and I moved to Texas. My childhood friend wasContinue reading “Pilates”
An Article in Voyage Dallas: Conversations with Terri Parke
Conversations with Terri Parke Here’s an article that was published in Voyage Dallas. I’m excited to be a part of it. Voyage Dallas is a magazine that publishes articles. Since I live in the North Texas area, fairly close to Dallas, I was a candidate for being included in their piece. In the article IContinue reading “An Article in Voyage Dallas: Conversations with Terri Parke”
ADHD Summit #adhd2022 #dallastx
Here at the ADHD Summit, where one of the trainings of the day was cancelled. We’re sitting around a round table talking about psycho-pharmacology, experiences we teach and utilize with coping skills, and making connections. So far, this conference is everything I have hoped for
Neurological Differences: ADHD and What is Neurologically Typical?
ADHD is a tough neurological difference. We live in a world where, historically, we call neurological differences or behaviors that are hard to manage ‘problems’, or mental health issues. We have a book, in the mental health field, called the DSM, which is the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual. It’s currently being updated and will beContinue reading “Neurological Differences: ADHD and What is Neurologically Typical?”