Mental Health and ADHD

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”

Movies, Thanksgiving, and ADHD

As we get a little closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re looking around our house at some things that can use a little sprucing up, hoping for lights on the house to be installed today, and enjoying some sun on a cool day in November. One of the things I’m working on is learning aboutContinue reading “Movies, Thanksgiving, and ADHD”

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?”

I’m a ‘Boss’,but I’m not ‘Bossy’: Leading with Authenticity and Servant Leadership

In my most recent article on leadership, I wrote about leadership in children. In this article, I’m focusing on leadership as it goes along with leadership style. In 2015, I attended a training on Protective Factors. At one point during the 3-day training, the leader had us write a sentence about ourselves, where we saidContinue reading “I’m a ‘Boss’,but I’m not ‘Bossy’: Leading with Authenticity and Servant Leadership”