About: Debra Burdick
Debra Burdick, LCSW, BCN, also known as ‘The Brain Lady’, is an international expert on ADHD and Mindfulness. She is an award-winning, #1 best-selling author of: Mindfulness Skills Workbook, Mindfulness Skills for Kids and Teens, ADHD: Non-Medication Treatments and Skills for Children and Teens and Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD. She is an international speaker and retired psychotherapist and neurotherapist, who has been helping all ages thrive for over 30 years.
Recent Posts by Debra Burdick
Do You Use Your Emotional Guidance System?

We continuously experience a variety of emotions throughout the day. Our emotions run the gamut with some that feel good, others unpleasant or so-so and some that feel downright awful. Being mindful of our emotions helps us access our Emotional Guidance System. This gives us important information that can guide us in the right direction(read more)
Written on June 21, 2021 at
Categories: Articles, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Depression, Fear, Health, Manic Episodes, Mindfulness for Health, Self Regulation, Self-Care
Tags: Emotional Guidance System, Emotions, Mental Health
The First Step to Restore Well-Being

Setting your intention is the first step in accomplishing anything. In his book, The Power of Intention, Wayne Dyer describes intention as a strong purpose or aim that is accompanied by a determination to produce a desired result. He then expands this description to: “Intention is an invisible energy field that is inherent in all(read more)
Written on May 24, 2021 at
Categories: Anxiety, Articles, Chronic Illness, Depression, Health, Mindfulness for Health, Pain, Self-Care
Tags: restore well-being, Set your intention
3 Steps to Get an Accurate Diagnosis

Have you ever wondered if you or your family member received an accurate diagnosis? Have you ever been diagnosed with something only to discover later that it was something else? Have you had treatment that wasn’t working and found out that the diagnosis was incorrect? Many illnesses have symptoms in common with one another and(read more)
Written on March 23, 2021 at
Categories: ADHD, Anxiety, Articles, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Depression, Manic Episodes, Pain, Parenting, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury
Tags: accurate diagnosis, ADHD Diagnosis, diagnosis, illness, Lyme Disease, second opinion, self-care
Why We Should Laugh More

STUDIES SHOW LAUGHTER HELPS Studies show that laughter can be healing, both physically and emotionally. Most of us don’t laugh often enough especially when we feel stressed or ill. Norman Cousins demonstrated the power of laughter in his book Anatomy of an Illness. Cousins described laughter as creating an analgesic effect for the pain caused(read more)
Written on March 3, 2021 at
Categories: Articles, Chronic Illness, Depression, Mindfulness, Pain, Self Regulation, Sleep, Stress
Tags: Benefits of laughter, chronic illness, Laughter, Laughter skills, stress
Got Pain? 4 Steps to Shift It

Many years ago I had unremitting pain all over my body 24 hours a day for more than 15 years. I was eventually diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and a combination of God answering my prayers for wellness, alternative treatments, meditation and Neurofeedback eventually helped me get well. As I experienced during those years, pain can be(read more)
Written on February 16, 2021 at
Categories: Articles, Chronic Illness, Depression, Mindfulness, Pain
Tags: 4 Steps to Shift Pain, pain, Shift Pain