Category Archives: ADHD

How Will You Recognize Success?

Posted on March 3, 2014

How will you know if you have succeeded?  If you don’t know what constitutes success for yourself how will you know you’ve achieved it?  A basic step in unlocking your potential is to think about how you define success.  This serves two purposes.  First, it helps you understand what is most important to you in(read more)

5 Things Good Parents Avoid

Posted on February 3, 2014

As a parent we are faced with many situations that require us to make good decisions about what our kids need from us.  Here are 5 important things that good parents avoid. 1.  Power Struggles.  Some kids are masters at pulling their parents into power struggles.  What is a power struggle?  That is when you(read more)

ADHD: 6 Strategies to Sleep Better Tonight

Posted on January 20, 2014

It is common for people with ADHD to have trouble sleeping.  In my book ADHD and Sleep: Kids and Adults Sleep Better Tonight! I show you how to get to sleep and then how to get out of bed in the morning.  Here are 6 strategies to help you or your child get to sleep(read more)

No More Excuses! How to Move Forward In Your Life and Work

Posted on November 25, 2013

Early this year I was feeling stuck and frustrated about my progress towards my goal of finding ways to help more people.  I went within for help from my inner guidance with this issue and later that day I noticed a book that I had read a couple of years ago sitting on my bookshelf,(read more)

ADHD: 6 Tips for Thriving at Work and in Business

Posted on November 11, 2013

During my past 20+ years in private practice I have discovered that many of my adult clients who experience trouble being productive and successful at work or in their own business actually have undiagnosed ADHD. They often have a pattern of frequent Job changes, impulsiveness, careless mistakes, not paying attention to detail, disorganization and poor(read more)

ADHD: Are medications the only answer?

Posted on September 30, 2013

My daughter was first diagnosed with ADHD when she was in grade school by her pediatrician.  When I asked him about treatment options he said that the only treatment was stimulant medications.  This was before I became a psychotherapist so I trusted his guidance and put her on a variety of stimulant medications spanning a(read more)

ADHD: 10 Tips for Back to School Success

Posted on September 2, 2013

Wow, summer has sped by!  With kids back in school the stress of juggling the homework and after school activities, and getting back into the routine of being a parent of a school aged child can be overwhelming.  This is even worse when there is ADHD involved.  Here are some handy tips to help you(read more)