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Tapping Into Calm: A Simple Guide to EFT
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) may be a practical tool for helping the body settle when stress feels loud. EFT asks you to notice what feels distressing while giving your body a calming physical cue.
drhwadeson
6 days ago7 min read


Why It’s So Hard for Women with ADHD to Make and Keep Friends as Adults
Adult friendship is already harder than people admit. Add ADHD, and it can feel like trying to maintain a group chat, a calendar, an emotional support system, and a social performance all at the same time, while your brain keeps dropping tabs.
drhwadeson
Jun 147 min read


A Quick Self-Check: Could ADHD Be Affecting Your Life?
This brief checklist is not a diagnosis. It is a reflection tool. A high score does not prove ADHD, but it may suggest that a professional evaluation is worth considering.
drhwadeson
Jun 63 min read


Why Women with ADHD Are Diagnosed Later in Life, and Why Getting the Right Diagnosis Is So Hard
For many women, ADHD is not missed because it is subtle. It is missed because it does not look like the stereotype. That is why so many women are diagnosed late, often after years of being treated for anxiety, depression, burnout, low self-esteem, or “not trying hard enough.”
drhwadeson
May 306 min read


Comprehensive ADHD Evaluations for College, Nursing, and Medical Students
Why Some Students May Need a Comprehensive ADHD Evaluation For many students, ADHD does not become impossible to ignore until the stakes get higher. A bright student may get through high school with strong intelligence, late-night cramming, supportive parents, flexible teachers, or sheer adrenaline. Then college, nursing school, medical school, graduate training, or board preparation hits, and the old coping strategies stop working. Suddenly, the student is expected to manage
drhwadeson
May 225 min read


Learning To Ground Yourself
This post is dedicated to all of the empaths, healers, light holders, and people who are trying to understand who they are and where they want to go. I recognized the need to do another post on Empaths and Mental Health a long time ago, but I never got around to it … until now. There are two different books that I highly recommend, both of which are excellent resources for empaths and new energy workers. The first is a wonderful book called “The Empowered Empath” by Judy Dyer
drhwadeson
May 15, 20235 min read


Moving Forward With Intention
If you are like most people (including myself), you might be feeling drained, burned out, overwhelmed, or anxious. We are living in a time of uncertainty. Whether we are unsure about our future, the direction of our lives, or the state of our country, most of us have (at one point or another) felt fearful. Or, perhaps you are someone who is unphased by what is going on and have found ways to stay grounded, calm, and peaceful throughout this dumpster fire known as 2020. Whatev
drhwadeson
Nov 9, 20206 min read


Empaths and Mental Health
Many of my clients know that I consider myself to be an "Empath." And, I am fortunate enough to have many clients who are also empaths (but aren't familiar with the term or in tune with their gift). Since this topic has come up several times in the last week, I decided that it was time to shine some light on the subject. However, I assure you, this blog is much more difficult to write than my previous posts. Being an empath is a beautiful gift; however, I didn't always feel t
drhwadeson
Jul 29, 20204 min read


Mindfulness and Gratitude: Simple Ways to Improve The Moment
One of the challenges many of my clients experience is being present with their emotions and their bodies. Most of us do not notice that we are living in the future by worrying, or living in the past by ruminating. We spend our time scrolling through social media, eating comfort foods, or engaging in mindless activities that take up hours of our time and result in feeling empty or lost. Mindfulness and gratitude are two simple ways to bring you peace. Mindfulness Being mindfu
drhwadeson
May 28, 20205 min read


How to Cope with Emotional Eating: 12 Tips for Eating During Quarantine
Food is one of the few things we have control of right now, and if we feel like we can take control of just 1 thing, it makes us feel better
drhwadeson
Apr 9, 20205 min read


You Can't Touch This: The Effect of Social Distancing on the Need for Physical Touch
In a time when we are distancing ourselves from one another physically, it is important to consider how lack of physical touch can affect us
drhwadeson
Apr 1, 20204 min read


COVID-19 and Mental Health (Part 2)
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect individuals with OCD and Illness Anxiety Disorder (hypochondriasis)?
drhwadeson
Mar 31, 20203 min read


COVID-19 and Mental Health (Part 1)
How is this pandemic affecting our mental health and those who already have mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and OCD?
drhwadeson
Mar 30, 20209 min read
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