Life in lockdown as a parent with a mental illness

ADHD extrovert — someone who feels energized surrounded by friendly people. I find comfort and security in others, and I try to return the favor in volumes. I love to hug, share, and joke with people, especially when they’re sad.

Q: “My son is struggling to stay on top of his work at college — especially longer-term assignments, like term papers, that need to be tackled in chunks and started well before the due date. How can he get better at this?”A: Your son needs a ‘study buddy.’ This is a person who meets him in the library for work and study sessions. A human is more compelling than any calendar app, and the library is less distracting than the dorm.

Not available March 8? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience.Parenting a student with an IEP or 504 Plan sometimes feels like playing a game of “Whack-a-Mole” – resolve one issue, and another one pops up screaming for attention.You work hard to ensure that your student is getting the best possible education, with a full array of appropriate supports and services, and it’s not easy.

, highlighting women in sports.“We’ve made tremendous strides in the sports industry for women… but I didn’t feel like there was content that spoke to women, and let women be fans how they wanted to be,” Sandler says. “There was a lot of gear that was only pink. I happen to love pink… but not every woman does.”In this episode of , Sandler tells SUCCESS’ Madison Pieper about standing her ground when men challenge her expertise, the role of male allies in in sports, and not taking trolls personally (or trying not to.)It’s tough being a woman in a male-dominated field—or on one, as is the case in football.

Find your calling, discover your life’s purpose; this idea of a “true calling” and the desire to find it seems like it’s becoming more and more prevalent.

“The way we treat our children directly impacts what they believe about themselves.” ~Ariadne Brill

If you give up when things get hard, you aren’t going to find the success you’re after.

download our three Positive Communication Exercises (PDF) for free. These science-based tools will help you and those you work with build better social skills and better connect with others.Often, while we are listening, we are thinking of how we will respond. We might get distracted and miss some of what was said.

express gratitude every day. You have many things to be thankful for, and you should never lose sight of all your blessings. ADVERTISEMENT Even on the darkest day when the sun doesn’t seem bright, you must still focus on your blessings.

This past month I think I’ve probably watched “Encanto” almost over five times, if not more.

I have asked myself many times, “Am I really this sick?” I have been on my medical journey for over a decade.  I have been put through test after test and multiple medication trials trying to find answers. How did this happen to me? How did I get like this? I may never know.

by Jennie Shulkin, J.D. and Heather Martarella, Psy.D.

On December 28, 2021, the bell tolled for John Madden. A lot of bells, actually, and he earned them. He was great at what he did, and he did a lot of it.

Before you judge me, walk a minute in my shoes.

four muscles on the front of your thigh make up your quadriceps. They help raise your thigh and extend your knee, allowing flexibility and movement. By targeting this muscle group during exercise, you’ll promote the balanced development of all four.While you can’t melt away fat in only one area of the body, these quad exercises will help burn calories.

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I have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I am also late to basically everything. When you have ADHD, time management can be a challenge, and that can make working in institutions with strict attendance policies really hard. 

Dr. Dolores Fazzino, DNP, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Intuitive, Energy Whisper. Do you ever feel like you are inundated with so much information that you want to put your fingers in your ears and go LA LA LA LA, I can’t hear you? Let’s face it, there is so much noise out there and it may […]

human intelligence.Cognitive flexibility measures how well people adapt to their environment and respond to it. It occurs either when you think about multiple things at once or when you modify your thoughts in response to changes in demands. In a nutshell, it’s all about flexible thinking.

These hero quotes show that you don’t have to be a comic book star to be a hero in real life. 

Chances are, we all know someone who is currently hurting, and these hurt quotes for a friend might be just the thing they need. Pain is a human experience we all must live through as a necessary part of life.

It’s inevitable. At some point every one of us sits down to write content, from a social media post to a full-length book, and it happens…We sit and stare at the blank page… sometimes for minutes, other times for hours, and occasionally for days.So then, how do we overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ to fulfill timelines, obligations, or merely to finish a piece of content.Rather than pull out our hair (maybe this is why my editor has none…lol) let’s take another angle and break down four ways to (hopefully) never allow this to happen again.By no means is this an exhaustive list, however having created content, writing books, publishing articles, and simply even my own blog, there are many tips and tricks to avoid writer’s block, blank page syndrome, the abyss of the white screen… or whatever else you want to call it, there are four tips that stick out the most.Here they are.It is nice to find that comfy place to sit and write. We spend time creating our own office space, so why not use it.

Each one of us has a community that gives us a sense of belonging.

toxic attachment patterns, your love life will always be lacking. You risk seeing yourself in a bad light, which in turn makes you have low self-worth. Because of this, you might cling to any person that shows you even the tiniest drop of attention.

Have you ever heard the saying, ‘too much of a good thing is a bad thing?’ Well, unfortunately, the same applies for when you are too nice.It’s a nice gesture and thought to want to be nice to others. And of course, anyone who is super nice has the best intentions. It shows that they want to be good to people.

The ultrasound tech said the doctor would explain afterward. The tech would take pictures of the baby, while the doctor reviewed the images in a different room. I watched the tech’s expression while I leaned back on the stiff hospital chair, jelly sliding on my round stomach. She clicked in silence, images froze on the screen. Clouds, a dark blob. The baby’s heart, she said. She only looked calm, and I tried to relax, reminded myself again of the odds that the doctors told us, that everything was fine.