Mental Health

This ADHD Awareness Month, I've been talking about knowing our barriers and adjustments, using our voice, and the importance of regulation and connection. A recent experience reminded me of why it is so important to translate awareness into action, and that even when we have the awareness, it can still sometimes be a challenge to stop and listen to our bodies. Some years ago, I attended a course with Dr Edward Hallowell, a psychiatrist and internationally recognised ADHD spe

One part of ADHD that doesn’t get talked about enough is intrusive thoughts. The mind replaying things. Becoming stuck. The “what if” spirals. Thoughts driven by fear, which feel upsetting precisely because they are unwanted. Intrusive thoughts are often associated with OCD. The NHS describes OCD obsessions as “an unwanted, intrusive and often distressing thought, image or urge” that repeatedly enters someone’s mind, and notes that having intrusive thoughts does not mean a pe