Tag Archives: ADD/HD

31-Point-Plans

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Linda

My long-time therapist/mentor/friend (and ADHD specialist), Molly Bloom, is also the facilitator of the local CHADD group here in Petaluma and runs meetings once a month.  She is the one who came up with the “31 Point Program” as a … Continue reading →

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Molly

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Linda

It has been a goal of mine for the last couple of years to start seeing Molly again.  Not only is she a good therapist (and specializes in ADHD), but she is an artist and a friend and I have … Continue reading →

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042714

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Linda

I’ve been spending some time looking through this book of Charles Vess‘ artwork, which I love, and thinking about drawing. And I ended up getting a little depressed and discouraged.  But I know it’s stupid to try to even begin … Continue reading →

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031614

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Linda

I woke up this morning thinking about God – or, rather, the concept of God. When we got smart and quit believing in an actual, living God, we sort of “threw the baby out with the bathwater.” Because, while I … Continue reading →

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December update

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Linda

To follow up on my post regarding “School,” shortly before Thanksgiving, my sister and I visited Molly, the therapist I chose to see regarding getting help for Dalton where school is concerned.  My sister holds the view that it is … Continue reading →

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School

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Linda

11/25/13 Dalton has started refusing to go to school.  My sister thinks that all of his problems are caused by my failure to teach him to properly manage his time.  She has arranged to take us both to see a … Continue reading →

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10-17-13 (and smoking)

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Linda

I have been having such a rough time.  I finally went out and bought a pack of cigarettes yesterday.  While I do not want to be a smoker, I also don’t want to be so dysfunctional and unable to cope … Continue reading →

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10/12/13

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Linda

What a nightmare things have been.  Dalton has been sick again and missing school, and our lovely, brilliant, U.S. government is still shut down. This has been brutal, as parenting often can be.  The government shutdown on the other hand … Continue reading →

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092513

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Linda

There was a segment on the Today Show this morning about dads, raising the question of whether dads seem to be taking more of a hands-on role these days.  It does seem that some at least are; I got a … Continue reading →

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092213

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Linda

Lately I’ve decided to review and/or finish some of my books about ADD that I have had for several years, like these two for instance: “Moms with ADD” and “10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD,” both of which I got … Continue reading →

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092113

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Linda

It’s Saturday.  I seem to be depressed.  I did not want to get out of bed this morning.  I didn’t even hear when Dalton got up.  And I’m in that kind of foggy-headed funk that happens sometimes – when I … Continue reading →

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“The Memoir Project”

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Linda

I have just started reading “The Memoir Project,” by Marion Roach Smith. And the first thing the author talks about is that one needs to first decide what one’s memoir is about; e.g., it is a comedy, tragedy, etc., with … Continue reading →

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Dad

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Linda

7/16/13 I want to address the news I got last evening from my dad: We cannot see them this summer. They are moving and it just cannot happen in time to be back before school starts. So I am faced … Continue reading →

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07/14/13

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Linda

This morning I saw a very cool thing when I went outside for a cigarette.  A big vulture came swooping down and sat on top of the telephone pole right behind our house.  Those things are so BIG – ugly, … Continue reading →

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FRUSTRATION

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Linda

frustration… Here it is, Friday – which is my ‘designated’ day to write and work on my blog posts.  There are comments I want to write about at least three books I’ve read recently.  I want to write about July … Continue reading →

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2/18/2013

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Linda

More ruminations…. I just realized that it has been TEN YEARS since I left Kansas and, with my mother and my then 3-year-old little boy, came back home to California.   Ten years since I closed the era of my life … Continue reading →

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7/21/2012

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Linda

I am having a problem and do not know what I should do:  Dalton is living in a “box.”  He is staying in his room with the door shut all day and on into the night; spending too much time … Continue reading →

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“Scattered”

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Linda

I have started reading the book Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It, by Gabor Maté. This is a wonderful and highly-recommended book on the subject of ADD/HD.  Dr. Maté writes very clearly and … Continue reading →

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“Goals Group” 2011

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Linda

On January 22, 2012, we had our annual “goals group” with Molly.  In preparation for this day, we are asked to prepare: Something to place on the altar as a Witness of your Work and Intentions. A simple statement or … Continue reading →

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Dan Pink books

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Linda

Towards the end of this past year, I read A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Dan Pink. I am not sure what led me to this book, but I was intrigued by the idea that creative skills and … Continue reading →

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5/6/2011

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Linda

There are some things on my mind that I want to address – perhaps with Molly.  (1)   About MONEY:  But what is there to discuss?  I am hanging in there; something will change for the better. A NEW THOUGHT:  To … Continue reading →

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4/22/2011

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Linda

ADHD THOUGHTS… Thinking about how, over these last few years, I have been learning how to “train my brain” to use my time wisely and be “intentional;” I have learned how to schedule myself to do certain tasks at certain … Continue reading →

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“Goals Group” 2010

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Linda

This year for Goals Group I brought in a framed quote that I had hung on the wall above my desk at home.  I decided this was a very important thing for me to remember: “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” … Continue reading →

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“ADHD Success Strategies”

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Linda

Here is a paper that Molly shared with us in Group at some point.  I believe she attended a workshop or seminar given by this particular doctor, although I can’t quite remember.  I find these “strategies” worth thinking about.  And … Continue reading →

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2009 Summary

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Linda

I am going to post my whole Summary for this year.  It was quite a year; I lost my mother, I quit smoking, I started drawing.  A very bittersweet year… 2009 in Review This time last year, I was in … Continue reading →

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