Episode 85: ADHD Brain Health and Using EFT/Tapping to Help with Neuroplasticity - Brittany Shane Hochstetler & Candace Fox
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As we take a break for the summer holidays, we wanted to share with you some of the incredible interviews that we have done over the last 12 months and bring together clips from different guests that highlight various issues that we all face when it comes to our ADHD. This week, brain health expert Brittany Shane Hochstetler and conscious EFT practitioner and coach Candace Fox discuss the importance of brain health and neural pathways' role in ADHD.
In this episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate and Brittany talk about:
The role of the prefrontal cortex and amygdala on emotional dysregulation
Burnout and ADHD
Productivity guilt - never doing enough but feeling like we never get to achieve anything.
How to regulate and relax with ADHD
Empathy and the ADHD brain
High expectations and inner pressure
Being aware of our ADHD in the background to prevent the burnout cycle
Blood sugar, 'hanger' and ADHD - why we need to eat well
Interoception and ADHD - not recognising that we're hungry, thirsty or tired
Parenting kids with ADHD alongside our ADHD
The sensory side of ADHD - being a seeker or an avoider
How you can be stimulated with ADHD
Kate and Candace then talk about:
What is Emotional Freedom Technique or tapping and how does it help
Disordered eating, EFT and ADHD
Trauma and regulating our nervous system using EFT
Recognising that trauma can be stuck in our bodies and using somatic therapy and 'havening' for self-soothing
Why we believe EFT is so helpful for ADHD
Using acupressure and meridian points to calm us
How tapping can change our neural pathways
Neuroplasticity, self-regulation and coregulation
Burnout and the power of rescheduling
The future of using EFT to help ADHD
And if you'd like further support, my ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series is now launched. Learn how hormones are inextricably linked to our ADHD as women, advocate and empower yourself and your loved ones with the most up-to-date information from specialists on hormones, ADHD, nutrition, genetic testing, lifestyle, menopause and more! Click here for all the details and get access.
Through the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series, we want to:
Empower you with more knowledge and awareness
Help you Advocate for yourself
Educate you and your loved ones about how to help yourself thrive and feel well
Offer medical, holistic, mindset and lifestyle tools to improve your life after an ADHD diagnosis.
Boost your confidence to know what's right for you and trust yourself to ask for what you deserve.
Make private medical and holistic healthcare accessible to all
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Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.
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