The Truth Behind ADHD

What’s in a name? After much procrastination and telling myself I’ll start a Facebook page “someday,” I finally took action and pulled it together.  To my delight, this page has attracted just over 500 people (as of this writing), and I couldn’t be more pleased with the level of dedication and commitment these loving, caring [...]

Tim Tebow seems to be all the rage in the news today. From his message of faith to perserverance to there is much we can learn. Now I’ll admit, I don’t watch the news much. I’ve heard rumblings of Tim Tebow and “Tebowing” but I don’t fall too much into the hype and at one [...]

This morning I had the great pleasure of meeting someone who has forever changed my life. Her Name Is Dawn Johnson http://www.selfesteemqueen.com There are few people in this world who have literally changed the way I view life. Dawn is one of them, and I can’t wait for you to meet her.  She is a [...]

When I got started in the ADHD community, I did it to educate, inspire, and support parents and children.  I felt that too many people were being labeled or mislabeled.  I found that people being labeled as ADHD (or diagnosed with ADHD) were having major events in their lives overlooked, and simply attributed to their [...]

It’s time for me to set the record straight.  I am often asked, “Do you have ADHD?”  All my life I have said no, and for good reason…no one told me I did.  Or at least I was listening to them…  Yea, maybe that’s it! Now it’s time to talk about the elephant in the [...]

Yep!  I am talking about Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Not only did he shatter the history books last night…  But he did it overcoming adversity as well. The Most Decorated Olympian In History! In his first race of the night, Michael Phelps made history by winning his 10th Gold Medal of his Olympic Career.  Until [...]

There is nothing more stunning and awe-inspiring than seeing an incredibly talented individual follow their dreams and passion for life.  But perhaps of greater inspiration is when someone opens up their personal life and personal struggles to reveal that it is NOT always as easy as it appears… Enter Michael Phelps. If you don’t know [...]

I don’t how many of you watched Oprah’s “Big Give” last night, but all I can say is WOW!  What an incredibly moving hour of television (except of course for those horrible judges).  But remove them from the picture, and what you got last night was one hour of what is possible if you have [...]

When I sat down at the breakfast table this morning, I found myself staring at a book called “Chicken Soup for the Teacher’s Soul.” Whether or not you have read this particular book – I have no doubt you are familiar with this series.  I have to tell you – it’s truly remarkable.  I’m not [...]