Lifability

12 - ADHD and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - with Carlyn Neek


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Carlyn Neek is a mental health professional with nine years of university, 17 years in the field and continued training in neuroscience & mental health. She is passionate about helping clients resume meaningful activity, knowing that getting back to doing what is important is central to well being. Carlyn developed the ⁠ACTivate Vitality: Rise and Live Fully program⁠ to help the helpers, focusing mainly on other OTs.
When she's not working, Carlyn is most likely to be found on a pottery wheel, outdoors, or on an airplane with her husband and school aged children, heading off on another adventure. She is passionate about helping clients resume meaningful activity, knowing that getting back to doing what is important is central to well-being. 
In this episode Carlyn discusses her own experience of ADHD and the use of ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy). Some of the principles of ACT include:
- mindfulness-based tool
- the power of noticing and accepting
- identifying the next small step for action
- being curious
You can find out more about Carlyn Neek:
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LifabilityBy Shradha Haria