ADHD can bring many opposing challenges and connotations and can feel like heavy energy to deal with. Yet through gentle curiosity, we can find new options to reprogram our thinking and switch our emotional energy to create a happier, calmer and more fulfilling family life.

Despite the challenges, we can focus on the things that we're proud of and which lift us. We can create more internal strength and greatness as parents - life can be easier than we believe.

This week’s guest is a mum of six and special education teacher and college lecturer, Avigail Gimpel. Avigail has taught children of all ages in New York, Jerusalem, and Moscow and now teaches at Hertzog Teachers College.  Avigail also supports adults with ADHD in identifying the root causes of their symptoms and shares the tools you need to journey joyfully toward your goals. Her new book, Hyper Healing, Show me the Science: Making sense of your Child's ADHD Diagnosis, is out today.

During today's episode, Kate and Avigail speak about:

• Self-belief, getting unstuck and reinforcing old stories
• Creating new habits
• Positive messaging for both ADHD children and adults
• Epigenetics, trauma and how that impacts our ADHD
• How instant gratification personality plays into ADHD
• Lesser known explanations neurological explanations for what is and isn't ADHD
• Why brain scans don't always work for the ADHD brain
• Self-empowering ourselves and our kids to help them thrive with ADHD
• The effect of negative messaging in childhood and the power of a compliment
• Breaking generational cycles and habits and then forgiving ourselves for being human

You can connect with Avigail via her website and her social media channels - Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.

Kate's recorded workshop on ADHD Burnout (as well as other resources) is now available to buy here.

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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.

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