"Distractions are our explorations, and some of them are wonderful." Dr Ned Hallowell

This week’s guest is Dr Edward Hallowell, is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist and world authority on ADHD. He is the founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers in Boston MetroWest, New York City, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Seattle. Dr Hallowell is a New York Times bestselling author and has written 20 books on multiple psychological topics, including the groundbreaking Distraction series, which began with Driven to Distraction, co-authored with Dr John Ratey in 1994, and sparked a revolution in the understanding of ADHD.

He has spent the past four decades helping thousands of adults and children live happy and productive lives through his strength-based approach to neurodiversity and has ADHD and dyslexia himself.

During this week's episode, Kate and Dr Hallowell speak about:

• How Ned came to be diagnosed
• VAST rename to Variable Attention Stimulus Trait
• Understanding the default mode network (DMN) and how to work with your DMN
• The importance of connection for the ADHD brain
• Finding 'your right difficult'
• Does it matter, does it serve our mission?
• Looking for stimulation
• Why you should forgive yourself for the lack of executive function
• Having a purpose that lights you up
• What is your vision of greatness?
• ADHD reframes and understanding our traits in a more positive way

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