Trusting the Pause: When Patience Is Better Than Pushing

Madame Marie du Deffand“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”Johann Wolfgang von Goethe“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”Earl NightingaleMaybe the most common issue people have with personal development and making a positive change is that it stays a daydream.

“One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.” — MHNThirty years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, my English teacher gave my class a homework assignment entitled, “Advice for a Younger Generation.” The concept of the assignment was simple: Each student had to interview a person who was over the age of 25, gather enough information to write a basic biography of their life, and find out what their top tips are for a younger generation. I chose to interview my dad.

The lives of girls and women with ADHD are jeopardized by exponentially higher rates of self-harm, suicidality, and intimate partner violence, as compared with their neurotypical counterparts or with neurodivergent boys and men.“ADHD in girls portends continuing problems through early adulthood that are of substantial magnitude across multiple domains of symptomatology and functional impairment,” write the authors of the Berkeley Girls ADHD Longitudinal Study (BGALS) follow-up study.1 “The sheer range of negative outcomes is noteworthy; the most striking include the high occurrences of suicide attempts and self-injury in the ADHD sample, confined to the childhood-diagnosed combined type.”“Girls with combined-type ADHD are 2.5 times more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injuring behavior than are their neurotypical peers, and 3 to 4 times more likely to attempt suicide,” said Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D., lead author of the BGALS study, in an ADDitude webinar titled, “Girls and Women with ADHD.” It’s important to note, Hinshaw says, that self-harm is a “potent indicator” of future suicide attempts.This is an arresting statistic, particularly considering how self-harm and suicidality have spiked in adolescent girls in general. The most recent CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report found that 1 in 10 girls has attempted suicide, and 1 in 3 of girls seriously considered suicide during the past year, which is an increase of nearly 60% from a decade ago.

The principal male sex hormone, testosterone is synonymous with strength, virility, and aggression. But the scientific truth about testosterone’s profile and role over the lifespan for males (and females, who also have testosterone) is more nuanced and complicated.

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Research tells us that women experience distinct and distinctly impairing symptoms of ADHD, which they are more likely to mask and hide due to shame.Though clinical and research bias has historically overemphasized young male presentations of ADHD, Patricia O. Quinn, M.D., and Manisha Madhoo, M.D., emphasize in a 2014 review that, “several characteristics are unique to the expression of ADHD in women and girls.”1 A review of 41 articles and studies led Quinn and Madhoo to conclude that women are more likely than men to have inattentive ADHD and…These findings were echoed in a 2021 report by Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D., director of the Berkeley Girls and ADHD Longitudinal Study (BGALS) — the only longitudinal study on females with ADHD conducted to date.2 That report concluded that “Females with ADHD experience, on average, serious impairments, with a particularly heightened risk for problems in close relationships and engagement in self-harm.” He notes that clinicians may overlook symptoms and impairments in females because of less overt — but nonetheless impairing — symptom manifestations that girls and women frequently mask.

The wild hormonal swings of perimenopause and marked estrogen drop of menopause correlate to more severe and sometimes new symptoms of ADHD in women. As they enter perimenopause around age 47, women will begin to experience irregular, extreme, and worsening drops in total estrogen and progesterone levels.

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If your mind’s been racing or your body’s been tense, I get it.

Members of the World Health Organization have adopted a landmark agreement on how to prepare for future pandemics following the Covid-19 outbreak, which killed millions of people between the years of 2020 and 2022.

I was around five the first time I remember getting in trouble. It was nearing Christmas, and I wasn’t buying into the whole Santa story anymore. A magic man spends all year making toys, then drops down chimneys and delivers them all in one night? Nope. I may have only been five, but I was insulted that people expected me to buy that ridiculous story.

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CPA marketing is a legit source of revenue as it pays for a referral to complete a certain task, such as visiting a page or signing up for a trial. It’s performance-based, so you only get paid when the referral converts, and, as a result, it encourages you to find ways to increase conversion and return (ROI).The actionable CPA marketing tips in this article can surely help you to improve your game and earn more. No matter whether you are a first-time marketer or a more experienced one, trying these tactics will increase the chances of your conversion rate and profits.If you are doing CPA marketing, then success will begin from your mind.

For gamblers, it is imperative to find an online gambling establishment they can trust their resources and enjoyment in. It could be any number of digital websites or mobile casino apps like betway but there has to be certain standards to ensure that an online casino can only offer the best for its customers. Improving how these online casinos work internally would also be of immense interest to the establishment’s interest can also contribute to accumulating a steady player base while maintaining it. Be sure to take particular note of these areas when logging in an online casino, it might set the bar for the industry!

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I hope you’ll find something here that inspires you, renews your energy and that you can share with loved ones to make their summer even better too.“July is a picnic and a red canoe and a sunburned neck and a softball game and ice tinkling in a tall glass.” – Hal Borland“The noise from good toast should reverberate in the head like the thunder of July.” – E. V.

I hope you’ll find something here to make this a happy, meaningful and beautiful month and summer.“When the sun is shining, I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” – Jenny Han“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald“It’s July and I have hope in who I am becoming.” – Charlotte Eriksson“My life, I realize suddenly, is July.

“When you say yes to others, make sure you aren’t saying no to yourself.” ~Paulo Coelho

There’s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most.Before you know it you will be asking, “How did it get so late so soon?” Perhaps you can already relate. So take time to reflect.

Not available June 11th? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience.Does your teen with ADHD overreact to small comments, withdraw suddenly, or seem constantly on edge? They may experience rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), a phenomenon common with ADHD.

Q: I’d like to introduce my teen to the idea of taking a gap year after high school, but I don’t want it to come off as criticism or a lack of faith in their ability. Do you have recommendations for how I can broach this topic in a way that is positive and supportive?A: Young people, and particularly neurodivergent students, should absolutely explore and question whether they’re truly ready for college.

In today’s world, leadership is often mistaken for popularity. But true leadership is not about being liked, it’s about being responsible, accountable, and results-driven. While popularity seeks approval, leadership seeks progress.

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“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” — Bruce LeeThe biggest and most draining disappointments in our daily lives are often the result of misplaced expectations. This is especially true when it comes to our relationships and interactions with others. So don’t lower your standards, but do remember that removing your expectations of others is the best way to avoid being utterly disappointed and drained by them.Which means it’s time to…You deserve to find joy and inner peace in your own way.

No one builds a career on their own.Behind every success story is a mentor or, often, a series of them. These are the people who saw potential before it was obvious. They challenged growth before it was comfortable.

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Or simply use one of them in your birthday speech to your friend, sister, brother, coworker or whoever you are celebrating to make them laugh and make their special day even more fun.“You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.” – Ogden Nash“I believe you forgot my birthday present last year, so now I’m returning the favor. Happy Birthday!” – Unknown“Put candles in a cake, it’s a birthday cake.

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By Ray Pang, Founder of the Global Freedom Initiative“Freedom comes for all of us, or none of us.”I didn’t understand the full weight of this Truth until I found myself — in 2023 — sitting alone in my parents’ apartment back in Singapore.No income.No clarity.And a whisper inside me I could no longer ignore:“You built everything… except yourself.”Just a few months prior, I had walked away from a multimillion-dollar company I co-founded. From the outside, I had “made it”: 7-figure revenue, a growing team, high-impact clientele.

“Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer.” ~Gabor Mate

If it keeps you busy but will hold you back someday, it’s a distraction. Don’t settle.There’s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion.

Q: My partner and I have ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria. We feed off each other’s negativity. He reacts defensively or spitefully.

Q: “I know that I’m autistic, but I require a diagnosis for the support I need. How do I communicate to my clinician in a respectful way that I’m smart and read many of the same materials they do? Trying to get a proper diagnosis has been exhausting.”First, I would encourage you not to be defensive during your visit.

Use one or a couple of them for one of the three things mentioned above or for social media posts, group chats or texts to make this celebration of love a fun and lighthearted one.“The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly who you are: good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass.

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I hope you’ll find the perfect quote here – or maybe a combination of a few of them – to help make that birthday celebration an extra meaningful and memorable one.“Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr.