Dr Judith Mohring

stories of trauma and i think um for neurodivergent people who can be very emotionally attuned we've talked about that sixth sense um you begin to mirror other people's trauma responses you begin to actually develop symptoms of trauma yourself so um i ended up with things like nightmares being murdered and all sorts of unpleasant symptoms um which was to some extent that that vicarious trauma

stories of trauma and i think um for neurodivergent people who can be very emotionally attuned we've talked about that sixth sense um you begin to mirror other people's trauma responses you begin to actually develop symptoms of trauma yourself so um i ended up with things like nightmares being murdered and all sorts of unpleasant symptoms um which was to some extent that that vicarious trauma

So it's a really interesting question. I don't know that we have the evidence to support that, but theoretically, we could argue that they could because of this default mode network piece, where if you are using your default mode network to mirror, and we know the default mode network has many, many functions, one of which is to mirror other people's internal states.

So it's a really interesting question. I don't know that we have the evidence to support that, but theoretically, we could argue that they could because of this default mode network piece, where if you are using your default mode network to mirror, and we know the default mode network has many, many functions, one of which is to mirror other people's internal states.

So you're mirroring and empathizing with others and you're perhaps less aware of yourself and your own needs, which is something else we've talked about. So that kind of ability to empathize whilst also the difficulty prioritizing your own needs means that you can end up, in my experience, I see lots of people with ADHD who do this, who empathize.

So you're mirroring and empathizing with others and you're perhaps less aware of yourself and your own needs, which is something else we've talked about. So that kind of ability to empathize whilst also the difficulty prioritizing your own needs means that you can end up, in my experience, I see lots of people with ADHD who do this, who empathize.

who experience trauma and I'm going to say something a little bit controversial here as well which is I see lots of people with ADHD becoming coaches now this exactly mirrors my experience nearly 20 years ago I went off and trained to be a coach actually I needed coaching But because I was so curious and I loved learning, I was like, I know, I'll go and be a coach.

who experience trauma and I'm going to say something a little bit controversial here as well which is I see lots of people with ADHD becoming coaches now this exactly mirrors my experience nearly 20 years ago I went off and trained to be a coach actually I needed coaching But because I was so curious and I loved learning, I was like, I know, I'll go and be a coach.

So I went off and learned to be a coach, loved it. And then thought, as I went through the process, I thought, ah, I don't need to be a coach. I need to have coaching. And I think there can be difficulty sometimes distinguishing between meeting our own needs and meeting others' needs. And it takes practice to balance those. Because you can do both.

So I went off and learned to be a coach, loved it. And then thought, as I went through the process, I thought, ah, I don't need to be a coach. I need to have coaching. And I think there can be difficulty sometimes distinguishing between meeting our own needs and meeting others' needs. And it takes practice to balance those. Because you can do both.

You can be a really good ADHD coach and meet your own needs. And probably through the process of learning to be a coach, you learn to meet your own needs. So it's a very fluid thing.

You can be a really good ADHD coach and meet your own needs. And probably through the process of learning to be a coach, you learn to meet your own needs. So it's a very fluid thing.

yeah it's really interesting isn't it um so well-being is massive it's you know very valuable we globally as a society are wealthier than we were although that wealth isn't very well distributed we are wealthier and if you're very wealthy um you're going to be looking to maximize other things and what are you going to maximize you want to maximize your health you want to get the most joy out of life because money doesn't bring you happiness so once you've solved the money equation it's like what do i do now

yeah it's really interesting isn't it um so well-being is massive it's you know very valuable we globally as a society are wealthier than we were although that wealth isn't very well distributed we are wealthier and if you're very wealthy um you're going to be looking to maximize other things and what are you going to maximize you want to maximize your health you want to get the most joy out of life because money doesn't bring you happiness so once you've solved the money equation it's like what do i do now

ah i turn to well-being and you know we're a less spiritual less religious society than we used to be so well-being is beginning to answer that which is why you can get caught up you know there are some people in the well-being world you know selling quasi-religious experiences um so it's it's kind of the opium of the masses at the moment is well-being that's what i would say it's it's what we're all looking for is in this world where things are difficult where do i find peace and contentment

ah i turn to well-being and you know we're a less spiritual less religious society than we used to be so well-being is beginning to answer that which is why you can get caught up you know there are some people in the well-being world you know selling quasi-religious experiences um so it's it's kind of the opium of the masses at the moment is well-being that's what i would say it's it's what we're all looking for is in this world where things are difficult where do i find peace and contentment

um seeing people validated that moment where somebody goes it wasn't just me nope it wasn't just you because the big fear when you go and see a psychiatrist is you're frightened that you're going mad and actually the power of education is say no no this is a normal response to a really difficult situation you're not going mad you're going sane it's a really sane response

um seeing people validated that moment where somebody goes it wasn't just me nope it wasn't just you because the big fear when you go and see a psychiatrist is you're frightened that you're going mad and actually the power of education is say no no this is a normal response to a really difficult situation you're not going mad you're going sane it's a really sane response

to what's happening in your life. And I'm always flattered when people, or when I was running my clinical practice, when people would cry because it's like, well, this is a good place to weep. This is a place to let go of that masking.

to what's happening in your life. And I'm always flattered when people, or when I was running my clinical practice, when people would cry because it's like, well, this is a good place to weep. This is a place to let go of that masking.