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 we're proud of, which lift us up. We can create more internal strength and greatness as parents—life can be easier than we believe. This week’s ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast guest is Avigail Gimpel, a mum of six, a special education teacher, and a college lecturer. 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 now out.During today's episode, Kate and Avigail speak about:Self-belief, getting unstuck and reinforcing old storiesCreating new habitsPositive messaging for both ADHD children and adultsEpigenetics, trauma and how that impacts our ADHDHow instant gratification personality plays into ADHDLesser known explanations neurological explanations for what is and isn't ADHDWhy brain scans don't always work for the ADHD brainExternal environmental factors of ADHDSelf-empowering ourselves and our kids to help them thrive with ADHDThe effect of negative messaging in childhood and the power of a complimentBreaking generational cycles and habits and then forgiving ourselves for being humanKate's new four-part on-demand workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. Follow the podcast on Instagram here.Follow Kate on Instagram here.Find Kate's resources on ADDitude magazine here.Mentioned in this episode:Gratitude link

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