IT'S NOT A DEFICIT was inspired by a recent instagram post with an interview with Human Biologist Gary Brecka.

Deficit vs. Overload... listen in for yourself...

More on Gary Brecka:
https://www.garybrecka.com/about

The Video mentioned in this podcast:
https://youtube.com/shorts/FaQJxeP5lEE?si=EUZ6gKOD3CrBzGDe

More on Thom Hartmann and his 'Hunter vs. Farmer' theory:
https://www.thomhartmann.com/articles/2007/11/thom-hartmanns-hunter-and-farmer-approach-addadhd

EP140 - It's not a Deficit.

A FRAUDULENT DIAGNOSIS is a powerful, in-depth conversation with my guest Laurie A. Couture, a Childhood Developmental Trauma and Attachment Specialist.

Laurie is a licensed mental health counselor and the author of 'Instead of Medicating and Punishing' and the best seller, 'Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons'. She is developing The Couture Protocol, an evidence-based, whole-child program of treating developmental and generational trauma in children, youths, and their families. Laurie provides consulting, presentations, training, and research reports to industries, agencies, and programs that directly serve children, youths, and families.

Laurie discovered early in her professional career that our society's institutions are out of alignment with nature's intent for children's developmental and attachment needs. What concerned her most was that the institutions in which she worked--behavioral healthcare, education, social services, and juvenile justice--generally reacted to children's alarm signals with labels and behavioral/biochemical interventions that caused more developmental distress. She observed that boys especially suffered and withered in these institutions, as their needs and natural alarm signals were met with denial, hostility, or punishment.

For more information on Laurie’s work, visit https://laurieacouture.com

Her books are available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Instead-Medicating-Punishing-Childrens-Acting-Out/dp/1932279970/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

https://www.amazon.com/Nurturing-Empowering-Sons-Laurie-Couture-ebook/dp/B0BZ1F9SK2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1679945003&sr=1-3

Quotes mentioned by Laurie during our interview:

“I want to sell drugs to everyone. I want to sell drugs to healthy people. I want drugs to sell like chewing gum.” —Henry Gadsden, former CEO of Merck, Fortune magazine, 1976

“The way to sell drugs is to sell psychiatric illness.” —Carl Elliot, University of Minnesota Bioethicist (In Shankar Vedantam, July 16, 2001, The Washington Post)

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

ADHD IS OVER!

EP141 - A Fraudulent Diagnosis!

DEPRIVING OUR CHILDREN is a quick rant around why I strongly feel that trauma exists in order for us to help transform our mess into our message. Yet, we diagnose and medicate away our children's - our next generation's - opportunities for transformation (aka becoming who they are here to become - through healing their wounds)… and most importantly, I feel that as parents if we label and medicate our children [with ADHD], we the parents never get to dive deeper, identify our own traumas, our coping mechanisms, our addiction patterns and we don't get to heal them… in turn healing our children and dissolving these so-called symptoms of ADHD. 

These 'labels' keep us boxed in and they keep us and them small.

Listen in and hear for yourself where you land in regard to being a conscious or unconscious parent... 

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP142 - Depriving our Children...

I HATE BUTTONS is a short story turned metaphor about how our son Khai used to hate buttons... for 12 years... and everyone tried to label it as an autistic trait... but was it?

EP143 - I hate Buttons!

SCHOOL IS NOT FOR YOU is an episode with my guest Sean McNicholas. Sean is an ADHD therapist and mindset coach working with clients around the world. He works with various issues associated to ADHD such as anxiety, addictions and stress.  

Sean’s skillsets include being a Life Coach and a Clinical Trauma Professional using various psychotherapeutic modalities such as Hypnotherapy, CBT, NLP and RTT. 

He also volunteers at the Samaritans – a national organisation helping people with suicide ideation.
 
Sean has much experience with ADHD both personally and as a father of a child experiencing their own challenges with ADHD. Therefore, he has a vast amount of compassion, empathy, and knowledge to help people understand more about what happened to them and why they do the things they do.
 
Sean started his working career as the first male nursery teacher in London, then jumped into managing and owning nightclubs, before moving into in corporate finance and tech where he was featured in Forbes magazine. Sean worked in the city for over many years and has seen first-hand how employees struggle and cope with their mental health especially in high-pressure environments.
 
Sean also has experience with working with prisoners that have committed serious crimes such as murder and helping them to increase their self-awareness and understand the link to their behaviour. Some of these prisoners have now been released after serving 20-30 years and Sean continues to support them to help transform their lives.
 
Sean is now a trustee of a charity organization that is transforming the criminal justice services, to be more compassionate to and understanding of people with ADHD.

For more information on Sean's work, please visit:

www.adhdtherapy.coach
www.newmetherapy.com

For more information on our podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP144 - School is not for you.

GRATITUDE is truly the greatest attitude! This episode is a heartfelt rant around what I am grateful for in my life; past, recent and future times, events and people included.

What are you grateful for today?

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP145 - Gratitude: The Greatest Attitude!

WHY BOYS NEED INITIATION is a powerful episode with my guest Bedros Keuilian. Bedros is an American Entrepreneur and a believer in the American Dream. He and his family are immigrants who escaped communism and came to the United States to find freedom, opportunity, and a better life. 

Today Bedros is a serial entrepreneur and investor in over a dozen industry leading brands and businesses. He’s the founder of Fit Body Boot Camp, three times listed in Inc Magazine as well as Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 fastest growing franchise brands in the world. Bedros is the author of the Wall Street Journal Best Selling book ‘Man Up – How To Cut The BS and Dominate In Business and In Life’. Bedros believes in the power of the human spirit and uses the stage, TV, social media, his podcast, and his blog to share his Immigrant Edge and American Dream story to help inspire audiences worldwide to get unstuck and reach their fullest potential! 

During our interview, Bedros talks about his childhood, his experience with ADHD, the importance of initiating boys into manhood and how to use impulse control in order to create results in life!

For more information on Bedros, visit https://bedroskeuilian.com
For more information on 'Squire', visit https://squireprogram.com/register

For more information on this podcast please visit https://adhdisover.com

EP146 - Why Boys need Initiation!

MOTHER KNOWS BEST is an episode with Deana Gaccione. Deana is a business owner and a mother of three.  Her 16 year old daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder, causing significant developmental delays, severe ADHD, behavioral issues, learning disabilities and seizures.

Minimal improvements were seen after years of therapies, treatments, supplements and programs, yet this year her daughter went from kindergarden level to fourth grade level in only a few months, using an innovative wearable technology that elevates a very special peptide in the body.  

Deana is here today to share her story of trial & error, courage and persistence. It is my pleasure to welcome Deana Gaccione. 

For more information on Deana and the X39 patch product, visit https://jaevision.com

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP147 - Mother knows best.

DOPAMINE NATION is an interview with Dr. Anna Lembke, MD. Dr. Lembke is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she is the author of more than a hundred peer-reviewed publications, has testified before the United States House of Representatives and Senate, has served as an expert witness in federal and state opioid litigation, and is an internationally recognized leader in addiction medicine treatment and education.

In 2016, she published "Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop", highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic.   Dr. Lembke appeared in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives. 

Her latest book, "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" was an instant New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller and has been translated into 30 languages. It combines the neuroscience of addiction with the wisdom of recovery to explore the problem of compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.

For more information on Anna Lembke, visit https://www.annalembke.com

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP148 - Dopamine Nation.

FEEL IT TO HEAL IT is a rant, an exploration around the concept of suppressed emotions that can impact our nervous system, our brain wiring and our behaviors. After all, our behaviors are what ultimately gets labelled as a disorder.

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP149 - Feel it to Heal it.

HEAL YOUR SH*T is an episode with my dear friend, coach/author/healer Kristen Brown. Kristen is a graduate of the 'College of Kristen' and she is a self-worth recovery and relationship healing author, mentor and healer who helps people heal their energetic/worthiness foundation through a prolific combination of divine channeling and cognitive brain science. 

Kristen's laser-focused abilities help her clients identify precise areas of their psyches that require healing and provides them with specific tools and techniques to reset their foundations. By replacing disempowered beliefs and habits with new ones deeply rooted in self-worth, clients experience a radical upgrade in their life and relationships. 

To work with Kristen is to be seen, heard, and understood like never before! You can connect with Kristen here: kristenbrown.org

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP150 - Heal Your Sh*t.

GRATEFUL PARENTING is about showing up as parents, grateful for having a child with ADHD, having the opportunity to transform our lives in order to calm down an entire family's nervous system.

For more information, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP151 - Grateful Parenting.

Starting in 2024, I will be offering 1-on-1 coaching services to support the parents of children who have either recently been diagnosed with ADHD or who are struggling during any of the phases before, during and after their child's diagnosis. There are countless services, programs and coaching offerings out there, but almost all of them are geared towards giving parents the tools to manage or 'cope' with their children's disorder. Yet there are almost none focused and specialized to support the mental health of the parent(s) as they are trying their best to navigate their family through these choppy and unfamiliar waters. As a certified parenting coach, relationship guide and ADHD coach I feel a duty to present parents this offering!

I now offer a FREE 30 min. Exploration Zoom Session that allows you to see if my Coaching Services are the right fit for you. 

Just visit - https://calendly.com/romanwyden/adhd-is-over-exploration-session - to schedule your free session!

For more information on this podcast go to www.adhdisover.com

EP152 - NEW: ADHD Diagnosis Survival Coaching!

NEUROFEEDBACK WORKS is an episode with Dr. Connie McReynolds. Dr. Connie is a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and Certified Vocational Evaluator with more than 30 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation, counseling and psychology. 

She is the founder of neurofeedback clinics in southern California working with children and adults to reduce or eliminate conditions of ADHD, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, learning problems, and trauma.

She is a seasoned and inspiring speaker, and the author of the award winning and Amazon  #1 best-selling book in 8 categories, Solving the ADHD Riddle. Dr. Connie’s whole-hearted mission is to bring hope and resolution to those who are struggling with the symptoms of ADHD, their parents, and teachers.  Besides podcast guesting she also hosts her own show ‘Roadmap to the Brain’ which has featured parents and professionals who share their experiences of healing and improving their quality of life.  

In this episode, Dr. Connie and I talked about what she refers to as the ‘Real Cause of ADHD’, and about some lasting solutions to help children overcome their struggle with learning. 
 
She earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison gaining valuable experiences in the Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Middleton VA Hospital, at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuropsychological Clinic at Meriter Hospital, and the Mendota Mental Health Institute. 

Dr. Connie has contributed to 40+ publications and given more than 200 presentations on a multitude of conditions.

For more information on Dr. Connie, please visit www.conniemcreynolds.com

To order Dr. Connie's book, please visit https://www.amzn.to/42jhXNw

For more information on this podcast, please go to www.adhdisover.com

EP153 - Neurofeedback works!

Starting in 2024, I will be offering 1-on-1 coaching services to support the parents of children who have either recently been diagnosed with ADHD or who are struggling during any of the phases before, during and after their child's diagnosis. There are countless services, programs and coaching offerings out there, but almost all of them are geared towards giving parents the tools to manage or 'cope' with their children's disorder. Yet there are almost none focused and specialized to support the mental health of the parent(s) as they are trying their best to navigate their family through these choppy and unfamiliar waters. 

As a certified parenting coach, relationship guide and ADHD coach I feel a duty to present parents this offering! I now offer a FREE 30 min. Exploration Zoom Session that allows you to see if my Coaching Services are the right fit for you. 

Just visit - https://calendly.com/romanwyden/adhd-is-over-exploration-session - to schedule your free session! 

For more information on this podcast go to www.adhdisover.com

EP154 - You are not Alone!

BIG PHARMA. BIG SECRETS. is an episode with my guest Vanita Gupta. Vanita holds a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry and an MBA in pharmaceutical marketing and has over 15 years experience in scientific communications, having led scientific strategy for Big Pharma and Biotech.

Vanita left the industry, in order to pursue true health and wellness. She is also a reiki master, an akashic record reader and an intuitive energy healer. She blends eastern and western science and spirituality in order to help people heal.

Vanita has also taken control back from traditional education and homeschools her own daughter.

For more information on this podcast please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP155 - Big Pharma. Big Secrets.

WHERE ARE THE MEN? is a rant about the missing presence of fathers in families where an ADHD diagnosis has shown up.

Sure, in most cases the fathers are there... physically. But are they there emotionally, spiritually and most of all intentionally!

When men heal, boys heal!

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls in the U.S., with approximately 11.9% of boys ages 3 to 17 years diagnosed with ADHD currently, compared to 5.5% of girls.

For more information on this podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP156 - Where are the Men?

ADHD: GOOD NEWS. BAD NEWS. is a new episode around the importance of realizing that true ADHD [symptom] healing is work that takes time. There is no quick-fix, no one-size fits all, no pill to magically make it go away. 

I believe that the real healing takes time and effort and it starts with parents taking radical ownership of their families, their children and most importantly THEMSELVES. They are not to blame, it's not their fault, but it is their duty as a parent to transform themselves first before medicating their children with schedule 2 drugs!

Starting in 2024 I will be coaching 8-10 families and if you're interested to be one of the families (or individuals), go to www.adhdisover.com and get more info on my coaching offerings:
https://www.adhdisover.com/services-7

You can schedule a FREE 30-min. ZOOM SESSION with me here:
https://calendly.com/romanwyden/adhd-is-over-exploration-session

Visit our Youtube Channel and please subscribe and like!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6ydzN5UviVCDFjystxhuA

For more information on the podcast, please visit www.adhdisover.com

EP157 - ADHD: Good News. Bad News.

ADHD IS OVER! is an eye-opening, perspective-shifting podcast for conscious parents - aimed at dispelling the typical myths of the current and incomplete narrative around this so-called 'disorder'. In order to provide parents with both sides of the narrative, we're questioning all aspects around ADHD with the help of scientific studies, logic, resonance, and with the contribution of internationally revered experts and public figures in the field such as Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr. John Gray, Dr. Peter Breggin, Robert Whitaker, Thom Hartmann, Marilyn Wedge, Dr. Thomas Armstrong, Dale Archer, Miki Agrawal and more...

For more information on this podcast and the documentary film, please visit www.adhdisover.com

New tracks tagged #parentingADHD