ADHD Brain Health and using EFT/Tapping to help with neuroplasticity - Brittany Shane Hochstetler & Candace Fox
* All information about Kate's groundbreaking ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series is available here *
As we take a break for the summer holidays, we wanted to share with you some of the incredible interviews that we have done over the last 12 months and bring together clips from different guests that highlight various issues that we all face when it comes to our ADHD. This week, brain health expert Brittany Shane Hochstetler and conscious EFT practitioner and coach Candace Fox discuss the importance of brain health and neural pathways' role in ADHD.
In this episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate and Brittany talk about:
- The role of the prefrontal cortex and amygdala on emotional dysregulation
- Burnout and ADHD
- Productivity guilt - never doing enough but feeling like we never get to achieve anything.
- How to regulate and relax with ADHD
- Empathy and the ADHD brain
- High expectations and inner pressure
- Being aware of our ADHD in the background to prevent the burnout cycle
- Blood sugar, 'hanger' and ADHD - why we need to eat well
- Interoception and ADHD - not recognising that we're hungry, thirsty or tired
- Parenting kids with ADHD alongside our ADHD
- The sensory side of ADHD - being a seeker or an avoider
- How you can be stimulated with ADHD
Kate and Candace then talk about:
- What is Emotional Freedom Technique or tapping and how does it help
- Disordered eating, EFT and ADHD
- Trauma and regulating our nervous system using EFT
- Recognising that trauma can be stuck in our bodies and using somatic therapy and 'havening' for self-soothing
- Why we believe EFT is so helpful for ADHD
- Using acupressure and meridian points to calm us
- How tapping can change our neural pathways
- Neuroplasticity, self-regulation and coregulation
- Burnout and the power of rescheduling
- The future of using EFT to help ADHD
And if you'd like further support, my ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series is now launched. Learn how hormones are inextricably linked to our ADHD as women, advocate and empower yourself and your loved ones with the most up-to-date information from specialists on hormones, ADHD, nutrition, genetic testing, lifestyle, menopause and more! Click here for all the details and get access.
Through the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series, we want to:
- Empower you with more knowledge and awareness
- Help you Advocate for yourself
- Educate you and your loved ones about how to help yourself thrive and feel well
- Offer medical, holistic, mindset and lifestyle tools to improve your life after an ADHD diagnosis.
- Boost your confidence to know what's right for you and trust yourself to ask for what you deserve.
- Make private medical and holistic healthcare accessible to all
If you enjoy the podcast, why not join Kate's ADHD Women's Wellbeing Collective, where you can access monthly live workshops, exclusive audio content and new resources specifically for the membership? I'd love to see you in this fantastic, like-minded community! Click here for all details.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.
Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.
