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Nov 2024
1h 50m

The No.1 ADHD Expert: How To Master Your...

Alex Partridge
About this episode

Dr Ned Hallowell is a Harvard educated psychiatrist, author, and the world's No.1 authority on ADHD. Today he shares how you can master your ADHD without medication, beat RSD, manage addiction, improve sleep, make better connections, stop intrusive thoughts, and so much more!


Chapters:


00:00 Trailer

01:01 A message from our sponsor: Tiimo

03:52 Ned’s ADHD item reveal

04:22 Do you have ADHD, and if so, when was your first memory of feeling different?

26:36 How to unmask after a late ADHD diagnosis

29:37 In the most basic terms, what could the right medication do to the ADHD brain from taking it from where it is, to where it could be?

32:26 You studied at Harvard and have a fantastic education with regards to psychiatry and impressive experience as a psychiatrist. How much do we NOT know about ADHD and the human brain in general?

36:55 From one of your talks I remember you saying people with ADHD aren't good self-observers, why do you think that is and what leads you to say that?

40:25 What is the cost on others if a person isn't able to self-reflect?

44:03 Do you believe the opposite of addiction is connection?

45:59 On the spectrum of ADHD, what is an example of moderate to severe symptoms on this scale?

52:47 Is there a difference, in how people feel despair, between the sexes, male and female?

57:18 How to combat the phrase ‘Everyone has ADHD these days’

01:00:13 Have you managed to come to any theories as to why - evolutionary speaking - ADHD brains might have evolved?

01:03:02 Why is getting distracted easily a good thing?

01:03:47 ADHD Item explanation (how to manage overstimulation)

01:14:59 How to stop intrusive thoughts affecting your sleep

01:18:09 The ADHD agony aunt segment (The Washing Machine of Woes)

01:20:59 Does R.S.D serve an evolutionary purpose?

01:22:54 What does ADHD look like if managed wrongly

01:24:46 What does ADHD look like if managed correctly?

01:30:39 What are the costs in relationships of undiagnosed ADHD? 

01:37:39 How can one harness their ADHD to progress in their life?

01:39:07 How can someone find out what’s important to them

01:41:41 A letter from the previous guest (3 rules to live by)

01:43:02 Behind the scenes clips & signing the ‘out of the box’ canvas


Dr. Hallowell's website: https://drhallowell.com/

Buy Ned's books 👉 https://drhallowell.com/read/books-by-ned/


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