#4 Meditation for ADHD from a meditation teacher with ADHD
Oct 31, 2022•51 min
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Summary
Helen Pengelly, a meditation teacher with ADHD, discusses her holistic roadmap for managing the condition drug-free, including meditation, sea swimming, healthy eating, and coaching. She delves into the controversial ideas of Dr. Gabor Maté on ADHD and trauma, challenging the notion of ADHD as a fixed genetic condition and critiquing the pharmaceutical industry's influence. The conversation also covers the journey of later-life diagnosis, the importance of self-acceptance, and practical approaches to meditation tailored for the ADHD brain.Episode description
Helen Pengelly is a meditation with ADHD who has created a tailored approach to teaching meditation to adults with ADHD. She's also developed a "Holistic ADHD Roadmap" that includes sea swimming, healthy eating, coaching and meditation.
Highlights from episode #4:
- Dr. Gabor Maté on ADHD and trauma
- Techniques for learning how to meditate with ADHD
- How meditation helps to release the trauma that triggers ADHD
- Later in life ADHD diagnosis
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