Healthy Selfing

An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Metaphor Your feelings about this person/situation is like having a fish on a hook. As long as the person/situation is there in front of you, you can see that he/she/it is wriggling and in pain. But the only way to make sure that he/she/it stays on that fishhook is to…

Here are the key findings from a 2016 article from The Lancet. The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world’s highest-impact academic journal. Note the fifth bullet point, which states that stimulants (including atomoxetine or Strattera) are among the most effective…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health conditions in Canada, affecting approximately 1.8 million Canadians.  ADHD can shorten life expectancy by 13 years on average if persistent into adulthood. That is greater than the top four health conditions that we focus on as a society combined, such as obesity,…