Mark Bertin's Blog

November 26, 2025

Navigating Challenging Times at Year's End

This time of year comes with its own mythology, but real life includes snowstorms and mishaps, interwoven with joyful moments.
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Published on November 26, 2025 07:28

October 30, 2025

An Urgent Message About ADHD Medication Management

ADHD medication should be discussed like any other medication. It’s unfair and unfortunate for people with ADHD that these safe and proven treatments have been stigmatized. 
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Published on October 30, 2025 05:25

October 16, 2025

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion as Foundations of ADHD Care

Mindfulness and self-compassion are steps on a path to living more easily with challenges. In an unforced way, they allow us to remain in touch with our own best intentions.
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Published on October 16, 2025 12:16

May 31, 2025

Tips to Help Families Flourish in Troubled Times

The world has always been in crisis, but it feels particularly intense lately. How do we stay strong and joyful amid the relentless headlines and chaos?
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Published on May 31, 2025 12:50

December 16, 2024

The Best Supports for ADHD, as Chosen by People With ADHD

Over 50 people with ADHD collaborated to create this evidence-based, realistic, kind, and practical summary of what they have found useful for living with ADHD.
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Published on December 16, 2024 09:50

October 31, 2024

Mindfulness and Contemplative Photography

Like anything, photography is about balance and finding a middle path. Set your intention before you take a picture. Pause for a moment, stay intentional, then put the phone away.
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Published on October 31, 2024 07:08

September 21, 2024

Highly Successful While Living With ADHD and Anxiety

People with ADHD, even those who are highly successful, may have unseen struggles, like the calmly gliding duck that paddles frantically under the water.
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Published on September 21, 2024 11:38

May 13, 2024

Living With and Learning From Inconsistent Behavior in ADHD

When a child with ADHD seems to have life figured out one day but not the next, parents can tie themselves in knots trying to understand why. But inconsistency is to be expected.
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Published on May 13, 2024 07:52

Living with and Learning from Inconsistent Behavior in ADHD

When a child with ADHD seems to have life figured out one day but not the next, parents can tie themselves in knots trying to understand why. But inconsistency is to be expected.
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Published on May 13, 2024 07:52

December 31, 2023

How to Break Free of Your Phone's 'Persuasive Design'

To raise children in a more balanced world and improve our mental health, we can each decide to push back at the way tech companies try to manipulate our online experience.
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Published on December 31, 2023 08:19