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When our ego is silenced, there is a dissolution of the relationship between self and other. We more easily enter a state of interconnectedness, a feeling that we belong to something—a society, a world that is bigger than us, that shares
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“There’s a long history of women’s medical concerns being dismissed, belittled, ignored, or misunderstood and their voices silenced. Be prepared to advocate for yourself, and don’t settle for anything or anyone you’re not comfortable with. Ask friends, relatives, other health care practitioners, or anyone you trust for referrals and move on.”
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
“No sooner did I feel relief than grief set in. What would my life have been like if I’d been diagnosed in childhood? What might I have accomplished? Would I have the family I’d always wanted?”
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
“you’re like me, you’ll feel grief about not being diagnosed earlier. Once you realize what a major impact untreated ADHD has had on your life, it’s understandable that you’d grieve what might have been. It’s also understandable that you may feel angry about not having received the treatment and support you deserved. You might also be angry as you remember insults, unjustified accusations, and unfair assessments of your abilities, intentions, and intelligence. Fair”
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
“it’s less about not paying attention than about paying attention to the wrong things and having uneven attention—being unable to sustain our attention. We’re distractible, and our attention is easily diverted from our intended focus to other things that are more interesting, more exciting, or, you know, shinier.”
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
― ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys
“Joy is an act of resistance, it’s revolutionary. The fact that our people have survived all that we have survived, and thrived, defying expectations and insurmountable odds . . . that deserves to be celebrated. So yes, I can still be a part of the fight for Black liberation while I travel, dance with my friends, laugh, and drink tea with my students.”
― The Scammer
― The Scammer
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