Truthbook

09/01/2025

Thank you! To listen to the episode where Helen and I talk about ADHD assessments, find Truthbook, wherever you get your podcasts. Let us know what you thought about our discussion or get in touch with any queries.... The St Andrews Practice

18/12/2024

If you are wondering about access to medication post ADHD diagnosis, hear Helen and I talk about what's called 'Shared Care' with GPs. Tune into the whole episode on Truthbook Podcast to hear more about the assessment process or share with someone you think would find it helpful...

The St Andrews Practice

03/12/2024

The final episode on ADHD Assessments is now LIVE! Dr Helen Galloway from The St Andrews Practice and I try to add some clarity to what can be a contentious topic by talking about why an assessment is important, what a good assessment should include, why a developmental history is important and how we can break down barriers to getting an assessment and support. We joke about alternative names for ADHD, which Helen's colleagues think should be called ‘Shiny Things Disorder' and she shares her own assessment experience. We'd love to hear your thoughts and questions on this episode...

In this final episode of the series about ADHD assessments, I chat to Dr Helen Galloway, a clinical psychologist and manager of the St Andrews Practice.  I met with Helen in their new premises in Dundee. We were both somewhat nervous about ta...

19/11/2024

OUT NOW Episode 3 of the ADHD series with Dr Michaela Thomas . Dr Thomas sums up life with ADHD as ‘living in a perfectly imperfect way’. She focuses her work on women with ADHD and burnout and is passionate about helping them thrive by leaning into that ADHD ‘a little bit extra’. Dr Thomas shares her personal journey including moments as a mum where on the one hand being a little bit extra sees her loving life and dancing along to Eurovision with her son and, on the other hand forgetting her bag with her phone and passports on the aeroplane while solo parent travelling!

12/11/2024

EPISODE LIVE at Truthbok Podcast

Dr Melanie Smart, Clinical Psychologist, works with young people in . Hear her talk about her work with young people who are neurodiverent, how it was through this work she started to query if she also had ADHD & how a diagnosis has been a game changer. Dr Smart also shares invaluable advice for young people: “it’s not that you won’t, it’s that you can’t” and “you will go on to do great things”

05/11/2024

EPISODE LIVE!

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In my conversation with award winning Scottish Fiddler Adam Sutherland Music and his wife Emma Tomlinson we talk about how a diagnosis of ADHD made his life make sense, how music and the fiddle allowed him to hold onto to his inner child, the difficulties that come with how his brain is wired & how he can be more forgiving of himself now. But Adam is keen to stress it is not an excuse…

29/10/2024

Introducing a series of 5 honest and informative conversations about ADHD. Tune into Truthbook podcast to get the episodes coming out every Tuesday over the next month. Hear my guests talk about what it means to get a diagnosis, how an ADHD brain is different, advice to those wondering about an assessment and what a good assessment should look like...With thanks to my guests Adam Sutherland
Dr Melanie Smart@chichesterchildpsychology Dr Micheala Thomas, Eleanor Murray, and Dr Helen Galloway .catriona https://www.buzzsprout.com/1137044/episodes/15582961

Dr Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist, has invited 5 guests to talk about their ADHD experience. They each provide an illuminating perspective and allow you to feel more connected as they share sad and heartwarming stories. You can connect with ...

24/10/2024

Truthbook's new look- thanks Swoosh Services. Ready for launching Truthbook 5 part series on ADHD on Tues 29th Oct. Guest introductions coming soon...
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