ADHD Nervous System Regulation: Beyond the Usual “Hacks,” w/ Deema Al-Omar

If the common “ADHD tips & tricks” don’t work for your ADHD brain, it might be time to slow down & tend to your nervous system in a different way. The truth is, ADHDers need more than planners, apps, & executive functioning “hacks” in order to move sustainably through this world. Though all these tools can absolutely be helpful, they address only one layer of the experience. It’s also important to acknowledge the root causes of nervous system dysregulation: the pressures of living under sociocultural rules that don’t work for our brains, and the impacts of navigating systems of oppression.What if we don’t need another hack - what if we need space to unlearn the rules that others decided for us, & build a kinder relationship with ourselves?Join me & Deema Al-Omar in an enlightening conversation that might change the way you understand (& take care of) your ADHD nervous system.04:28 The neuroscience of the ADHD brain07:55 Navigating the late-diagnosed ADHD experience09:16 Why the struggles of ADHDers go deeper than executive functioning11:16 Why another planner, app, or "ADHD hack" might not be the answer - & what might help instead14:49 How the ADHD experience is shaped by systems of oppression, social rules, & cultural context19:55 Brainspotting therapy: a healing modality that goes deeper than talk therapy & can work well for ADHD brains26:27 Brainspotting can help the nervous system process through experiences of collective trauma & move toward homeostasis28:26 Brainspotting can unlock access to collective & generational traumas held in the nervous system, and bring them out to be healed & tended to 31:49 Slowing down to take care of your nervous system🌿 About the GuestDeema Al-Omar (she/her) is a certified Brainspotting practitioner & associate clinical social worker working with clients based in California. She is a Muslim, Palestinian, neurodivergent, midsize, middle child of immigrants and cisgender woman. She typically works with GenZ and millennial folks on issues related to identity and culture, ADHD, or trauma.🌿 Connect with Deema>> Resource: Executive Functioning Guide 🧠 >> Instagram: www.instagram.com/heyitsdeema🌿 About the HostLiz Zhou is a neurodivergent therapist of color, coach, & speaker based in Colorado (MA, LPC, she/her). She helps highly sensitive, neurodivergent adults & couples heal their nervous systems and connect with their authentic selves. Her specialties include: Brainspotting, EMDR, IFS, Psychedelic Integration, & Nervous System Intensives (deep-dive, accelerated therapy). Liz’s services are available online in CO & worldwide.🌿 Connect with Liz>> Join my weekly newsletter: Liz’s Neurodivergent Letters>> Instagram: www.instagram.com/liz.holistic.therapist>> To work 1:1 with Liz: learn about Nervous System Healing Intensives here 🌻