Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

I'm Susan Hoffman and you're listening to Attitude magazine's ADHD

experts audio. Life with attention deficit disorder is difficult. It's often marked

by embarrassment, by apologies apologies by self-blame. We're sorry we're late. We're

sorry we've lost our keys. We're sorry we can't keep the house neat. And all too often

shame is a huge part of the ADHD experience. We're very fortunate today to welcome

Dr. Ned Hallwell as our guest to talk about how to overcome ADHD shame, why we feel

it, why we live with it it and how to manage it.

Thank you so much for joining us today Dr. Hollowell.

Oh, it's really nice to be with you again.

Dr Hallwell is a practicing psychiatrist and he's the founder of the

Hollowell Centers for Cognitive and Emotional Health. They are located in

Sudbury, Massachusetts and here in New York City. He is a frequent and very much

sought after speaker and the author of over 10 books, including the best sellers driven to distraction and delivered from distraction.

Two books, which I think is safe to say were instrumental and bringing intention deficit disorder out of the shadows and into the mainstream.

His website is Dr. Hollowell.com, D.R. Hollowell.com.

Check it out for news about his upcoming appearances

and speeches and lots of other great information. And with that I will turn it

over to Dr. Hallowell again with our thanks. Thank you, Susan. You know, this whole topic of

shame, and before I go on, I should also add for those of you listening, what

Susan has done for attitude and the cause of ADHD is really amazing.

She has worked tirelessly and with great dedication and devotion to bring this publication and the

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