ADHD 2.0: Debunking Misconceptions, Revealing Hidden Strengths, and Effective Treatments w/ Dr. John Ratey

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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ADHD is often misunderstood as a simple "lack of attention." But in this episode of Being Well, Forrest and Dr. Rick are joined by ADHD pioneer Dr. John Ratey to explore the true nature of this complex condition. They debunk common misconceptions, explore how ADHD works in the brain, and discuss its surprising strengths and vulnerabilities. You’ll learn how to thrive with ADHD by applying effective interventions, including social connection, mindfulness practice, medication, and exercise. About our Guest: Dr. John Ratey is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the author of eleven books including Spark and the Driven to Distraction series with Dr. Ned Hallowell. Their newest book in the series is the fantastic ADHD 2.0 Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 2:00: Some of the biggest misconceptions about ADHD 3:35: The advantages of having ADHD 5:55: De-pathologizing, skillful means, and the problem of “fit” 9:25: The variety of presentations 12:10: A trait, not a disorder 13:55: The task-positive network, and the default mode network 18:20: Three ways to turn off the default mode network 22:20: The importance of social connection 25:35: Feeling like an outsider, and being punished for having ADHD 28:45: Deliberate internalization of beneficial experiences 31:40: Why exercise and movement is particularly useful for ADHD 34:45: Dance as an ideal form of exercise 39:50: Jump rope, and right amount of exercise 41:15: Nature and the afflictions of civilization 44:25: Medication 51:15: Recap Rumination Workshop from Rick! Join Rick on April 22nd for a 1-day, live online workshop where you'll learn how to identify rumination when it comes up and get out of negative cycles in your head compassionately and effectively. Use coupon code BeingWell20 for 20% off! Sponsors: This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.5	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for joining us today, and if you've listened before,
0:14.4	welcome back.
0:15.4	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, a best-selling
0:20.2	author, and hey, he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:24.2	I'm really good, and one thing that makes it really good is the opportunity to talk
0:29.7	with Dr. John Raidee, who's a world-class expert on ADHD, and remarkably, a world-class
0:36.3	expert on several other things as well, so this should be a really good conversation.
0:40.7	Yeah, I've been looking forward to this one a lot.
0:42.9	We've somehow made it this far in the history of the podcast without having a formal ADHD
0:47.8	episode, a true oversight on our part, but we've been waiting to talk about it with somebody
0:52.1	like John.
0:53.1	Dr. John Raidee is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School,
0:58.6	an internationally recognized expert in neuropsychiatry, and the author of 11 books, including
1:03.8	Spark, and the Driven 2 Distraction series with Dr. Ned Hallowell.
1:08.5	When Driven 2 Distraction first came out in 1992, it really, truly revolutionized popular
1:13.9	understanding of ADHD, and John and Ned recently released their newest book in the series,
1:18.9	ADHD2.0, which if you're watching the video, is right behind me right now, and it's probably
1:23.9	worth mentioning here that Dr. Raidee and Dr. Hallowell are speaking from their own experience
1:28.3	because they themselves have ADHD.
1:31.1	So John, thanks for joining us today.
1:32.7	How are you doing?
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