Welcome to DISTRACTD . It's Easter. Oh My Goodness. Im still as all over the place as I was last month with my routine. I am still not exercising or doing my stretches morning and night like Im supposed to be doing having scoliosis and have been staying up late getting all of the things done that I have been committing to. It's a real struggle trying to keep on top of all of the things each month with working lots of different projects, having kids, and trying to be a good friend, mother, partner, daughter in law, sister, workmate etc. I really admire people who manage the juggle well. I hope you are all in more of a regular routine than Iam at present. And if you are not and you are struggling to keep up then I totally understand. There is no judgement from us here at DISTRACTD.
Thankyou so much for coming along tonight. If its your first night here, WELCOME. It's because of you and the regular attendees we are able to make this happen. If no one came to these events there would be no DISTRACTD. As I always say. Imagine if we could get all the family members, teachers, bosses and friends here to get an understanding of what ADHD is? How different our lives would become. Even though we have been doing this for over a year now I still find it hard to explain why I am the way I am and why I do the things I do. Having these experts help us to understand ourselves, Our loved ones and learn about the many aspects of ADHD is so valuable.
I am so pumped for tonights event. Please make sure you guys shoot me a text or email, say hi and if you want to catch up for a cuppa please let me know.
my number is 0409 997 285 (I'm a shocker at answering my phone. Ive heard that is an ADHD thing. But text and let me and tell me you are calling and I'll answer. I dont know why I do the things I do but I do ) and email is amanda@amandagormanartist.com
Tonights schedule
6:00pm: Guest Arrival
6:10 pm : Amanda DISTRACTD Founder to do official intro and welcome.
6:20 pm : Speaker 1: Sleep Scientist Kendall Klye
6:35 pm : Speaker 2: Psychologist Sarah Sherrington
6:50 pm: Speaker 3: Music Therapist Monica Zidar
7:05 pm : 15 min break
7:20 pm : Q & A starts
8:30 pm : Event officially concludes.
10:00pm: Miami Marketta closes for the evening
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Meet your speakers:
Host
Amanda Gorman - Founder of DISTRACTD
Amanda Gorman is passionate about building an ADHD community where we can connect with like minded individuals , bring our Boss, Work mates, Friends, Tutor, Coach, Teacher, Parent, Sibling,Neighbour or anyone we we think will benefit from learning more about ADHD and of course for US ourselves to all learn more ourselves.
Kendall Klye - Sleep Scientist
Hello, my name is Kendall. This year is my 10th year working in sleep medicine and I interact with all different aged patients suffering from a variety of sleep disorders. I love research and taking a holistic approach to sleep. Outside of work, I have two wonderful children and a Poodle. We enjoy the outdoors and creative activities. My teen daughter has Adhd so we have plenty of personal experience on the subject. Throughout my career, I have met plenty of people and I know that regardless of an Adhd diagnosis, sleep has a huge effect on our quality of life. I look forward to sharing and discussing sleep further with you all.
Sarah Sherrington : Psychologist
https://www.petalsperinatalpsychology.com/
Sarah is a registered Psychologist holding a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), Diploma in Early Childhood Education and is a member of the Mental Health Profession Network. Sarah has almost 30 years experience working with women and their families in the area of Parenting and Perinatal Mental Health, holding certification from the Centre of Perinatal Excellence and Centre for Perinatal Psychology. Sarah works with a range of issues impacting the perinatal period, including Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Trauma, PTSD, Bi-polar, ADHD, Spectrum disorder, relationship and adjustment challenges. She is a mother herself of two boys and has a passion for assisting all women and their partners achieve optimal well-being during the perinatal period and a genuine, empathic approach to support parents who have experienced a loss through the grief process. Sarah also has extensive experience with parent/child attachment as well as child behavioural management and is a facilitator of the International Circle of Security Parenting Program. Utilising a combined approach of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy and Person Centred Therapy, Sarah provides therapeutic intervention and support to women in the perinatal period, with a significant focus on connection, nurturing, self-care and mindfulness approaches.
Monica Zidar :
RMT Director and Principal Music Therapist
Queensland Paediatric Allied Health &
Music with Monica
Monica Zidar founded and is Managing Director at Music with Monica, an award-winning contributor to Music Therapy as a profession and the longest-running provider of Neurologic and clinical Music Therapy services in the Gold Coast region across the clinic, community, and school settings.
Monica brings over twenty years of paediatric allied health experience to her role as Director of Queensland Paediatric Allied Health. Having worked with disabled, neurodivergent and autistic children for most of her career, Monica embraces neurodivergent-affirming practices and philosophies and has a passion for working collaboratively with the child and/or family to develop their strengths in an effort to meet her clientsâ goals.
Monica is a founding Director of the charity Everyone Deserves Music, which has raised funds to provide grants for school-based Music Therapy to hundreds of children in South East Queensland.
In 2014, Monica was the inaugural recipient of the Richard Thompson Award for Excellence in Music Therapy, for outstanding service to the profession and most recently was a named a finalist for âMusic Therapist of the Yearâ at the Australian Allied Health Awards.
Monica is a certified Neurologic Music Therapist having completed additional training with The Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy in 2016 and she has completed additional training in counselling and Key Word Sign. She is a clinical supervisor for the University of Melbourne, providing clinical placements to students studying the Masters of Music Therapy degree, she leads a team of four Registered Music Therapists and is passionate about furthering high-quality, evidence-based Music Therapy services and collaboration throughout Queensland.
OurNext Event :
Wednesday May 3rd
Click the link below to RSVP for next month so we have correct numbers recorded.
TEACHING STUDENTS WITH ADHD: We are going to be doing an event on the Gold Coast ( date tbc) that will be a ticketed. The event is in relation to teaching kids with ADHD. This will be an event held elsewhere and will have multiple experts doing a more formal presentation on their subject in relation to teaching kids with ADHD. Please register your interest below in attendance so we can get in touch with a specific date and ticketing . Also please reach out of you are teacher as we need to survey the teachers on what specific content they would like covered.
Register your interest in attending our upcoming ticketed event for TEACHING students wtih ADHD
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Recommended reading / Viewing / Listening:
BOOK: Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things Reclaim your focus in 48 hours or less. Do you keep procrastinating? Do you feel restless and unable to focus on your work? Do you have trouble getting excited about major goals? If so, you might need a dopamine detox. In todayâs world where distractions are everywhere, the ability to focus has become more and more difficult to achieve. We are constantly being stimulated, feeling restless, often without knowing why. When the time comes to work, we suddenly find an excess of other things to do. Instead of working toward our goals, we go for a walk, grab a coffee, or check our emails. Everything seems like a great ideaâeverything except the very things we should be doing. Do you recognize yourself in the above situation? f so, donât worry. Youâre simply overstimulated. Dopamine Detox will help you lower your level of stimulation and regain focus in 48 hours or less, so that you can tackle your key tasks. More specifically, in Dopamine Detox youâll discover: ⢠what dopamine is and how it works ⢠the main benefits of completing a dopamine detox ⢠3 simple steps to implement a successful detox in the next 48 hours ⢠practical exercises to eliminate distractions and boost your focus ⢠simple tools and techniques to avoid overstimulation and help you stay focused, and much more. Dopamine Detox is your must-read, must-follow guide to help you remove distractions so you can finally work on your goals with ease. If you like easy-to-understand strategies, practical exercises, and no-nonsense teaching, you will love this book.
PODCAST
Translating ADHD Podcast
Amanda's Ted X talk discussing her ADHD diagnosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AB0NBeTIjY
This months attendee quote
"Hey Amanda, Yesterday was so incredible as always! I feel like you and this community has been such a huge part of my life lately. The only social gathering I feel comfortable going out to and feel drawn to. Unless it's a cyclone, Ill be there kind of attitude. So, Thankyou for taking this upon yourself and doing this for us"
Miami Marketta is a proud sponsor of DISTRACTD, to see their upcoming gigs and events click here . https://www.miamimarketta.com/
Thank you for joining us . Please follow us, keep in touch and come along to our monthly events.
We would love to hear of your recommended podcasts, books, videos, groups etc to share with the audience. Email Amanda on amanda@amandagormanartist.com
TO, YOU for attending, THE SPEAKERS Kendall Klye, Sarah Sherrington & Monica Zidar for their time and knowledge and MY FAMILY for supporting me with DISTRACTD.
Enjoy your Easter. See you next month.
Amanda and the DISTRACTD crew xx
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