Accessible Wellness for Neurodivergent Folks with Jackie Silver
Hacking Your ADHD
English - November 20, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 539 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement adhd add mental health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Hey team,
This week I’m talking with Jackie Silver about nutrition and wellness. Jackie is a Registered Dietitian with a Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Nutrition Communications. She has a firm belief that neurodivergent and disabled people deserve to live a healthy lifestyle but found the opportunities for these communities lacking, so she decided to start her own practice, Accessible Wellness. Her area of expertise is in working with kids, teens, and adults with autism, ADHD, and those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
In our conversation today, we discuss strategies for making nutrition and wellness more accessible. We talk about some of the common challenges we can face while trying to feed ourselves with ADHD, like irregular eating, difficulty with meal planning/prep, and poor interoceptive skills. We look at how we want simplified, tailored strategies to help people where they're at, rather than simply overwhelming them. We also go into some of the dangers of diet culture and the need to have compassion for ourselves when trying out new strategies.
The Hunger-Fullness Scale
Neurodivergent-Friendly 30-Minute Meals
Be sure to check out Accessible Wellness
And these great articles from the blog:
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating with a Neurodivergent TwistForget to Eat? A Guide to Mechanical Eating for Neurodivergent Adults
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Find the full show note at HackingYourADHD.com/158
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