Author: Valarie Ward

Introduction The stereotypical idea of a person with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a young boy who cannot sit still in class or stop interrupting the teacher. Those young boys with ADHD certainly do exist, but the focus on them has taken attention away from women (or those assigned female at birth) with…

Introduction You are not lazy, stupid, or crazy. If you’ve had a hard time managing your life–work, school, money, relationships, or anything else–you may have heard those accusations leveled against you, or may have read them behind your mother’s disappointment or boss’s negative performance review. But it bears repeating: you are not lazy, stupid, or…

Pleasure Chemicals Series Serotonin | Dopamine | Oxytocin | GABA | Endorphins Over the past couple of months, we’ve been running a series on pleasure chemicals. Here’s what we’ve learned! Definitions Let’s get some technical terms out of the way first. There are three different kinds of chemicals that transmit messages from one part of…

Pleasure Chemicals Series Serotonin | Dopamine | Oxytocin | GABA | Endorphins Introduction Many of our day-to-day feelings, both physical and mental, can be traced back to the chemicals in our brain. While stress chemicals like cortisol can make us feel on edge, pleasure chemicals like endorphins can make us feel better and start out…