86. Lifelines for Highly Sensitive and ADHD Relationships

Want to (re)connect with the kids in your life instead of getting caught in the spiral of disconnection and discontent?

Whether *you* have a neurospicy brain, the kids in your life do, or a combination of both, this episode is for you.

This week, Steph Linn (CPC, ACC) talks with Chantal Massad (CPC) about how to "connect before you correct" your kids. From littles to opinionated teens, Chantal's empathetic, straightforward approach will help you bridge the gap with the young ones in your life and break the cycles of emotional repression and broken communication many of us inherent from previous generations. There's hope to make your HSP and / or ADHD work for you AND for the neurospicy kids in your life too.

00:00 Introducing Chantal Massad, CPC

02:52 Room to Improve Approaching ADHD

04:11 Learning Skills to Break Old Cycles

07:52 The Overlap of High Sensitivity and ADHD

12:17 Changing Your Environment to Fit You

16:37 Connecting to Your Inner Wisdom (Even When Others Judge)

20:22 Creating Your Own Ways to (Re)Connect

23:00 Connect Before You Correct

25:31 Diffusing Anger Before It Escalates

26:42 From Control to Collaboration

29:42 Working with Chantal

32:49 Finding What Works for You

Want to connect with Chantal? You can find her on Instagraminstagram.com/chantalndwellbeing, Facebook facebook.com/ChantalNDwellness, and her website echoesoftomorrow.ca.

***Since recording this episode, Chantal has expanded to working with neurodivergent clients in addition to ADHD parents. You'll find resources for both on her socials and website.

Want to connect with Steph? Visit stephanielinn.com to take the Highly Sensitive Person quiz, get the "Closing Out Old Energy" workshop, or book a call.