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08/26/2023

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I just wanted to share that I’ve never felt so validated and seen like ever, especially not in a workplace!I’ve always f...
06/23/2023

I just wanted to share that I’ve never felt so validated and seen like ever, especially not in a workplace!

I’ve always felt like my ADHD and accompanying issues don’t “qualify” as a “real” disability (cause American work and social culture tells us to suck it up, that we’re just using ADHD as an excuse to not do things “everyone” has to do or as a reason why we can’t do these things) and so I’ve never felt comfortable asking for help.

I’ve also always worked for small businesses as a freelancer so accommodations haven’t been available to me till now. I just had a conversation with the reasonable accommodations person at work and tears welled up in my eyes because I feel like my disability is validated and seen, AND, there are people and procedures in place ready and willing to help. 😭

Yep, ADHD is considered a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). And us ADHDers often try to carry the burden of our disability without ever asking for help/accommodations out of shame, because this disability is invisible 🫥 (when our symptoms are visible, people tend to assume we’re lazy, stupid, or just not listening).

Some questions for you to consider (for yourself):

🔵What does considering yourself as being disabled bring up for you?

🔵Do you feel like your ADHD affects you in the workplace, and if so, there are people and procedures in place at your place of work to help you?

We may not call it a “diet” anymore, but we’re talking about any sort of restrictive food patterns followed for any leng...
06/01/2023

We may not call it a “diet” anymore, but we’re talking about any sort of restrictive food patterns followed for any length of time for the purpose of changing our physical appearance.

We’re *not* talking about medical nutrition therapy treatment for medical conditions like celiac that require the absolute omission of gluten-containing foods.

But you don’t have to take my word for it (though I am a nutrition professional). Here are lots of references.

All love to you, and please be kind to your body this summer (and always)! Your body works hard and deserves your respect and love right now, as it is, in this moment. 🩵

Busetto L, Bettini S, Makaronidis J, Roberts CA, Halford JCG, Batterham RL. Mechanisms of weight regain. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Nov;93:3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Jan 16. PMID: 33461826.

Dulloo AG, Montani JP. Pathways from dieting to weight regain, to obesity and to the metabolic syndrome: an overview. Obes Rev. 2015 Feb;16 Suppl 1:1-6. doi: 10.1111/obr.12250. PMID: 25614198.

Lowe MR, Marti CN, Lesser EL, Stice E. Weight suppression uniquely predicts body fat gain in first-year female college students. Eat Behav. 2019 Jan;32:60-64. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.11.005. Epub 2018 Nov 29. PMID: 30594109.

Dulloo AG, Jacquet J, Montani JP, Schutz Y. How dieting makes the lean fatter: from a perspective of body composition autoregulation through adipostats and proteinstats awaiting discovery. Obes Rev. 2015 Feb;16 Suppl 1:25-35. doi: 10.1111/obr.12253. PMID: 25614201.

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