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3 Things I Hope Kids Take Away From Our Book

When we started writing All You Can Be with ADHD, Penn said something that stuck with me: “I want this to be the book I wish I had as a kid.” It wasn’t until college that Penn was diagnosed with…

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5 Ways To Raise Confident ADHD Kids

Parenting a child with ADHD is equal parts rewarding and exhausting. Some days, you’re celebrating their creativity and brilliance. Other days, you’re wondering if they’ll remember to turn in their homework or sit through breakfast without doing laps around the…

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Is It Anxiety, ADHD, or Perimenopause? 

This week we had a podcast with Dr. Amelia Kelley, and it hit me harder than I expected. What started as a fun episode swapping ridiculous ADHD hacks—like putting your keys in the fridge so you don’t forget your lunch,…

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The Venn Diagram Between ADHD & Perimenopause

You know what’s fun? Randomly forgetting the word “pothole” while texting someone very important life advice. (I had to completely rewrite the message because I couldn’t think of the word.) Or getting very bent out of shape because I left…

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Why ADHD Is Different For Girls & Women

When we wrote the book, ADHD Is Awesome, we got to meet a lot of you on our book tour. In reading the book, many of you with ADHD felt seen for the first time. And some of you had…

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Being A Hallmark Movie Writer

If you’ve watched us for a while, you know that we’ve made some very fun parodies about Hallmark holiday movies. It’s always a high-powered executive who comes back to their quaint hometown, falls in love, and starts a new chapter.…

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Panic Attacks, Hurricanes, & An Amazing College Kid

The last two weeks have been a lot in the Holderness house. First, Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of North Carolina, where some of Penn’s family still lives. So many people lost their lives and whole towns were wiped…

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Being Black & Having ADHD

When we wrote our book, ADHD Is Awesome, one of the areas we wanted to cover more was the underdiagnosis of ADHD amongst women as well as minority populations. We quickly realized the complexities of both would probably merit their…

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For The Mom With ADHD

Penn here! What a journey this past month has been. We finished up our final book tour appearance last week in Minneapolis, and I’m still basking in the love we’ve felt from meeting all of you. When we wrote ADHD…

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ADHD Is Awesome & So Are You

For 10 years, Kim and I have reacted with you predominantly in one way: in the comments section. There have been some very nice interactions at airports, Disney World, and restaurants. But mostly, we’ve gotten to know you with nothing…

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