EP218 - The Only Episode You Need!
Sep 29, 2025
Discover groundbreaking insights challenging ADHD as a mere psychiatric construct. Delve into the critiques of the chemical imbalance model and the questionable safety of medications. Learn about the impact of environmental factors on behavior and how labeling can hinder deeper healing. Hear personal stories of transformation through family work and the importance of slowing down for effective intervention. Embrace diagnosis as a catalyst for profound change, urging parents to question experts and prioritize healing.
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ADHD As A Construct, Not A Disease
- ADHD is a psychiatric diagnosis invented from observed behaviors, not a discovered medical disease.
- Labels group behaviors; they do not point to a biological marker or single cause.
No Single ADHD Gene
- There is no single ADHD gene and genetic framing exaggerates inevitability and limits parental agency.
- Epigenetics shows environment turns genes on or off, so family environment matters greatly.
Don't Accept Lifelong Medication As Inevitable
- Question claims that ADHD is a life sentence and resist messaging that encourages lifelong medication as inevitable.
- Pursue brain-rewiring approaches and don't accept medication as the only path.

