by Scott Spradlin, LPC, LMAC | May 24, 2022 | DBT
“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray All of us struggle with our emotions from time to time. Perhaps in the way that Dorian Gray expresses in the... 
by Scott Spradlin, LPC, LMAC | May 9, 2022 | ADHD, DBT, Uncategorized
WISE MIND FOR THE DISTRACTED MIND: EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS FOR ADHD Emotions and Adult ADHD Emotion regulation is getting more attention in research and clinical circles as a significant dynamic in the lives of ADHD adults, with more voices advocating for changes to... 
by Scott Spradlin, LPC, LMAC | Jan 14, 2022 | DBT, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
Happy New Year to all of you dear readers. I hope that your recent traverse through the holidays was filled with warmth, love, and joy. And now that we have crossed the threshold into 2022, many of us are making new year resolutions to lose weight, save money, quit... 
by Scott Spradlin, LPC, LMAC | Nov 13, 2021 | Relationships
“When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of... 
by Scott Spradlin, LPC, LMAC | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adult ADHD and Self-Criticism We ADHD adults know too well the pain of persistently letting down others. We’re chronically tardy. We make small careless mistakes in details that can lead to disastrous outcomes in schoolwork, professions, or home life. At best we...
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