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Parental Burnout: Burnout High in Parents of Neurodivergent Children

International Coach Academy

The doctor appointments, medications, self-judgments, and social media posts of neurotypical children doing extraordinary feats can increase the pressure a parent feels as they grapple with it all. They write about giving up, and some do – on medication, treatment, everything. The researchers go further in explaining the link.

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Building a Strong Nest

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As a Pediatrician and Obesity Medicine Specialist, it is frustrating how the US medical system focuses primarily on treating disease instead of preventing it. Most of the top ten chronic medical conditions are preventable or manageable (even reversible) by lifestyle changes. Building a Strong Nest Model. Progression Over Perfection. .

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Sensitive vs. Responsive

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Are medications often too strong or do you need the children’s dose or the natural form of the medication? They may have problems taking medications or eating certain foods, with very quick and sometimes severe consequences. Does your family have a ‘special name’ for your sensitivities?

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The PATHS Coaching Model

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B is a 39-year-old female Family Medicine physician referred to professional coaching by her manager because of the manager’s concerns that she was at substantial risk of leaving medical practice. Inquiry: a journal of medical care organization, provision, and financing, 60, 469580231159318. Godderis, L., Gardiner, K.

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Criticism vs. Generosity

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Self-criticism has been shown to reduce a person’s motivation and impede their progress toward their goals, it can make you more prone to procrastinate and ruminate, and it can move the brain into an inhibited state where it’s less able to function and problem-solve. Medical News Today, 31 August 2018. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2303

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Expectation vs. Emancipation

International Coach Academy

Academically, this path was a natural fit, however, I went through college forcing myself to study Neuroscience, taking all the pre-med requirements, participating in and publishing research, and taking the Medical College Admissions Test. I continued to study and coach, not wanting to do the former in the discipline I studied.

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Work Motivation: What It is and Why It is Important

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Most people would recognize that they failed to start or complete the task because they didn’t feel motivated at the time. It is easy to believe that motivation is a feeling that shows up when we need to perform, leaving us waiting for that magical sensation to appear. So what is motivation? What is motivation?