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ADHD and Struggles at School

October 9, 2020 emmamahony2 Comments

The piece I wrote for the Daily Telegraph included some detail from my book that has just been published Better Late Than Never about how I had to produce my school reports for my adult ADHD diagnosis. The headline “My messiness exasperated my teachers” was what captured the editors’ interest in this complex disorder.

I hope to add another piece from the Daily Telegraph after an interview with one of their newly diagnosed journalists – who wants to talk to me about sharing common symptoms. Watch this space…

ADHD and the Menopause

October 9, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

It was a surprise when I wrote a piece for the Daily Mail as an advocate for ADHD Awareness Month and the launch of my book – Better Late Than Never – and they decided to look at it from the angle of falling estrogen levels during the menopause.

The full piece can be read here

Emma (pictured) said she was politely fired from two jobs around the time of her ADHD diagnoses from the NHS

The ADHD Lockdown diaries – #BLM final

June 12, 2020January 9, 2021 emmamahonyLeave a comment

In this final ADHD Lockdown 1 diary, Clarissa Vorfeld offers a Swiss view from across the channel of the new normal with Covid-19 LOCKDOWN DIARIES (1) restrictions lifted, while Emma Mahony talks to Dr Jude Smith Rachele in the US about the need to slow down to examine the impace of the #BlackLivesMatter protests.

VE Day memories – my mother and father aged 11

May 8, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

Here are some memories of VE day from my parents, now 86, remembering the celebrations in their respective towns of Fowey in Cornwall where my grandfather (pictured) was buried in 1944 and Dewsbury in Yorkshire.

The ADHD Lockdown Diaries – Day 25

April 17, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

As Clarissa gives the timescale for Switzerland coming out of Lockdown, Emma feels hope is on the horizon for the UK as the pandemic plateaus. Andrew St Clair joins from urban Spain to report on easing off there, while Paul Richardson in rural Spain discusses music as solace during isolation, and plays us out with Chopin’s preludes.

ADHD Lockdown Diaries – Day 24

April 16, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

Clarissa prepares for the easing of Lockdown with hairsalons in Switzerland, while Emma talks to founding director of the prison charity Fine Cell Work about how they are keeping prisoners occupied and paid with bonuses in their cells – a lesson for us all in mental health.

The ADHD Lockdown Diaries – Day 23

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Emma in the UK loves 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore walking a 100 laps of his garden before his birthday, and raising over £7m for the NHS, while Clarissa in Switzerland welcomes the reopening of schools in Denmark, and talks to Now Teacher Anne-Marie Lawlor about how well Education is faring under lockdown.

The ADHD Lockdown diaries – Day 22

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Clarissa in Switzerland talks Easter memories of chocolate bunnies in face masks, while Emma finds fresh air in abundance after councils clear streets of cars so people can exercise. Welcoming Environmentalist Matt Mellen of Ecohustler to suggest One Good Thing we can do after Lockdown to breathe better #climatechange.

The ADHD Lockdown Diaries – Day 17

April 10, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

Clarissa has found great stories of Covid-19 progress in Switzerland with CERN inventions and #VersusVirus ideas, and Emma is celebrating all things good in the environment as we head into the Easter Break. Just 15 minutes of all the positive news we can muster. Happy Easter!

The ADHD Lockdown Diaries – Day 16

April 8, 2020 emmamahonyLeave a comment

Emma tells how the nation is #prayingforBoris and how nature is benefitting from the great global slowdown, while Clarissa reports on the first virtual wedding in Switzerland. Guest Agronomist and Master Baker Nacho Trives in Spain offers tips to bake the perfect loaf. Screen Shot 2020-04-08 at 17.50.31