My Tedx Talk - How I learnt to fix my ‘broken brain’ by healing my broken heart - ADHD
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Published 2022-02-10
I did my Tedx Talk virtually in June with The University of Manchester after several delays due to covid and because I’m soooo extra, I asked if I could record my own version so I didn’t have to have the recorded zoom session as my only copy of it.
And… here it is!!!
It’s called:
HOW I LEARNT TO FIX MY ‘BROKEN BRAIN’ BY HEALING MY BROKEN HEART
It’s basically about my whole life lol My ADHD journey, navigating my way through trauma (CPTSD), The healing process, my experience as a coach.. so much 🤣🤣 typical!
This whole experience was not only a pinch me moment to even be asked but one of my greatest achievements because I memorised a whole 20 minute talk. Me? Scatter brain ADHD me? I’m soooo proud! So so proud! And I feel bloody lovely just saying that 🥰☺️
Please watch it, enjoy it, share it, contact me to tell me what you thought… THE LOT!
It’s a bit longer than it should be because I’m speaking a lot slower than I did on the actual day so I tried to edit out my unnecessary pauses etc but I will probably have to chop it down or speed it up before sending it over to go up on the University’s site or… by God’s grace THE OFFICIAL TED TALK PLATFORM eeeee! @TEDx
I am sweating from nerves just from sharing this lol
Also… thank you SOOOOO much to everyone who came and attended live on the day. Your encouragement made my YEAR!! I appreciate you!
All Comments (9)
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Youre doing a great job,darling.i only recently found out i had ADHD at 62 years old and although ive watched a million vids on the subject,you are the one that speaks my language.thanks.
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Hi Penny. I suffer from both the symptoms that appear in your list of symptoms for both boys and girls. I've been told both that I have either simply "ADD" or ADHD type "inattentive". Which doesn't seem to really properly describe what I experience. What you've said here has been really encouraging to me. I am probably a bit older than you, but you're speaking my experiential language. And I've hardly ever encountered this. I found you because I saw an interview of yours done by Harley Therapy. I too have CPTSD from my emotionally neglectful parents raising someone who was both queer, unlike them, and also apparently smarter than they were. I may have a tame history compared to some who qualify as having CPTSD, but I nonetheless have a clear connection to the outcomes that occur from this, including substance abuse, phycological dissociation, mood swings, anxiety, depression, and horrific procrastination of things that I knew I needed to address to better my life. I would really like to speak with you about this. I'm sure I'm one of many, but I have not met someone in person who has spoken so closely to the feelings I've experienced during my whole life. I am very grateful for this video of yours in particular. I really appreciate your vulnerability and honesty in your sharing of your personal experience. It really has meant something special to me. Thank you, Penny.
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Dito.❤️
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Thank you again👍🏻.. And God bless you again 🤲🏻.. 24 min video. But when iwas watching 24 years memory opened in my mind(human has 2.5 million GB memory our difrence is we can remember much or think much more than normals)😉 ..so lots of topics under them lots of comments ..ext you filled lots of spaces in my mind...God is bigger than everything in this universe but a Broken heart is God s home.means God is always near with sensetive, good persons. tears are more valuable than pearls, jewellers...👍🏻
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Thank you so much for sharing this Pen. You are amazing and appreciated ❤️
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Thank you Penny for sharing..I can relate to alot of the things you mentioned. GOD Bless You 🙏🏽
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I heard one of your interviews and it hit home. I am going through the exact same things you are describing. I found out one year ago from this month that me and my daughter have adhd and I thought that was what the problem was. But it opened a pandoras box and I'm realizing that it's more than adhd...it seems more complex ptsd and adhd, but I feel like I cannot overcome the adhd symptoms without starting with the cptsd. I don't know where to get the help I need before I lose my job and lose my housing opportunity that I have but am running out of time. I do not want to continue being homeless but I am procrastinating because I know I need help with trauma first. If you have any resources you can steer me towards, please let me know if you see this.
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