National initiative aimed at improving ADHD services, reducing wait times, and standardising care.

Information and support charity focused on ADHD, providing resources for families, schools, and individuals.

National charity offering advocacy, resources, and support networks for people with ADHD.

Professional-level explanation of adult ADHD, including impacts, treatment approaches, and support.

Official UK clinical guidelines covering diagnosis, management, and treatment standards for ADHD.

Guidance on recognising and managing ADHD in children and teenagers, aimed at parents and carers.

Clinical overview of ADHD in adults, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Provides mental health care, support, and treatment pathways for adults across Jersey.

Central access point for families seeking support services, including safeguarding, wellbeing, and early intervention for children.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service providing assessment, treatment, and support for young people with mental health conditions in Jersey.

Dr. Russell Barkely discusses ideas for parents of children with ADHD

Its not woowoo stuff, its pure science. If you don’t believe me have a brief look at Oxygen Advantage https://oxygenadvantage.com/pages/the-method, this is the practice I am trained in and have studied / coached for years now.

Apart from all the physical health benefits (improved blood flow and circulation, increase in HRV, diaphragm strengthening and much more) harnessing the power of your own breathing is life changing psychologically. These techniques have helped me overcome so many hurdles, from things as simple as clearing brain fog or procrastination, some of many ADHD mental barriers, to getting me out of a dark spiralling mentality due to my PTSD.

What works for me is being able to take my awareness out of my head and into my body, calm the chaos in my mind and quieten any “monkey chatter”. When we give our brain a rest, the benefits aren’t just mental clarity and room to think, but better decision making, social behaviour, emotional regulation and impulse control. These things are standard daily struggles a lot of us might face with ADHD, but the most simple and free tool we have, the reason why we are alive, our breathing, is so powerful. Let me share my favourite techniques.

Remember to go at your own pace and listen to your body!

BOX BREATHING

Not only does this help you get in the zone, but it helps you maintain a sense of alertness to carry out tasks that require pure focus, without relaxing you too much.

Try it for yourself and get in the zone through the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gpIKHvekBwImBE86uTTPHgbs0VFdDjbQ/view?usp=drivesdk

MANY SMALL BREATHOLDS

This simple technique only takes 2 to 3 minutes and allows you to conquer any anxiety or procrastination and helps to bring a sense of calm to the mind and body.

Calm the Chaos though the link below:



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARZqEYon10PuVpJ9uB6FwzQKo8NXYVl7/view?usp=drivesdk

CADENCE BREATHING & HUMMING:
Letting go of any tension and stress at the end of the day is where this technique really works - lengthening your exhales and humming to enhance vagal tone, down regulates nervous system. Something most of us struggle with with the fast paced lives we lead.

Try it yourself and get a restorative and peaceful sleep! (cadence breathing followed by humming).

CADENCE BREATHING
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vkj_hRNfooyV8b_8X7J8Zz72bSosHdYz/view?usp=drivesdk

HUMMING
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r31fMbjpE2CDCjLzv_kcx73Dj4uLQOY-/view?usp=drivesdk

Control your breath, then you can control your mind and body.

KEEP IT NASAL!

In this completely revised and updated edition of the breakthrough bestseller that's sold nearly a million copies worldwide, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures work in your brain. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Renowned neuropsychiatrist Dr Daniel Amen includes new, cutting-edge research gleaned from more than 100,000 SPECT brain scans over the last 25 years and the latest, surprising, effective 'brain prescriptions' that can help heal your brain and change your life.

This book offers simple techniques which will help you to: Quell anxiety and panic; fight depression; boost memory; conquer impulsiveness and learn to focus; and stop obsessive worrying.

If your brain makes you ‘you’, how can you treat your brain so that you are the best possible version of you?

In this new episode Steven sits down again with world-leading psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, Dr. Daniel Amen.

Dr. Daniel Amen is the founder of Amen Clinics, which has the world’s largest database of 225,000 brain scans for psychiatry, he is also the founder of BrainMD, a company specialising in brain-directed supplements. Dr. Amen has provided brain scans for celebrities such as Bella Hadid and Justin Bieber, and is a 12-time New York Times best-selling author.

In this conversation Dr. Amen and Steven discuss topics, such as:

His aim of creating a revolution in brain health

Why brain and not mental disorders are the key issue

Depression comes from brain health

How optimising your brain will optimise your life

The difference between physical trauma and emotional trauma

Why playing racket sports will make you live longer

The scan of Steven’s brain

Steven’s ADHD and how to live with ADHD

Why orange juice can make your brain worse

The importance of blood flow to the brain

How caffeine and nicotine constricts blood flow to the brain

When you stop learning your brain starts dying

How loneliness accelerates dementia

Depression doubling the risk of Alzheimer's in women

Why he doesn’t believe in the power of positive thinking

Screen time creating anxiety and depression

How sleep cleans the brain

Sugars damaging impact on the brain

Why not flossing can make you depressed

How your body wash is poisoning you

Ways to stop negative thinking

The impact of certain fatty foods on reducing Alzheimer’s

How weight gain is making you dumb

You can purchase Dr. Amen’s most recent book, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships’, here: https://amzn.to/40uCGhQ

In the episode, Rachel talks about her own ADHD journey and how it led to starting ADHD Jersey. She and Harvey chat about the early days of the organisation, the surprising moments along the way, and the rapid growth of public support on the island. They also dive into some of the challenges still facing people with ADHD in Jersey, from long waiting times to the lack of understanding in key services.

The conversation flows through:

• What it’s really like to be diagnosed later in life

• Why community and lived experience matter so much

• The support programmes now running through ADHD Jersey

• How education, workplaces, and families can better understand ADHD

• The future vision for improving support on the island

Rachel said:

“Harvey made it so easy to talk openly. It was a great chance to share what ADHD Jersey is all about and to remind people that they’re not on their own.”

The episode is full of honest moments, plenty of laughs, and a real look at what drives the work we do at ADHD Jersey.

You can listen to the full interview on the Island Driven podcast now.