90: Trauma and ADHD with Corban David Jenai
How do we differentiate between ADHD symptoms and trauma responses?\xa0
What strategies can parents employ to navigate these conditions?
How can we provide a safe and supportive environment to be fostered at home?
In this episode of the Soaring Child podcast, explore more about ADHD and trauma in children. Both ADHD and trauma manifest in ways that can impact a child's behavior, their emotional wellbeing, and their academic performance. It can also put a strain on families and the peace in their house.\xa0
Corban David Jenai is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an artist, and the Chief Hope Officer for Hope Guide, an organization committed to the cause of reducing the barrier of entry to trauma healing. Corban has built and sold four companies and traveled to over 80 countries with his wife and six children.
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Key Takeaways:
[3:24] Corban\u2019s personal experience with ADHD
[5:31] Why Corban sees ADHD as his superpower
[6:53] Why Corban became interested in trauma
[8:50] How trauma and ADHD symptoms can overlap
[11:03] How does trauma exacerbate symptoms of ADHD?
[12:13] What constitutes a traumatic event?
[17:04] Advice for parents who are helping kids work through trauma
[21:40] Ways parents can give kids back their agency
[23:41] Ways parents can help angry kids express their anger safely
[25:14] How parents can create a safe, supportive environment for their kids
[27:48] HopeGuide
[30:54] Where to find Corban online
Memorable Moments:
\u201cI view ADHD as a type of superpower. The things I experienced in my life, I didn\u2019t see them as negative. I saw them as positive.\u201d
\u201dWhen you call something a disorder, you\u2019re saying something is broken. I didn\u2019t feel disordered.\u201d
\u201dThere actually is a way to transform the negative things that have happened into something positive.\u201d
\u201dA lot of the symptoms [of trauma and ADHD] overlap.\u201d
\u201dPeople who have PTSD are far more likely to also be diagnosed with ADHD.\u201d
\u201dTrauma is never the thing that happened. It\u2019s the way that our bodies responded to the things that happened.=
\u201dOne of the central things for something to turn into trauma is the ability or the inability to take action.\u201d
\u201dIt\u2019s not the event. It\u2019s the response of the body.\u201d
\u201dTrauma is a solvable problem.\u201d
\u201dWe tend to believe that some emotions are good and others are bad\u2026The moment you say, \u2018No, anger is bad,\u2019 you are teaching them that they don\u2019t actually have agency\u2026.that their reaction to an unjust event is itself unjust. And that is incorrect.\u201d
\u201dGiving room for those emotions to be expressed in a healthy way can go a long way.\u201d
How to Connect to Corban David Jenai
Website: https://www.hopeguide.com/
Podcast: https://www.hopeguide.com/podcast\xa0
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