Episode 430: How We Heal Ourselves: ADHD Diagnoses, Transmagnetic Stimulation, and Genetic Testing with Dr. Sasha Hamdani

<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve ever been interested in learning about Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS), genetic screening, and being diagnosed with ADHD - then you are in the right place! This week, Dr. Sasha Hamdani joins me to talk about all of those topics and more. </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like several of the past guests in the series on healing, I found Dr. Hamdani on TikTok. Y’all, Mental Health is a big topic over there! Dr. Hamdani is a Board Certified psychiatrist and ADHD specialist. In addition to her private practice, she has a robust social media following across multiple platforms where she provides accessible and accurate information about ADHD. I am excited to introduce you to her and the work she does in the area of mental health and healing.</span></p> <p>You’ll hear:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dr. Hamdani and I both share our ADHD diagnosis stories and then discuss whether or not someone can someone have symptoms of ADHD but not have ADHD. (9:18)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS): what it is, who it can help, and how it helps. (16:44)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How you can prepare for your first meeting with a mental health medical professional. (34:21)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The benefits of genetic screening, what kind of data you can get from the testing, and who should use it. (39:42)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the stigma of having ADHD is different for women. (49:28)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/430">http://andreaowen.com/430</a></span></p> <p> </p>