InSight ADHD

20/09/2026

REMINDER

Our InSight ADHD Free Q&A Session continues
Tomorrow Monday 21st September
9:30am’- 11:30am
St Mary’s Creative Space, St Mary’s Hill,
Chester CH1 2DW

A 90‑minute, open, science‑informed conversation about ADHD — what we know, what we don’t, and what can genuinely help.

This InSight Q&A session is a relaxed, supportive space to ask the questions that rarely get answered clearly. Whether you’re diagnosed, exploring ADHD, supporting someone, or simply curious, this session offers grounded, honest information without the noise, trends, or over‑simplified narratives that dominate social media.

Sessions hosted by an experienced and qualified coach.

To find out more and to reserve your space click on the link below. If you have any further questions don’t hesitate to contact us on

[email protected]

We look forward to seeing you

InSight ADHD Q&A – ChesterA 90‑minute, open, science‑informed conversation about ADHD — what we know, what we don’t, and what can genuinely help.This InSight Q&A session is a relaxed, supportive space to ask the questions that ra...

15/08/2026

FREE ADHD AWARENESS & SUPPORT

Are you struggling with ADHD or supporting a family member with ADHD - either with or without diagnosis?

Our next Winsford InSight ADHD Awareness & Support course will start on
Friday 4th September at
New Images Youth & Community Centre, Winsford.

The course is FREE and will run every Friday for 8 weeks from 10am to 12pm. Places are limited. To reserve your place contact us at:

[email protected]

or use the QR code on the flyer

All sessions are provided and supported by a qualified and experienced ADHD and Executive Function coach.

For further details see the attached flyer. We look forward to seeing you.

16/04/2026

Ever replay a moment over and over, wondering what you could have said or done differently?

A simple way to break that cycle is this:
Event → Response → Impact → Reflection

This approach helps you step back and make sense of what actually happened, rather than getting stuck in the emotion of it.

No judgement. No over-analysing. Just clarity.

People often find that using this approach quiets the mental 'loop' that comes after a difficult interaction and helps them move forward more easily.

If that sounds useful, InSight shares practical reflective tools like this here https://thinkadhd.co.uk/psychoeducation/

The InSight ADHD Education and Support Programme is a structured psychoeducation course designed to provide science-backed understanding of ADHD.

14/04/2026

For a person with ADHD, emotions often feel sudden, but they usually leave 'breadcrumbs' as the emotions are emerging. Physical cues, mental shifts or changes in pace.

Through Insight psycheducation, many people discover the signs were always there, they just hadn’t been taught how to read them.

We'd love to know, what early signs or emotional change do you tend to notice first before you react?

29/01/2026

Over the last few years, more and more people have been trying to make sense of ADHD - often while stuck on long waiting lists and with very little support.

In this article, Jamie Gordon, Reading ADHD Group reflects on the ADHD 'boom', the role social media has played, and why psychoeducation programmes like InSight can be so powerful. Not as a quick fix, but as a way of helping people understand how their brain works and reduce self-blame.

If you’re looking for thoughtful, grounded perspectives rather than noise, this is well worth a read.

Read the article here:

https://readingadhdgroup.org/2026/01/08/can-psychoeducation-help-reduce-adhd-service-inequalities/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPls0NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOa3VFbDBWb1dvbXlPUjlBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoKM4_oW_okCEj8bsz_7rAqr0G1DtMnd8eDN2s19LeqcoE96JJ7sxoWfQ-9O_aem_xfYkMZdN-QtFQvR_k4JWXw

27/01/2026

Loneliness, rejection sensitivity and moments of ego-centrism can appear in ADHD - not as flaws, but as emotional responses to years of mismatch or misunderstanding.
Naming these patterns helps people relate to themselves with more perspective and less criticism.

What part of emotional experience are you learning to approach more gently?

16/01/2026

What shapes how ADHD shows up?
ADHD is influenced by biology, environment and psychosocial factors.
This is why two people with the same diagnosis can look completely different day to day.
You may recognise how certain surroundings or pressures intensify traits without meaning to.

The InSight programme explores this in depth. If you're curious, you can book a call through our page https://nddirected.org/book-chat/

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12/01/2026

The social box.
Most people sit comfortably inside an unspoken margin of socially expected behaviour. ADHD often nudges people outside that space.
This is where misunderstandings and labels begin.
Many people tell us they spent years feeling “out of sync” long before they had a name for it.
We'd love you to share this post with someone who might find it clarifying.

18/12/2025

Executive function and emotional reactions

When emotional control, inhibition or flexibility are stretched, emotions tend to appear faster and more intensely.

This isn’t a personal flaw. It’s how the brain is trying to cope with limited bandwidth.

People often say learning this brings huge relief - the moment when behaviour finally makes sense.
Which part of executive function do you most recognise in yourself?

16/12/2025

Why do ADHD and emotions often travel together?

Emotional regulation challenges are common in ADHD, and they have nothing to do with effort or character. They sit where biology, lived experience and executive function meet.

Many people describe it as feeling everything “all at once” or “before they can name it”.

If that sounds familiar, you’re in good company here.

If you’d like to understand this part of ADHD more clearly, you can read more about InSight here https://thinkadhd.co.uk/psychoeducation/