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Kai Integrative Psychiatry Integrative psychiatric care for children, teens, & women throughout California. Specializing in ADHD. Now accepting new patients.

Telehealth statewide | In-person in Diamond Bar when available.

10/14/2026

Good morning from the park! 🦆🌳
After I posted my first video, I watched it back and thought, “Do I sound condescending?” Then I realized that was just the voice in my own head talking.
Negative self-talk happens to all of us, but it can be especially common with ADHD. The first step is simply noticing it:
“Hey, I’m having some negative self-talk right now. What can I do to feel better? How can I be kind to myself and my mind?”
One of my favorite answers is what I’m doing in this video: getting outside. Baby girl and I went to see the ducks. 💙
Anytime you can move your body a little and get some fresh air, it helps. 🌿 Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Can’t get outside? Walking around your house, your apartment complex, or your front or backyard all count. Small moves can help shift negative self-talk toward something kinder.
Want to talk? Book a free 15-minute consult call through the link in my bio. If that feels like too big a step, you can reach me through the contact form or email on my website. I’d love to hear from you. I’m here for you. 💙
What’s one way you reset your mind? Share below 👇
❌ Not medical advice. Educational material only.

10/12/2026

Mail piling up in the corner? 📬 The closet you started cleaning but never finished? That one task you keep putting off, even when you finally have the time?

Hi, I’m Amy 👋 I’m a psychiatric nurse practitioner and the founder of Kai Integrative Psychiatry. And trust me when I say: I get it.

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 17. Today, I’m a mom of three (my youngest just turned 1! 🎉), and I run my own practice.

I also want to debunk a myth: doing well in school does NOT mean you don’t have ADHD. I loved school. It was my hyperfocus. Many girls and women are missed for years because they look like they have it all together.

You’re not lazy, scattered, or difficult. Your brain may just work differently, and with the right support, that difference can become your greatest strength. 💙

Follow along for real talk on ADHD in girls and women, from someone who lives it firsthand.

Ready to talk? Book a free 15-minute consult call. No pressure, no commitment, just a conversation. Link in my bio. I can’t wait to meet you! 💙

What’s your biggest “ADHD pile”? Tell me below 👇

❌ Not medical advice. Educational material only.

"Integrative psychiatry” sounds great, but what does it actually mean for your care? For me, it means looking beyond a l...
09/18/2026

"Integrative psychiatry” sounds great, but what does it actually mean for your care?

For me, it means looking beyond a list of symptoms.

If you’re exhausted, struggling to focus, feeling more anxious than usual or noticing that your medication isn’t working the way you hoped, I want to understand the bigger picture.

That might mean looking at sleep, labs when appropriate, hormones and your cycle, medications and supplements, nutrition, stress, and what’s actually happening in your day-to-day life.

And yes, medication can absolutely be part of integrative care. 💊

The goal isn’t to avoid medication or find a hidden physical cause for every symptom. It’s to gather enough information to make thoughtful decisions about what might actually help *you.*

Because mental health doesn’t happen separately from the rest of your body or your life.

Swipe through for a closer look at what integrative psychiatry can look like at Kai. 💛

Kai Integrative Psychiatry 🌊 Holistic mental health and psychiatric care for teens, women, and moms across California. Based in Diamond Bar, serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and telehealth statewide.

Educational content only. Not medical advice. Evaluation, testing, and treatment are individualized to each patient.

Some mental health questions feel too small, too weird or too random to actually bring up with your provider. 👀But those...
09/11/2026

Some mental health questions feel too small, too weird or too random to actually bring up with your provider. 👀

But those are often the questions worth asking.

There isn't always a simple yes or no answer because your symptoms, history, medications, hormones, environment, and season of life all matter.

Swipe through for quick answers to a few questions that come up often. 💛

Have one we didn't cover? Leave it in the comments or send me a DM.

Kai Integrative Psychiatry 🌊 Holistic mental health and psychiatric care for teens, women, and moms across California. Based in Diamond Bar, serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and telehealth statewide.

General education only. Not medical advice or a substitute for individualized care.

09/10/2026

If you’re sitting in the school pickup line right now, before you scroll for the next 30 minutes... take a few minutes to reset. 😮‍💨

Because in a few minutes, the car door is going to open.

Someone will probably be hungry.
Someone might have had a bad day.
There may be homework, practice, dinner, baths, emails you still haven’t answered... all waiting for you.

But right now? You’re just sitting in the car.

So unclench your jaw. Drop your shoulders.

Breathe in through your nose for 4.
Hold for 4.
Slowly breathe out for 6.

Do it two more times.

That’s it.

Just one quiet minute before the second half of the day starts.

Save this one for tomorrow’s pickup line. 🤍

Your symptoms are not the whole story. And neither is your diagnosis. 💛A label can be genuinely useful. It gives you lan...
09/08/2026

Your symptoms are not the whole story. And neither is your diagnosis. 💛

A label can be genuinely useful. It gives you language for something you have carried without words for years. It opens doors to treatment and sometimes accommodations. It explains a lot of things that never quite made sense before.

I am not anti-diagnosis at all. I have watched how much relief the right one can bring.

But it is a starting point, not a summary of who you are.

The work I actually care about is everything that comes after the diagnosis. What your life looks like on an ordinary Tuesday. What is quietly draining you. Whether you are sleeping, whether you are eating, whether you have anyone to talk to. What would need to change for things to feel lighter.

None of that fits neatly in a chart, and all of it matters.

Save this one if you have ever felt reduced to a diagnosis code. And if you are looking for care that goes further than that, my consult link is in my bio. 🌊

Kai Integrative Psychiatry 🌊 Holistic mental health and psychiatric care for children, teens, and adults across California.☀️ Based in Diamond Bar, serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and telehealth statewide.

Could it be anxiety or could it actually be ADHD? In teen girls, the honest answer is that it is very often both. 👀Here ...
09/03/2026

Could it be anxiety or could it actually be ADHD? In teen girls, the honest answer is that it is very often both. 👀

Here is the pattern I see constantly in my practice.

A girl gets treated for anxiety for years. The medication helps a little. Therapy helps a little. But something still is not clicking, and nobody can quite explain why.

What is happening underneath is an ADHD brain that has been running at maximum effort just to keep pace with everyone around her. The anxiety is not the root problem. It is the byproduct of working twice as hard as her peers and never understanding why it takes so much more out of her.

When we only treat the anxiety, we are treating the symptom instead of the source. Things improve a little, and then they stall.

So if your daughter has been in treatment and still feels like everything is harder for her than it should be, that is worth a second look. Not a second guess of her providers, just a fuller picture of what is actually going on.

I specialize in ADHD in teen girls and young women across California. Book a free 15 minute consultation through the link in my bio. 💛

Kai Integrative Psychiatry 🌊 Holistic mental health and psychiatric care for teens, women, and moms across California. Based in Diamond Bar, serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and telehealth statewide.
Educational content only. Not medical advice.

Confession time, from a psychiatric nurse practitioner who also has kids. Back to school gets me too.I know all of the s...
09/02/2026

Confession time, from a psychiatric nurse practitioner who also has kids.

Back to school gets me too.

I know all of the strategies. I teach the strategies. I talk through them with families every single week.

And I still have the week where the mornings are pure chaos, the lunches are genuinely sad, and I am lying awake at 11pm wondering whether I am doing enough for my own kids.

Here is what I have learned. Having the knowledge does not make you immune to any of it. It just means I recognize what is happening a little faster, and I am a lot kinder to myself about it than I used to be.

So if you are white knuckling this transition right now, I want you to know you are in extremely good company. It is not a sign that you are doing it wrong. It is a sign that this season asks a lot of everyone in the house, including you.

Tell me the part of back to school that gets you the most in the comments. 👇

Parents, if "how was school" keeps getting you a one word answer, try these instead."Fine." Every single time. I know.Th...
09/01/2026

Parents, if "how was school" keeps getting you a one word answer, try these instead.

"Fine." Every single time. I know.

The trick is asking something specific enough that their brain actually has to go find the answer:

1. What was the funniest thing that happened today?
2. Who did you sit with at lunch?
3. What was the hardest part of your day?
4. Is there anything you are dreading tomorrow?
5. What is one thing you wish I understood better right now?

You do not need to ask all five. Pick one, ask it in the car or at bedtime when no eye contact is required, and then let the silence sit for a few seconds before you fill it.

Save this post, try one this week, and come tell me which one worked. I genuinely want to know. 👇

Kai Integrative Psychiatry 🌊 Holistic mental health and psychiatric care for teens, women, and moms across California. Based in Diamond Bar, serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and telehealth statewide.
Educational content only. Not medical advice.

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