GUEST SPEAKERS
Sally Davidson, ANP-BC, IFMCP OCTOBER 2016 Functional Medicine and how it looks at ADHD
Sally received her BSN from Northeastern University in the 1980s and then returned in the late 1990s for her master of science. Since obtaining her certification as a nurse practitioner in Adult Primary Care, she has primarily worked in neurology with an emphasis in patients with psychiatric issues as well. She always felt that one had to heal the mind before one could expect to make the behavior changes necessary to become and remain healthy.
Patients will often say that they feel like they have known Sally their whole lives. She feels that being open to really listening to people is part of the healing process. Their story is who they are and how they arrived at this point in their health journey. She truly understands what makes people tick and where their motivation lies. That is what she does best.
Sally is the first certified IFM Nurse Practitioner in the state of RI.
to learn more about Functional Medicine and Sally, visit: Fxnmind.com
Patients will often say that they feel like they have known Sally their whole lives. She feels that being open to really listening to people is part of the healing process. Their story is who they are and how they arrived at this point in their health journey. She truly understands what makes people tick and where their motivation lies. That is what she does best.
Sally is the first certified IFM Nurse Practitioner in the state of RI.
to learn more about Functional Medicine and Sally, visit: Fxnmind.com
Kristin M. MacRae Organizing & Efficiency Expert
Organizing In RI, LLC, is owned and operated solely by Kristin MacRae
who is an organizing and efficiency expert and public speaker.
Kristin teaches her clients that living an organized lifestyle will save
them time and money. It will decrease their stress levels and allow them to become more efficient and productive.
Kristin writes a weekly column every Tuesday in the Lifestyle Section of GoLocalProv.com. She has an internet radio show on talkstreamradio.com. Her articles have been published in many local and national magazines.
who is an organizing and efficiency expert and public speaker.
Kristin teaches her clients that living an organized lifestyle will save
them time and money. It will decrease their stress levels and allow them to become more efficient and productive.
Kristin writes a weekly column every Tuesday in the Lifestyle Section of GoLocalProv.com. She has an internet radio show on talkstreamradio.com. Her articles have been published in many local and national magazines.
Benjamin Blackett, Reiki Master
“Tools for Finding Peace with Your ADD/ADHD”
Having a life-long relationship with ADD, Benjamin Blackett has only officially known about having ADD since 2003. A participant in many trades, including Theatre, Education, Construction, Boat Works, Spiritual Life Coaching, and Reiki, he specializes in working with others to help them heal themselves and mend relationships.
Implementing a mindfulness meditation practice into his life starting in1998, Benjamin has found ways to be at peace regardless of what the storm may be. He received his first Reiki training in Paris, France in 2004, and has been a Reiki Master Healer and Teacher since 2008. Benjamin is always looking for ways to share how his mindfulness practice and Reiki have helped him in navigating life's waters with ADD.
Implementing a mindfulness meditation practice into his life starting in1998, Benjamin has found ways to be at peace regardless of what the storm may be. He received his first Reiki training in Paris, France in 2004, and has been a Reiki Master Healer and Teacher since 2008. Benjamin is always looking for ways to share how his mindfulness practice and Reiki have helped him in navigating life's waters with ADD.
Matt Reid, ACC, AACC
“Managing Adult ADD/ADHD: Organizing Tasks, Time and Stuff”
ADHD and Life Coach, Professional Organizer, Executive Function Specialist, Teacher & Speaker
Matt, is a classically-trained chef, husband and proud father. After more than a decade as a professional chef, he left the restaurant industry to pursue his true calling as a coach. Diagnosed with ADHD at 10 years old, he has drawn from his personal experience, his formal coaching education, and his experience as a professional coach to help clients of all ages and backgrounds create the lives they have always wanted and deserved. His business, The In Place, helps others find their place in the world every day, through created home environments that are relaxing, peaceful, efficient, and easy to maintain, and work spaces that are streamlined and built for productivity.
His cooking instructions are not recipes, but techniques which are broadly applicable. These include how to get a healthy, balanced meal on the table on a weeknight in about a half an hour without stressing about it, and information on how to buy/what to buy at the store, how to organize your kitchen, what equipment you really need, and how to plan your weekly meals and daily schedule.
In addition to his personal experience, Matt stays up on the current science of ADHD so he can help his clients best understand how their ADHD effects them.
Matt also runs the only CHADD Parents ADHD support group in Massachusetts, and in January 2015 was asked to join the Massachusetts General Hospital Patients and Families Advisory Council.
Matt, is a classically-trained chef, husband and proud father. After more than a decade as a professional chef, he left the restaurant industry to pursue his true calling as a coach. Diagnosed with ADHD at 10 years old, he has drawn from his personal experience, his formal coaching education, and his experience as a professional coach to help clients of all ages and backgrounds create the lives they have always wanted and deserved. His business, The In Place, helps others find their place in the world every day, through created home environments that are relaxing, peaceful, efficient, and easy to maintain, and work spaces that are streamlined and built for productivity.
His cooking instructions are not recipes, but techniques which are broadly applicable. These include how to get a healthy, balanced meal on the table on a weeknight in about a half an hour without stressing about it, and information on how to buy/what to buy at the store, how to organize your kitchen, what equipment you really need, and how to plan your weekly meals and daily schedule.
In addition to his personal experience, Matt stays up on the current science of ADHD so he can help his clients best understand how their ADHD effects them.
Matt also runs the only CHADD Parents ADHD support group in Massachusetts, and in January 2015 was asked to join the Massachusetts General Hospital Patients and Families Advisory Council.