Hey BABE!
This your members only section. As we grow you’ll find more Members Only Perks here!
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Mind Body Therapy
Book a ONE hour or more massage or facial and receive a FREE 15min sauna or SAD lamp or Colour Therapy session
MindBody Therapy – Complementary Health | London
They also offer free mental health support for survivors of domestic violence:
WhatsApp Community
Our new WhatsApp Community was created exclusively for members.
WhatsApp Community is helpful as it allows you to choose which chats to join based on your personal interests, so we are inviting all members to join the community by clicking on the button below!
Kew Gardens Entry Pass
We are delighted to offer a free entry pass to Kew Gardens as another members perk!
Please Fill in this form to claim this perk.
We also have a WhatsApp group chat 'Kew Gardens Visits' + our Discord channel 'meet ups' where you can ask other babes if they are up for attending as a group!
ADHD Babes x Psychiatry UK
In conjunction with ADHD Babes and Psychiatry UK,
Ayana Gibbs has agreed to offer 1 free ADHD assessment a month for members!
We really hope this will begin to bridge the huge gap in services for our community.
Due to high interest levels, there is currently a waiting time of 6 months.
To express interest, please Click the button below to send us an email, and we will be in touch.
Member-Only Events
Sunday body doubling and journaling sessions take place between 7:00-9:00PM (BST).
Body-doubling is a tool that can help us start and maintain concentration during tasks by working with somebody else there.
Join us for our weekly journaling and body-doubling sessions exclusively for ADHD Babes members!
The Access Code for all Eventbrite events for members is : ADHDBABEX
PAST EVENTS
Benefits Awareness Session
11th July, 2024
After hearing your feedback about support in understanding what benefits are available for us, we organized a 'Benefits Awareness Session' facilitated by ADHD Babes & Elaine Hughes where babes can find out what is available for us as disabled Black folk in the UK.
Passcode: Q7qW#kSm
Open Space with Dr Ayana on the ADHD Diagnosis Process
We spoke about the diagnosis process .
please find the Recording below!
Access Code: 4SA47Np.
NeuroEngima x ADHD Babes:
How to Start a Community Organisation
29th April, 2024
Viv spoke about:
Ways to identify your community needs: Creating frameworks to identify needs and base your outreach and services on.
Ways to organise and utilise your skills as a neurodivergent: looking at your personal profile and how to think about accommodating yourself.
Future Outlook and Opportunities: Looking at your potential funding streams, discuss collaborations and space for questions.
Access Code: 9Md^yjdm
Managing ADHD Symptoms (Part 2)
Thursday, 4th April, 2024 at 6pm
This session is an opportunity to build on the learning from the initial awareness session and do a deeper dive into how to thrive and survive with AD(H)D. Jannett will draw on almost 30 years of experience as a neurodiversity tutor, workplace coach and consultant to answer questions and “spill some neurotypical tea”. You don’t have to have attended part 1 to benefit from this interactive session; just come with
an open mind
one question
a strategy that’s worked for you so we can add it to the community pot.
Access Code: j*QbrY7@
ADHD Babes - Career’s Workshop
Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 6:30 PM
We ran a bespoke workshop on ADHD & Career progression with a qualified careers coach from the community - Stephanie Ozuo!
The event focused on advice and strategies on how to build and maintain a successful career with ADHD.
Aims of the session
1. To learn foundational strategies on career progression with ADHD
2. To discuss strengths and challenges of living with ADHD in the workplace
3. To connect with other professionals in the ADHD babes community
ADHD Babes - Managing Finances
Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 6:30 PM
We got into the intricacies of handling money effectively; addressed impulse spending, unraveling the emotional cycle that often accompanies it. The session aimed to equip attendees with practical tips and tools to manage finances, decrease bills, and bolster savings.
Session Content
This workshop focused on managing finances:
1. Introduction
2. Exploring our relationship with money
3. Managing impulse spending (and the emotional cycle of spending)
4. Tips and tools to manage money, reduce bills and increase savings
Aims of the session
1. Discuss impacts of the past and ADHD on finances
2. Discuss managing tools and tips
ADHD Babes - Career's Open Space
Mon, 21 Aug 2023, 18:30
We had an open space discussion on ADHD & Entrepreneurship with a qualified careers coach from the community - Stephanie Ozuo.
Stephanie is a qualified Careers Coach with ADHD. She has over 8 years experience helping job seekers at all levels. With expertise that includes entrepreneurship, she has a comprehensive approach to careers guidance.
Session Content
1. Challenges faced by us as Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs
2. Tips and ideas to support us
3. Connecting with other Entrepreneurs in the community
ADHD Babes - Trauma Recovery & Wellbeing Programme
October 2022
We launched our first wellbeing programme focusing on alternative wellness and healing within our community! It was such a beautiful day filled with joy, laughter, sombre reflections and good energy.
Our 8 week wellbeing programme focused on wellness, healing and community together as Black Women and Black Non-binary folk with ADHD.
Some feedback from the initial day:
“ADHD babes is a magical space. Thank you”
“A care centered space with so much love and integrity. Beautiful experience”
“Thank you for facilitating such a wonderful program and assisting us on our healing journey”
Participants recorded responses to questions on the Core 10 + physical wellbeing questionnaire and a separate wellbeing questionnaire before and after the programme.
‘The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation is one measure that has been widely used to evaluate psychological distress during treatment’ (source)
The Wellbeing questionnaire measured positive aspects of wellbeing such as feeling optimistic and connected to one’s community.
Results showed scores from the Core 10+ decreased after treatment, indicating a decrease in psychological distress; and the Wellbeing scores improved, indicating an increase in overall wellness among participants.
Feedback after the programme was completed:
"Meeting the group helped me, I felt alone for so long"
"I appreciated the fact it was a very collaborative programme...it's a collective effort"
"We got to see each other on a human level"
"As a programme I think it was perfect"
"Thank you for facilitating a wonderful/healing wellness programme"
Core 10+ Physical Wellbeing Questionnaire Scores
Wellbeing Questionnaire Scores
Support Group Notes
Missed a session?
Fancy reading some notes from our last support group. Find all our archived sessions notes below
What you’ll find
Hobby Swap
Body Doubling
Accountability Double
Resources
Advice
AV Club
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ADHD BABES: The Podcast (Bonus Episodes)
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To ensure we are meeting our community's needs, we have a survey for feedback.
Please use this form to submit feedback, ideas and suggestions for ADHD Babes events, support group topics or anything else you would like to see from the community. If you would like us to contact you to discuss your idea further, please leave your email address on the form :)