Episode 132: Embracing a More Integrated, Holistic and Apiritual Approach to ADHD
An integrative and more holistic healthcare approach is something you hear me talking about a lot on the Podcast. You've probably heard how passionate I am about helping people with ADHD weave more lifestyle-orientated practices alongside Western healthcare in their daily routine, and I'm delighted to welcome someone who embraces this approach with her patients, Dr Gemma Newman (The Plant Power Doctor), a best-selling author, podcast host, and GP.
Although Gemma is a medical GP, she's also interested in holistic health, plant-based nutrition, and lifestyle medicine. In her practice, she has come to understand that body, mind, and soul are not separate and that only by addressing the root causes of stress and disconnection can we truly heal from the inside out. She is a founding member and ambassador for Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and a member of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
Gemma's second book, Get Well, Stay Well: The Six Healing Health Habits Everyone Should Know (Ebury, 2024), combines medicine, psychology, and nutrition. It provides simple, actionable tips and a unique wellness template to help you transform your life.
On this episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Gemma and Kate speak about:
Gemma's GLOVES framework for holistic and lifestyle wellbeing
The role of functional medicine and ADHD
How to talk to your GP regarding an ADHD diagnosis
Self-compassion as a neurodivergent person
Gemma's journey to spiritual practice, holistic and functional health
Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping and the many benefits for ADHD
The benefits of plant-focused eating
Knowing the areas of health that will help YOU the most
How does our emotional and spiritual wellbeing impact our physical health
You can find out more about Gemma on her website, gemmanewman.com.
Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.
Have a read of Kate’s articles in ADDitude magazine here