When Will We Start Talking About a Movement Prescription for ADHD?!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5vp62dnnro @BBC This article shares what many of us have been screaming from the rooftops.

People haven’t suddenly “caught” ADHD because of TikTok, sugar, or bad parenting. What’s changed is awareness.

And with that awareness, more people are finally reaching out — getting answers, receiving diagnoses, and gaining the language they’ve spent their whole lives searching for.

💊 More options please!!!

What I Loved Most About the Article?

They actually said it, what so many of us have been shouting for years:

👉 We need more progressive, non-medical treatment options.

Yes. YES. Finally.

Because ADHD support shouldn’t be limited to what can be prescribed in a pill bottle and even when it is medication, there still needs to be choice.We need movement. We need nervous system support. We need choice.

I couldn’t agree more especially after spending two years trialling ADHD medication, desperate for it to work for me without side effects.

Unfortunately, the medication just wasn’t the right fit for me my body didn’t respond well, the downsides began to outweigh the positives. Yes, I could focus — but I moved less, felt less, connected less. I lost the healthy habits I’d worked so hard to build. I lost myself.

And don’t even get me started on the system… My private doctor only offered two medication options. I was paying £300 a month burning through my life savings for nearly a year but I was too scared to ask for a change.

Why? Because I didn’t want to delay shared care any longer. So I just stuck with what I was given… even though it wasn’t working.

This isn’t just a medication issue, it’s a lack of aftercare, support, and proper choice.

Struggle & Strength of Coming off ADHD Medication

Week one was rough. The anxiety came back hard. Since I’ve lost things A LOT and nearly get run over at least once a day, but I’m working on it.

But there have been some positives since having a break from the medication.

I have also: ✨ Connected more ✨ Supported those I love more ✨ Created more ✨ Laughed more

And that version of me? I’ve missed her.

Being off the medication has also meant I’ve had to lean back into the one thing that kept me alive in the first place: Movement.

One thing that kept me alive in the first place: movement.

Movement is medicine. For our brains, our nervous systems, and the limiting stories we carry too.

And science backs it. Movement can be as effective as medication for some of us.

For me, it’s been both a treatment and a pattern-breaker.

It’s not just what helps me focus or find motivation - it’s what helps me quiet the noise of shame, inconsistency, and rejection. The old stories that still run wild in my head.

But more than that, it reminds me who I am.

When everything feels tangled, when I’m losing things every five minutes, forgetting what I came into the room for, or doubting myself for the hundredth time that day... movement brings me back.

Back to my body.

Back to presence.

Back to a version of me that isn’t trying to fix herself, but just be herself.

It’s where I feel most connected, most alive, most me.

No performing. No masking. No proving. Just me.

This isn’t an anti-medication post. It’s a pro-options post. It’s a plea for more holistic, human support - especially while people are stuck on waitlists and running out of hope.

This is why I created the ADHD Movement Academy.

That’s why I run retreats. That’s why I train coaches, yoga teachers, and sports professionals to support ADHD brains — to shake up the way we do things in the sports and wellness world.

We’re not here just to tick boxes or raise awareness. We’re here to actually change how we train, teach, coach, and lead — so neurodivergent people don’t keep getting left behind.

Whether it’s through retreats, training coaches and movement teachers, or working with studios and brands — this is about building spaces that feel real, human, and actually work for every brain and everybody.

Because being ADHD-informed isn’t a trend — it’s a shift. And it’s one we all need to be part of.

PS — I’m not saying I’ll never try meds again. Once I’ve recovered and feel more grounded, I might explore different options again, if I can actually get hold of any.

But I am saying this: Movement saved me before I even knew I had ADHD. And it’s saving me again now.

A Movement with a difference - Move forward with ADHD!

If you’re struggling with medication delays or just feeling lost in the system — you are not alone, and it is not your fault.

To help make support more accessible, I’m offering: 👉 Online ADHD-friendly movement classes — led by myself and some of my amazing clients — from just £2.50 a class

👉 ADHD Retreats in the mountains — happening this September 👉 A waitlist to be the first to know about our next Certified ADHD-Informed Coaching Training for the sports & wellness industry

Let’s build something better. Together. Let’s get untangled.

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