Sam Dylan Finch, Inflow - ADHD

Sam Dylan Finch

Inflow - ADHD

Portland, OR, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Inflow - ADHD
  • Healthline
  • Greatist
  • Everyday Feminism
  • The Fix
  • Rewire News Group
  • WEARYOURVOICEMAG
  • HuffPost
  • The Mighty

Past articles by Sam Dylan:

9 Ways to Support Your Coworkers With ADHD

Respect the headphones, please. → Read More

ADHD Quick Tips: 11 Focus Boosts When Your Brain Won’t Cooperate

If you're going to procrastinate, you might as well read this. → Read More

Woo Curious: It’s Time to Emotionally Declutter, KonMari-Style

Full moons are an excellent time to set intentions for letting go. And with the full moon in Pisces, a sensitive, emotive sign, it's time to ditch what doesn't serve us. Readers, it's time to KonMari our mental space. → Read More

10 Ways to Reach Out in a Mental Health Crisis

The definitive guide to speaking up about the unspeakable and seeking help during a mental health crisis. → Read More

Woo Curious: Tarotscopes for Letting Go with the Full Moon in Aquarius

I’ll consult the cards; you should consult your intuition. → Read More

Woo Curious: Tarotscopes for Letting Go with the Full Moon in Aquarius

I’ll consult the cards; you should consult your intuition. → Read More

4 Ways People with Mental Illness Are ‘Gaslit’ Into Self-Blame

“It always seemed to circle back to me and an apparent lack of willpower” Sam says of being put in a position of self-blame over his own mental health. → Read More

My Go-To Recipe When My Attention Span Makes It Impossible to Cook

One Healthline employee shares his go-to recipe when his ADHD makes it impossible for him to settle down and cook. → Read More

Body Positivity Isn’t a Substitute for Eating Disorder Recovery

Sam, a body positivity and mental health advocate, explains how just because you’re in the public eye, doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to be human. It’s okay to not have all the answers, even if the rest of the world expects you to, even if you expect yourself to. → Read More

7 Things to Know About My Mental Health — Before We Fall for Each Other

If you want to be my lover, you gotta get with my therapist. Here are seven things I want you to know about my mental health before we start dating. → Read More

I Attempted Suicide. Here’s What I Want Suicide Loss Survivors to Know

If your loved one could reach you now, these are some of the things they would want you to know. → Read More

Crazy Talk: My Disturbing Thoughts Won’t Go Away. What Do I Do?

Ever had a thought that came out of nowhere and buried itself inside your brain? That’s an intrusive thought. Intrusive thoughts can be recurring, unwanted, and often disturbing thoughts or images that cause distress. Here’s how to handle them. → Read More

Crazy Talk: My Therapist Suggested I Commit Myself. I’m Terrified.

Before you voluntarily check yourself into a hospital, it’s important to prepare so that you have a successful visit. And who better to give you advice than Sam Dylan Finch? Having been to the psychiatric hospital twice, he knows what it’s really like — here’s what you need to know. → Read More

9 New Year’s Resolutions for People with Chronic Illnesses

People who are just trying to adapt to life with conditions and bodies that don’t always cooperate with us need resolutions of our own. Here are 9 resolutions, created with folks with chronic illnesses in mind. → Read More

I Was Scared to Change Therapists: Here’s Why I’m So Glad That I

Take it from someone who knows: It’s OK to fire your therapist. It might just change your life. You don’t have to settle for anything less than what you deserve. → Read More

I Have a Vagina. I’m Not a Woman. And I’m Totally Cool with It.

While transgender people have the right to privacy like anyone else (and you probably shouldn’t go around asking people about their genitals), I’ll go ahead and answer that question for you: Yes, I have a vagina. And no, it doesn’t really bother me. → Read More

11 Gifts for Anyone Who’s Grieving a Loss This Holiday Season

If a loved one is grieving this season, a thoughtful gift can mean a lot. But how do you know what to give to someone who’s experienced a loss? This list of 11 gifts is a good place to start. → Read More

If Your Goal In Therapy Is To ‘be Happy,’ You Might Want To Rethink That. Here’s Why.

So if you’re not going to therapy to become happy, what’s the point? I began asking myself this and what I learned along the way kind of blew my mind. → Read More

5 Ways Your Critiques of Psychiatry Might Be Ableist

There is nothing easy about navigating psychiatry. There is nothing easy about finding the right medications, the right clinicians, the right combination of self-care and clinical interventions to be well again. → Read More

4 Important Reasons to "Keep Coming Back" to AA, Even When We Don't Need To

Don’t underestimate just how powerful your presence at a 12-step meeting can be for another person’s recovery. → Read More