Katherine Ellison

Author / Teacher

Katherine Ellison

Katherine Ellison is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and author of three books on ADHD, most recently including ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know, written with Stephen Hinshaw, vice-chair for psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, and published in 2015 by Oxford University Press.

Articles by Katherine Ellison

The Fine Art Of “Failing With Presence”
Magazine

The Fine Art Of “Failing With Presence”

If you've ever wondered how to recover when you've messed up big-time, Katherine Ellison shares the value of failing with presence—and learning from real, gentle accountability. Read More

How Mindfulness Could Change the Field of Psychedelic Therapy
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How Mindfulness Could Change the Field of Psychedelic Therapy

Explore the history, science, and controversies surrounding the combination of mindfulness and psychedelic therapy in our age of “psychedelic renaissance.” Read More

The Science of Wanting: How We Unhook from Dopamine
Focus & Attention

The Science of Wanting: How We Unhook from Dopamine

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that helps motivate us to fulfill our basic needs, but in our modern age of plenty, it can also lead to overindulgence and addiction. So how can we find balance and contentment in an age of instant gratification? Read More

Tune In, Turn On
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Tune In, Turn On

Can a profoundly deaf musician teach us to listen better? Katherine Ellison talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who wants us to wake up to the soundscape that is always around us. Read More

Brain Overload
Focus & Attention

Brain Overload

Restless, impulsive, distracted, forgetful: we all experience those things. But for 16 million Americans, this cocktail of brain struggles can do real harm. What is ADHD? Do you have it? What can be done? Read More

Four Science-Backed Approaches to ADHD
Focus & Attention

Four Science-Backed Approaches to ADHD

What you can do about an ADHD diagnosis. Read More

Healing Waters
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Healing Waters

War veterans—who’ve seen more pain and devastation than most will see in a lifetime—struggle to find peace, and ways to fit back in and contribute all they have to offer. Three days on a roiling river bring them a step closer to feeling good in their own skin again. Read More

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