About Megan Griffin

Megan Griffin is an intern at Potential Within Reach, she is currently an Undergraduate student at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Megan is a Psychology Major and a Counseling and Statistics Minor.

The Stigma Involved with ADHD: Loving Ourselves, ADHD and All

By Megan Griffin and Aaron Smith

Stigma and ADHD

ADHD sadly, tends to have an overly negative label.  It’s important to understand how this negative label impacts the actual folks diagnosed with the condition. The label itself can create all sorts of stigma. Stigma is similar to stereotypes, in the sense that society believes certain […]

By |2020-09-16T18:43:23+00:00Monday, December 4, 2017|

ADHD Hacks: 17 Useful Strategies & Tools

Shortcuts to Success?

Are you in search of some tips and tricks to get over some of those issues that you face when it comes to your ADHD?  Although there is never an easy “shortcut,” there is still a lot of advice to be offered in making your life a little easier.  As Thomas […]

By |2020-09-16T18:46:52+00:00Saturday, November 4, 2017|

MindFULLness: How to Calm Your Overactive Mind

Why We Get Stressed and What to Do About It

Megan Griffin & Aaron Smith

We have busy lives and lots of stuff swirling around in our heads. There are constant, seemingly endless streams of activities, responsibilities, and engagements that we have to attend to. Most people neglect to carve enough time out of their […]

By |2020-09-16T18:49:23+00:00Friday, September 22, 2017|

Fidget Spinners: Helpful Tools or Dangerous Distractions?

What Are They?

Fidget spinners are small, toy-like objects that are quickly becoming all of the rage among young people worldwide.  They are small enough to fit in one’s hand and are shaped somewhat like a pinwheel.  It has three prongs that are held together by a circular central bearing in the middle, and […]

By |2020-09-16T18:58:54+00:00Friday, May 26, 2017|

7 Helpful Tips for Rocking Your Finals

Megan Griffin & Aaron Smith

That Time of Year Again

It’s that dreaded time of year again for college students, the end of the semester.  This means that finals are coming up, and the anxiety that comes with them is skyrocketing.  Whether your overall grade relies entirely, or only marginally on your exams, finals are […]

By |2020-09-16T19:02:57+00:00Thursday, April 27, 2017|

Getting Motivated to Achieve Your Goals

Aaron Smith & Megan Griffin

Become Aware Then Accept

The first step in overcoming motivational difficulties is becoming aware of what is getting in your way. Once you understand the choices and patterns that tend to trip you up, then you can begin to address those issues. Next, you will need to accept that it […]

By |2020-09-14T20:00:46+00:00Saturday, April 1, 2017|

Controlling Your Impulses

We’ve All Been There

Do you ever feel like you can not control your impulses?  You get on your phone to answer one text message and before you know it you’ve been scrolling through your news feed for an hour?  For many who struggle with ADHD, this can sound very familiar.  There is […]

By |2017-03-31T17:40:31+00:00Sunday, February 26, 2017|
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