Bill Tracy, Author at Distraction

Mindfulness and a Calmer Approach to Life

Posted August 25, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2799

This is a transcript of the podcast Distraction, your survival guide to our crazy-busy, ever-connected modern world hosted by Dr. Edward Hallowell, ADHD expert. Dr. Ned Hallowell discusses mindfulness and resources for a calmer approach to life...

Resources for Getting Sleep and Dealing with Insomnia

Posted August 25, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2826

This is a transcript of the podcast Distraction, your survival guide to our crazy-busy, ever-connected modern world hosted by Dr. Edward Hallowell, ADHD expert. Difficulty sleeping? Resources on how much sleep you need and how to deal with...

A Conversation with Dr. Ned Hallowell

Posted August 25, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2639

This is a transcript of the podcast Distraction, your survival guide to our crazy-busy, ever-connected modern world hosted by Dr. Edward Hallowell, ADHD expert. Dr. Ned Hallowell talks about growing up with ADD, and the positives of having...

A Look at Living in the Age of Distraction

Posted August 25, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2800

This is a transcript of the podcast Distraction, your survival guide to our crazy-busy, ever-connected modern world hosted by Dr. Edward Hallowell, ADHD expert. A discussion about the dangers of distracted driving, multi-tasking myths and living...

In Search of Those Human Moments

Posted August 15, 2016 by Bill Tracy 1776

The basic ingredients of a happy life are simple. They include friends and neighbors; relatives; some work you like; perhaps some pets; a club, or a church, or a team; maybe a garden or other passionate pastime or hobby; maybe a good book or a...

Dare to Forgive

Posted June 27, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2342

Our culture has ratcheted up fear to the point of stressing out a generation of children, not to mention their parents. An element of this unnecessarily high anxiety derives from an emphasis on retribution and revenge, as well as a general...

Putting “Worry” in Perspective

Posted June 9, 2016 by Bill Tracy 2492

With Distraction’s Mini-Episode 12 devoted to the topic of “worry,” here are some more thoughts from podcast host Dr. Hallowell excerpted from “Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Condition.” While a healthy level of worry can help us perform...

Finding Focus in a Scattered World

Posted May 26, 2016 by Bill Tracy 1536

Being too busy can become a habit so entrenched that it leads you to postpone or cut short what matters most to you, making you a slave to a lifestyle you don’t like but can’t escape. In part, it is the desire for control that leads...

Improving Your Important Connections

Posted May 17, 2016 by Bill Tracy 1577

How important to you is your relationship with your family and with your community? One of the key premises of the “Distraction” podcast is that all the chaos in our 24/7, over-connected, crazy-busy world is blocking your ability to make the true...

Ode To Sue Hallowell’s Dad

Posted May 11, 2016 by Bill Tracy 1895

This week’s “Distraction” blog is a little different. We’re sad to report that the father-in-law of podcast host Dr. Ned Hallowell just passed away. In Ned’s newsletter, he writes a touching tribute to Bill George, recounting some of the life...

Successful Learning and Lifelong Joy

Posted May 3, 2016 by Bill Tracy 1808

What do you really want for your children? It’s probably not another soccer trophy or star upon your chore list! Most parents, if they linger over the question, will answer that more than anything else they want their children to be happy. So, to...

A Day In The Life Of A Distracted Mom

Posted April 27, 2016 by Bill Tracy 3268

Recent episodes of “Distraction” have explored the issues parents have managing their kids’ excessive use of technology and their screen time. In the spirit of those episodes, here’s a first-person, action-packed account from one of our...