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Evening Talk with Melissa Orlov - Strengthening Intimacy in Your ADHD Relationship

The Mountaineers Program Center
Seattle, WA

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Evening Talk with Melissa Orlov - Strengthening Intimacy in Your ADHD Relationship

For individuals as well as couples. Join us for an exciting evening with Melissa Orlov to learn how to build intimacy back into your ADHD relationship. A rare opportunity to hear Melissa in person. Fun and romantic door prizes. Ample free parking at the Mountaineers Program Center on the Magnuson Park campus.

Adult relationships affected by ADHD often suffer from intimacy and engagement issues for a wide variety of reasons. In this evening talk, the second in the ADD Resources series, Melissa Orlov explores intimacy and ADHD in-depth. Join us for an exciting evening where you will learn how to strengthen your ties with your partner and build intimacy back into your ADHD relationship. Melissa's talk will include information on the science of rebuilding trust; on ways to help ADHD partners attend well enough to express their love; how to overcome negative emotions that might be affecting intimacy; sex-starved marriages; sexual intimacy and more. Melissa will help you understand what's going on and provide information that you and your partner can use to start getting closer now and in the future.

Melissa Orlov is the author of the award-winning book, The ADHD Effect on Marriage and just came out with her most recent book, The Couples Guide to Thriving with ADHD. As a marriage consultant, she helps ADHD-affected couples from around the world rebalance their relationships and learn to thrive. She teaches marriage counselors and other professionals about effective marriage therapy for couples affected by ADHD. Orlov blogs for Psychology Today and wwwlADHDmarriage.com. She has been interviewed on the topic of ADHD and marriage by the New York Times, CNN, Today, US News and World Report, CBS, AOL, the American Psychological Association Monitor, Women's Health and many others. Melissa is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College.