Liminal 2: An afternoon for adults with ADHD

Update. Thursday Morning. I think we are pretty well full up, which is cool!! Email me if you'd like to get details for Liminal 3. Or call me 021511303 - Derek.

Join us for an afternoon of practical tools and fresh insight to help adults with ADHD understand their rhythms, reduce overwhelm, and gain clarity.

This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about understanding how you’re wired — and working with it.

You’ll leave with fresh insight and some ADHD appropriate practical strategies grounded in what feels realistic and doable — along with genuine connection and shared experience in a welcoming, encouraging space.

What you will learn:

• ADHD: a brief history, the pain, hope, and lived experience

• Emotional Regulation (very important to those with ADHD in their whanau)

• Executive functioning: The usual suspects: time blindness, planning, hyperfocus, body doubling

• Dopamine: motivation and energy (or the lack of it)

• Tiny Habits © as a practical tool for change. https://tinyhabits.com/

Who Is This For?

Best suited to adults (16+) who already have some awareness of ADHD and want practical strategies for managing motivation, planning and overwhelm.

Details at a glance

Venue: Riccarton Baptist Church, 80 Rattray Street, Christchurch

Date: Saturday 14 March 2026

Times:

• Registration, coffee, snacks: 12:00pm

• Workshop sessions: 12:30pm-5.20pm

• Light tea provided afterwards

What’s Included:

• Coffee, snacks and a light tea

• Workbook materials, including a journal/planner

Presenters:

Derek Chirnside has worked as a classroom teacher, teacher educator (including training teachers to support students with ADHD), university chaplain, and business owner.

He is a long-time ADHD educator with a particular focus on practical, sustainable strategies that help adults live well with ADHD.

Plus contributions from others in the local community.

Please note: This workshop is educational and designed to share research-informed strategies and lived experience insights. It is not a substitute for clinical advice, diagnosis, or therapy.

Cost:

We aim to keep this workshop accessible.

Single pp $50 | Couple $80 | Unwaged $25
There is some sponsorship available, please contact Derek.

Please register by Thursday 12 March

Contacts, or if you have further questions:

Derek Chirnside: derek.chirnside@gmail.com | 021 511 303

Riccarton Baptist Church: admin@riccartonbaptist.org.nz