MSI Press Blog

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . This week, Franki discusses  The Shame Inside The ADHD Brain . For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . Book Description: Selected as Independent Authors' Network Book of the Year as the Outstanding Parenting Book and winner of the Literary Titan Gold Award, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them, is the ultimate survival guide for parents living through one of the strangest times in history. This " how to guide" will support you even if you are exhausted and burnt out in improving your child(ren)'s behavior. Written by an expert with 20 years of experience in behavioral observation in the classroom, in overnight camp, and more. Franki's storyteller cadence helps the book to read as if it's a casual conversation and pep talk between two parents over coffee. Franki is raw, authentic, and honest about ...

  There comes a time in every emotionally avoidant person’s life when they stand up, metaphorically or literally, and say: “I am feeling this.” Not “I’m fine,” not “It’s nothing,” not “Let’s move on.” Just: “I feel this.” That’s the Spartacus Moment. Named after the iconic scene where enslaved men rise one by one to declare “I am Spartacus,” this moment in emotional development is less about rebellion and more about reclamation. It’s when we stop outsourcing our emotional truth to silence, sarcasm, or stoicism—and instead, own it. Publicly. Unequivocally. 🗣️ From Shame to Solidarity For many of us, emotions were something to manage, mask, or minimize. Vulnerability felt like weakness. Expressing pain felt like burdening others. But the Spartacus Moment flips the script. It says: “If I name my feeling, maybe someone else will recognize theirs too.” This isn’t just personal growth—it’s communal healing. When one person dares to say, “I’m grieving,” others feel permission to say...