Apr 18, 2022 | Featured, Uncategorized
I wrote this in my journal on March 30, 2022: I’m inspired to put a big ‘coming soon’ on my website. Burn it down. Create new. It seems a little extreme. I could burn it down and shock anyone who visits this website or I can take a more subtle...
Oct 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
You’re an adult with ADHD. Are you ready for an ADHD Thanksgiving? Do you find holidays such as Thanksgiving overwhelming? In Canada, we celebrated Thanksgiving last month, but Americans are getting into the holiday season. It will look different this year...
Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
I was in grade 7 (“7th grade” in American) shop class. The teacher was explaining how to make a spice rack. I tuned out, likely daydreaming. I didn’t hear anything he said. When Mr. “What’s His Name” was done instructing, I had no...
Jun 8, 2021 | inspiration, Mental Health
A few months ago, it occurred to me that we experience small wins every day. We also experience missteps, mistakes and gaffes (or what we perceive to be) every day. We either quickly recover from those, or we obsess over them. It’s our choice. Here’s some...
May 5, 2021 | inspiration
“The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out of your dreams, trick you into giving up. Never let your mind become the greatest obstacle to success. To get your mind on the right track, the rest will follow.”...
May 5, 2021 | ADHD, Mental Health
“To tell a person who has ADD to try harder is about as helpful as telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder.” ― Edward M. Hallowell, Delivered from Distraction. If you have ADHD symptoms ― whether officially diagnosed or not ― there are things...
Jan 14, 2021 | Mental Health
Image by Mark Filter from Pixabay When I was 20, someone close to me had a fatal accident. In wishing me condolences, several people told me, “I know how you feel,” shared, “I know how you feel, I [insert example of loss from their life]” or,...
Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I type this, it’s Christmas week. The holidays are particularly overwhelming. We’re living in stressful times. All of us, neurodiverse and neurotypical alike. Neurotypicals feel it differently. Those with ADHD experience life more intensely than neurotypicals We...
