“Burn It down”

“Burn It down”

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...

An ADHD Thanksgiving: Canadian Style

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...
The earliest panic attack I remember

The earliest panic attack I remember

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...
ADHD and Overwhelm

ADHD and Overwhelm

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...