Reflections

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What ADHD Coaching Has Taught Me This Year (That You Won’t Find in Productivity Tips)

At the end of every year, I like to take the time to sit back and reflect. Not just on the year I’ve had personally, but on what I’ve learned along the way. This year, some very clear themes showed up again and again — particularly through my work with ADHD and AuDHD adults, leaders, […]

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A Gentle End-of-Year Reflection: Permission to Do Less

A Gentle End-of-Year Reflection As the year winds down, I always feel a mix of emotions — gratitude, joy, tenderness… and if I’m honest, tiredness. Coaching is one of the greatest joys in my life. Every session lifts me in a way that’s hard to put into words. Being invited into people’s stories — their

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Some Stories Take Years to Make Sense

For most of my life, I thought I was just an anxious overachiever — always running on empty, trying to do all the things, and wondering why everything felt harder than it seemed for everyone else.

When I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism at 45, everything finally started to make sense. This is what I wish I’d known sooner about rest, productivity, sensory needs, and learning to work with my brain instead of against it.

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Reflections on Turning 48: Strength, Joy & Living More Authentically

As an ADHD and AuDHD coach, I often talk about growth, self-acceptance, and learning to live life on your own terms. But sometimes, those lessons show up in unexpected ways — like in the quiet reflections that come with another birthday. This post is one of those moments — a pause to look back, recalibrate, and celebrate progress in all its messy, beautiful forms.

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