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Play the Long Game with ADHD Parenting
Parenting a child with ADHD often means navigating intense mornings, emotional meltdowns, and constant urgency. But what if the most important goal isn’t getting out the door on time — but strengthening your relationship? There is a moment most parents recognize. It’s...
ADHD in Girls and Women: What Research and Lived Experience Tell Us
My ADHD Story Growing up, I felt everything deeply. Joy wasn’t just happiness — it was a full-body experience. Disappointment didn’t sting; it leveled me. My mom has told me stories of being as young as 18 months old and feeling emotions so big they didn’t seem to fit...
How to Get Started When Your ADHD Brain Refuses to Cooperate
We’re constantly bombarded with messages (internal and external) that if we try hard enough, if we want it badly enough, we’ll get it done. But for many people with ADHD, motivation can be completely gone—and the task still has to happen. For me this week, that task...
Career Transition for High-Functioning ADHD Professionals
If you are thinking about a job or career change and feel completely stuck, you are not alone. Many high-functioning adults with ADHD reach a point where the career that once “worked” no longer does—but the idea of change feels overwhelming. Fear, self-doubt, and...
When Thoughts Feel Scattered: How Mind Maps Help Organize Your Thinking
Do you ever feel like your thoughts are moving faster than you can organize them? You may feel like a lot is going on in your head—ideas, tasks, worries, plans—and pulling it all together into a clear, manageable plan can feel harder than it should. This is a common...
ADHD Accommodations from Inside a Coach’s House
Instead of making big sweeping changes, here are some smaller ones that help! If you were to look inside my home, here are the physical accommodations you’d see that help me manage my ADHD. 1. Clocks everywhere. It’s not unusual for me to have multiple clocks in a...
26 Practical Supports for a Successful Year with ADHD
If you have ADHD, you don’t need more guilt, more “shoulds,” or another system that only works on your best day. You need supports—real-world scaffolding that helps you follow through when motivation is inconsistent, time is slippery, and your brain is running 47...
ADHD and Organized Sports: Optional or Necessary?
As we begin a new year, I hope the months behind you brought many blessings and opportunities to learn more about ADHD. Today, we’re talking about organized sports and their role in living with ADHD. Exercise vs. Organized Sports for ADHD Organized sports are great...
Surviving “Peopling” with ADHD During the Holidays
For when the season is merry, but your executive function is… less so. The holidays are a magical time full of twinkly lights, casseroles, and relatives who love to ask too many questions. They’re also the time of year when you bounce between parties, shopping lists,...
Phrases Used by Emotionally Intelligent Parents
I had read about the concept of emotional intelligence in Daniel Goleman's book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ and found it enlightening for tuning in to our emotions and relating to family and friends. If you have not read his book, you should...
The Anatomy of an ADHD Meltdown: What’s Really Happening and How You Can Help
If you’re parenting a child with ADHD, you’ve likely witnessed moments where emotions seem to swell out of nowhere. One moment, your child is fine, and the next, they are overwhelmed, inconsolable, often outwardly volatile, or shutting down completely. These episodes...
10 Future-Proof Jobs Where ADHD Strengths Shine (and Why Upskilling Matters More Than Ever)
As AI continues to disrupt and transform the workplace, we must seriously examine how to understand these changes and prepare for the future. I have been listening to numerous podcasts, reading articles, and attending webinars with my career coaching colleagues on...