AuDHD: What Conditions Would Allow Her to Stop Surviving So Hard?
Last week I walked into a storytelling event. Before it started, we gathered in an adjacent room where an artist had set up an exhibition. There was music, drinks, and conversation. And in the middle of it all – a life model. She was a woman. Fully undressed. Posing in a room full of people who […]
This is Why Practitioners Keep Trying to “Pick My Brain” About AuDHD Women
Some practitioners are supporting AuDHD women every day without realising the questions they’re not yet asking to uncover our emotional truths. A coach reached out to me recently because he was seeing more and more AuDHD women in his practice. He sensed there were questions he wasn’t yet asking, and he had been learning about […]
An AuDHD Woman’s Journey to Reclaiming Safety in Her Body
Something amazing happened. As I’m writing this, I am crying happy tears! I got the news that I’ll be speaking (and singing a song) at the world’s biggest mental health and trauma conference this year — an event attended by over 6,000 people, most of them therapists. Do you know the one? I’ll share more soon! And the talk I’m […]
The Real Adjustment for Neurodivergent Employees? Start with Emotional Safety
Yesterday morning, I was on LBC Radio (from min 2:07:35) as a guest to discuss a story that’s been making headlines: a young PR executive with ADHD who just won her disability discrimination case after being called “disorganised” by her employer — an employer who didn’t know she had ADHD. At the heart of this […]
Tip of the ADHD Iceberg Is Out in the World Today 🎉
For the Wounded Healers in Hiding — I see You My book Tip of the ADHD Iceberg is officially out today. There’s nothing like an ending to mark a new beginning. Just yesterday, I realised a relationship I cherished isn’t going to last. And then I realised – this release, heartbreak, and then becoming – […]
Deconstructing BPD: A Call for Mental Health Professionals to Listen to ND Women – The Neurodivergent Phoenix
For Every ADHD & AuDHD Woman Who Has Ever Been Called “Crazy” Too many neurodivergent women have been misunderstood. How many of us have walked into a doctor’s office, therapy room, or workplace — only to be told we’re “intense,” “unstable,” or “borderline”? The truth is this: what is often labelled as Borderline Personality Disorder […]
AuDHD & Relationships Gone Wrong: Are You Borderline, Crazy, or Just Gaslit?
AuDHD and the label BORDERLINE – this is why I have a BIG PROBLEM with it. 🆘 It was January 2023 in Oxford, and it was very cold. I was about to give my very first public talk – The Science of ADHD – to 500 people. On that same day, my 3-year-old son was […]
Breaking Free from the Fear of Taking Up Space
Within me lives a deep fear of being seen. For my pain, insecurities, and intensities. And for my light, joys, and successes. Because when you open up to the world, you’re vulnerable. Some may love you, some may hate you, and some may take advantage of you. It was the last two that kept me […]
The Neurodivergent Phoenix: Why “Crazy” is due for a Reframe
For centuries, women who didn’t conform were labelled, silenced, and controlled. They were called witches and burned at the stake. They were institutionalised, diagnosed with “hysteria,” and told their emotions were a disease. They were branded as “crazy,” “too much,” “unstable,” or “broken.” And today, for neurodivergent women – especially those with ADHD or autism […]
The Triple Whammy: ADHD & Hormonal Impact & PMDD
As the founder of a company that champions women’s empowerment and neurodiversity via an intersectional lens, I can’t ignore the sheer impact of hormones. My challenges became harder to manage when I became a mother and suffered from postnatal depression and anxiety while juggling a career. While seeking answers to my diagnosis, my conversations with […]