bless Gus Walz
Did you watch the DNC last week? Did you see Gus Walz jump to his feet, applauding his heart out, tears streaming down his face, bursting with pride as he yelled, “That’s my Dad!” Right away, I knew there was something different about him. I turned to my husband: “Is Walz’s son neurodivergent?” Yep! “As […]
hard to share this with you.
I’ve decided to start stuttering more. Or, more precisely, I’ve decided to unmask my natural speaking voice. Did you know that stuttering is a form of neurodivergence? For me, it was A BIG DEAL to find out that my stutter wasn’t a character flaw, or a sign of emotional weakness, or a bizarrely hidden physical […]
my biggest ADHD win
Today I wanna share my most satisfying accomplishment, as an ADHD woman. It’s a bit of a story—hoping you’ll get comfy and stick with me. If you’ve followed my writing for a while, you know that I had awful struggles with infertility for like, a decade. I started my life with a lot of good […]
stop doing hard things!
My dear, For the love of god, please stop trying to do hard things! I know, Glennon Doyle says “we can do hard things” and all the memes and coaches and religions out there tell us about the importance of hard work. But you gotta understand, for most of us ADHD women, BASIC THINGS ARE […]
you’re not a failure bb!
I wish I had a nickel for every ADHD woman who told me through tears what a failure she is. Meanwhile… 👇 I ask her about her educational history, her professional life, and her relationships… …and she has an enormous set of accomplishments to her credit! In fact, many ADHD women feel like worthless frauds, […]