I didn't actually consider for a moment that I might have ADHD until I was about forty. I was on a Facebook group for women with Autism, explaining how I had had yet another argument with a boss and stormed out of a perfectly good job for no good reason. One poster tentatively suggested I might have ADHD. Like most people my mind automatically went to a mental image of a little boy running around in circles or squirming to sit still in a seat. That wasn't me as a child and it isn't me now.
As the idea percolated, I recalled a conversation I had had with my mother when I was about 11 or 12 years old. I was in bed and struggling to get to sleep. I had started crying and was trying to explain to my mum why I was so upset. All I could say was "I just want my brain to stop". I was overwhelmed, exhausted and my brain was still going at 300 mph.
It was only then I started to realise that the hyperactivity doesn't need to be physical hyperactivity. It can be a mental hyperactivity, and that fits me perfectly.
The more I researched RSD and ADHD in women the more certain I became. Decades of self help books, medication for depression and anxiety, career and relationship struggles, financial issues all made sense. I had always been striving to understand myself. The final diagnosis was like getting the key to a door that had been locked my entire life.
Since my diagnosis, I have made huge strides in tacking the issues that have caused me so may problems in all facets of my life. I have voraciously devoured every resource available to me, binge listening to podcasts and buying every book on the market.
Last year I completed a course in ADHD Coaching and combining that knowledge with 40 years of lived experience I have created my ADHD workbooks. I use and test this workbooks extensively to ensure they are helpful, easy to use and empower adults with ADHD with knowledge and tools to move forward in life.
These are not re-hashed downloaded templates that I have rebranded and shoved out into the market (which is very crowded I notice). They are hand crafted over several months, extensively researched and tested and I am extremely proud of what I have produced.
If any part of my story feels familiar—if you’ve ever wondered why things feel harder for you than they seem to be for others, or if you’re just now starting to connect the dots—I want you to know you’re not alone.
I’ve walked this road myself, from confusion and overwhelm to clarity and empowerment. That’s why I created these ADHD workbooks—for people like us. They're not generic templates or surface-level advice. They’re real tools, built from lived experience, ADHD coaching strategies, and deep research.
Take the first step toward understanding and supporting your unique brain.
Explore the ADHD workbooks and find the one that speaks to where you are right now. Your journey doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s—but you don’t have to figure it out alone.
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