Women with ADHD often go unnoticed and undiagnosed for a multitude of reasons, including gender bias in research and diagnostic criteria, as well as societal stigma surrounding the presentation of ADHD symptoms. These factors contribute to a general lack of awareness and recognition of ADHD in women, leading to their symptoms being misinterpreted as personality […]

I still have the photo of the clouds outside the hospital window. It had been pouring rain all week, and this day the rain had lifted leaving a pale blue sky with fluffy clouds and rings of pink, reminding me of cotton candy. After a week that felt like a storm of fear, sadness, anger […]

Have you ever noticed around your period your medication feels less effective? Do you tend to feel more irritable, and emotionally reactive? Do you struggle with feeling motivated? These are all complaints that I often hear from my clients who are women with ADHD. There have recently been some intriguing developments in the realm of […]

What if I told you that ADHD management isnt about learning how to be consistent? As someone with ADHD I myself have experienced the constant pressure and struggle to be “consistent.” Time and time again I have ADHD clients who come to me with years of shame and distrust towards themselves from their struggle to […]

Procrastination is often viewed in a very negative lens as a personal failure and laziness. What if I told you, in my observations while working with clients and reading current research, procrastination can oftentimes be a coping skill to mask perfectionism. In another post I explored the relationship, development and manifestation of Perfectionism in ADHD […]

Recently, I tuned into a podcast I enjoy, where the hosts brought on a psychologist specializing in perfectionism. She also happened to be diagnosed with Autism later in her life. As a woman navigating life with ADHD, the topic struck a chord with me. Perfectionism is a familiar struggle in my own journey and one […]