From my earliest recollection I loved learning, loved books and loved talking.  My family still joke about how I organised everyone, the cat, my brother, just wound them into my games and made them follow me and do my bidding.  I learnt to read early, I couldn’t wait to get to school, I was sporty and tried lots of things but was also clumsy and accident prone, way too talkative for my own good, loud, interrupting, flitted from one thing to another….. you get the drift.

Some of this stuff I had to dig deep to remember, I had to ask my mum about some of it in a round about way because she doesn’t believe that I have AuDHD, but now that I know about how brains work and how kids, especially girls mask ADHD, I am typical, I think.

This is partly what has led me to become an ADHD coach along with my son being diagnosed at 7 with ADHD but not ASD even though he had many more ASD traits than ADHD, and the 16-year journey that we have been on together.  Through this journey I have researched everything I could get my hands on (my ADHD superpower),  tried lots of things, thrown the text books out, been frowned upon so many times, still don’t get it “right” most days, but it feels good to live unmasked for the first time in a long time and it feels “right” to raise my kids authentically, so they know that they can be autonomous in their decisions as people and they get a choice as to how their world is shaped.

Along with having an ADHD brain I also have a number of chronic illnesses, so an understanding of spoon theory (or energy levels and using them wisely), of giving yourself permission to stop when your body (or brain) tells you to, of being in tune with your body’s natural warning signals has been a journey itself and has also lent itself into the formation of me as a coach. 

How this makes me a good coach to work with you:

I get it – I’ve lived it, book learning is great and there is now a wealth of knowledge out there about how the brain works and how to solve some of the well-known symptoms and challenges of ADHD and ASD (and other neurodiverse conditions), but an understanding from lived experience and being able to relate at such a core level can be invaluable when working with clients. 

I’ve done the work – I know that change comes from knowing yourself and knowing your brain and how it functions.  This is what we work on together in the beginning sessions, figuring out your why, how you got here, and where you are going.

I want to get to know you – I'm a people person at heart, always have been.  I love people (well most of the time).  I want to help you get to know you too.  Learn to celebrate you, become the expert in you, build connection, growth and autonomy.

I’m real - we talk about real life stuff, the good the bad and the ugly.  You can’t shock me or disgust me – I’ve seen and been through a lot in my life, we work through everything together.  And if I feel like you need more than I can provide, I refer you on to someone who can help you.