Forty plus years of masking, and the year it stopped working
For decades, masking ADHD worked. Then midlife arrived and the mask got too expensive to hold. Why it happens, and what to keep as you set it down.
Diagnosed in my forties: the grief nobody mentions
An ADHD diagnosis in your forties brings relief. It can also bring grief for the years you spent struggling without a name for it. Both belong.
The Week Was a Data Point, Not a Verdict.
When everything collapses at once, the ADHD instinct is to push harder. Why treating burnout as a data point, not a verdict, changes what comes next.
Why so many women are being diagnosed with ADHD in Perimenopause
It is not a trend and it is not TikTok or social media. The wave of ADHD diagnoses in perimenopausal women has a biological explanation, a historical cause, and a significant gap in what happens after.
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. The Pain Is Real.
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is one of the most common and least understood features of ADHD. Here’s what it actually is, what’s happening neurologically, and what helps including why the episode always passes.
You Didn’t Become a Founder Because You Couldn’t Fit Anywhere Else.
Most ADHD founders think they built a business because they couldn’t fit anywhere else. Here’s a more accurate read, and the more important question about what you’ve actually built.
Late diagnosis doesn't mean late start.
Getting an ADHD diagnosis in your thirties, forties, or later brings grief before it brings relief. Here's what the process of reframing your history actually looks like and where the real start is.
'High-functioning' isn't a compliment if it costs you everything.
High-functioning ADHD often looks like success from the outside. But if you've ever felt like every unit of energy goes on performing competence, this is worth reading.