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For most of my life, I thought ADHD was something that showed up in fidgety boys who couldn’t sit still in school. You know—the stereotype. What I didn’t know was that ADHD can also look like a mother who can’t decide what to do first in the morning because her brain is screaming out thirty urgent tasks all at once. Or a woman who starts five brilliant projects but struggles to complete any of them because the dopamine ran out somewhere along the way.
Over the past year and a half, it has becom...
Understanding ADHD: It’s Not Just in Your Head
ADHD is often painted as a simple brain disorder—a dopamine deficiency, a lack of focus, a need for medication and structure. But the truth is, ADHD isn’t just about attention or hyperactivity—it’s about how our unique neurotype interacts with the world around us.
Neurotypes are the way our brains are wired—how we process information, respond to stimuli, and engage with our environment. Yes, our genetic blueprint plays a role, but our environment ...
My PCOS Journey: From Frustration to Freedom
If you had told teenage me that one day I would have regular, predictable cycles and two healthy pregnancies without intervention, I would have laughed (and maybe cried a little). Because back then, my reality was wildly unpredictable periods, painful cystic acne, and doctors throwing around words like “infertility” and “birth control” as my only options. I was told I had Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and that my body was just "hormonal and out of...
There is a fire inside every woman. A slow burn, a flicker, or a raging inferno, depending on how much she has allowed herself to feel, to know, to remember.
For generations, we have been told to quiet that fire. To dim our brilliance, to swallow our rage, to tame our wildness into something more palatable, more digestible for a world that prefers us small and silent. But what if that fire is not meant to be contained? What if it is the very essence of our power?
I have seen what happens when ...
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