I have been on here for a few weeks and realised that I don’t think I introduced myself! I am Linda, a full time carer for my husband who has ME and autism, 2 daughters, one of which has adhd and the other has audhd so we are a mixed bunch of people with different needs. I also care for my 87 year old dad who is quite independent but since lock down I have been doing the shopping etc for him. My mum passed away 2 years ago which was a shock and so I am trying to deal with that as well. After finishing school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do , so I just went into being a secretary, which I hated. Then Some years ago I had an NLP session and this really opened my eyes to my passion, which was genealogy. I have been researching my family tree for over 30 years now and it is something I love to do. Also my big love is animals, I have always felt comfortable with them and wish I would have known this when I left school as I could have built a great business by now. Since my mum passed I have found a new hobby… ok this one may freak some of you out but…. I go to cemeteries and clean up the headstones, take photos of them and then put them on BillionGraves website. This really helps people around the world find their ancestors. I run my own pets food bank, which helps many people who are struggling to feed their pets. There is a huge need for this in many places and I just ask people in the local community to give me things that their pets won’t eat anymore. Ok sorry to ramble on, can’t help it… if anyone wants a chat or anything really, please feel free to message me

Your engagement literally helps people find us. Our activity in this community directly impacts how ADHD Harmony shows up in Skool's Discovery. That's the search engine people use to find communities like ours. The way it works is simple, the more we engage (likes, comments, posts), the higher we rank. The higher we rank, the more people searching for ADHD support actually find us. So when you drop a like on someone's post or leave a comment, you're not just supporting that person. You're helping someone out there who's still looking for their people actually find this place. Now, many of you already know I'm doing giveaways during the challenge. But I decided to add a little something before we kick off: the 10 people with the highest 7-day activity and the top 10 on the 7-day leaderboard before the challenge starts on April 27 will win community credits to use as discounts on our offerings: 🥇 Place 1-3: $150 community credit 🥈 Place 4-6: $100 community credit 🥉 Place 7-10: $50 community credit One important thing: I've seen other communities try to game this by spamming random posts and comments just to farm points. That's not what we're about. The goal is always value and connection. Share something real, ask a genuine question, support someone's post because it resonated with you. Spam will be removed. View leaderboards: https://www.skool.com/adhd/-/leaderboards Here's how the leaderboard works: https://help.skool.com/article/31-how-do-points-and-levels-work Besides your leaderboard score, I'll also be looking at whether you're actively supporting others. So liking and commenting on other people's posts matters just as much. So go like stuff, comment on things, share your wins, and ask questions. It all counts, and it all helps. Let's make some noise before we even get started 🔥

💭 Reflection: "We had a pretty rough night last night, didn't get to sleep till half past 12am, and then we had cohort at 4am New Zealand, so I didn't get a lot of sleep, but it was good to catch up with the cohort this morning. Straight after that I needed to jump in and do some more of closing out on forgiveness letters and releasing of issues - tht basically drag me back into people pleasing mode. This forgiveness letter was a little bit different because it's not to someone who's deceased, and the issues therefore hurt like hell. What bemuses me today is the level of dysfunction in families. Is it more prevalent today? Is the issue of gaslighting and deciding I'm just not going to have any conversations with you about any conflict and just walk away like you mean nothing. What we had in a relationship as a family member means nothing. Just sever ties. What is it about today's world that seems to make this more and more prevalent with people? It's almost like we're more forgiving of non-blood family and non-blood friends than we are of family members. I've lost a very important person in my life, a gorgeous niece who I have been there every step of the way of some of the hurdles and hardships that she's had when she didn't have a mum to lean in on or she didn't have a relationship with her mum and it's so painful to feel thrown, discarded because it doesn't suit her anymore. This is the fourth round, fourth time it's happened in 37 years with not just a short term of not talking but something that lasts two or three years and I can't do it anymore. My heart keeps breaking, every round, and I have now set myself a boundary, of no more. I am not ragdoll ;you can pick up and play with when it suits you, and put back in the cupboard when it does not suit you. This is by far one of the hardest deciison i have made for a long time, but "I matter, and I need to respect myself not to allow this treatment and cycle to continue". After concluding an epci mission on some of this release work this morning, what does a girl do to get out of a spiral, - well barefeet, wet grass, and cutting the buxus hedge - go Edward Scissorhands. Ciao for now."

I had the pleasure of meeting my new ADHD Harmony friend, @Tuuli Gress, in person! In true ADHD fashion, we were both late (I couldn’t find my keys, shocking I know 😂). We had so much fun getting to know one another, before we knew it, 2+ hours had passed. Tuuli is an absolute ray of sunshine — sweet, funny, and full of life. This is what I love about this community — the people we connect with here get it! 🌟

What keywords would you use to search for a community like this? Skool has a new update and now lets me add up to 11 keywords so people can actually find our community when they search. This is huge, because there are so many people out there who need a place like this but don't know we exist yet. So here's my question: If you were searching for a community like ADHD Harmony, what words would you type in? Drop your ideas in the comments. The better our keywords, the easier it is for people like us to find each other. Thanks for helping me help more people. 💛