Section 2 of my Snapshot just hit different. I always called it procrastination and laziness, but I just realized my overcommitting is actually a way to feel "needed and necessary," and the shutdown that follows isn't a character flaw - it's my nervous system, not a knowledge problem. Seeing the pattern was never going to be enough -that changes things.

Hi! I'm Ashley and I live in Orlando, Florida with my husband, two kids, and two weird little Boston Terriers. I've been a stay at home mom for the last nine years along with doing some freelance graphic design and marketing, running a consulting business in the green waste recycling sector with my Dad, who until he passed away in August, was the King of Dirt and a guru in the industry, and being heavily involved in my kids' school PTO and advisory boards. I'm a serial overcommitter and genuinely want to do all the things I see possible but then crash and burn and have spent too long swimming against the tide of should haves, would-haves, could-haves, and all the other negative garbage that circles in my ADHD brain. I recently came across this community and today, after the call, decided I like the approach so much that I should cut the sh*t and stop tormenting myself. I said above that I recently lost my Dad and until now, I haven't been able to focus on much other than the grief as he was my best friend, business partner, and the one person who I felt saw me for who I am really am and saw my potential. I've come to grips with that not being the only way to go about this anymore and I've decided, after a series of little wins lately with my ADHD, that it's time to stop fighting my talents and abilities and show my kids what we are truly capable of despite this label and our brains working differently. I'm excited to meet you all and I look forward to not hiding in my weirdo cave anymore!!

I’m curious how old you were when you were diagnosed. I was in my 50s.