I just finished Section 2 of the Awakening Assessment talking about the Survival Masks we fashion for ourselves early on in life. To remain safe in my house growing up, my top 3 masks were: 1) people pleaser 2) the invisible one 3) the perfectionist My environment growing up was emotionally traumatic and these masks kept me safer back then. However now, they have kept me playing small and not honouring my own worth and my own passions which has had a detrimental impact upon my work-life and income. How about YOU?

I'd love to hear from people who've been here. My kids don't really believe ADHD is a real thing. When my brain shuts down, or I can't get something done, the message I get is basically "you're being lazy, just push through." I know I'm not lazy. I know what's actually happening in my brain, but hearing it from your own kids hits in a place that just doesn't feel good at all. I've tried to explain it to them, and I'm starting to think maybe explaining isn't the answer...but I don't really know what is. So I'm asking: how have you handled this with family members who don't get it? Did anyone ever come around? Did you find a way to stop letting their judgment land so hard? Did you give up trying to convince them and just focus on your own work? I'd love to know what worked and what didn't.

This thought came to me just now under the duvet whilst watching some ASMR and feeling beautifully relaxed. Even opened up Jim’s Twin to brainstorm how to turn it into social content potentially ✨ Wanted to share it with you too, should it be a helpful reminder for anyone 💖

Just finished Week 6, and I almost can't believe it. I came in so skeptical I literally had a plan to ask for a refund before day 30. Instead I never missed a single check-in in six weeks (anyone with ADHD knows how wild that is), I stopped fighting how my brain actually works, and I launched my coaching business this week. Still scared, still in progress - but I showed up and I didn't quit.

Just finished all 3 sections of my ADHD Snapshot and realized something: the fear of being a "burden" that stops me reaching out to friends is the same thing keeping me stuck and small everywhere else. Turns out my version of "stuck" has a pattern underneath it, and I'm only just starting to see it.