I was diagnosed with ADHD in January 2025 at age 38. I was struggling with procrastination, perfectionism, and paralysis. Even with a therapist, a psychiatrist, and Adderall, some things improved, but something was still missing. There was this ideal version of myself and my life that I could see so clearly, but couldn't actually touch. I felt like she was who I was supposed to be, but I didn't know how to reach her. I found ADHD Harmony in December 2025. I had just lost my job, health insurance, psychiatric provider, and had reached a limit to what my therapist at the time could offer me. I was desperately searching for answers. I knew there had to be a way to figure out how to live life better. There’s a saying that goes, “Nobody is coming to save you, you have to save yourself.” While that is true in probably most ways, I also feel that finding ADHD Harmony amidst my desperation was like a welcoming outstretched hand that picked me up to my feet, and said, “Here, this is what you need to do, and here’s how to do it. Day One - Step 1, 2 , 3, 4...” Growing up as a child, I never felt like I really understood how the world worked, whereas other people…just seemed to know. I felt weird and different and experienced bullying in school that seemed to confirm those feelings. I finished the 5-Day Challenge in January 2026 and it unlocked something inside of myself that years of therapy, psychiatric medications, self-improvement books, and other things, though helpful and important in their own right, hadn't. Later that month, the founding 6-week cohort (Cohort 1) was offered. I wanted to be a part of it more than anything, but due to my job loss, I was not in a financial position to sign up for it. I had planned on working with the ADHD Harmony Blueprint on my own, but actually ended up connecting with another member in the community who had also been unable to join Cohort 1, and asked if I’d like to work on the Blueprint together with her. That member @Deb Brouwer ended up becoming my original accountability buddy, and she is still one of my accountability buddies today.