People with ADHD brains—especially we women—are excellent caregivers and helpers (and sometimes “people pleasers”), sometimes at the sacrifice of our own needs. It’s imperative to our wellbeing to create a habit of making “deposits”, into our self-care that create reserves for those times when we cannot.

Earlier this year, ADDitude Magazine conducted a reader survey about the effects of perimenopause and menopause on ADHD women. This article is an overview of the feedback they received and shines a light on the all too common and often disheartening experiences of ADHD women, myself included.

Having an ADHD brain makes being consistent very challenging…The problem is multi-faceted, and very much linked to impaired executive functioning (e.g., working memory, impulse control, task planning, distractibility, time blindness, interest-based attention), but even fatigue can play a role.

The message hasn’t changed for almost 100 years, since the inception of professional marketing and PR a la Edward Bernays. In short, “You need our stuff if you want to be happy.”

I write a post just about every Sunday on the subject of gratitude. What does gratitude have to do with improving life with an ADHD brain?

One way to move past inaction on a task you don’t feel like doing is to first figure out what type of reward system works best for your ADHD brain. We’re often admonished to set up…

Scaffolding, routines, rituals, habits, systems, and bowling lane bumpers: these are all words I like to use to shed light on the importance of bringing structure into our days. ADHDers struggle…

What is "Decision Fatigue" and what does it have to do with building scaffolding and routines?

One of the most important tools you can add to your ADHD toolbox is understanding how to set up goals and to-dos so they actually work for you.

One of the most important tools you can add to your ADHD toolbox is understanding how to set up goals and to-dos so they actually work for you.

Self-care has been on my mind a lot for the past couple of weeks. I'm seeing a weariness around me—in myself as well—that I think

ADHD brains lack the ability to create the structure needed to take a task from initiation to completion, so we have to move our working memory to an external space—outside of our brains.

Building structure into our days helps us develop consistency. Consistency means fewer decisions to make, which leaves us with more mental energy for bigger decisions and tasks.