This is a difficult topic to talk about, but it’s an important one. The more openly we speak about things like depression and suicide, the more we reduce stigma and the more likely it is that people who are struggling will feel able to reach out for help. ADHD is often talked about in terms of focus, organisation, forgetfulness, or impulsivity, and while these challenges are very real, they are only part of the picture. What is discussed far less, but is just as important, is the emotional...

I believe that much of the exhaustion people with ADHD describe has far more to do with decision making than it does with motivation. The clients I work with are not stuck because they don’t care or aren’t trying hard enough; they are worn down because daily life now involves a constant stream of choices that don’t ever fully resolve. Money decisions sit alongside school decisions, work decisions, health decisions, and the low-level admin that never quite gets finished but still has to be...

I was recently approached by a medical advertising company that works with the NHS to display information about my ADHD coaching services at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Following their approval process, my details are now shown on patient noticeboards in two of the main waiting areas. I want to be clear that I do not work in partnership with the NHS, however I am genuinely pleased that my work was considered appropriate to be shared in a hospital setting, particularly at a time when...