I am a certified life and ADHD coach and have been helping women for 15 years.

Like many women with ADHD, I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until my early 40's. It wasn't until I was diagnosed and worked with my own ADHD coach that I realised that the reason why I seemed to work so much harder than everyone else was because I was working harder than everyone else. The despair that I felt was palpable when I saw that others could get started on tasks, seemed to know exactly what steps needed to be done to get to the end result, could estimate how long tasks would take, be able to complete tasks well in advance of deadlines and could somehow miraculously know what a good job looked like, without spinning out into anxiety or perfectionistic tendencies to "get it right".

Despite this, I was a successful and impactful leader, leading teams to develop innovative services that were cutting edge, supporting my staff to grow and develop their careers. I was also a successful part of senior leadership teams that delivered strategic organisational and workplace cultural change.