My ADHD has taught me not to trust my own heart. Something might seem like an enduring passion now, but who knows if I’ll even care about it in six months. I used to get excited every time I started down a new path. That joy is much more tempered now. With each year I’ve […]
Tag: adult ADHD
What’s been working lately: habit hearts
I’ve written about a lot of big concepts lately. It’s time for a break. This month, I want to give you a few posts about the nitty-gritty of living with ADHD. First up: habits. Adults with ADHD slip into unhealthy ones too easily and struggle to maintain good ones. Healthy habits require the sort of […]
Time blindness, ADHD, and those days when parenting just sucks
Editor’s note: this post was updated, including adding audio narration, on October 1, 2020. Every parent goes to bed feeling like a failure sometimes. By design, children push our limits. It makes sense that they would. They know we aren’t going anywhere. They might hold it together all day at school, only to melt down […]