The 5 Chunks of ADHD-able™ Living

I teach late-diagnosed neurodivergent ADHDers how to build a life that works for their brain — so their brain can work for them.

Each chunk below includes four sub-articles to help you get started. Articles are added and updated regularly — because so am I. 

Psst…”chunking” is one of my favorite Neuroscience Nuggets. More on that in my program.

Article Topics

How ADHD Really Works

If you’ve ever asked, “Why am I like this?”—you’re in the right place. Let’s talk brain wiring, not personal failing.

  • How the ADHD Brain Actually Works (and What No One Told You)

  • Circle Brain, Square World: Why Everything Feels Off

  • Executive Dysfunction Isn’t a Buzzword, It’s a Daily Reality

  • Your Brain on Dopamine: Why Motivation Feels Like Magic (or a Myth)

You’re Not Lazy: You’re Under-Resourced

It’s not about trying harder. It’s about learning how your energy, values, and symptoms interact—and setting yourself up to make life happen for you.

  • The Real Reason You Can’t Start (or Finish) Anything

  • High Energy, Low Energy, No Energy: The ADHD Cycle You’re Already Living

  • What Your Symptoms Are Really Trying to Tell You

  • Values vs. Vibes: Knowing What You Actually Care About

Routines That Actually Work

We don’t need discipline, and consistency is tricky. We need systems and momentum.

  • Why ADHD Brains Don’t Do Habits (and What to Do Instead)

  • Flexible Structure: How to Build Routines That Don’t Break

  • Inside Goals vs. Outside Goals: What Actually Moves ADHDers

  • The ADHD-Friendly Routine Reset Method (for When Everything Falls Apart)

Making Life Manageable

Adulting is hard. ADHD adulting is a different sport entirely. Here’s how to make it ADHD-ableTM.

  • Money & the ADHD Brain: Why Budgeting Feels Impossible

  • ADHD & Adulting: Managing ADLs Without Melting Down

  • How to Make Grocery Shopping, Meal Prep, and Cooking Less Miserable

  • Your ADHD Home Admin System: Bills, Deadlines & Daily Chaos, Tamed

The ADHD-able™ Self

This isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming someone you recognize again.

  • ADHD Masking: What It Is, Why We Do It, and How to Stop

  • Burnout Isn’t a Failure—It’s a Signal

  • Finding Yourself After Diagnosis: A Grown-Up Identity Reboot

  • Self-Compassion for ADHD Brains: The Skill That Changes Everything

BONUS ARTICLES

“But wait, there’s more!” I couldn’t decide which chunk to put these in, so here’s some extra frosting.

  • ADHD & Work: Productivity Tips That Don’t Require a Personality Change

  • Accommodations Aren’t Cheating—They’re Strategy

  • Late Diagnosed & Leading: What It’s Like to Discover ADHD in Midlife Career Point

  • What I Wish I Knew Before My Kid Got Diagnosed (And Me Too)

  • Why “Motivation” is a Myth and “Momentum” is the Move