Published inQueerADHD·Apr 24, 2021Welcome! A Guide for Queer Folks Who Just Found Out They Have ADHDHi there! I hear you’re a queer person who just discovered you have ADHD. Welcome! I’m excited to officially welcome you to this rather specific—and specifically wonderful—club. Are you feeling a lot of things right now? When I finally understood that the way my brain functions is consistent with ADHD…Coming Out7 min readComing Out7 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Apr 17, 2021April 2021 Update: We’re Launching Group Sessions!There’s this thing I do with Internet projects: I create something small and focused to meet my own needs, and then I turn my back for like, one minute and suddenly it has expanded way, way, way beyond my original scope. In college, I started a website to showcase my…Community4 min readCommunity4 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Mar 19, 2021March 2021 Update: A New Logo, and a Whole Lot of ResearchHas it already been a month? It feels like it has flown by, but somehow it also feels like I’ve been doing this work for a long time—like it’s a part of me. …Time Blindness3 min readTime Blindness3 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Mar 6, 2021Creating a Zone of Freedom: Why I Created “Freestyle Thursdays” as a Gift to my ADHD BrainIn early January, I made the decision to protect one day a week—Thursdays—for whatever I want to do in the moment. This turned out to be one of the most powerful gifts I could have given myself, and I’m somewhat convinced that I will never ever ever schedule anything on…Scheduling9 min readScheduling9 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Feb 13, 2021Feb 2021 Update: So Much Yes!Wow. When I look back at the last month—at everything that has happened since my last update—that’s what I keep saying: Wow. I started my ADHD coaching program, I started accepting clients, and I launched a website under a new a business name: Queer ADHD. Each one of those…Adhd5 min readAdhd5 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Jan 22, 2021A Dozen Years Bald: How My Appearance Affects My Relationship to the World“I’m as free as my hair.” — Lady Gaga After years of struggle, my appearance finally felt like me when I shaved my head in my early twenties. It was a turning point for me. Prior to that, I had been struggling with my hair, along with my identities, my…Identity5 min readIdentity5 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Jan 12, 2021My Younger Self is a Harsh GatekeeperWhen I decided it was time to update my website and begin writing publicly again, I immediately ran into a gatekeeper: my younger self. The content at the top of my blog was around nine years old, and the summary on my website was similar. I’m now in my late…Blogging4 min readBlogging4 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Jan 7, 2021How I’m Managing Unstructured Days with ADHD: OwavesFor the last few months, I’ve been using an iPhone app called Owaves to plan my day. I first heard about it through an episode of How to ADHD, and while that video was sponsored by the Owaves team, this article is not. I just like it. …Owaves7 min readOwaves7 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Jan 4, 2021January 2021 Update: Coming Into FocusIt’s been about a month since it became clear to me that I want to pursue a career in ADHD coaching for the queer community, and I can already tell things are going to keep shifting. The North Star is still the same—I still have a Full Body Yes to…Updates4 min readUpdates4 min read
Published inQueerADHD·Dec 31, 2020Movement in a Pandemic: My Body was My Enemy; Now We DanceI have a complicated relationship with my body, and it’s been a struggle to learn how to care for it. Growing up, I was tall for my age — at one point, a full head taller than everyone else in the lunchroom line — and this meant a long phase…Movement7 min readMovement7 min read
