Getting a formal ADHD diagnosis can be a daunting process. Women often face unique challenges like gender bias, limited healthcare access, high costs, long waitlists, and lengthy diagnostic procedures.

So, what does acceptance really mean? It means more than just wearing blue—it's about making friends with Autistic people, learning about language that can hurt, and fully embracing neurodiversity.

People sometimes get values mixed up with goals. Goals are more fixed and finite – things like graduating from college, getting married, going on your dream vacation. Values are more like guiding principles that illuminate the way you want life to feel.

My best piece of advice if you are looking for direction today – pick choices that align with your values. If you made a choice years ago that has taken you on a path that you wouldn’t take again knowing what you know today, take that as a hint that it probably doesn’t align with what your values are anymore.

Modern research indicates that most neurodiverse women go undiagnosed at high rates. This is in large part due to the sexist societal demands that are placed on women to conform with non-autistic peers.

Do you feel like you get in the same fights over and over again with your partner? We have all been there. It is frustrating feeling like you are in a never-ending toxic cycle.

Weeks like this one make my heart heavy. Another school shooting killed six people in Nashville. Three of them were children. As a mother, my gut instinct is to try to control any situation that could put my son and my family in harms way.

Boundaries are a topic that often come up in my practice. It is a subject that many people, including myself, struggle with.

One of the more common issues I see in women – especially those that describe themselves as anxious or stressed – is a pervasive pattern of codependency. Most people associate codependency with substance abuse. In more modern research, we see codependency as a pattern of behavior that is usually learned in childhood and thrives in dysfunctional families.

Do you worry about things not being done correctly, tossing and turning about things you *should* have said or done. Nit-picking everything, just to find one small thing that could have been done better?