Helen Allwood

I am trying to learn how to rest, I feel like it should be an easy thing, but honestly, it’s not something that comes naturally to me at all. I remember one particular holiday where I Googled “How do I switch off?” and I didn’t find a satisfactory answer. It’s a mystery and an ongoing puzzle that I’m trying to solve. I’ve started to work out a rest framework and I’m sharing it in the hope that you’ll find it helpful too. One of my biggest learnings on my post ADHD diagnosis journey is that...

As a late diagnosed ADHDer I’m a few years into my journey of neurodivergent self discovery. When I first got my diagnosis I was overwhelmed and close to burnout. Family life was exhausting, and work life was busy and full of emotional highs and lows. It was a lot to cope with. I was stuck in a loop of too much to do and no time to learn or implement any strategies to make things better. There’s so much to learn about ADHD, and so many strategies to try out without (I thought) any guarantee...

My experience of ADHD coaching has, without exaggeration, been completely life changing for me. As a late diagnosed woman, I had been...