Reclaim your ADHD life
ADHD isn’t good or bad. It’s simply one way a brain can work.
It’s a way of being in the world and experiencing life,
and this is your life. What do you want from it?
The Problem With ADHD Reductionism
When ADHD gets reduced to its CHALLENGES, we get reduced to our challenges.
When ADHD gets reframed as a SUPER POWER, our challenges are invalidated.
Neither extreme supports or validates our experiences as whole complex individuals.
The truth is we can have powerful strengths, intense challenges, and everything in between.
It takes AWARENESS and ACCEPTANCE of our strengths and our challenges
to create meaningful change in our lives.
Hi, I’m Julia!
As a certified ADHD Coach, I specialize in coaching ADHD and AuDHD adults who are looking to reclaim their ADHD lives.
Reclaiming your ADHD life includes:
Understanding and validating your unique way of experiencing life.
You may not understand how yet, but I promise that you make sense in the context of your biology, history, environment, etc. Our experiences aren’t just unique to ADHDers, but unique to ourselves.
Recognizing your needs and accommodating them.
We all have needs. You deserve to have your needs met as much as anyone else.
Recognizing your strengths and values.
Our strengths and values are important sources of power for us. You have great strengths even if you can’t think of them at the moment. Often we don’t recognize our strengths because they come easily to us. Or if we focus on what we “must” do better, and we may lose sight of our strengths.
Recognizing your struggles, with self-compassion.
The struggles and challenges are real. With self-compassion, we can support ourselves through difficult experiences.
Building and finding environments where you thrive.
Consider sensory experiences, working memory capacity, distractions, etc.
Recognizing which environments don’t support your needs.
When it is worth being in these uncomfortable environments? For how much time? What accommodations do you need?
Learning how to advocate for your needs and set boundaries to protect your “spoons.”
These are not easy, but they are very necessary for feeling a sense of control in your life and protecting your relationships.
Cultivating your support system.
Finding the people who understand when you need to prioritize your wellness over plans, support you emotionally, and respect your boundaries.
Letting go of expectations that don’t serve you.
Trying to meet others’ expectations will steal your time, energy, sense of self, and your life.
Defining what you want out of life.
Seriously, what do you really want? It’s up to you. It’s your life.
Julia Pfaff, AACC
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