12/22/2025
“Neurodivergent minds don’t need fixing.
They need understanding.”
This year, I discovered that I have ADHD.
Not as a label… but as language.
Language that helped me understand moments I once questioned or judged in myself.
The urgency.
The hyperfocus.
The way a vision can hit my mind so clearly that my body feels like it has to execute it now.
The creativity, intensity, sensitivity, and drive.
What I once thought were personal flaws were actually signs of a brain that works differently.
ADHD isn’t about laziness or lack of discipline. It’s a neurodevelopmental difference that affects how we experience attention, motivation, emotions, energy, and time. And it doesn’t look the same for everyone.
For many of us, it shows up as creativity, deep focus, big ideas, restlessness, forgetfulness, or difficulty pacing ourselves—especially in systems that weren’t designed for neurodivergent minds. Without understanding, that difference can turn into guilt, shame, or burnout.
Education changes that.
When we understand our brains, we move from judgment to compassion.
From forcing ourselves into molds… to creating systems that work with us, not against us.
For anyone who finds themselves riding that wave of urgency when a vision hits, here are a few anchoring truths I’m learning to come back to:
* Seeing it ≠ needing to finish it now
* Urgency is a sensation, not a command
* Other people move on relational time, not visionary time
* Rest is not abandonment of the vision — it’s maintenance of the vessel
Neurodivergent brains aren’t broken. They’re powerful.
And power deserves care, pacing, and permission.
Awareness matters. Language matters.
And understanding yourself is a form of self-care.
✨ Stay tuned for more.
