Section 2 of my Snapshot just named something I've been carrying for years without a word for it. The dreams I "didn't follow up on," the jobs I accepted for less than I was worth, the stuff I keep acquiring to pass on to others - it's all connected. Turns out the pattern I can see but can't stop isn't a willpower issue. It's a nervous system doing its job.

Just finished the first section of my ADHD Snapshot and realized something wild: I can run election sites, teach courses, plan events and manage people all day, but sitting down to do my own bookkeeping makes me cry. Turns out my brain doesn't turn on for me the way it turns on for other people. That's not a character flaw. That's a pattern with a name. But I don't know the name yet!!

Hi, my name is Deborah. I’m from Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA, and I am retired, but continue to volunteer. I am a Home Economist, a Life Skills coach, and a TESL (Teaching English as a Subsequent Language) Teacher. I have experience with home educating my children, community development, working with newcomers, and teaching various classes. I want to get these things from ADHD Harmony: - tools and assists to overcome procrastination, overwhelm, oversensitivity, and second-guessing myself! - Understand ADHD/trauma/rejection sensitivity dysphoria better - Find the strengths and upsides of the way my brain works - Finally love and accept myself at 71! For fun, I like to: - spend time with my 4 grandsons or 3 sons and my husband - garden - do art journaling and journalling; multiple kinds of crafts - quilt and read; bake and play some video games - teach cooking classes to newcomers, disadvantaged and challenged adults - teach exercise classes to older adults - encourage and empower others - learn! - spend time with friends - SING and dance, worship - find creative ways to reuse and repurpose things - help and befriend newcomers