I found out fairly recently that I have ADHD. I'm 53. What's come alongside that discovery is something I wasn't expecting: grief. Real grief. Grief for who I could have been if I'd known sooner. Grief for what I could have accomplished. Grief for where my life could be right now. Here I am at 53, financially strapped, without much I can point to and say "I built that." I can't stop thinking about the imaginary version of me who got the information at 20, or 30, or even 40, and what she might have done with it. The work I'm doing from this program has helped me so much, but it's also part of why the grief is hitting so hard right now. For the first time I can actually see what's possible for me, and the gap between that and where I am now feels enormous. I think this grief would have surfaced either way eventually. The program just made it more acute right now. I wanted to ask: has anyone else here gone through this? The mourning of a life you might have had if you'd known sooner? How did you handle it? What helped? I’m finding it hard to get past this.

Hi, my name is Joanne, I’m from France, and I work as a innertube upcycled accessories maker (jocaste creations brand owner). Now building a mentoring business helping peo with being consistent and visible with their art shamelessly I have experience with music teaching but 450student/week was overwhelming so i quit when my lil sister died , I was a high ticket closer then and worked in a jewelry too... You can ask me questions about: - everything I want to get these things from ADHD Harmony: - tips and exercices to stop perfectionism and help with my goldfish 🐠 concentration an make things done more often ✅ For fun, I like to: - walk ballroomscene balls (performer) - rollerskate (quads) - poledance - play saxophone and classical guitar ... Great to be here, hope I remember this challenge tomorrow 🥸