For years, I moved through the education system with a persistent feeling that something was wrong.

I couldn't quite name it, but I knew I struggled with certain things that seemed effortless for others.  I struggled with keeping focused, with retaining information, and I was incredibly hard on myself feeling I wasn't living up to my potential. 

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It wasn't until I became a mother that I started to learn about ADHD and realised that the struggles I'd lived with for so long had a name.​

 

Having practiced meditation on and off since I was a teenager, I started to take a serious interest in Mindfulness as a way to address my inattention and impulsivity.  The more I practiced, something remarkable began to shift within.

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First, I simply felt calmer. Then I noticed I wasn't reacting as easily to everyday frustrations.  Eventually, I reached a turning point: I started catching myself and shifting my focus before fixating on the wrong things.  That's when I knew I needed to learn more, to train properly, so I could share these concepts with others who were struggling just as I had.

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At the core of Rethinking Focus is the evidence-based Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) combined with the framework of ADHD Coaching strategies, but it is my lived experience that puts the heart into how I work. I am currently working towards my Level 4 Counselling certification to add even greater insight to my sessions.  I believe in working together to identify tricky spots, explore why certain areas of daily life might feel particularly challenging, and practice finding what feels good. 

 

Real transformation doesn't come from trying to be perfect or seeking to fix what's "wrong"- it comes from seeking to understand ourselves with compassion and learning to work with our mind, not against it.....and together, we'll do exactly that.