About Me

For most of my life, I believed the problem was that I simply wasn’t trying hard enough.

As a child, I often felt different from my peers. I spent much of my time daydreaming or chatting, and although I started things with enthusiasm, finishing them was another matter. Homework and organisation always felt harder for me than they seemed to be for everyone else.

Because I couldn’t understand why I struggled so much, I assumed it must be a personal failing. Those beliefs followed me into adulthood and shaped years of low self-esteem and anxiety.

Determined to prove to myself that I could be a “responsible adult,” I trained as a nurse — a demanding career for someone with challenges around working memory and executive functioning. I drove myself with an endless list of expectations: managing a career, raising a family, keeping a home running smoothly, and somehow holding everything together.

When my children arrived, the balancing act became overwhelming. Trying to juggle work, motherhood and daily life left me exhausted and constantly feeling as though I was falling short. Looking back, I can see that I had reached burnout.

It wasn’t until later in life that I discovered ADHD. Learning about it was a revelation. For the first time, my lifelong patterns began to make sense. This eventually led to a formal diagnosis, medication, and important lifestyle changes.

But understanding ADHD was only the beginning.

As life continued to evolve navigating raising neurodivergent children, perimenopause and managing chronic illness helped me deepen my understanding. I realised that ADHD isn’t something you “solve” once and move on from. Different stages of life bring different challenges, and they require new ways of understanding and supporting how your brain works.

Coaching became a turning point for me. It helped me unpack years of negative self-talk, rebuild self-trust, and develop strategies that actually worked with my brain rather than against it.

Through that process I discovered a deep passion for helping others do the same.

After completing intensive training with ADDCA and gaining my ICF-accredited AACC certification, I founded Kaleidoscope Coaching a space dedicated to helping adults with ADHD understand themselves more clearly, work with their strengths, and create ways of living and working that feel both manageable and meaningful.

If any part of this story resonates with you, you’re not alone. ADHD can make life feel confusing and overwhelming at times, but with the right understanding and support it’s possible to move forward with greater clarity, self-acceptance and confidence.