Clients come to me wanting relief – from being late for work or school, not paying bills on time, missing an important deadline or a loved one’s birthday, and the guilt and shame they feel from it all. They ask for strategies and hacks, hoping that I will provide the one technique that will…

Parents often ask me to coach their pre-teen and teenage kids. They are concerned that their children are having difficulties in school, with homework, chores, handling their emotions, mornings and evenings. Parents would like to see their kids change. Many parents are completely surprised when I tell them that in order to see their children…

In my last blog post, I talked about doing some detective work to find your particular spending patterns. This would help you to develop spending control strategies that match up. But, what if, despite your best efforts, you find it almost painful to give up the dopamine charge one gets from shopping? Suppose you are…

Gas prices are skyrocketing. Actually all prices are climbing. And with that, our spending is rising daily. We know we should “tighten our belts” (btw, I hate that expression – tightening your belt sounds so uncomfortable), But, what do we do if ADHD makes it so, so difficult to gain control of our money? And…

The blizzard of ‘26 is upon us. Dare I say, we in the Northeast are winter weary. And if I think I have it bad, it is nothing compared to parents who are dealing with bored kids. Kids who are over playing in the snow and sledding, who can’t get to their friends’ houses, and…

The ADHD tax. Have you heard of it? Due to executive function challenges, folks with ADHD can lack organizational skills, which can in turn cause them to forget to pay bills. Add time blindness to the mix – “Oh, that’s not due for ages! I’ll worry about it then!” – and working memory issues that…

Among my clients past and present, one of the biggest issues seems to be homework. Not just for younger kids – this extends from the elementary grades, all the way through college. It would be difficult to find a kid who LIKES homework (excluding fun projects). But ADHD kiddos in particular seem to have an…

It’s coming on Christmas, They’re cutting down trees, They’re putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace, Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on. Even Joni Mitchell felt overwhelmed by the holidays (btw, if you’ve never heard her holiday song “River,” go listen to it right now. You’re welcome).…

Last week, I attended the International Conference on ADHD. It was great to see coaching friends in person, to meet new people, and to learn so many new things. All three keynote speakers were truly inspiring, imparting information and motivation. One common thread for all three speeches related to the current situation neurodiverse people are…

October is ADHD Awareness Month. You may have received an email about it, or seen a post online. And you may have skipped right over it – after all, YOU are aware that you have ADHD, isn’t that enough? Nope. It is not. Let’s go through a quick round up for whom ADHD awareness is…

Their backpack is brimming with new notebooks and supplies. You’ve loaded their lunch account with money, and their pens and pencils are ready to solve tricky math problems and write wonderfully creative stories. Your kids are ready to start the new school year…but are you? School can be anxiety producing for parents, particularly for parents…

It’s just about August. And after that…well, you know. I’m really not trying to be a doom and gloomer. But, ready or not, before you know it, that big yellow bus will pull up to the corner. So let’s talk about what to do – and not do – before that happens. Let’s meet this…

It’s that time once again – Prime Days (July 8 – 11) are right around the corner! Here are my favorite ADHD friendly or supportive items for this year. Happy Shopping!! Dry Erase Write On Dice Set These dice are 2” x 2”, and you can write on them and then erase them. Why do…

Earlier this week I tripped, fell down the stairs, and fractured a bone in my ankle. I’m in a walking boot, which is way better than the crutches with which I was released from the ER. Suddenly, everything is just a damn mess! I can’t drive, so every activity has to be recalibrated, postponed, or…

After many years of on and off cigarette smoking, I was finally able to quit for good in February 2017. At the same time, I began running, and actually ran, and finished, my first half marathon in October 2017. Running was just something I did – not that important, except when training for a race.…

In the words of Alice Cooper: School’s out for summer, School’s out forever. I’m bored to pieces. Before you hear that chorus of “Mom, what should I do? I don’t have anything to do. Tell my brother/sister to stop hitting me!” or you just surrender to letting the kids go on their iPads for eight…

The last time I wrote a blog post was November 4, 2024. It would sound so legit if I were to say that so many earth shattering things had occurred in my life, I just didn’t have an extra second to devote to blogging. Or that I’d found someone who said they would write the…

Yesterday I went to mile 22-ish to cheer my daughter on at the New York City Marathon (and yes, she did great!!). As I stood on a Manhattan street corner, a sea of runners moved past me. They were all ages, sizes, and all running at different speeds. I saw a woman pushing a man…

Prime Days are here! (July 16 and 17). Here are some products that I think are great for ADHDers and people with executive function struggles. Many are kid related – back to school is not too far away – but a few are for adults and/or kids. Happy Shopping! POPRUN Magnetic Weekly Dry Erase Calendar…

It’s summer. Either your kids’ school has put a “See you in September” sign on the front lawn, or they’re about to. And there is nothing, nothing at all, like that last day of school feeling! A lot of us have forgotten how it feels to be completely, deliciously free. When I was a teacher,…