It’s so nice to meet you!
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About Me
Entertaining, connecting with and making people laugh, influencing, motivating and public speaking have always been my gifts but in my early adulthood I developed such severe performance anxiety that I couldn't put my mark on this world in the way I have always wanted to.
Finally being diagnosed with ADHD in my late 30s, as it happens with many women, was one of the best things that could’ve happened to me. With so many questions answered, my symptoms finally in check with medication, therapy and a deep devotion to healthy living and self care, I finally started to become the ME I‘ve always wanted to be.
I am that class clown, life of the party type who people swarm to in social situations and coworkers beg to come to meetings or events to make things more fun but then if you were to put me on a stage or in front of an interview panel, I’d majorly choke. I still, however, managed to get into and graduate from one of the most prestigious journalism schools in Canada and spent almost 20 years as a public servant in management. I even acted at the Director level and was able to lead, influence and advocate in my own way.
What I realize now, which often only comes with the wisdom of age, is that I spent too much time settling. I allowed myself to give up on my bigger dreams and aimed for the smaller ones instead; a good enough cushy job, got married and popped out a couple of pretty kick-ass spawn. While I was very busy, distracted and happy for a long time in many ways, I was nevertheless letting my best life slip away from me and I wasn't truly happy. Because of my ADHD symptoms, I morphed into a chronically overwhelmed and overstimulated mom with perfectionist and OCD tendencies that I became an expert at masking and hiding. I was (and sometimes still am) a yelling, punishing, militant mom with a bad temper but a heart of gold and often felt really guilty and misunderstood until my diagnosis and treatment. I learned that my symptoms are not my personality, my diagnosis is an explanation, not an excuse and I am to give myself grace above anyone else. I bet I can teach you to do the same too!
Am I bitter? A little. Do I lament what could’ve been had I been diagnosed earlier and gotten my s*!& together sooner? Sometimes. But am I still that silly eternal optimist with a keen intuition, a way of knowing just what people need and an eye for silver lining? Damn right! And no matter how late you might think it is, or how near the end you are, know this...
There is hope yet and you still have time.
So let me help you learn to offer yourself and your loved ones the love and compassion you all deserve, be at peace with where you are or where you're headed in life but most of all, let me belly laugh with you through it all!
Hats I’ve Worn & Services I Offer
- Certified Life & Wellness Coach
- Death/End of Life Coach
- Parent Coaching
- Grief Coaching
- ADHD Coaching/Consulting
- Relationship Coaching
- Consulting
- Mentorship
- Mental Health First Aid
- Crisis/Emergency/Conflict Management
- Mental Health Advocacy
- Neurodiversity Advocacy
- Support Group Leader
- Training Facilitator
- Motivational Speaker
- MC/Host
- Comedienne
- Entertainer
Read my most recent guest blog…
https://caddac.ca/the-know-it-all-who-didnt-know-by-sandra/
