You've spent so much of your life trying to make sense to everyone else. What if it's finally time to make sense to you?
If your life feels like one long, unfinished to-do list, if you've stayed up chasing hyperfocus or caught yourself zoning out in front of a pile of dishes-this book gets it.
Maybe you've been called "too sensitive" or "too scattered." Maybe you've masked so well that even you didn't realize ADHD was behind the overwhelm.
Or maybe you've been told you're just bad at adulting-when really, your brain's just wired differently.
This book meets you where you are-with compassion, clarity, and a little irreverent humor.
Inside, you'll find:The surprising ways ADHD shows up in women-and why so many of us didn't catch it sooner
Tools and strategies to work with your brain instead of against it
Support for managing late diagnosis, emotional spirals, and that relentless inner critic
Permission to rest, say no, and build routines that actually fit your life
Strategies for navigating relationships, school, and work
The truth about ADHD stigma-and how to rise above it with resilience and self-trust
Science, stories, and humor to get through it all
Hands-on help for your actual life, with theory, reflection, and mini-exercises you can use right now
Whether you're newly diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or just ADHD-adjacent and curious, there's space for you here. Written by someone who's lived it (and is still figuring it out), this book is full of real stories from women who thought they were the only ones-until they realized they weren't.
Maybe we weren't meant for the life the world expected of us. Maybe we were meant for something more honest, more alive-something that feels like ours.
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Broschur/Paperback
Klebebindung
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-968769-00-0 (9781968769000)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
M.L. Aurora has always believed that books have a way of finding the people who need them most. They have long been Aurora's greatest teachers, offering guidance in moments of uncertainty. Writing this book was an extension of that-a way to give back, to create the kind of resource she once searched for herself.She studied English literature at UCLA and went on to earn a master's degree from the University of Chicago, where she explored memoir as a way to make sense of the self. She hopes this book reaches you at the right time, in the right way and that it reminds you that your mind is not too much and never too late to understand.
