“Throughout childhood and education I have felt extremely alienated. I've felt very turbulent all my life internally and struggled so much to feel as though I fit in. I've always had great difficulty with putting words to my emotions and trying to describe my struggles has always felt impossible and I am so often misunderstood for this reason.
Since joining a group of women with adhd life is less exhausting. There is no need to over explain what I am going through, they just get it. I am just understood. And until this year that has literally never happened to me. This is the most incredible experience for me. To actually speak to people and have them just get it.
I feel less alienated, less over the top, less overly sensitive and unstable. The advice and perspective I am getting from others with adhd who have more life experience than me is unmatched by any amount of therapy I have previously had. I can vent and have a response that is validating and relatable.
It's like bespoke life advice. And it is incredibly reassuring to see other women like me who have achieved things when I have always felt lost, it's also great to be in contact with people who are so caring and kind and always have time for others in the group.
This has changed my life for the better so much already and if more people had access to Jo and other people like her it would be life saving for many I have no doubt. The reason I signed up to this was because I was beginning to burn out and when I have burned out previously I have suffered with severe depression for months and it's incredibly difficult to move past this. It was happening again so I began my sessions with Jo and she completely stopped my burn out in its tracks. That is just invaluable.
Access to ADHD support is poor and I can't think of a single place I can go to other than Jo and the group. I'd be lost without them.”
— S. Smith