The ADHD Community is Incredible.
First off, thank you everyone for the incredible outpouring of encouragement, opportunities, and support after I announced getting laid off last week. You are an amazing community and my inbox was absolutely flooded (in a good way)!
I’m trying to respond to everyone, but it’s going to be a bit before I can fully catch-up.
Thank you so much to anyone that said something or did something to help me and my family out in this situation. We’re feeling the love and support and it means more than you’ll ever know. 💙
NeuroDiversion
The timing of last week was kind of wild.
On Tuesday morning I found out I was getting laid off. By that evening, I wrote the newsletter that announced it and asked for help.
The very next day, I hopped on a plane to Austin for the NeuroDiversion conference. I barely had a chance to process everything that was happening before being surrounded by so many of my ADHD friends in person.
There’s something about being with other ADHDers in person that is just so healing.
I spent most of my life thinking I was broken, that something was wrong with me (and only me). Or that I was too much, not enough, too loud, too quiet, too defiant, lacking willpower, and just couldn’t get out of my own way.
I’d built up walls and defenses to hide my true self, afraid to be vulnerable and true to who I was.
But at NeuroDiversion, with my fellow ADHD friends (old and new) together again…
It was a place where I could just be me.
Authentically myself.
Needless to say, it was an incredible conference and I’m so glad I was able to be a small part of the first one. I can’t wait for next year!
Stay curious,
Jesse J. Anderson
P.S. I’m working on an ADHD Motivation course and I’d love to hear from you! Your feedback will help me shape it to be as helpful and beneficial as possible.