Open letter to Ky Dickens This is a copy of an email I've sent to the The Telepathy Tapes podcast. I journalled it out yesterday as I felt so uncomfortable with the decision to have a discussion with Mayim Balik. Dear Ky, I found the Telepathy Tapes through Glennon Doyle, who recommended the…

Clarity is Not a Luxury: Neurodivergence and Navigating Organisational Change Please note - I wrote this post last year If this year hasn't already been the gift that keeps on giving, I'm in the middle of yet another restructure. Which prompted me cobbling together this blog post from a couple of…

Overwhelm Is Not Laziness One of the most common misconceptions about ADHD is that we’re lazy; that we can't be bothered; or when we switch off when things get hard, we'll get "Why don't you just try?" This perception, combined with the merest hint of inconsistency in our behaviour, is what is…

Running on Empty This is a sort-of-follow-up, either that or companion piece, to my post from earlier this week, Building A Life You Don't Want To Escape From. We were talking about our general weariness: That we’re so fried by the evening, we’re not actually engaging with anything. Instead we’re…

Building a Life You Don’t Want to Escape From For years, I lived my life burning candles at both ends. The patriachal, capitalist society norms of 'busy, busy, busy' is so ingrained in us that we're shamed when we slow and relax; or heaven forbid, sit down with nothing to do. Don’t believe me?…

#SomethingToThinkOn What are you letting be 'good enough' today? Mine is the laundry pile, Mt Foldmore. ~ #DefiantDaughters #MtFoldmore #ADHDWomen

What does gentle productivity look like? Not berating yourself for not doing all the things. Slow down. ⏰ Set a timer for 15 minutes 🧹 One task at a time 🛑 Stop with timer sounds 😴 Rest and 🎊 celebrate Try it and let me know how you go ~ #DefiantDaughters #ADHDWomen #YouveGotThisMinute

#QuoteOfTheDay Rest is not a reward. It's a requirement. ~ #DefiantDaughters #ProtectYourEnergy #YouveGotThis

#QuoteOfTheDay Defiant Daughters - we rise, we rest, we rejoice. Follow for more ~ #DefiantDaughters #ADHDWomen #PunkRockCottageCore

#QuoteOfTheDay Gentle lives are radical lives. We're punk-rock and cottage core; we're soft structure, real support, radical honesty. Follow for more ~ #DefiantDaughters #ADHDLateDiagnosed #YouveGotThis

My donation of $60AUD to #SaveTheChildren for @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social - I hadn't listened to take 2 when I asked.

End of Day Kindness for your #ADHDChecklist 🍀 Ate well ✔️ 🍀 Rested when you needed to ✔️ 🍀 Spoke gently to yourself ✔️ 🍀 Stretched gently ✔️ Reminder: You did enough. You are enough. ~ #ADHDWomen #DefiantDaughters

Did we find out what charity to donate to for @kermodemovie.bsky.social sitting through and taking one for the church? #MelaniaMovieMisery @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social

#SomethingToThinkOn What would today look like if you removed urgency? Softer? Slower? Easier? Let me know in the comments... ~ #ADHDLateDiagnosed #ADHDWomen

This. ADHD in women is NOT… ❌ Bipolar ❌ General anxiety disorder ❌ Depression ❌ Borderline personality disorder Nor is it being 'too emotional', or lazy, or disorganised on purpose. It's definitely not a personality flaw, or a lack of resilience (we the most GD resilient people I know)

The Clover 🍀 Our Symbol We don't use the four-leaf clover because we believe in luck. We use it because we believe in us. For #DefiantDaughters the clover isn't a charm, it's a reminder that our mojo was never lost - just buried under expectations.

Hi, it's me. I'm back after a break, metaphorically and literally. I've closed Radiant Chaos 🫡 I'm starting over as Defiant Daughters. Join me for support along your late-diagnosed neurodivergent journey #ADHDWomen #ADHDLateDiagnosed #AFAB #YouveGotThis

Having a tidy-up and found this @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social from days of yore #PfftBottom

For years, I lived my life burning candles at both ends. The patriachal, capitalist society norms of 'busy, busy, busy' is so ingrained in us that we're shamed when we slow and relax; or heaven forbid, sit down with nothing to do. Read more here: www.patreon.com/posts/138161... #ADHDLateDiagnosed

When Patreon loses your draft? Or having to write a blog on laziness and overwhelm - twice?! #ADHDWomen #ADHDLateDiagnosed www.patreon.com/posts/myth-o...

Patreon is up and running with blogs, worksheets and support. I'm also about halfway through recording my course #TheLighthouse to enable all us late-diagnosed ADHD Chaos Queens to navigate our diagnoses. I've been busy while I've been away... www.patreon.com/c/Radiant_Ch...

I've not been on here in ages, what with #grief knocking me about after Dad died. I'm slowly coming out my cocoon. I painted my toe nails yesterday for the first time in months. What did I miss?

Is it me? Or is it ADHD? First in an occasional series of videos: youtu.be/QO3OKZTgspI

The world has gone to hell in a hand basket, so I'm going in! #SchittsCreekRewatchJuly2025

Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July

One of my colleagues' father passed away on Monday night. I got nothing when Dad died, not even a card. I didn't expect anything, but it's upsetting that they'd do it for someone else, but not me.

My bag lip balm and hand cream are not in my bag The car hand cream and lip balm are also missing. Excuse me while I have an existential crisis.

One of world's most fragile ecosystems is under threat and scrutiny this weekend. The delicate balance of the egos of millionaires and billionaires will not cope with the weight of scrutiny thrust upon them by the mere mortals also travelling on the canals in Venice.

Eve's Byte of the Apple - In this lecture, Sandi Toksvig considers how the evolution of information technology has been historically biased against women, continuing that bias to the present day. Most importantly, she asks what might be done about it. youtu.be/UG6Ier4UC_8?...

Congratulations, the universe sent you this dog because you have been chosen. Joy awaits. 13/10

How's your day going? I just dropped the husband off at the station, driving there in my reading glasses.

It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve. #birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography

A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station. Credits: NASA

Spent a bit (a lot) of my recent time on Skomer photographing these stunning birds in flight...not easy (just like the Swallows) but eventually captured this head on image of an adult bringing a beak full of SandEels back to it's burrow... What do you think? #birds #puffin #wildlifephotography

#Narrow for the #BlueSkyArtShow Long family shadows from 2020 on a covid compliant walk

Bliss

Happy Winter solstice Australia.

Annual re-read of Stella Gibbons' #ColdComfortFarm Given to me to read by my Granny as a teen, this book emigrated with me. 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery' - Mansfield Park on the imprint page. #Brava

And yet this would not be possible without funding investment into research. We cannot begin to imagine what strides and innovation we are globally going to miss out on; because the Tangerine Palpatine has his knickers in a knot after being told he doesn't understand big words.

I needed to get packed for Melbourne tomorrow, but Leeloo has other ideas.

I'm listening to Cher's The Memoir, Part 1. She's just said, "Tina [Turner] and I were friends longer than most of our fans have been alive; and well into her 80s. She never lost that incredible presence. I miss her mightily" I'm a puddle.

A grocery shopping rant, with added Leeloo 🙄 If you’re interested in learning how I can support you visit my website: RadiantChaosADHD.com ~ 💪🏻 Empowering women to succeed with ADHD Extracting fun 🙃 Embracing our resilience 🧭 Navigating life together #ADHDCoach #ADHDWomen #RadiantChaos

It's all I can do to stop myself doing this when a great track drops in the supermarket. I love a grocery bop.

I promise y’all: marching in step is quite easy. Nothing difficult about it. That bad marching was intentional. I guarantee it.

My Princess Bride quote-a-thon was interrupted by a call with Mum and my brother. Apologies.

I want the thieves forest emptied!

Life is pain Highness, anyone who says differently is selling you something.

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! ~ Yes, I'm live qouting #ThePrincessBride