Unmasking my ADHD: Finding the Magic in What i once hid

For most of my life, I felt “different”.

Too sensitive. Too intense. Too easily overwhelmed.

And yet also capable of deep focus, intuition, creativity and connection.

I didn’t have a name for it then, so I carried it quietly and I learned to expertly mask it.

I’m realising something big lately:

I’ve lived my whole life with ADHD.

For years, I carried the shame of feeling “too much,” “not enough,” “not like the others.”

I became so good at hiding it that even I stopped seeing it.

But now, with softer eyes, I can see the truth: this part of me has always been a quiet superpower.

The sensitivity, the intensity, the different rhythm…

It’s what makes me creative, intuitive, alive.

It’s what allows me to feel deeply, see connections others miss, and hold space in a way that is uniquely mine.

What once felt like a flaw is becoming a gift, not by changing it, but by finally understanding it.

Maybe you recognise yourself in this too.

A part of you you’ve hidden, softened, pushed down… because it felt “too much” for the world around you.

What if that part of you isn’t wrong at all?

What if it’s one of your deepest sources of magic?

Here’s to unmasking: gently, honestly, and in our own time.

The parts we once hid often carry our greatest truth.

If this reflection speaks to you and you’re navigating your own inner transitions, you’re welcome to explore the spaces I hold for women seeking clarity, alignment and grounded transformation. No pressure, just an invitation to connect more deeply.