My ADHD Diagnosis Came Mid-Summer with Charming—Now I Touch a Heart Key to Lock My Lips

Two weeks after being diagnosed with ADHD at 34, I'm learning I interrupt because I'm afraid I'll forget. Charming needs deep conversation; I'm a poor conversationalist. Now I wear a tiny key charm—when I touch it, I imagine locking my lips. Summer's slipping away like sand, and maybe so is he.

Spaghetti Brains and Family Trees: When Your Lineage Ends with You

My counselor says women's brains are like spaghetti—everything connects. While creating a tribute video for my brother's doctorate, I realized my line on the family tree ends with me.

The Counselor Who Taught Me That Writing Is My Best Therapy

When Charming and I needed couples counseling, I knew finding the right therapist would be like finding fertile soil. Here's what I learned about growth, vulnerability, and the tools we need to heal.

The Day Our Couples Counselor Fired Us

She said my "all-encompassing desire to be a wife and mother" made me too angry to help. But here's what rain and roller coasters taught me about timing and fear.