- My physically-disabled mom died during my senior year of high school
- My "father" is an emotionally abusive alcoholic
- It took me 10 years to finish my degree, and I BEGGED my way into the program! (It's hard to get a good GPA when you have untreated ADHD and zero accommodations!)
IF I SAT HERE AND TOLD YOU THAT MY JOURNEY GETTING HERE WAS EASY, I'D BE F*CKING LYING TO YOU.
Shitty things I've overcome:
1. Become a product of my environment.
2. Empower women with ADHD to believe in their abilities and dreams, despite their brain, despite their family of origin, despite their socioeconomic status, despite what the world tells them they can achieve.
2. Empower women with ADHD to believe in their abilities and dreams, despite their brain, despite their family of origin, despite their socioeconomic status, despite what the world tells them they can achieve.
So I had two choices:
I chose option 2.
My life has not been easy, I know what it’s like to sleep on the floor because the cheapest on-campus apartment doesn’t come with furniture. I know what it’s like to “accidentally” forget to ring up all your groceries at the self checkout because you don’t have enough money for food. I know what it’s like to debate doing truly humiliating things to make your tuition payment on time.
All shelter animals having a forever home
Changing lives through public speaking
ADHD advocacy
Helping women to break gender norms
I'm reallyyyy passionate about...
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reality tv & ice cream
5. To unwind:
margaritas
4. to drink (alcohol):
coffee
3. To Drink (no alcohol):
nonfiction
2. To Read:
The office
1. To Watch:
These are a few of my favorite things...
Go Back
be unemployable
10. Podcast
All of them!
9. DOG BREED:
with my dogs
8. Place to Be:
1:1 interactions
7. way to connect:
cheesecake