Welcome to the Brain Library — a cosy little corner where all my favourite thoughts end up.
You’ll find ADHD insights, tiny tools, creative musings, short stories, and whatever else my busy brain refuses to keep to itself. Dip in, wander, enjoy, and take whatever helps or delights you.
Pedestalling: the higher we fall
‘Pedestalling’ is the act of placing someone or something on a pedestal. Figuratively, it means to idealise, glorify, or treat a person as unrealistically flawless. In dating or personal relationships, it refers to putting a partner on such a high standard that their human flaws are ignored. So yeah, not actual pedestals, although I do…
The Finger of Infallibility
I have a completely infallible decision-making tool and people, rejoice, I’m handing it to you right now. It’s highly technical, deeply scientific, and requires no silver platter. The process is very straightforward and fast, please pay close attention: You lick your index finger, stick it in the air, and then start asking questions. I know.…
You small Talkin’ to me?
Small talk is the bane of many a neurodivergent life. In fact, if I had to choose one of the quickest ways of identifying a fellow neurodivergent person in the wild, it would probably be the look that crosses their face when they realise they’re about to spend twenty minutes discussing weather systems, school gates,…
The Hot Potato Of Accountability
Have you ever found yourself apologising for something before anyone has actually accused you of anything? You ring a company because they’ve made a mistake with your bill and somehow, three minutes in, you’re saying sorry for taking up their time. You ask a question in a meeting and immediately wrap it in layers of…
The Judge, the Adventurer and the Anthropologist
I may have accidentally developed my own little parts model, but in role mode. Let me explain. I say accidentally because I wasn’t particularly trying to invent one. I spent enough time around coaching, neurodivergence, trauma work and various flavours of therapy to know there are already plenty of excellent models out there. Internal Family…
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