MAISIE'S STORY

"It wasn't until I had my second child, that all my coping strategies (that I didn't even realise I had) began to come undone."

About Maisie

Hi i'm Maisie,

Mum to two gorgeous (but rambunctious!) boys.. Our family is colourful to say the least, with a mix of autism and ADHD, and a dollop of chronic OCD for good measure.

I'm a lived-experience specialist. Neurodiversity consultant and trainer. Chronic people-watcher. Diary lover (yes, I still use paper ones!).

I didn’t set out to build a business. I set out to survive - to find peace and belonging in a world that didn’t seem made for brains like mine.

My Journey - Why This Work Means So Much

Growing up, I always felt a bit out of sync. School overwhelmed me, social rhythms drained me, and I often felt like I was living behind a mask. Freedom came when I was riding horses or running - anything that gave me space to move, breathe, and escape the noise.

Becoming a parent opened my eyes to a deeper truth: the coping strategies I carried were fraying. Suddenly I was parenting neurodivergent kids while managing a brain that often struggled to keep up.

A single conversation — a question from a loved one — led me down a rabbit hole: a simple list of traits that matched me perfectly. For the first time, I began to understand.

I retrained. I re-learned. I threw myself into education, SEND, inclusion, neurodiversity and neurobiology. I worked across mainstream and specialist settings. I held roles from behaviour lead and DSL to family liaison and social care. I walked the path so many neurodivergent people and families navigate — not just in theory, but in real life.

I rebuilt myself — and now I help others rebuild too.

I love an organiser or diary!

My ADHD epiphany...

After describing my latest meltdown to my older sister, she listened quietly and then said "Maisie, have you ever read the traits of ADHD in women?".

So, after getting off the phone and googling just that, I sat at my kitchen table, wiping the tears as they rolled down my cheeks, completely stunned that a list of bullet points could describe me so perfectly. It was as if the author had been observing me for the last 5 years, watching my life slowly unravel.

The dis-organisation, imposter syndrome, lack of financial management, all or nothing mentality, negative relationship with food, and worst of all, that constant feeling of letting my children down - life had become so overwhelming, I felt like I was drowning.

But in that moment, I decided to put my all-or-nothing mentality to good use and went all-in on finding out everything I could do on ADHD in women.

As I went down this rabbit hole, I couldn't believe what I was discovering, it was like I was finally understanding who I was as a person - like I was meeting the 'real' me, it was blooming amazing!

And now, I want to help other mum's out there, who are right at the beginning of this journey of ADHD self-discovery, do the same.