When Helen approached me, she had recently been diagnosed with ADHD in her late twenties. She wanted to also work with a coach to put in some processes to develop routines and habits (as these didn’t come automatically to Helen), as well as to find some direction for her life as she felt like she bounced from job to job, never really finding the right fit.

Warning: this blog contains some swears.When I’d go swimming as a child, and even as a teenager, I’d cling to the sides of the pool. And if I let go for a little while to make my way up the lane, I’d panic, splashing my way back to it. I’m not too sure where this fear of the water first started, I’ve never really been a fan of getting my face wet but there was a time in the sea where my swimsuit came undone and I was knocked over by a wave and I was dragged along the sea bank. I was already an unconfident swimmer, but that probably didn’t help.