The one on one conversation with Amanda Hess, a Certified Life & Success Coach for Neurodivergent Women, was very informative and helpful to women who are going through difficult times. We spoke about mental health and so much more. Amanda is a CERTIFIED LIFE COACH AND SHE KNOWS A FEW THINGS ABOUT HAVING A BRAIN THAT DOESN'T ACT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S.

Amanda spent years of her life and multiple thousands of dollars trying to "fix" what was "wrong with herself" until she realized that there actually was "NOTHING" wrong with her. When she started working WITH her own brain, everything else in her life just fell into place. Not only did she feel way less stress & anxiety, but she also began purposefully creating results that she WANTED in her life.

So Amanda started to work on “fixing” herself. THIS IS HOW IT STARTS: Amanda started with drinking to try and cover up who she was. Amanda was a lot of fun in her 20’s. Until she wasn’t because she don’t tend to be “less” emotional when you were wasted.

In Amanda's 30s, she turned to the medical profession for help. Amanda was diagnosed with Postpartum Depression, prescribed SSRI’s with a handful of therapy sessions, and lived like a zombie for an entire year.

But when she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, she knew that things were as bad as they could possibly get. Amanda had uncontrollable anger, and she didn’t know what to do. Amanda tried all the therapy, podcasts, and books, and ultimately, nothing seemed to help. Until she learned that she didn’t actually have to hate herself. It turned out her brain was working exactly the way it was supposed to. She learned how to understand her anger and give herself what she needed instead of lashing out at others.

(WHILE EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETELY FINE) Amanda found a coach who loved her unconditionally and taught her to do the same for herself. And now that’s what she is going to teach to others. She considers herself to be a neurodivergent, mental illness survivor. Amanda used to live her life trying to desperately figure out what the fuck was wrong with her. Because she didn’t really fit in. Because everything just seemed a little harder for Amanda. She was a little too loud. A little too excited. A little too genuine. A little too abrasive. She had a life that everyone else would agree looked pretty perfect. She was married, had 2 kids, a dog, a house, and a professional career. It’s just that nobody really knew what happened behind closed doors. Now, Amanda helps hundreds of other women do the same. Amanda loves helping driven women to stop letting "disordered" or "different" block them from living a "HELL YES" life.

You can follow Amanda Hess on her website at https://amandahess.ca/ or her social media (Instagram - @theneurodivergentceo) - (Facebook - Amanda Hess Coaching) - (LinkedIn - Amanda Hess)

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