In this episode of Do Your Thing I had the pleasure of talking to Emma Cossey all about how she ‘Does Her Thing’ navigating life and parenthood with ADHD. 

As well as being a Mum, Emma is a coach and mentor for freelancers.

PLUS Emma is also neurodivergent, diagnosed with ADHD in 2022 - and her son who is 9 also has ADHD. 

So therefore, everything Emma does in life, business and parenthood is designed and adapted to be as dopamine-friendly as possible to support the unique needs of both herself and her family. 

Through her coaching work Emma also extends her expertise to support freelancers (many of whom are neurodivergent) to develop their businesses in alignment with the way their brains work!  

This conversation was fascinating and inspring! 

Among so many other things we talked about:

>> The challenges of letting go of neuro-typical advice, especially when it comes to doing motherhood with ADHD

>> Emma shares how misunderstood she felt growing up without an ADHD diagnosis and how owning her ‘neurodiverse’ and ADHD labels has massively enhanced her self-esteem, professional aspirations and relationship with her son 

>> We also finished up having a really juicy chat about the shame so commonly attached to not finding motherhood fulfilling – and how Emma’s ADHD has offered her a welcome invitation to do parenthood HER way.  

PODCAST REFERENCES:

How to Keep House While Drowning: A gentle approach to cleaning and organising by K C Davis - https://amzn.eu/d/5eKSCmN

GUEST INFORMATION:

- Find out more about Emma and her work: www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk

- Follow Emma on Instagram: https://instagram.com/emmacossey

- Join Emma's free Facebook Group - Freelance Lifestylers

- Listen to Emma's podcast: The Freelancer's Teabreak

ABOUT YOUR PODCAST HOST, TAMSIN WILLIAMSON (The Parenthood Coach):

- Find out more about me and my coaching work - https://theparenthoodcoach.co.uk

- Book in a FREE 30-minute discovery call to explore working together HERE

- Follow me on Instagram - https://instagram.com/theparenthoodcoach

- Join my email community - The Parenthood Retreat

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