The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast

Hiding in Plain Sight: ADHD, Rejection, and Showing Up While Disappearing


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After a two-month break from the mic (and an incredible client takeover series), I’m back on The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast with one of the most vulnerable episodes I’ve ever recorded.

In this deeply personal reflection, I share how my December 2025 ADHD diagnosis helped me finally make sense of the last three years of my life and business—and how rejection, unprocessed grief, and self-protection slowly pulled me out of my own marketing while I was still technically “showing up.”

This episode is about what it looks like to keep producing, keep serving, keep grinding—while quietly disappearing from yourself.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

  • Why I stepped away from the podcast—and what changed while I was gone
  • How my December 2025 ADHD diagnosis reframed my entire life story (and my business story)
  • How I went from believing “I’m neurotypical but deficient” to recognizing that I’m neurodivergent
  • The moment of rejection in 2023 that created the core belief: “They don’t want me.”
  • How rejection sensitivity and emotional dysregulation showed up (what I now understand as ADHD/RSD)
  • What “hiding in plain sight” looked like for me: removing myself from my marketing slowly, gradually, unconsciously
  • How my content shifted from story-led to framework-heavy—and why selling started to feel harder
  • The compounding layers of perimenopause, masking, burnout, trauma, and a shrinking sense of safety
  • A raw look at 2025: increasing mistakes, relying on AI for messaging, delegating my authority away, and feeling spiritually abandoned
  • The turning point in July 2025, when I sought God in my lowest moment and experienced deep healing and intimacy with Jesus
  • How TikTok unexpectedly opened the door to ADHD awareness and self-recognition
  • My diagnosis journey, medication changes (Strattera → Adderall → Vyvanse), and the grief work I’m doing in therapy
  • What’s changing now as I rebuild, show my face again, and re-enter my business with my full self

If This Episode Resonated:

If you’ve ever felt like you were “showing up” while disappearing…
If you’ve built success while quietly shrinking…
If rejection changed the way you see yourself…

You are not alone.

Follow me on TikTok where I’m sharing more of this journey in real time.

And keep listening—I’ll continue sharing what’s unfolding next.

Peace and love.

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