Living and working in NYC for over a decade I had been surrounded by this culture of “the busier you are the more important you must be”. Everyone you would talk to (including myself) would rattle off everything you had to do for work, home, and everything in between and you were always in a rush with a cup of coffee ready to move on to the next thing on the list.

On July 14, 2022 my husband and I had our first child, a beautiful baby girl, and it was truly the best birthday gift we’ve ever received… No really she was our birthday gift because my birthday is July 16th and my husband’s is July 19th. We’ve been soaking up all of those newborn snuggles this summer as we get to know her and get to know ourselves in this new role as parents.

Something very unique to someone who has ADHD is their ability to hyper-focus. It can be an incredible gift to do days worth of work in a matter of hours. However, it does have its downfalls. Many people with ADHD forget to listen to their bodies’ needs…

As my clients know I love to know what their favorite and least favorite game is to play. I think there is a lot that comes to the surface when we know what attracts/repels us to games. Typically we are drawn to games that fit the way we think, challenge us, help us feel accomplished, and overall make us feel really good…

Congrats! Welcome to the club…we’ve got jackets. As an adult getting a diagnosis for the first time comes with a multitude of emotions. Some might feel angry or frustrated that it took this long, others feel relieved that after all this time they finally have answers for how they are feeling and others might be feeling all of the above and then some. But let’s start with the positive.

When I meet with new people and I talk about what I do a lot of the conversations turn into “Are there any products you use that make the effects of your Dyslexia and ADHD easier to manage work”? The short answer is yes. BUT, these products alone would not have made a huge difference had I not had a lifetime of support for my disabilities.

I am BEYOND excited to finally share something I’ve been working on for months and that is the launch of these TWO NEW COURSES. These courses are really the foundation of what made me want to start Cape-Able Consulting to begin with because as someone who had the privilege of having resources all the way through college for my dyslexia and ADHD I felt completely unprepared for what came next in my career.

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the word “resilience” for a really long time and it didn’t occur to me until recently why that is. People have often said to me you are so resilient and they mean it to be a compliment but the truth is no one WANTS to be resilient they are often FORCED to be resilient and that is what makes it exhausting.

When I was in high school I had the privilege of traveling for 6 weeks on a teen tour across the West Coast of the U.S. and the Canadian Rockies. During that summer I lived out of a suitcase as we traveled from campsites to college campuses to hotels exploring different national parks, museums, popular sites and so much more.

There are many ways you can advocate for yourself without disclosing that you have a disability. Your disability status is for you and you alone to share and you should never feel pressured to share it if you don’t feel like you are in a safe and welcoming place to do so.

Let’s face it. The last few years have certainly taken a toll on our mental health and there is no shame in saying you could use some support or a pick me up to help make the days, weeks, months feel just a little easier.

Celebrating our one-year anniversary at Cape-Able Consulting!

After decades of being yelled at, ridiculed, and embarrassed for having learning disabilities and ADHD, I was terrified of failure. Now I’m learning to make peace with the “what-ifs.”

Graduating from college and navigating the working world is especially difficult for those of us with learning disabilities and/or ADHD.

In this blog post, we discuss our experience entering the “real world,” and what we’ve learned.

Did you know that 80% of adults who have an ADHD are likely to be diagnosed with another disorder such as anxiety? In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, our founder Alex discussed the connection & her personal anxiety “origin story.”

Does your learning disability make you feel too different? Do you wish you could just be "normal?" You’re not alone.

Every person is on a different journey to making peace with their learning disability and privilege plays an ENORMOUS role.

Maybe you’ve been made to feel that your disability is a disadvantage. At Cape-Able Consulting, we think it makes you exceptional.