by Francinne O'Rourke | May 23, 2025 | Personal Mastery
Ever headed to the shops for toothpaste and walked out with $187 of “essential” life upgrades? Yep. Welcome to the dopamine-fuelled world of ADHD impulse spending. For us NeuroSpicies, shopping can turn into a thrill ride—part retail therapy, part treasure hunt, part...
by Francinne O'Rourke | May 1, 2025 | Mindset, Personal Mastery, Uncategorized
Let’s just say it out loud – money can feel like a four-letter word when you’re living with ADHD. Not because you’re not smart or capable (you are), but because finances require a particular set of executive functions – planning, prioritising, impulse...
by Francinne O'Rourke | Apr 13, 2025 | Communication, Mindset, Personal Mastery
The Beach Ball Reality of Fierce Conversations Have you ever walked away from a conversation and realised the most important thing went unsaid? Maybe you rehearsed it in your head a hundred times. Maybe you thought, “Now’s not the right moment,” or “They can’t handle...
by Francinne O'Rourke | Mar 30, 2025 | Personal Mastery
If you’re navigating life with ADHD, you’ve likely spent years wrestling with a sneaky little voice in your head. You know the one – the critic, the gremlin, the inner peanut gallery that never has anything nice to say. “You should have figured this out by...
by Francinne O'Rourke | Mar 21, 2025 | Self-care
For years, I told myself I’d make time for fun… after I’d finished everything on my to-do list. After I was “on top of things,” after I was perfectly organised, productive, and had everything ticked off neatly. Spoiler alert: that day never came. My to-do list...
