About Me

Hey, I’m Paige Rene, and I’m an ADHD life coach with the type of ADHD that used to turn simple tasks—like emptying the dishwasher—into two-hour expert-level quests because I was constantly getting sidetracked by every other thing in sight or mind.

I couldn’t understand what was happening to me for a long time. Structure used to be my thing, and it wasn’t even slightly boring. I was the type of person who had an absolutely flawless daily routine. I spent hours happily studying during the week, achieved and maintained academic honors, worked out twice a day, ate an amazingly healthy diet, had the weekends free to hang out with friends, and never went to bed without washing my face. I was glowing, proud, and happy. I was endlessly optimistic and had huge dreams, and I was energized, ready, and excited to go out and achieve them.

But then I moved across the ocean to another country, and everything changed. All of a sudden, even basic tasks like showering and cleaning my apartment seemed unachievable. No matter how hard I tried, every interruption to my routine—like a vacation, unplanned lunch date, or illness—sent my life into disarray. Everything became absolute chaos, and I couldn’t even think properly anymore. For a long time I thought I might even be developing dementia because my ADHD seemed to have become exponentially worse in only a few years. It was painful and draining to keep creating a routine only to have it fall apart again. I absolutely started to lose hope. I became very depressed. I felt like a shadow of myself. It felt like I had become someone else—someone I didn’t want to be.

However, I knew in my heart that I wasn’t lazy or broken. I knew that I was disciplined, even if it didn’t seem like it—even if I couldn’t prove it. The problem was something else, and I was going to figure out what it was. So I started doing research and paying very close attention to my own thoughts and behaviors. In an attempt to comprehend the ADHD brain—my brain—I began delving into behavioral science, psychology, and neuroscience.

And everything changed when I learned how brains—especially ADHD brains—actually work.

The outcome of that journey is this blog. I’ve experimented with every system, hack, and “miracle” fix that the internet claims to offer. Most of them didn’t work because they weren’t made with the ADHD brain in mind, not because I did them wrong or don’t have enough willpower. The problem was simply that the only systems that actually work long term are the ones that honor the unique wiring of the ADHD brain.

This blog is where I share what I’ve learned—my wins, my flops, the science, the tools that actually help, and the ones that don’t (and why they don’t). My goal is to save you the frustration, the self-doubt, and the time, and help you attain the life that you really want to live and that feels good to you—a life where you thrive, not just cope.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, have known about your ADHD forever, or love someone with ADHD, you’re welcome here.

Let’s figure it out together—with honesty, humor, and plenty of dopamine-seeking.