For someone with ADHD having to conform to what works for the average neurotypical brain can feel frustrating and excruciating. When my body is still, my mind tends to wander aimlessly. If I am asked to sit quietly in church, be still, and simply listen, I often struggle to focus— My leg starts going, I … Continue reading The Mind Wanders | Kim Blenkhorn
How fragile is my relationship with God or rather my faith? Today I was reading about plants. I asked Google, “What happens to a 40-year-old plant?” I thought that if I could understand how plants grow, maybe I could understand something about my own spiritual state of existence. The article said ‘plants at forty years … Continue reading Deep Roots | Kim Blenkhorn
Perhaps my children and family members don’t understand my need to write. When we argue, I send long text threads — pages of information, systematic logic, emotion carefully laid out in paragraphs. When my son was pledging a fraternity, I texted him daily with my fears and concerns. One day he replied,“Mom, it’s overwhelming and … Continue reading ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences
My nervous system is about to crack. I feel a deep, aching longing to be alone. Not in a dramatic way. Not to disappear.Just to hide away for a while.To close my door and lock it.To shut off my phone. I want to turn down the noise—the constant hum of to-do lists and shaming and … Continue reading Expectation – ADHD Burnout
Okay. Let me try again.I can do this. That’s always how it starts. A breath in. A small resolve. The familiar tightening in my chest that says focus, try harder, get it together. For a moment, or a day, or a week…I believe it. I line things up in my head: the tasks, the expectations, … Continue reading The Quicksand – ADHD Burnout
I spent most of my life convinced that exercise simply wasn’t for me. As a kid, I hated gym class with a passion. I forgot my gym clothes constantly, was physically weak, uncoordinated, and exhausted almost immediately by anything involving running, jumping, or teamwork. I wasn’t athletic, didn’t play sports, avoided physical activity outside of … Continue reading ADHD and Exercise
I’m hesitant to write this because there is already so much information available at the push of a button. But to begin properly, I need some sense of order and definition—even if only for myself. A good place to start is with a, general understanding of what ADHD actually is. This is what I know … Continue reading What is ADHD?
My Faith Place 