Dr Stone Elevate, Glasgow (2026)

Chartered Counselling & Coaching Psychologist offering ADHD-informed coaching, therapy, wellbeing support, and psychologically-informed approaches to sustainable change, self-understanding, and burnout recovery.

02/09/2026

ADHD in women is not always hidden because there are no signs.

Sometimes the signs are mistaken for strengths.

The woman everyone sees as capable, organised and dependable may be using far more effort than anyone realises to keep everything running.

What gets praised on the outside may have developed as a way of managing what feels difficult underneath.

Over time, these ways of coping can become so familiar that she may not recognise them as compensation either. It is simply what she has always done to stay on top of things.

This is one reason ADHD can remain hidden for so long. It may only begin to become visible when responsibilities increase, capacity changes, or the strategies that once worked become harder to maintain.

Relating to these experiences does not automatically mean ADHD. But it may be worth becoming curious about the difference between how well you appear to be coping and how much effort coping actually takes.

Which slide resonated with you most?

01/09/2026

Sometimes a song becomes a promise we make to someone we love ❤️

Hearing an entire stadium sing “Livin’ on a Prayer” was one of the most powerful moments of an already unforgettable night. But for me, this song carries memories that go far beyond the concert.

During one of the hardest periods in my best friend’s life, I remember belting it out to her outside her house, as a reminder: “We’ve got each other, and that’s a lot for love.”

It wasn’t a promise that everything would suddenly be okay. It was a promise that, whatever happened, she wouldn’t have to face it alone.

Perhaps that’s part of the power of music. Sometimes our feelings are too deep or complicated for ordinary conversation. Then a song comes along and gives us the words we couldn’t find for ourselves. It helps us express love, hope, grief, strength and determination, sometimes all at once.

The difficult times have also taught me that connection doesn’t make our struggles disappear, but it can make them feel more bearable. Knowing that someone will stand beside us, take our hand and keep holding on with us can make all the difference.

Hearing thousands of voices singing those words together brought all of that back to me. It was more than a song. It was a reminder of the people who have stood beside me, and those I will always stand beside in return ❤️

Which song reminds you that you’re not alone?

31/08/2026

If you’ve always been seen as “the capable one”, it may never have occurred to anyone that you were struggling. Perhaps not even you.

Many women become incredibly skilled at compensating. They rely on lists, reminders, overpreparation, anxiety and sheer determination to keep everything moving.

From the outside, it can look effortless. Underneath, it can feel like paddling furiously just to keep up.

Relating to this doesn’t automatically mean you have ADHD. But if coping takes far more effort than anyone seems to realise, perhaps that struggle deserves curiosity rather than more self-criticism.

Sometimes the question isn’t whether you’re managing. It’s what managing is costing you.

29/08/2026

This moment seemed to capture everything that made last night so special.

I have always said that music is life, but last night reminded me exactly why. Music reaches places in me that words often cannot. I do not just hear it. I feel it through my whole body. It helps me access depths of emotion, move through them, express them and feel fully alive.

At some of the hardest and most harrowing times in my life, music has been one of the things that saved me. It gave me an escape when I needed one, but it also helped me turn towards parts of myself and emotions I did not know how to reach. Artists expressed things in ways I could not, giving words and sound to feelings I did not yet know how to articulate. I will always be grateful to those who have been brave enough to wear their hearts on their sleeves because, in doing so, they helped me understand my own.

Standing in a packed Murrayfield, listening to tens of thousands of people singing I’ll Be There for You together, felt almost spiritual. For those few minutes, a stadium full of strangers became completely connected. Every person bringing their own memories, meaning and emotion to the same song, then belting it out as one. The power of the music, the voices, the love and the togetherness was breathtaking.

Then there was the deeper personal layer. Bon Jovi was my first concert, when my mum took me at 12. Exactly 30 years later, I was there with my own 11-year-old son, watching the same legendary band. The nostalgia took me straight back to teenage me, while also giving me this beautiful full-circle reminder of how quickly life moves.

Music, movement, connection, emotion, expression and memory. Some experiences are simply bigger than words. Last night was one of them, and it was so good for the soul. ❤️🎸

28/08/2026

A very special full-circle moment tonight. 🤘❤️

When I was 12, my mum took me to my very first concert: Bon Jovi at Ibrox on the These Days tour. Looking at the tour dates recently, I realised that was exactly 30 years ago, which feels both incredibly meaningful and slightly horrifying! 😂

Tonight, I’m taking my own son, aged 11, to see the very same band, this time in Edinburgh. It’s only his second-ever concert (the Foo Fighters were his first), but he is already a proper little rocker, so I can’t wait to share those classic, timeless songs with him.

After a year that has brought more than its fair share of stress, uncertainty and strain, this feels like a particularly welcome reminder to pause and make space for joy. Life moves unbelievably quickly, and amid everything we carry, these are the moments that really matter: the experiences, connections and memories that stay with us.

Thirty years later, another mum and child, and the same legendary band. It feels pretty magical. 🎸

26/08/2026

ADHD is not a myth. But that does not mean ADHD should be placed beyond critical examination.

That is part of what made Channel 4’s programme so deeply frustrating.

It had an opportunity to explore genuinely important concerns about ADHD carefully, ethically and alongside the strongest available evidence. It could have allowed viewers to understand the complexity and reach properly informed conclusions for themselves.

Instead, it presented a highly selective and dangerously incomplete picture with the authority and appearance of a scientific investigation.

This matters because television does not exist in a vacuum. People with ADHD are already describing having their diagnosis, medication and difficulties questioned by family members, colleagues and even professionals who watched the programme.

For some, it has not simply prompted an interesting debate. It has intensified shame, uncertainty and the sense that they must once again prove their experiences are real.

I created this carousel as a brief, accessible overview. My full article goes much deeper into the research, the programme’s claims and the evidence and lived realities it failed to represent.

I did not write it to shut down debate. I wrote it because debates carrying this level of potential harm must be informed, balanced and held to a much higher standard.

If you have found yourself trying to explain or defend your ADHD since the programme aired, please feel free to share this instead. You should not have to research and defend an entire scientific field by yourself.

Please save the carousel, share it widely and read my full evidence-based response.

The full article is available through the link in my Instagram bio or the link attached to this post on Facebook.

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