I'm Petra, an ADHD Life Coach (awaiting certification), and I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52. Like many women, I spent decades masking, pushing through, and wondering why life often felt harder than it should. Getting diagnosed brought both relief and grief, a sense of clarity, but also the weight of “what if I’d known sooner?”

Coaching helped me make sense of it all, and it’s what inspired me to become a coach myself.

Why I Became an ADHD Life Coach

ADHD coaching gave me tools, language, and hope.

It helped me stop blaming myself and start understanding my brain.

It made me want to support others, especially adopted women like me,  to do the same.

I’ve now completed my training as an ADHD Life Coach (awaiting certification) and continue to study ADHD, coaching approaches, and trauma-informed practice.

My Goal

I work with women who were adopted and diagnosed (or self-identify) later in life with ADHD. My goal is to create a space where you can:

Feel heard, understood, and validated

Explore your identity without judgement

Build routines and tools that actually work for your brain

Remember that you are creative, resourceful, and whole

Find your own answers — at your own pace

My Adoption Journey

Being adopted has always been a part of my story, and it added complexity to my ADHD experience. I grew up with a sense of emotional loss, of not fully knowing who I was or where I fit. ADHD made it harder to process those feelings, with impulsivity, emotional intensity, and rejection sensitivity often getting in the way.

But it also motivated me to seek understanding.

That intersection of adoption and ADHD is where I feel most called to support others. It’s where I’ve found the most healing. And it’s where coaching can make a profound difference.

Please check out my blog post, Navigating ADHD and Adoption: Setting Boundaries and Finding Balance:

 https://adhdcoachintraining.blogspot.com/2024/11/navigation-adhd-and-adoption-setting.html