ADHD & Me
In August of this year, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I’m in my late 40s, and I’m a woman which is part of why it took so long for me to receive a diagnosis. Women have always been under-researched, and therefore, under-diagnosed. When it comes to ADHD, we mask better than boys from a young […]
A Guide To Failing Sexually Abused Children
Me, aged 9. I’d already been a victim of sexual abuse for 7 years when this photograph was taken. For help with child sexual abuse, rape and incompetence: Rape Crises Help Samaritans Mental Health Ireland Yesterday, Sarah McInerney wrote a piece in The Times about my late friend, Shane Griffin, and how he was let […]
Breastfeeding After CSA
The first week of August was World Breastfeeding Awareness Month, but the United States Breastfeeding Committee has declared the whole month of August Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In honour of that, I wanted to share a few thoughts on breastfeeding after the mother has suffered Child Sexual Abuse. While so many of us want to breastfeed, […]