At MayDay ADHD Coaching:
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You will be met with empathy for your experiences.
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We will be curious together about what is happening at a deep level.
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We will come up with unique and ingenious solutions to your specific challenges.
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We will align your actions with your purpose and values.
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We will change your life in practical and meaningful ways.
Where are you?
Usually, people with ADHD start off close to the bottom of our matrix. Perhaps we are feeling in denial, but the feelings of powerlessness, being different and being judged are most often what start that process of being diagnosed. At this stage, we are looking for validation and compassion and would benefit from a shift in mindset.
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Then we become aware of how ADHD is impacting our lives, and we feel overwhelmed at what it all means, but we are determined to take on the challenge and willing to put in the hard work. At this point we are thirsty for ADHD knowledge and understanding.
After a while, we begin to accept the ADHD challenges that we face and use the strategies and approaches that best suit our own brains. We grow and learn about ourselves and other people in the process. Now we are looking for the skills to explore individual challenges and meet them with compassion and creativity.
Our final goal, is to fully embace our neurodiveristy. At that point, we feel powerful, valuable, included and accepted for who we truly are. We need a purpose and a sense of belonging in this world. To know we are making a contribution.
This is a very generic illustration of an incredibly bumpy journey. We bounce back and forth as new challenges present themselves, and with each change comes new challenges. That is why we present opportunities to meet the needs of various stages simultaneously.
Our Three-Pronged Approach
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Hi Helen
I can't thank you enough for your time with my daughter today. She said she felt a sense of relief and is looking forward to tackling her assignments with these new skills and ideas. This is the most positive she has been in a long time, and I'm truly grateful.
Sabina
Mother of Teen with Possible ADHD
The PQ course and guidance provided by Helen was a valuable support in the arsenal I have developed to help me negotiate challenges as they emerge. The combination of guided exercises and discussions was particularly interesting, and Helen was gentle and empathetic as we moved through the course material.
Vik
Neurodiverse Adult
I have someone to talk to about what has happened and I can get ideas on what to do and how I can manage it.
Charlie
10 year old with ADHD
Helen made me slow down, think about my responses and become aware of my own boundaries. The daily exercises were a good time out, even if only for 2 minutes a couple of times a day to refresh my mind.
Donna
Mother of Teen with ADHD
Helen has empowered me to take the steps I need in order to gain the life I want. I can’t thank her enough.
Lyndal
Adult with Burnout
Helen is compassionate, empathetic, and intuitive. She really understands the challenges and the gifts ADHD brings and has helped me see what I can bring to the table.
Sunny
Mum with ADHD
Coach Helen Day has been instrumental in helping me sort out and evolve my career goals. I felt very frustrated, confused, and very uncertain of how to move forward. Helen helped me discern what really matters at this stage of my life, formulate the career lifestyle that works for me, and stay focused on what my next steps are.
My eternal gratitude to Helen for her never ending patience with my neural diverse challenges and quirky speaking style. I highly recommend MayDay ADHD Coaching for anyone with neural diverse life issues. You won't be sorry!
Andrea
Adult with ADHD
The team at Perform Australia would like to thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge yesterday at our professional development day. Your suggestions on strategies to help students with ADHD in our after school acting programs was insightful and will help guide all our teachers immensely with supporting students in our classes. We will not hesitate to get you back for further training, when needed, in the future.
Louise
Perform Australia
I experienced less conflict! The course helped me to pause, listen, take stock and not engage too much with my or the other person's saboteurs.
Giorgi
Mother of Teen with ADHD
Helen has a warmth about her that immediately makes you feel welcome and safe and that was important to me on the day I met her, having moments earlier experience a difficult situation with my daughter (who has ADHD and autism and who, along with my personal struggles with ADHD, is the reason I sought Helen’s help in the first place). It was easy to open up to her right from the get go and that is very rare for me.
As our sessions progressed I was impressed by how many tools she has in her belt that made the visits interesting and creative and original every time (but not in a scary way). I think I would’ve found this even without the use of the Positive Intelligence book and app (although it is definitely recommended too).
Coaching is not counselling. It’s more purposeful, and goals driven. Instead of throwing the flood gates open to fix everything you focus on a particular thing you want help with (in my case it was working on my relationship with my daughter). That makes coaching more approachable for a neurodivergent mind that does so much better when tasks are broken down into manageable chunks. Helen doesn’t just come at you with some one trick pony “this has worked for all my other clients so I’ll just keep doing it” style either. She is responsive and flexible and makes you part of this process and engages you with creative and truly immersive exercises that are in response to what you bring to the table that day.
I cannot recommend her ADHD coaching enough!
Barb
Mother of Teen with ADHD and Autism​