The Year I Met My Brain: A Travel Companion for Adults Who Have Just Found Out They Have ADHD

by Matilda Boseley

Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.

Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what's really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she'd had.

The Year I Met My Brain is the ultimate travel companion for navigating and enjoying life as an ADHD adult,

- what adult ADHD symptoms look like

- why so many ADHDers (especially females) are missed as kids

- how the disorder impacts our relationships, careers and self-esteem

- why we unfairly treat ourselves like failures - and how to find self-forgiveness and healing

- practical tips for social and organisational wins

- and, most importantly, how to make our lives work to fit our brains rather than trying to force our brains to fit our lives.

Uplifting, empowering, deeply researched and sparkling with 'a-ha' moments, The Year I Met My Brain is an invaluable resource for ADHDers and those who love them.

PLEASE When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Genres: Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published October 3, 2023

About the author

Matilda Boseley is an award-winning social media reporter and presenter for Guardian Australia. She has spearheaded the publication’s popular TikTok channel where she writes and hosts their short-form news explainers. Her work on the platform has won her a Quill Award for Innovation in Journalism and was nominated for a Walkley Award for the same category. Named Walkley Awards’ 2019 Student Journalist of the Year, Matilda has also worked as a reporter and assistant chief of staff at 7 News Melbourne and as a breaking news reporter for The Age newspaper. She regularly reports on issues affecting young people, women and mental health and her first book, The Year I Met My Brain, documents her experiences and discoveries after being diagnosed with ADHD at 23 and investigates the hidden prevalence and costs of ADHD among adults.

Reviews

[Caitlyn Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Matilda’s openness, honesty and creativity in sharing her journey in learning about and embracing what ADHD means for her was like a warm hug. Hearing her journey was so comforting and powerful, and the way she acknowledged her own personal story through the “diary entry” while also being so inclusive and respective of others’ journeys was what made this beyond just a recap of her life.

The research that had gone into this book to not only further her understanding, but further inform us as the reader, made this stand as a strong text that holds weight in its own right.

Thank you, Matilda, for your vulnerability and willingness to share your journey, chaos and all. I am right there with you!


(PS. Only 4 star as it didn’t hit the can’t-stop-talking-about-this mark that book 2 did!)



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Listened yo Audiobook on Spotify. So close to binging this until Spotify told me I listened to my month’s listening cap 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Aisling Keegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute required reading for ADHD women and their partners/loved ones. Cried more times while listening to this than any other book maybe ever. Revealed all the parts of myself that I hide away so ferociously but yet hugged them so tightly.

[Kara Rowley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Sara Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

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