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Rebranding 101: How Jess Mali Mercier Helps Small Business Owners Discover Their Authentic Visual Identity

In January, I knew it was time to rebrand my entire business -podcast, social media accounts, and website, but the process seemed daunting and I just wasn’t making progress on my own. When I connected with graphic designer and rebranding strategist, Jess Malli Mercier, I realized why.  There comes a time in the life of your small business when you need to stop using Canva templates and trying to be a designer.  For me, that time had come.

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Shame-free Accountability Through Body-Doubling

Tired of feeling alone in your productivity struggles? Join us as we chat with Becca Groner about the power of shame-free accountability and body doubling. Discover how virtual co-working platforms like Focused Space can boost your productivity and create a more connected work environment.

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Why High Achievers Burn Out: The Four Types of Hidden Resistance 

Jane Elliot, PhD is an academic and coach who has a profound understanding of the psychology behind self-sabotage, particularly in highly intelligent and high-achieving individuals. We recently sat down to discuss her insights and the framework she created to identify and address the different types of avoidance that hold them back. I found myself nodding in agreement, recognizing myself and others in the different avoidance styles she described. In this post, I share the four types and some personal insights and reflections on each one.

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Introduction to ADHD-ish

Introducing ‘ADHD-ish’: Empowering business owners, freelancers, and creatives with ADHD tendencies. Tune in for tips, inspiration, and strategies to thrive with big ideas and a busy brain.

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The Art of Boundaries: Preventing Burnout in Your Creative Business

Many of my clients are independent creatives and they are some of my favorite people to work with.  Ashley Lloyd, a multi-talented landscape designer had already experienced success in the high-end fashion industry before reinventing herself and starting her current business.   She reached out to me to help her streamline and uncomplicate her offers, and her workflows to burnout-proof her business. This post is about how we did that, and the results we achieved. 

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The Transformational Power of Rebranding

Learn why and when to upgrade your brand with a professional designer. Join us as we discuss the emotional impact of branding and the benefits of a collaborative approach. Hear from Jess Malli Mercier, a renowned graphic designer, about her experience rebranding established businesses.

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Narcissists Partners and ADHD: Avoiding The Trap You Might Not Recognize

Female entrepreneurs with ADHD often possess an intuitive brain that can sense abnormalities in behavior. Essentially, we can make connections and recognize red flags early on. However, persistent self-doubt and the negative messages we've internalized tend to override these instincts. If you ever experienced being shamed for being eager and quick-thinking during your schooling years, this can significantly contribute to negative self-evaluation. The shame from these experiences accumulates, making us question the very instincts meant to protect us. This can render us susceptible to the narcissistic partner’s tricks. 

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The Four Types of Resistance Inhibiting Your Success

Overcoming Avoidance: High Achievers, Perfectionism, and Self-Doubt with Dr. Jane Elliot. Discover the four types of avoidance, understand why brilliance can feel like a burden, and learn strategies to unlock your potential.

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Four Ways Neurodivergent Thinking Boosts Creativity

As a neurodivergent person, I know I think differently, but I haven’t always come to think of myself as creative.  In fact, I used to express surprise and confusion as to why two of my three adult children are highly creative, even speculating about recessive genes that “skipped a generation”.  But the reality is this, I AM a creative person, I am just not an artist.  

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Aligning Your Business with Your ADHD

Discover how Ashley Lloyd, a creative solopreneur with ADHD, right-sized her business for success. Learn how expert coaching, boundaries, and systems transformed her journey.

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Why Working Alone Might Be the Secret to Your Success: Lessons from a Twice-Exceptional Entrepreneur

I love sharing case studies of the amazing women I work with. In this post, my client Robyn Rosenberger, the inspiring founder of Tiny Superheroes is the focus. Robyn’s entrepreneurial journey is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and unique challenges faced by twice-exceptional women navigating the entrepreneurial landscape.

The label twice-exceptional, or 2e, refers to individuals like Robyn and me who have been identified as gifted, and also diagnosed with ADHD. This adds layers of complexity to our entrepreneurial ventures and often means the advice we might receive from others just doesn’t help.

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Do Women with ADHD Attract Narcissistic Partners?

ADHD women, beware the narcissist! Dr. Shaler and I delve deep into the addictive allure of toxic relationships, unpacking the vulnerabilities that make us targets. Gain insights, find validation, and start your healing journey.

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Simplify to Succeed: How Streamlining Your Business Creates Predictable Profit

As a female entrepreneur, I often find myself grappling with the delicate balance between ambition and reality. The latest episode of The Driven Woman Entrepreneur podcast, featuring Racheal Cook focused on the uncomfortable topic of entrepreneurial poverty among female entrepreneurs. There is the hype and there is the reality and one of the things I love about Racheal is her commitment to telling the truth about what it actually takes to be successfully self employed, so more women have an legitimate shot at a sustainable business. Here’s an exploration of the enlightening discussion that covers essential aspects of building a successful, sustainable business while maintaining our well-being.

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Four Ways to Enhance Your Creativity

ADHD minds, creative goldmines? Tune is as Diann reveals how neurodivergent traits can spark innovation. Learn practical techniques to boost creativity, overcome challenges, and ignite your inner genius.

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The ADHD Trap: Breaking Free from Social Media’s FOMO and RSD Triggers

As female entrepreneurs, most of us are juggling a multitude of responsibilities, from managing our businesses to looking after our families. This intense balancing act can be particularly daunting for those of us with ADHD. ADHD is characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which can significantly impact our daily lives and our ability to focus and manage our tasks. Add the uncertainty of entrepreneurship and lack of structure that comes with working from home and distractions multiply.

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Why Female Entrepreneurs with ADHD Struggle with Emotions

If you have ADHD, you're no stranger to emotional dysregulation and overwhelm. If you're a female entrepreneur, you know the ups and downs of running a business are a major source of stress. Combine these realities, and the task feels monumental. In my recent conversation with ADHD Women's Wellbeing Coach Kate Moryoussef, we explored how deeply loving and accepting ourselves—especially when we make mistakes—isn't just a lofty ideal; it's a survival strategy. Kate's reminder that treating ourselves with the same nurturing kindness we use when teaching children is transformative. From self-awareness and somatic work to breath work and Emotional Freedom Techniques, these tools help bring our nervous systems under control when triggered. Kate's practice of committing to decisions "no matter what" and extracting lessons from them without shame aligns with my belief that flexibility beats rigid routines. For female entrepreneurs with ADHD, radical self-acceptance and self-compassion aren't optional—they're essential for sustainable success.

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Women and Entrepreneurial Poverty

Struggling to break the 6-figure mark? Racheal Cook shares her insights on “Women and Entrepreneurial Poverty.” Tune in for strategies to achieve sustainable success.

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ADHD or ADHD-ish? Find out if you need an ADHD diagnosis

As a former psychotherapist who's diagnosed others with ADHD and been diagnosed myself, I want to open up a conversation about who fits under the ADHD umbrella. Getting a formal ADHD diagnosis as an adult woman involves meticulous interviews, forms, symptom checklists, and sometimes full psychological evaluations—if it's even available where you live. The psychiatric community has a gender bias when it comes to ADHD diagnosis. Women are told "you can't have ADHD, you completed a college degree" or "you've made it this far without a diagnosis, why get one now?" One woman was told by a psychiatrist that he "does not believe women can have ADHD." Here's a lesser-known fact: it's not the number or severity of symptoms that determine diagnosis—it's the degree of impairment. Women who've created workarounds and built systems might not meet diagnostic criteria, but they most definitely have ADHD. The term ADHD-ish creates space for those who resonate with ADHD traits but don't have formal diagnosis. It's about being inclusive and acknowledging that we all deserve validation.

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