Hoyte Counselling & Wellbeing

29/07/2025

Interesting reading,

Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1 (part 2 due to be published in summer 2025)

We need timely recognition and early support of suspected ADHD and neurodivergence across all settings. This is especially important in schools and the early years, to prevent adverse impacts and costly outcomes in the future. This should be needs-led and not require a clinical diagnosis.

For those who require clinical intervention (e.g. high-risk, medication likely needed), the backlog of those waiting needs to be cleared urgently to avoid increased unnecessary costs elsewhere (e.g. repeated A&E use, prisons, long-term sick, unemployment, clearing even longer wait lists in the future): an invest to save model.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/report-of-the-independent-adhd-taskforce-part-1/

29/07/2025

3 days in on my ADHD medication and I cannot put into words how it has impacted me in such a short space of time.

With a little help from chat GPT I have put together a poem to help explain

If you are waiting for a diagnosis or think you might have undiagnosed ADHD this might resonate. If you have a diagnosis and you have started medication please get in touch and let me know if it does resonate.

Poem: “What ADHD Took, and What I’m Taking Back”
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29/07/2025

29/07/2025

3 days in on my ADHD medication and I cannot put into words how it has impacted me in such a short space of time.

With a little help from chat GPT I have put together a poem to help explain

If you are waiting for a diagnosis or think you might have undiagnosed ADHD this might resonate. If you have a diagnosis and you have started medication please get in touch and let me know if it does resonate.

Poem: “What ADHD Took, and What I’m Taking Back”

There are years I don’t remember
for the right reasons.
Only the ache.
The burnout.
The shame.
The trying so hard to be someone
I couldn’t hold together.

I grieve the lost time the most.
Time I spent doubting myself,
failing to understand why
everything
was just so fu***ng hard.
Time I spent wondering
what was wrong with me
when all along—
there was nothing wrong with me.

Just a brain
that processed the world like lightning
in a society made for clocks.

They said I was lazy.
Too sensitive.
Bad with time.
Irresponsible.
Maybe even dramatic.
But no one saw
the girl holding her own pieces together
just to make it to dinner.

I missed joy.
So much joy.
It slipped through my fingers
as I clutched at deadlines,
fumbled through relationships,
panicked in jobs,
burned myself out trying to be good
when I was already good—
just misunderstood.

And school?
A battlefield of self-esteem and daydreaming.
Work?
A maze of masked exhaustion.
Adulthood?
A storm I wasn’t equipped for.

But now—
now I’ve taken the first pill
and the fog has parted.
Three days in,
and I have my voice back.
Three days,
and I feel clear.
Capable.
Confident.
Calm.

I feel peace where there used to be static.
I feel belief rising in my chest
like it’s always belonged there.

And I realise:
My ADHD wasn’t my personality.
It was the static that muffled it.
The noise that blocked
my brilliance, my bravery,
my joy.

Now I remember
how I used to be:
the child who was bold,
bubbly,
the life of the party.
The one who made people laugh,
who sparkled a little too loudly—
but only because
she had so much light.

She didn’t need fixing.
She needed understanding.
And a little help
to clear the storm.

If I could speak to her now,
I’d say:

“It was never your fault.
Get help as soon as you can.
Life will be hard—
but you will find a way.
You always knew you would.”

And now I’m here.
Taking it all back.
My voice.
My joy.
My self-belief.
My self.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

17/07/2025

I'll be writing more about this later!!

ADHD is chronically under diagnosed and the implications of that are catastrophic for some and far reaching.

The NHS has recently released reports and established a taskforce to address challenges in ADHD diagnosis and support. These reports highlight the need for timely access to care, better support services, and a more streamlined system. There are significant waits for diagnosis, and many people report a lack of information during the waiting period.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/report-of-the-independent-adhd-taskforce-part-1/

17/07/2025

I'll be writing more about this later!!

ADHD is chronically under diagnosed and the implications of that are catastrophic for some and far reaching.

The NHS has recently released reports and established a taskforce to address challenges in ADHD diagnosis and support. These reports highlight the need for timely access to care, better support services, and a more streamlined system. There are significant waits for diagnosis, and many people report a lack of information during the waiting period.

April 2025

16/07/2025

Workshop 5: Overcoming Procrastination & Planning for the Future
Tuesday 03/02/2026
Our final workshop tackles procrastination—one of the biggest ADHD hurdles—and helps participants support clients in taking consistent action. Through guided exercises and evidence-based approaches, attendees will create personalised anti-procrastination plans and explore goal-setting techniques. The session also includes space for reviewing key learning and planning future support strategies.
About Us
These workshops are created and delivered by Helen and Chris Hoyte—two passionate, down-to-earth counsellors who both live with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and have spent years supporting others with it, too.

15/07/2025

“Not yet” isn’t the same as “never.” 💫

15/07/2025

I think this one speaks for itself.

Em 🌈

15/07/2025

Raise your hand if you frequently find yourself pursuing a perfect outcome. 🙋‍

Maybe you spend way more time than necessary perfecting presentations for work, tell yourself that you’re not skilled enough yet to have a difficult and important conversation with a family member, or decide not to join the recreational soccer league in town because you haven’t played in years. What would happen if you stepped back and loosened your grip on your desired result?

Often at work and in life, we miss out on opportunities to connect with our core values due to the restricting pursuit of perfection. Time spent learning, making mistakes, taking risks, and practicing is often just as important as the outcome. It can be scary to pursue the things you care about, but don’t hinder your own growth out of fear of imperfection.

How can you immerse yourself in the process of growth this coming week? How can you free yourself to make music instead of performing for applause?

15/07/2025

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