03/23/2026
It's real. The book is done, and I'm holding signed copies.
GIFTED & TORTURED: Mastering the Poet-Brain Phenotypes of ADHD, Anxiety, and Autism
This has been 25 years in the making. Everything I've learned from mapping 25,000 brains, distilled into a framework that finally explains why your brain does what it does.
Not "you have ADHD." Not "you have anxiety." But: here are the 12 specific brain circuits driving your experience, here's why substances seemed to help, and here's what actually works to regulate them, all without fighting who you are.
If you've ever been told you're "too much" - too sensitive, too intense, think too much - this book is your owner's manual. Ferrari hardware deserves better than bicycle instructions.
What's inside:
đź§ 12 brain phenotypes that explain your intensity, procrastination, rejection sensitivity, and substance patterns
đź§ The Mastery Loop: a 5-step practice for working with your circuits, not against them
đź§ Precision tools for sleep, stress, productivity, meditation, and neurofeedback, matched to YOUR wiring
đź§ 360+ citations. No fluff. No shame. Just the map you should have been given a long time ago.
Signed copies are available for pre-order right now. They ship April 14 on release day.
E-book is also live for pre-order on Amazon.
Grab a signed copy or pre-order the e-book here: giftedandtortured.com
The book website also has a QUIZ for you to see which of the phenotypes might be driving your Gifts (or Torture?).
Same gifts. Less torture. Let's go.