"I Have a Habit of Lying to Myself": Self-Care vs. Avoidance w/Sam Pitts-Rogers | Firesides Ep. 07
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๐ก "I have a habit of lying to myself and telling myself it's self-care." What if the comfort zone you've built is actually keeping you from the life you want? In this Fireside Chat, we sit down with Samโan HR professional at a Big Four consulting firm who was diagnosed with ADHD at 38. She opens up about flying under the radar as a "daydreamer type," the unique ways ADHD shows up in women, and her journey to building the connected, authentic life she's been searching for as she approaches 4...
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