Lived experience changed the way I practise medicine..

I’m a UK GP, ADHD clinician, speaker and host of The Thoughtful Doctor. But some of what has shaped me most didn’t come from medical training. Also an immigrant, a twin mum, and someone who discovered my own neurodivergence later in life.

For me, discovering neurodiversity felt less like receiving a diagnosis and more like coming home. So many things I had spent years questioning about myself finally began to make sense.

It changed the way I understood myself, but it also changed the doctor, parent and person I was becoming.

I became more curious about what sits underneath behaviour. About the different ways our brains experience the world. And about what can happen when we replace judgement with curiosity.

That intersection between medicine, psychology and lived experience is where much of my work sits today.

And perhaps, in some ways, I’m still figuring it out too.

Conversations that matter.

Explore themes that help us understand ourselves and each other with more empathy and less judgment.

Neurodiversity & Identity

Parenting with Awareness

Invisible Things We Carry

Unpacking what it means to live and thrive with a neurodivergent brain, beyond labels.

Navigating the complexities of raising children, fostering connection and understanding.

Exploring the unspoken burdens and hidden strengths that shape our daily lives.

Insights for a changing world.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Sometimes the problem isn’t capability. It’s the environment we’re asking someone to be capable in.

Neurodivergent people can bring creativity, deep focus, pattern recognition, curiosity and different ways of thinking to a workplace. But the same person can struggle in environments built around unspoken rules, constant interruptions, sensory overload or one narrow idea of what “professional” should look like.

And often, you won’t know who is struggling.

Some people have spent years becoming very good at appearing fine.

Through speaking, education and conversations with organisations, I explore ADHD, autism, masking, burnout and the small changes that can make workplaces more neuroinclusive.

Not by lowering expectations, but by creating environments where different minds have a fairer chance to do their best work.

Because inclusion isn't about making everyone work in the same way.

Children learn best when they feel safe enough to be themselves.

A psychologically safe school is one where children can ask for help, get something wrong, express a different need or say “I’m struggling” without feeling embarrassed, difficult or less capable.

This matters particularly for neurodivergent children, who may spend much of their day masking, trying to follow expectations that don’t come naturally, or worrying about getting things wrong.

I explore how teachers, school leaders and families can build cultures of curiosity, trust and belonging, where behaviour is understood before it is judged.

Because feeling safe enough to be yourself can change how a child learns, connects and grows.

Women, Hormones & Neurodiversity

Our brains don’t exist separately from our hormones.

Across puberty, menstrual cycles, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause, hormonal changes can influence how we think, feel, regulate, sleep and cope with everyday demands.

For neurodivergent women, including those with ADHD and autism, these transitions may also change how certain traits are experienced or how manageable life feels. Sometimes this is when previously unrecognised differences become harder to compensate for.

I explore the evolving relationship between women’s health, hormones and neurodiversity, bringing together medical evidence, clinical insight and lived experience.

Because when something that used to feel manageable suddenly doesn’t, the question shouldn’t always be “What am I doing wrong?”

Sometimes a better question is: “What has changed?”

Let's create meaningful conversations

Whether through a keynote, a podcast conversation or clinical work, I’m curious about what helps us understand ourselves and each other a little better, with more curiosity and less judgement.