Andrea Peers | Practical Psychology | Coaching | Training, Author at Andrea Peers, Mental Health & Neurodiversity Coach | Trainer

What a new diagnosis actually means and what nobody tells you after

The letter arrives. Or the assessment ends and the professional across the table gives it a name. ADHD. Autism. Dyslexia. Dyspraxia. And for a moment sometimes a long moment you don’t quite know what to do with that. A diagnosis is not an ending. But nobody tells you...

The cost of saying nothing

A member of your team comes to you and tells you they have just been diagnosed with ADHD, autism or dyslexia. Or they tell you they are struggling with their mental health. Or they disclose something personal that is affecting their ability to work. And you freeze....

Why knowing about mental health doesn’t mean you don’t need support

This week I worked with someone who knows more about mental health than most people ever will. Years of training. A demanding, high-responsibility role. A career built on supporting others through some of the hardest moments of their lives. And yet there they were,...

They rarely sit alone

In over 25 years of working with people, one thing has become very clear to me. Mental health and neurodiversity rarely sit alone. Not in the same person. Not in the same life. And not in the same conversation even when that’s what someone comes to me thinking they...