Your Partner In ADHD Coaching

Founder and Lead Coach

Ever felt misunderstood, overwhelmed, or frustrated because of your ADHD? You’re not alone. I’ve been there too, and your experiences matter.

I'm Jody, founder and lead coach at Discover You ADHD Life Coaching. With over 25 years in education as a teacher, special educator, school principal, literacy facilitator and coordinator, and coach, I'm dedicated to helping teens, adults, and those who support them better understand how they think, learn, and move through the world so they can build on their strengths and create meaningful change. 

My ADHD Journey: From Struggle to Strength

Diagnosed in childhood, I experienced firsthand what it’s like to feel unsupported as a student. School felt impossible sometimes, and I was told university wasn’t an option in high school.

My response?

“Oh yeah? Watch me!”

When I reached university, a study skills course finally introduced strategies that finally made sense. While those tools helped, many challenges remained. Years later, I was misdiagnosed with depression when the real issue was ADHD and executive function challenges that had gone unrecognized.

Everything changed when I encountered people who understood ADHD in a way I never had before. Through an ADHD workshop, a conversation with a coach, and the support of a family physician who saw the whole picture, I began to understand myself differently.

As I developed a deeper understanding of myself, I stopped trying to force myself into systems that weren't designed for me. Instead, I began building strategies and supports that aligned with my strengths, values, and the way I naturally think and learn.

Most importantly, I began to see ADHD differently. I realized that my challenges were only part of the story. I also had strengths, abilities, and ways of thinking that could help me succeed.

Finding approaches that aligned with how I think and learn, combined with the right supports, transformed how I plan, focus, and manage emotions. Life became easier, at work, at home, and within myself.

What More Than 25 Years of Supporting People Taught Me

While my personal ADHD journey led me to coaching, my professional journey expanded my understanding of why so many people struggle.

Throughout my career, I have worked with children, teens, and adults across educational, literacy, community, and correctional settings. Again and again, I met capable people who wanted to succeed but struggled to consistently access the skills needed to turn intention into action. Regardless of age, background, or circumstance, many people were facing similar challenges.

Many people knew what they wanted to do.

The challenge was

• getting started

• Staying organized

• Managing emotions

• Following through

• Remembering important information

• Adapting when plans changed

• Maintaining focus and momentum under stress

These are executive function skills

Executive function challenges are part of ADHD, but they can also be affected by learning disabilities, autism, trauma, chronic stress, mental health challenges, educational experiences, and life circumstances.

Over and over again, I saw capable people being judged for what they struggled to do before anyone took the time to understand what might be happening underneath.

That realization continues to shape my work today.

I believe that most people don't need more criticism, pressure, or willpower.

They need greater self-awareness, practical strategies, supportive systems, and opportunities to strengthen executive function skills that may never have been explicitly taught, modelled, or practiced.

My Approach

My coaching is strengths-based, collaborative, and individualized.

Together, we'll explore how you think, learn, and move through the world. We'll identify what's working, discover what's getting in the way, and develop practical strategies and systems that fit your life, values, strengths, and goals.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

The goal isn't to become someone else.

The goal is to better understand yourself and create a life that works for you.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Education (Special Education)

Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration

Advanced ADHD Coach Training through iACTcenter (A-CALC)

International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach (ACC)

More than 25 years of supporting children, teens, adults, families, educators, and communities

My Mission

To empower individuals and those who support them to build confidence, recognize their strengths, and develop personalized strategies and systems that make life work.

Because coaching is about more than coping.

It's about understanding yourself, building on your strengths, and creating meaningful change that lasts.