by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 23, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
If I had a nickel for every time someone told me, "But Tristan, you’re not bouncing off the walls, how can you have ADHD?" I’d probably have enough nickels to buy a very fancy, very unnecessary espresso machine that I’d use twice and then forget to clean for...
by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 20, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks digging into the heavy stuff: how perfectionism acts as a suit of armor we never asked for, and how the ADHD stigma cycle keeps us running on a hamster wheel of "not enough." If you’ve been following along, you’re...
by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 18, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
If you’ve spent most of your life feeling like you’re running a marathon in combat boots while everyone else is wearing high-end sneakers, you probably know the phrase "just try harder" all too well. It’s the ultimate neurodivergent "check engine"...
by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 17, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
If you’ve ever stayed up until 3:00 AM obsessing over the font choice in a slide deck, or felt your heart drop into your stomach because you made a minor social faux pas, you know the vibe. It’s that relentless, buzzing voice in the back of your head that says,...
by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 16, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Can we all just take a collective, deep, rib-expanding breath for a second? If you’re anything like me: and the rest of the crew here at Byrnes Counseling Group: your shoulders have probably been living somewhere up near your earlobes for the last couple of months....
