by Tristan Byrnes | Mar 25, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
If you’re here because you’re exploring an adult ADHD diagnosis and trying to understand inattentive ADHD vs hyperactive traits, you’re in the right place. If you’ve spent any time on the internet lately, you’ve probably seen the memes. One minute you’re looking up...
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....
