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I'm an RN with 8 years experience as a school nurse and 3 kids of my own. 

My journey into ADHD parent coaching started with my own diagnosis as an adult. It was one of those lightbulb moments where my whole life finally made sense. Not long after, one of my children was also diagnosed with ADHD, and I did what so many of us ADHDers do...I hyperfocused. I devoured every resource I could find, determined to understand these amazing, complex brains and how best to support them.

But knowledge alone wasn’t enough. Parenting remained incredibly challenging, especially during the elementary school years. Our home felt chaotic, emotions ran high, and no amount of love or good intentions seemed to make things easier. Then we were referred to behavioral parent training, and everything changed. We learned practical, research-backed strategies that shifted our family dynamic from constant stress to a place of calm and connection.

The hardest part? It took us almost a year to get in with a good therapist. I remember thinking, Why did this take so long? Why wasn’t this support available sooner? That’s when I knew I wanted to help fill in that gap for other families.

About

Barbara Pestien, RN, MSN,

ADHD Parent Coach

As a mom of three, an elementary school nurse, and a lifelong ADHDer, I've lived the challenges of parenting kids with ADHD firsthand. The strategies that transformed my family life shouldn't feel like a secret — I'm on a mission to make them easier for parents to find, understand, and use.

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