Many women over 40 are just now being diagnosed with ADHD.
There’s a powerful reason for that.
Have you spent years worrying that your life is just a little too messy?
Do you feel so deeply that people call you “too sensitive”?
Do you work — and work too hard — to be “perfect” but fear you always fall short?
The story you've been telling yourself — I'm not good enough — is not true.
After a lifetime of trying to do it all—overachieving, pleasing others, working ourselves to exhaustion—we find ourselves worn out. And we realize that it’s time to honor our own minds and needs.
This is the right time to begin looking at the stories we’ve been telling ourselves, all through our lives, about why we believe we’re not good enough. By writing these stories every week, we can gently peel back the layers of self-doubt and discover the truth of who we are.
This kind and mindful process is not about fixing or changing
—it’s about becoming.
And in that chaos, we can start seeing ourselves for
who we truly are.
Perimenopause can throw our hormones into disarray
“I think writing really
helps you heal yourself.
I think if you write long enough,
you will be a healthy person.
That is, if you write what you need to write,
as opposed to what will make money,
or what will make fame.”
-Alice Walker
Since I only offer work that truly lights me up, together we will create something extraordinary.
You’ll get my huge enthusiasm, my mighty generous mind, and an unwavering ADHD hyperfocus and clarity.
You’ll have my full attention, my embracing of imperfections, and the genuine joy I’ll feel in the connection with you.
I will teach you how to rewrite the stories
you tell yourself.
I'm Shauna.
I’m a 5-books-published writer, James-Beard award-winner, and a deeply experienced writing teacher.
And, after years of struggling in fits and starts, I was diagnosed with ADHD at 55. I'm rewriting the stories of who I believe I am.
As seen
on:
"Writing is a part of my life; cooking is a part of my life. Making love is a part of my life; walking down the street is a part of it. Writing demands more time, but it takes from all of these other activities. They all feed into the writing. I think it’s dangerous to concern oneself too damned much with “being an artist.”
It’s more important to get the work done.
You don’t have to concern yourself with it, just get it done. The pondering pose — the back of the hand glued against the forehead — is baloney. People spend more time posing than getting the work done. The work is all there is. And when it’s done, then you can laugh, have a pot of beans, stroke some child’s head, or skip down the street."
— Maya Angelou
I can help you to
write your stories.
WHAT JOY CAN I OFFER YOU?
I write my
stories for you.
Read my substack.
Start writing.
I can help you reimagine your stories.
say yes now.
Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.
[…] Passion is never enough; neither is skill. But try.
For our sake and yours forget your name in the street;
tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light.
Don’t tell us what to believe, what to fear.
Show us belief’s wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear’s caul.”
—Toni Morrison
Kathy says
Jennifer J.
“This experience might change your life because Shauna James Ahern is a little bit like Yoda. She’s wise and she’ll make you think differently about your gifts.
‘You must unlearn what you have learned.’ —Yoda
Or is that Shauna?
Don’t miss this chance.”
Kim M.:
This work has transformed women's lives.
“Shauna is a leader who understands and empathizes deeply. Being in one of her communities is an explorative and healing experience. Shauna’s unique perspective helps bring clarity to so much of life’s chaos. Time with her is always well-spent.”
I am so grateful the universe gave me what I needed —Shauna’s workshops. I learned so much about myself in this journey, things I needed to know. My life has changed this past year, but after this class, I realized I can handle those changes. I know now that I’m my own hero. Thank you, Shauna.
