The workforce is not failing — it is overloaded and on the verge of burnout A RESTORE™ Framework perspective on the working women in South Africa report 2026 The Working Women in South Africa Report 2026 complied yearly by Recruit My Mom presents itself as a workforce trends report examining burnout, AI adaptation, return-to-office mandates, […]
My Love, I’m sorry I forgot the bread. I know that sounds like a ridiculous way to begin a letter, especially considering that this isn’t really about bread. In fact, if I’m being completely honest, by the time you read this I may not even remember whether it was bread. It could have been milk. […]
Receiving a diagnosis can feel like finally finding an explanation for a life that never quite made sense. For many people, diagnosis brings relief because it reframes years of struggle. Difficulties that were once interpreted as laziness, oversensitivity, immaturity, lack of discipline, poor motivation, or emotional weakness begin to look very different when viewed through […]
The concept of “emotional intelligence” has become deeply embedded in modern psychology, education, leadership training, parenting discourse, and workplace culture. It is often treated as a marker of maturity, wisdom, social competence, or even moral development. Calm people are described as emotionally intelligent. Reactive people are described as lacking emotional intelligence. Entire industries have formed around teaching it. I am regularly contacted by professionals who say they do not have it and need it, and parents who want me to help their children “learn” it. It has become something of a “subject” that can supposedly be taught.
(Neurodiversity Week) A client once said to me, “I am exhausted — and I haven’t done anything wrong.” By most measures, her life was working. She was capable, thoughtful, and reliable. Yet internally, she felt like a disappointment to herself. Not because others had rejected her — but because the relationship she had with herself […]
“Do you have life figured out?“ A client recently asked me that during a coaching session. Not as a challenge, and not with irony — but as a genuine question. And in many ways, that’s what made it so telling. The question itself points to how deeply we’ve been taught to think of life as […]
Why “Willpower” is a Neurobiological Mirage In our productivity-obsessed culture, we have elevated “willpower” to the status of a moral virtue. We speak of it as a muscle to be flexed, a reservoir of character that separates the “disciplined” from the “unsuccessful.” But for the neurodivergent community—and indeed for anyone living under chronic stress—this narrative […]
The “Not Enough” Brain: Understanding Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) in Men with ADHD If you have ADHD, you’ve likely spent your life feeling like you’re running on a treadmill that never quite reaches the finish line. You achieve a goal, you land the deal, you win the argument—and instead of feeling great about it, you […]
What is AI psychosis? “AI psychosis” is not a clinical or diagnostic term you’ll find in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. It’s a media and research commentary label that has emerged to describe cases where people develop delusional beliefs centred around interactions with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok. It is when AI acts […]
“Wash your brush” you say? Is this about cleanliness? No, this isn’t a post about hygiene. Although it could be! This is about moving forward and adapting and changing when things no longer work for you. Not sure how they connect? Let me explain. When in high school I was gifted the most amazing hairbrush. […]