#61 | Yann Ghisalberti | "ADHD: Diagnosis is the start!"

#61: Diagnosis is the start!In this episode, i connected with Yann Ghisalberti, a former it project and program manager who rebuilt his life after a fifth burnout led to an adult diagnosis of adhd and later autism and who now supports others as a coach and founder of Coach4ADHD in amsterdam, with a special focus on neurodivergence, trauma and belonging.Yann grew up learning how to cope with being different before he had language for it. He carried years of stress, control and self-blame, until his body finally forced a stop. What moved me in our conversation was how honestly he spoke about guilt, the hidden cost of “functioning” and the slow return to self-trust. Not as a sudden breakthrough, but as a long walk of understanding, acceptance and choosing support.Deep dive talking points:👉🏾 burnout and breakdown: what his fifth burnout revealed when he could not push anymore;👉🏾 diagnosis as a beginning: relief first and then the wave of looking back and connecting the dots;👉🏾 guilt and emotional dysregulation: knowing what to do and still being unable to do it in the moment;👉🏾 relationships under pressure: how adhd and autism showed up in partnership and parenting and what helped them shift;👉🏾 purpose after survival: leaving it behind and building a coaching practice and a french-speaking support group in Amsterdam!Nuggets of empowerment:🙌🏾 awareness does not change your life by itself, but it can finally give you a doorway that is real;🙌🏾 coping strategies can look like personality, until you meet the part of you that is just trying to survive;🙌🏾 asking for help is not weakness, it is how the cycle breaks and how the next generation breathes easier;What about you:If you have been holding it together for years, what is one small place where you could let support in before your body forces the stop?Connect with Yann:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-ghisalberti-adhd-coach-netherlands/ Company website: https://coach4adhd.nl/ The French Speaking ADHD Support Group: Café TDAH: https://www.impulsenwoortblind.nl/adhd-cafe-francais & https://coach4adhd.nl/cafe-adhd.html Learn more about our sponsor:https://reinforcer.ai helps leaders turn everyday feedback into measurable behavior change, right where work actually happens