Hey, I’m Ghada

I’m the creator of Spicy ADHD Journey — part PhD researcher, part chaos wrangler, and part-time cereal-for-dinner enthusiast.

I was diagnosed with ADHD in my twenties, after years of being the “together one” who always showed up, but constantly second-guessed herself behind the scenes.

This blog started as a way to make sense of my brain. Turns out, a lot of you needed the same thing.

What You’ll Find Here

This isn’t an ADHD advice blog.
It’s a space to name what’s actually going on under the surface. The spirals, the patterns, the quirks we’ve been masking for years.

• Lived stories (the messy kind)
• Gentle reframes
• Research-backed context (without the jargon)
• Humor, because otherwise we cry
• Zero pressure to “fix” anything

I Learn While I Write

I don’t write from a place of authority — I write from curiosity.
Every blog post is me trying to understand something I’ve experienced, researched, or felt 900 times but couldn’t quite name.

So if you ever feel like “Wait, I thought it was just me,” — you’re in the right place.

Academic Background

I’m currently pursuing a PhD focused on neurodiversity, identity, and lived experience.
So yes, what I write here is research-informed, but it’s also life-informed.
This blog blends personal narrative with academic inquiry, and I care deeply about making the research feel like it matters in real life.

To my supervisors and fellow researchers stopping by: thanks for respecting this as part of the work.

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