About Coach Kat
My name is Kat Sweeney, M.C.L.C. I am a Master Certified Life and ADHD Coach who helps teens and adults with ADHD design and live manageable and authentic lives.
And – I am an adult with ADHD. I’m the mother of two adult children children with vastly differently presenting ADHD types. Let me tell you a little bit about my story.
I was a difficult child, particularly when it came to school. I started attempting to get out of school in about second grade when I can identify my first panic attack. My report cards were full of comments about being distracted, talking too much, fidgeting, and “not living up to her potential.” I was called defiant and lazy, and ultimately dropped out of high school in my senior year.
I believed that I was broken, that I could not do the things my peers could do, and I must really be defiant and lazy.
Fast forward a few years later – by now I’ve had two babies by the time I was twenty and I could not hold a job. I was diagnosed and treated only for depression and anxiety – but rarely ever actually felt better and ultimately went on disability. I just accepted that this was the way I was, and focused my attention on my kids.
As my kids grew, it became obvious that they also had ADHD – and wildly differing presentations. Parenting ADHD kids while managing your own untreated ADHD is complex and challenging. Explosive tantrums, extreme sensitivity, constant battles, and eventually school issues became daily events at our house. The house was stressful, tense, and at times, unsafe.
I felt like a failure as a parent. Lack of support and resources ensured that our house remained a battlefield, that my children often did not get the help we needed, and every person in the house was impacted.
What I know now is that I wasn’t broken, my kids weren’t broken, and I was (and am) not a bad parent.
And now it’s become my mission to make sure everyone with ADHD knows that they are NOT broken and do not need to be fixed.
I want parents to know that they are not alone. That they are NOT bad parents. And that their kids are amazing, beautiful, smart kids who want to please their parents, even when it doesn’t seem so.
I want to wipe out ADHD related shame and guilt when it comes to parenting.
And that is why I have become a Master Certified Life and ADHD Coach. I want to be the person I needed when I was a kid. I want to be the person I needed when I felt alone and as if I was the worst parent in the world.
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A Few Fun Personal Facts
Here are a few fun facts about me!
First off, I have purple hair. And when I say purple, I mean everything is purple in my life. It’s my favorite color. My next favorite color is rainbow. Yes Rainbow is a color.
I love sunflowers, adore them really. They never fail to bring a smile to my face. Another quirky thing about me is that I collect Hello Kitty. Yes, I know it may sound a bit childish, but it brings me so much joy.
On top of all that, I’m a proud pet parent of one very handsome cat and two of the cutest dogs ever to exist.
Lastly, in addition to ADHD, chronic pain and CPTSD – I have something called Aphantasia, which is a phenomenon where I can’t visualize images in my mind’s eye. No visualizing, no images, no pictures – just the back of my eye lids!
Coach Kat’s Letter To Her Younger Self
This is a letter that I wrote to my younger self. Things I wish my six year old self had known growing up. Take a listen!
What People Are Saying About Working With Kat
Check out what clients are saying about working with Kat. See for yourself!
Coach Kat Named Local Unsung Hero
I can’t even believe this happened. Not only named a locan unsung hero, but made into a living monument on a tree! Check it out!
Kat’s Big Gay Yard
Before I opened my business, I created the Big Gay Yard during the pandemic due to hatred from a neighbor. Check that out here – there may be a photo or two of one or both my dogs!