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Puzzle Pieces: Unlocking ADHD in Women: A Journey of Self-Discovery (The Jigsaw Mind Series Book 1)

From the series: The Jigsaw Mind Series

A South African psychologist diagnosed with ADHD at age 50 shares her raw, unfiltered memoir of finally understanding the puzzle pieces of her life.
Are you a smart woman who has spent decades feeling broken and ashamed, only to discover you have ADHD? You’re not alone.
For many women, the signs of undiagnosed ADHD linger just beneath the surface,...

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Jigsaw Hearts: When ADHD Meets Marriage A Memoir About Neurodivergent Love, Lost Suitcases, and Learning to Laugh at 4:30 AM Chaos (The Jigsaw Mind Series Book 2)

From the series: The Jigsaw Mind Series

My husband has ADHD and leaves cupboards open, I have ADHD and slam them shut—this is our love story. After my late diagnosis at 50, our 25-year marriage finally made sense: the GPS fights that felt like war, crying over “lost” suitcases circling on carousels, and why saying “relax” to an ADHD spouse should be considered hostile. This memoir...

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Working Pieces: When ADHD Goes to Work - A Memoir About Pesola Bikes, Email Graveyards, and Learning to Build a Career with the Wrong Operating System (The Jigsaw Mind Series Book 3)

From the series: The Jigsaw Mind Series

As a psychologist with ADHD diagnosed at fifty, I’ve spent twenty-six years being brilliant at my work while my workplace systems collapsed around me.

This is a memoir about ADHD in the workplace—the gap between potential and performance, the exhaustion of masking at work, and what it means to be genuinely good at your job while catastrophic at...

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Series

The RSD Files: A Psychologist’s Honest Account: Why Rejection Hurts More Than It Should
When It Lives in Your Relationships: The RSD Files

The RSD Files

The RSD Files is a nonfiction series written by clinical psychologist Dr Melanie du Preez — an ADHD specialist, BWRT practitioner, and late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman with 26 years of practice.

Each book in the series addresses one context in which Rejection Sensitive...