As a local author, I am delighted to have the Waikato Herald and the Te Awamutu Courier (my local paper), report on the recent release of The Missing Piece: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD. The topic is becoming increasingly relevant to thousands of women throughout New Zealand, in both urban...Continue reading
Top 10 NZ Author Bestseller – Non Fiction
It doesn’t happen every day, and certainly not every week, but I’m delighted to have made New Zealand’s Top 10 author bestsellers (non fiction) for The Missing Piece! The results were announced on 8 March (which I believe is based on data from from Sunday through Saturday the previous week). The Nielsen BookScan New Zealand...Continue reading
New Zealand Listener – Book Takes
I’m proud to have The Missing Piece featured in New Zealand Listener’s Book Takes. It was a wonderful opportunity to share what interesting things readers will learn and what I learnt during the writing process. It was an interesting exercise to pick out just a handful of things that I thought readers may be intrigued...Continue reading
Radio New Zealand Interview (RNZ)
Yesterday I was delighted to be interviewed by the very respected Radio New Zealand ‘Nine To Noon’ host Kathryn Ryan. One of the main reasons for writing The Missing Piece was to share as much information on ADHD as possible, especially relevant to those living with an adult diagnosis, currently one in twenty. Frustratingly over...Continue reading
The Missing Piece – Official Release
I am well and truly delighted to announce that The Missing Piece – A Woman’s Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD has officially been released to the world. The official book publication date of 31 January 2024 (today!) seemed like forever away in early 2023 when I submitted my manuscript to Harper Collins...
Recording the Audiobook
The Missing Piece audiobook can be found in any good audiobook store worldwide and is released, as with the printed version, on 31 January 2024. If you are not a traditional reader, find reading a struggle (which is common for ADHD’ers due to the difficulty focusing for long periods), or prefer to multitask while listening...Continue reading
The beginning of the beginning!
After being diagnosed with ADHD at 52, I found myself with so many questions and naturally I went looking for answers. The more I read, the more my diagnosis made sense and the more I understood my own life journey. I realised that while adult ADHD was increasingly appearing in news headlines, little insight was...Continue reading