Finding My Way Back to Myself: How My Healing Journey Became My Work

A couple of weeks ago I received my diagnosis for Adhd and waiting for assessments for autism also. Discovering and getting that final diagnosis of ADHD (which was to no surprise) has given me a map of all my 'Why's' Why I struggled most of my life with mental health.. and now I know for sure, without the constant doubt, it has given me validation, clarity and more understanding of how I can look after my well being better than ever.  Here is a blog I written on my socials of how my healing journey became my work.  Hoping by to share my experience, that other people can connect and understand more about Neurodivergency....

Finding My Way Back to Myself: How My Healing Journey Became My Work

For a long time, I tried to fit myself into the shape of a life that just didn’t fit. The 9–5 routine, the constant rush, the pressure to “just cope”  it all felt like trying to breathe underwater. I didn’t understand why everyone else seemed to manage what felt impossible to me. I just thought I was struggling, or not resilient enough, or somehow failing at being a functional adult.

It took years of grief, burnout, physical pain, and unhealthy coping strategies before I finally learned the truth: I wasn’t broken. I was neurodivergent. And everything I had been pushing myself to do was going against how my brain and body naturally needed to move through the world. My healing didn’t come from force. It came from softening. From trying less to “fix myself” and more to listen.

And that’s how I found the practices that would eventually become my work:

Laughter Yoga. Sound therapy. Meditation. Breath. Play. Stillness. Connection.

Little by little, they helped me rebuild a relationship with myself, not the version the world expected, but the version that actually existed. The real me.

When I realised how deeply these practices supported my nervous system, my emotional regulation, my grief, and my overstimulation, something clicked.

If these tools helped me change my life, maybe they could help others who move through the world differently too.

So I trained. I studied. I practiced. And I let myself imagine a life that supported me, not one that drained me. Working for myself wasn’t a glamorous decision, it was a necessary one. I needed the flexibility to honour my rhythms, my energy, my sensory needs, and my mental health. And building a business around wellbeing allowed me to do that in a way that felt authentic instead of exhausting.

Now, as a Laughter Yoga Wellness Leader, Sound Therapist, and Meditation Facilitator, I get to hold space for people in ways I once desperately needed someone to hold space for me. I get to offer sessions that help soften overwhelm, soothe busy minds, and reconnect people with their own inner steadiness.

Whether holding space for monthly Soundbath sessions or supporting a corporate team who just needs a moment to breathe, my intention is the same: Bring people back to themselves, gently, joyfully, and without judgement.

My journey wasn’t linear, and it certainly wasn’t easy. But it brought me home to a life I could actually inhabit. A life that lets me breathe, create, support, and grow.

And if you’re navigating your own path,

I hope you know this:

You're not broken.

You're not behind.

You’re simply learning how to live in a way that honours who you truly are.

And that is a beautiful beginning.

Much Love ♥️

Noreen xx

November 2025