About Tuesday Coaching
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
- Audre Lorde
Hi, I'm Vivian (she/her), founder of Tuesday Coaching
I work with ADHD and autistic professionals who are highly capable and caring, yet still find daily life harder than it should be. This is especially true for those carrying significant responsibility at work, at home, or both.
What they’re missing isn’t insight, but a clear way to respond when specific patterns show up in real life.
I also work with non-neurodivergent adults who want to create more supportive, neurodivergent-affirming environments. Neurodivergence doesn't exist in isolation. It shapes households, partnerships, and workplaces.
Living as ADHD + Autistic
I spent most of my life believing something was fundamentally wrong with me. That belief shaped everything, especially my relationships.
For years, I unconsciously chose relationships with people who were more invested in themselves than they were in me or us. It felt easier to not have the spotlight on me. I relied on their consistency to compensate for what I thought was my instability. Eventually, something would break, I'd move on, and then I'd repeat the pattern with someone new. It took me a long time to see what I was actually doing. I wasn't just shrinking my true self, I was choosing people who let me hide.
For a long time, I was also performing at a high level while quietly running on empty. I was capable, responsible, and holding a lot together. But I had no language for why it was costing me so much. I wasn't failing, I was just functioning. But the gap between how I looked on the outside and how depleted I felt on the inside kept growing.
Understanding I'm both ADHD and autistic changed that. Embracing my neurodivergence gave me permission to stop hiding. Nothing I do is contradictory because within what I thought was inconsistency, is the consistency that created me.
I was never a defect to fix. And neither are you.
My Background and Training
I’ve spent 20+ years working across tech, academia, startups, and the creative industries in roles focused on behavior, communication, and operations. I've worked inside the same high pressure, high expectation environments my clients navigate. That experience shapes how I coach since I understand what's actually at stake, and my career focus remains the same: helping you succeed.
I hold a BA in English (Oberlin College), a second BA in Psychology (U. of Melbourne), and a Master’s of Commerce from Melbourne Business School. My postgraduate research focused on social and organizational psychology, specifically gender, power, status, learning, belonging, and communication in virtual environments.
I’ve lived on three continents and traveled to over 30 countries. I remain strongly aware that many neurodivergent people (especially late diagnosed women/AFAB individuals and BIPOC) are routinely missed or misunderstood in diagnostic frameworks.
Credentials
Master Certified Life Coach (Certified Life Coach Institute. Associate Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation - Pending). Certified ADHD Coach Practitioner (Professional Association for ADHD Coaches - Pending).
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