Hi, I’m Sam.

I’m late diagnosed ADHD, and I’m the creator of Neurodivergent, Not Broken, a consent centered body of work rooted in lived experience, nervous system awareness, and disability justice.

I’ve been a hairstylist for 17 years, specializing in working with neurodivergent kiddos. I’ve been married to my husband, Scott (ADHD plus Autistic), for 16 years, and we have two neurodivergent daughters (9 and 11).

I came to this work after our family’s diagnoses reframed my entire life. What once got labeled as inconsistency, overwhelm, or personal failure revealed itself as something else entirely: a mismatch between nervous systems and the environments, expectations, and stories imposed on them. As we moved through recognition, learning, and unlearning, that realization deepened.

You don’t need a diagnosis to belong here.

At its core, Neurodivergent, Not Broken is about building lives that don’t require constant self override to be acceptable.

The more vulnerable I am about things, the more connection it brings, because you’re never the only one.

Through my writing, podcast, and community spaces, I help people make sense of what often gets mislabeled as “behavior,” “not trying,” or “being difficult.” I reframe it with context, consent, and care.

I’m not a clinician, and I don’t diagnose or treat. What I offer is clear language and simple frameworks that help people understand themselves and their families with more compassion and less shame.

This work comes from lived experience, and from years of practicing consent, sensory awareness, and nervous system respect in real life, including in my work with clients who have been told they are “too much” or “too hard.”

At the heart of it, my work moves people from fragmentation to coherence. Fragmentation happens when your body is having one experience, but the story you’ve been given doesn’t match reality. Coherence is when your lived reality makes sense again. Your body is believed, the meaning is accurate, and the expectations become more humane.

I don’t have all the answers.

I have lived experience, a love of learning, and deep commitment to helping people see themselves-and their families-through a more compassionate lens.

Here at Neurodivergent, Not Broken, we believe:

Shared Learning
We each bring real life wisdom to the table.
Learning in community helps us all grow.

Validation Is Healing
Being seen and believed is where healing begins.
Everyone deserves to feel understood.

Accommodations Are Essential
They are a basic human need.
Meet people where they’re at and accommodate wherever possible.

Autonomy & Consent
In partnerships, in parenting, and within ourselves —
trust grows when boundaries are honored, not pushed.

Accessibility and Inclusion , Love in Practice
Safety means adjusting environments— sensory, social, and physical emotional and physical. Every body and brain belongs.

Support Is a Birthright
Children who are having a hard time deserve support.
Adults who are having a hard time deserve support.
When you are having a hard time, you deserve support.