Neurodivergent, Licensed, and Slightly Unhinged: Living With a Brain That Won’t Shut Up: Tales of OCD, ADHD, Overthinking, and Finding Humor in the Chaos by Linda Smith, MA, LMHC

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Neurodivergent, Licensed, and Slightly Unhinged is what happens when a trauma therapist with ADHD, OCD, and is likely Autistic, decides to tell the truth — about therapy, about healing, and about the hilarious disaster of trying to live in a world built for people who color inside the lines.Through sharply funny and deeply real short stories, Linda Smith shares what it’s actually like to be a therapist (and a human) with a brain that’s allergic to normal.From rage-cleaning with black trash bags, to panic attacks about imaginary pothole murders, to the beautiful, chaotic mess of parenting and healing, Linda’s voice is witty, raw, and ridiculously relatable.This is a book for:Therapists who secretly wonder if their client notes will ever make senseClients who think they’re the only ones spiraling (spoiler: they’re not)Neurodivergent adults who spent childhoods feeling “too much” for this worldAnyone who has ever thought “there’s no way this is what everyone else calls normal”Come for the chaos. Stay for the healing.Because you’re not broken.And if you are?At least you’re in outstanding company.