Tim Riley
Still figuring things out.
Just asking better questions.
ADHD • Metabolic health • Behaviour • Life after 50
A bit about me
I spent 25 years as a commercial pilot, a captain for a good part of that. It's a job built on checklists, discipline and paying close attention, which made it strange, later in life, to discover I had ADHD all along. That discovery made me go back and rethink a lot of what I thought I knew about myself.
That rethink didn't stay contained to ADHD. It pulled in food, metabolism, fasting, habits, and the bigger question of why people (myself included) do the things we do, even when we know better. Then, in my mid-fifties, came a divorce, another forced rethink of who you are and what the next chapter looks like once some of the old scaffolding comes down.
I don't have this all worked out, and I'm suspicious of anyone who claims they do. What I do is stay curious, read and test things properly, try a fair amount of it on myself first, and share what I find, including the parts that turned out to be wrong.
What I explore
A handful of threads I keep pulling on. Not services, just subjects I find genuinely interesting.
ADHD
Understanding how ADHD affects behaviour, motivation, relationships and everyday life.
Metabolic health
Food, insulin, fasting, metabolic health and questioning some conventional dietary advice.
Behaviour & habits
Why knowing what to do and actually doing it are often very different things.
Life after 50
Identity, change, purpose and figuring out what the next chapter looks like.
What I do
Alongside writing and talking about all of the above, a couple of things I've built.
ADHD Coaching
I work one-to-one with people who want to properly understand their ADHD and find practical ways to make everyday life work better, not a one-size-fits-all system, just what actually fits you.
ADHD CoachingNeuro-Café
Free, relaxed local meet-ups for neurodivergent people and those close to them. No agenda, no pressure, just a room of people who get it.
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Occasional thoughts, things I've learned and things worth questioning.