It all started when I had 5 seizures in 24 hours.

I left school with no qualifications to start my first business at 21.

We built a marketing agency from the ground up to winning big clients like Patagonia, adidas and the NHS.

I worked endlessly. Travelling all over Europe to service our growing client base. Driven by the fear of having nothing to fall back on.

Then on the 11th August 2016 I woke up in hospital.

I’d suffered 5 seizures in the night.

The cause: overwork, caffeine, and undiagnosed ADHD.

During months of recovery I got an ADHD diagnosis alongside some frustrating news. Having seizures meant I couldn’t take ADHD medication.

I had to find another way

I started self-experimenting.

And within a couple of years I started to get my ADHD under control. I was meditating, doing breathwork, taking ice baths, and more.

But I was still working frantically. I could see I was working against my ADHD brain, but I didn’t know how to stop it.

Then one day I read a book called A Hunter in a Farmers World and everything changed.

Becoming a Hunter in a Farmers World

The best book I’ve read on ADHD — the only one I’ve read multiple times

Becoming a Hunter meant ditching everything I thought I knew about being successful. That we must sit diligently for 8 hours a day. Plan meticulously. And never procrastinate.

However, I began to notice that whenever things went well in my life I was often flying by the seat of my pants.

Thom Hartmann, author of A Hunter in a Farmer’s World, taught me how to work with my unique ADHD hunter traits, rather than against them (as I had been doing).

Within weeks everything got easier. I embraced procrastination. I worked in short bursts. I followed my gut. And I noticed my life and work improve massively.

Then I had a thought: what if medication makes us more of what we were never meant to be? What if, like Thom Hartmann said, it makes us into better farmers?

I don’t want to be a farmer. I want to be a hunter.

And with that thought, alongside successfully managing my ADHD will skills (not pills), Drug Free ADHD was born.

Up at 6am

I work from 6am to 1pm.

My mind is alive, creative, and ready to go first thing in the morning. After lunch, it’s useless. But that’s not the only reason I work those hours.

Every afternoon I play with my kids Ronnie (3) and Darcey (1).

Ronnie’s autistic, with sensory processing disorder. He loves to be thrown in the air. My wife can’t, so I’m there to meet his sensory needs.

But it’s not all play.

Great work requires great rest.

I rest in the afternoon, just like the hunter gatherers.

Ready to start your journey?

You’re either on meds but want to get off. Or wanting to remain drug free. I can help with both. You can get the waiting list for 1:1 coaching, take the anti-procrastination course, or join the daily meditation accountability group.

Joseph

P.S. Oh, live in the beautiful Peak District, UK. Some of my hobbies include hiking, studying non-duality, playing guitar, and playing cricket at Chatsworth House.

Ronnie loves aquariums.
We take him every birthday.