About me

Hi, I’m the human behind The Dopamine Cat.

I’m a neurodivergent adult with a background in medicine, genetics, and behavioral research, and I’ve spent over a decade in scientific research focused on how lived experience shapes health and disease.

Alongside my professional work, I’ve spent much of my life trying to understand my own brain — why motivation disappears without warning, why overwhelm arrives so quickly, and why traditional productivity systems never worked for me.

Like many people with ADHD, mood disorders, or chronic stress, I spent years believing my challenges were personal failures instead of neurological realities. Learning how executive function actually works — and how to support it with the right scaffolding — really changed things for me.

I created The Dopamine Cat to share what I’ve learned at the intersection of science and lived experience. My goal is to offer practical, evidence-informed tools for people whose brains don’t fit the mold, and to create a space where neurodivergent minds feel understood rather than judged.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, inconsistent, discouraged, or misunderstood by systems that “should” work, you’re not alone — and you’re exactly who this space is for.