I will no longer be owner and editor of {a mom’s view of ADHD}. The decision to transfer the site to a new owner was tough — this site has been my baby, my refuge, for more than four years now. With a lot of soul searching, I realized that I can no longer commit such a large portion of my life to ADHD, for the sake of my own mental health and the health of my family, especially my sweet boy with ADHD.
For a while now, I’ve found it overwhelming to keep up with the website and everything else happening in our family and the site had to take a back burner unfortunately. That lead to guilt. Guilt that I wasn’t providing you, my readers, what you need and deserve – and guilt that I was handling my family from a place of overwhelm. The option of transferring the blog has been weighing on me these last several months as I struggled to keep up.
Then, in October, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and began to realize how much my stress (and guilt load) affects my pain level and neuropathy. My health is forcing me to simplify my life, and this is one of my many hats that I have to retire.
The site has been a true blessing in my life and each of you have provided inspiration, friendship and a shoulder to lean on when I needed it most. I’ll still depend on the {a mom’s view of ADHD} community for these things. I’ll still be writing on the site and sharing on the Facebook page as well.
I am transferring ownership of the site to Adrienne Bashista of Easy to Love but Hard to Raise. Adrienne will continue to grow this very special community in conjunction with the Easy to Love community.
As for me, I will continue to contribute to {a mom’s view of ADHD} and I will begin a new journey to learn how to cope with chronic pain and live daily with Fibromyalgia. And, who knows, you may see my name on bookshelves someday soon… it is definitely a goal I continue to work toward and one I can work on in my own time, as my health allows.
This is most definitely not farewell….
Penny Williams is the original creator of {a mom’s view of ADHD}. She is also a freelance writer, real estate broker, wife, and mother of two living in Asheville, N.C. She has published several pieces in ADDitude Magazine, the #1 national publication dedicated to ADHD, and has also been quoted in Parenting.com’s Family Health Guide on ADHD and The High Desert Pulse article, When Ritalin Works. When not writing, she can usually be found behind a camera.
