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Erica McIntyre PhD
@ericamcintyre.bsky.social
2.9K followers 4.2K following 370 posts
She/her | ADHD career and leadership coach | Mental health, wellbeing, neurodivergence, planetary health researcher and trainer

Supporting mid-career women academics and professionals to thrive!

ADHDer 🧠
Love music 🎸 nature 🦉🌿🌸 creative stuff
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Spring has sprung!
And Winnie is happy it’s warmer.

#dogs
#spring
#blooms
#happiness
A photo of an old black staffie walking on the grass between some daffodils. She is panting and looks happy. A photo of pink cherry blossoms against a bright blue sky.
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Frankenstein holiday puzzle done!

Love these illustrations by Adam Simpson.
A photo of a completed jigsaw puzzle featuring scenes from Frankenstein
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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This image has made me seriously happy!

#AusVotes
A screenshot of the election results so far. The is a red banner stating “LIBERAL LEADER PETER DUTTON LOSES SEAT”.
May 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Movie from the year you turned 18 (1989)
A movie poster of Drugstore Cowboy
April 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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I’ve got what I think is the flu (haven’t tested for anything yet) and finished this very cool Dracula jigsaw puzzle. Now I want to lay down and sleep for a few hours.

I’m annoyed because I’ve got my appointment for a flu and a Covid shot next week.

#BadTiming
A photo of a completed jigsaw puzzle with a large castle and lots of different scenes from the Dracula story.
April 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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I’ve been avoiding tidying up my office space for too long as it became too overwhelming. I decided to break the job down into discreet tasks. Organising my books was the first task and I’m very happy with the outcome. I know need more shelves.

#CelebratingTheSmallStuff
#ADHD #overwhelm
A photo of the top of a cupboard and book shelves above it. It’s well organised with a vintage painting of ships and fish wall hangings. The wall is bright blue.
April 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Here’s my contribution to #MarcoMonday

Better late than never (Tues here in Aus). Also realised I don’t know what qualifies as “macro”. Will find out. Hope you enjoy the photo anyway.

#BloomScrolling
#flowers
#bees
A photo of a purple flower with lots of bees on it collecting pollen.
March 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The roses bloom has opened more and they’re gorgeous. They smell incredible too. First time I’ve grown them and it’s bringing me so much joy 🥰

#BloomScrolling
#flowers
#HappyHappyJoyJoy
A photo of bright pink roses in full bloom. They’re in a vase with some purple dahlias.
March 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Some flowers from my afternoon walk to Walls Cave.

#BloomScrolling
#NatureTherapy
#BlueMountains
A photo of a red Lambertia formosa (mountain devil) flower. A photo of white flowers. They are small clusters and surrounded by a green tall grass with red seeds. A photo of four tiny pink native orchids among some rocks and green grass.
March 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Good morning!

Here are some roses and a daliah from my garden to bring a little joy to your feed.

#BloomScrolling
#flowers
A photo of some bright pink roses and a purple daliah in a vase.
March 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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A few of photos from my weekend on a houseboat for my birthday. I was in my happy place.

#Hawkesbury
#water
#DigitalDetox
Lush bush with rocks on the water’s edge with blue sky above. The water is still like glass and gives a perfect reflection of the landscape above. Looking down a creek. The water is reflecting the bush and blue sky above. Lush bush with rocks on the water’s edge with blue sky above. The water is still like glass and gives a perfect reflection of the landscape above. A different angle to the first picture.
February 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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More flowers from Mt Tomah Botanic Garden.

#bloomscrolling
#flowers
#gardens
A photo of a protea flower. A photo of a purple succulent flower. A photo of pink lilys. A photo of orange and yellow flowers.
February 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Gorgeous day for a trip to Mt Tomah Botanic Garden in the Blue Mountains.

#bloomscrolling
#flowers
#gardens
A photo looking over Mt Tomah gardens. There’s a spiral path leading down the garden with mountains in the horizon and the sky is bright blue. A photo of pink echinacea flowers. There’s a bee in the center of one flower. A photo of a garden bed with different pink flowers. A photo of a pink water lily floating between green leaves.
February 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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A midweek trip to Sydney for David Sedaris. How awesome is our habour?
A photo of the Sydney harbour bridge taken from the Opera House.
February 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Pleased to have achieved my gardening goal today before the storm. Compost and mulch on a neglected garden bed. Also put a few more plants in, including Echinacea purpurea.

#gardening
#HerbGarden
#flowers
#MedicinalPlants
#BloomScrolling
A photo of a garden bed with an Echinacea purpurea in the foreground with one flower bloom.
February 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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#PlantChallenge
A photo of a cluster of rosemary flowers
February 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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#PlantChallenge
A photo of a dark purple viola.
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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I’ve been patiently waiting for this dahlia to flower. It was worth the wait. She’s stunning 😍
A photo of a red dahlia flower. The flower has layers of petals.
February 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Can’t say I’ve succeeded at this. Winnie prefers to sleep these days.
Photo of a black English Staffie with grey fur on her face asleep on a fluffy dog bed.
January 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Saw Amyl and the Sniffers tonight and they were awesome! So were the crowd.
Punk is alive and well in Aus.

#LiveMusic
#punk
Photo of Amy (a woman) from Amyl and the Sniffers strutting across a stage singing into a microphone. Photo of the guitarist, drummer and singer from Amyl and the Sniffers on stage performing.
January 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Holiday puzzle done!
This was a tough one.
A complete jigsaw puzzle of Snow White characters. There are lots of shades and textures with similar colours.
January 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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If you see this, post a concert picture you took this year (2024).

Bob Mould
Metro Theater
Sydney
A photo of Bob Mould. He is on a stage playing a guitar.
January 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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My daughter’s cat Pippin thought he’d test a new bucket. He likes it.

#cats
A photo of a cat sitting in a large plastic bucket on a table. He is looking at the camera, has green eyes.
December 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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One of my favourite things about summer is fresh raspberries. I have a good sized patch of canes. This is the second harvest this week. It’s an effort to pick them but they taste amazing!

#GrowYourOwn
#Gardening
A photo of freshly picked red raspberries in a large plastic container. There’s about 4 punnets worth.
December 22, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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Spent the last couple of days at a writing retreat with a group of awesome ADHDers. In 2025 we’ve got a few publications coming from our Hiding or Thriving project.

This is what happens when we forget to bring the white board…

#ADHDresearch
#QualitativeResearch
A photo of a white wall with blue, yellow and pink post it notes. They have themes written on them and are organized in categories and research papers.
December 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM