A Fresh Start: ✨ADHD Girlie✨ is Here!
but also, a ⚠️WARNING⚠️ for all current subscribers lol😅
Hey guys, it’s been a minute 😅
Before we get into it, let me just say: thank you!
For:
A) opening this email in the first place (even tho I’m sure you have 3,719 others sitting unread — relatable lol), and
B) not unsubbing even tho I haven’t exactly been the most consistent girlie in your inbox 😞
But that’s all changing RIGHT NOW.
So buckle in, cuz I’ve got good news, bad news, a couple confessions to make😅… aaand I’ve got a present for you 😘
🏫 Wait… what even was Colada College of G.Y.L.T.? (R.I.P.)
As you’re probably aware lol, I launched this newsletter last summer under the name Colada College of G.Y.L.T. (Getting Your Life Together).
I had a whole vision: lock-in-for-lecture vibes, glitter gel pen nostalgia, and cheeky lil “courses” offered like ADHDology, Badbitchography, and everything in between lol.
The problem? (well one of them anyway lol)
It was cute in theory and unclear in practice!
I don’t think many people actually even knew what we were doing here at this mysterious (but vibey!) “college” lol. Not even me some days.
Personally, I blame Neptune in Pisces!
But now?
Neptune’s in Aries, baby!
It’s time to get bold, clear, and unapologetically direct! 👉🏼
💫 With that… allow me to introduce you to ✨ADHD Girlie✨
She’s not just a new name or an updated vibe…
She’s the whole new home base for everythinggg I’ve been quietly making (and hoarding😅) for years lol.
Think:
the type of flexible frameworks you might know me for, but more of them!
productivity hacks that don’t actively work AGAINST your ADHD brain!
and honestly, just the kinda stuff I’m not sure gets clicks on YouTube… like internet big sister pep talks about seeing yourself when others don’t get it, forgiving yourself for making messes and being “behind”, and how to hold your chaos without shame!
📝 Why I’m Recommitting to Substack (and you, of course!)
#1) You need class notes, not just lectures.
Don’t get me wrong — I love a good ADHD productivity video lol.
But sometimes you just want the actual hack, strategy, WHATEVER — spelled the f out, step-by-step, in writing!
ADHD brains neeeed a place to come back to, reference, and implement at their own pace.
This is that place.
#2) YouTube wants to play — and I’m tired tbh
Listen, a loooot of ADHD creators struggle with consistency. That struggle gets even harder when you put your all into a video just for the algorithm to get reaaal petty.
Even when I do upload, I get flooded with:
“Wait — how did I miss this?!”
…even from subscribers who’ve got their notifs turned on! 😡
I’m not saying I haven’t had a significant hand in this lol, but it sucks to lose contact with subscribers I care about.
I’m kinda tired of the clickable-thumbnail Olympics tbh. I just wanna make helpful stuff for people who wanna see it, you know what I mean?
Substack lets me do that — directly, on our terms. No middleman.
#3) You deserve deeper care!!
I love responding to you guys’ comments — like, full-on 5-paragraph pep talks kind of love 💌
But YouTube doesn’t reward that kind of care or intimacy. Substack does!
That’s why I’m finally…
🛎 Turning on Paid Subscriptions (but I’d like to offer you a lil something in return!)
Tonssss of content on ADHD Girlie will still be totally free!
But if you’d like:
priority answers to your questions/comments
first dibs on content requests
access to private chat with me + other super invested, wanna-grow girlies
extended versions of certain posts + videos
and other premium content/tools I don’t share anywhere else
…then becoming a paid subscriber is not only the best way to support this work, it’s the way to get the most out of it!💌
And SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY HERE (and early AF at that!)...
🎁 I’d like to offer you 50% off your first year of readership as a thank you for being an OG <3
No pressure if now’s not the time — again, the free version isn’t going anywhere!
But if you’ve ever felt seen, understood, or empowered by my content, this is the best way to help me keep creating it sustainably 🫶
🚨 A Quick Warning About Your Inbox (I’m potentially so sorry in advance 😅 )
So that was the good news — here’s the potential bad news lol.
As siked as I am to be creating a true home base for all the stuff we just talked about, consolidating aaaall my previous YouTube videos and podcast episodes here on Substack means you miiiight get hit with an absolute TIDAL WAVE of emails soon lol 🌊📥🫠
Now maybe not!
I thinkkkk I can backfill without spamming your inbox, but tbh I’m still learning all the Substack settings and I’ve got so many drafts ready to go live, I’m sure I’m bound to slip up somewhere lol😅
If I do mess this process up and start spamming you like a desperate ex lol, I’m so sorry, I love you, and please don’t unsubscribe lol.
Also — yes, some of this content may look familiar!
But now you’ll be able to find it organized, updated, in written form, and all in one place.
Ignore the messages as they come in over the next day or two — or dive in for a refresh, the choice is yours <3
🧠 So What Is ADHD Girlie, Really?
This isn’t just a backup plan for YouTube.
This is where you can find
class notes to go with the video lectures — and THEN SOME ✏️
field notes from the frontlines of ADHD girlhood 🪖
the freshest, most unique tips and tools for getting the upper hand 💅🏼
Thank you again for being here — I’m really proud of what we’re building!
See you in your inbox — hopefully not 19 times in the next 24 hours lol 😅
love u <3
Danielle
✨🧠ADHD Girlie🧠✨