For most of my life, I was the woman who could do it all.
Career. Motherhood. Business. Responsibility stacked on responsibility — and somehow, it came naturally and easily. I had systems. I had discipline. I had planners filled with neat handwriting and high expectations.
Until one day… none of it worked anymore.
In my 40s, I found myself struggling in ways that didn’t make sense. Tasks that once felt effortless suddenly felt heavy. The same planners that worked beautifully one year would sit untouched the next. I blamed hormones. Stress. Burnout. Myself.
Because when you grow up in an Asian household, you don’t talk about mental health.
You don’t talk about being overwhelmed.
You just try harder.
If you’re struggling, it means you’re lazy. Or distracted. Or not smart enough. So you push. You perform. You accomplish. You stay quiet.
But after years of juggling a full-time corporate career, building businesses, and raising a child — I couldn’t ignore the question anymore:
Why is this so hard when I know I’m capable?
That question led me to an unexpected answer: ADHD.
The diagnosis wasn’t a label — it was a release. It was liberating. Suddenly, everything made sense. The bursts of focus and creativity. The burnout. The abandoned planners. The pressure to keep up with systems that were never designed for a mind like mine.
I didn’t need more discipline.
I needed a different approach.
Atelier de la Cour was born from that realization.
Our planners are intentionally undated — because life doesn’t move in neat twelve-month cycles, and the ADHD mind shouldn’t be punished for needing flexibility. They’re designed to be picked up and put down without guilt. To support rhythm, not rigidity. Progress, not perfection.
Each piece is thoughtfully crafted — not flawless, but purposeful. Like real life. Like real people.
This brand is for the accomplished, thoughtful, and quietly exhausted from pretending they have it all together. For those learning — sometimes later in life — that there was never anything wrong with them at all.
Just a different way of thinking.
And a more intentional way of living.
