Unmask Your Brilliance
Coaching + Community
for ADHD, Autistic and
NeuroSpicy Changemakers,
Leaders & Entrepreneurs
who want to lead boldly
without burning out.
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What we offer:​
Visionary Burnout
Stuck in the cycle of big visions and burnout?
You’ve got big, bold ideas that could change the world, and you push yourself relentlessly to do it all. But your body tires, your focus drifts and that familiar resistance to getting started kicks in. You’ve tried the apps, the hacks, the late-night “this time I’ll get it together” push. Still, you find yourself stuck between brilliance and burnout, wondering: Why am I here again? We get you.
There's nothing wrong with you! You're just navigating a work culture and rhythm not designed for your brain. ​You don't need more pressure or hacks—you need strategy and support that meets your pace and protects your energy. At NSL, we guide you in vision-first action, interwoven with rest and sustainable momentum so you can lead boldly without burning out.
Masked Exhaustion
Worn out from performing and wondering if it’s worth it?
You’ve learned how to look like you've got it all together—masking your authenticity, working hard to fit in, reading every room before speaking. But behind the polished performance? Exhaustion. Masking takes enormous energy. Conversations can feel like code-breaking and the sensory overload and social code-switching leaves you drained. You’ve hustled to fit systems not designed for your rhythm, wondering if you’ll ever feel fully seen. You will.
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At NSL, we partner with you to re-design your work life so that it works for you. We'll be your ally as you shift from coping to courageous and authentic leadership, leading from your whole, real self.
Lead with Confidence.
Stay True to Yourself.
Coaching That Works With Your Brain—Not Against It
At NeuroSpicy Leaders, we get it because we've lived it. ADHD impacts focus, motivation, time perception and emotional regulation. Autistic leaders often experience social fatigue, sensory roadblocks and challenges with reading unspoken norms. For all neurodivergent folks, traditional leadership expectations can feel impossible or misaligned.
The answer isn’t trying to force yourself into neurotypical systems that won't stick. It’s coaching that helps you break free from overwhelm, create momentum that flows with your unique rhythm and find the confidence to lead authentically.
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We’ll work together to build strategies that balance focus and follow-through with recovery and breathing space—so productivity doesn’t come at the cost of your health. The goal isn’t to grind harder. It’s to work with your brain, unlock your brilliance, and move forward on your vision with energy intact.
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What we offer:
1:1 Coaching — personalized sessions to help you unstick, follow through, and turn vision into reality—with tools that actually fit your brain.
AI Focus Partner — a personalized, affirming digital ally designed just for you, to help you stay focused, accelerate your productivity and navigate your day with calm and clarity.
FocusCafé — co-working sessions designed to help you start (and finish) the tasks that feel impossible alone. Built-in accountability + a supportive community.
The Spark newsletter — bite-sized strategies, reminders, and encouragement delivered to your inbox, so you stay resourced and on track between sessions.
Your Vision Deserves Support. Let’s Build It Together
Let’s explore whether NeuroSpicy Leaders coaching is the right next step for you. Together, we’ll clarify your goals, untangle what’s getting in the way, and uncover what it would take to move forward with purpose, focus, and confidence.
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Book a free Leadership Clarity Call—a no-pressure, high-impact introduction to coaching designed for bold, brilliant, NeuroSpicy minds.
Your Leadership, Unmasked
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On your best days, you’re in flow: ideas spark, your energy pulls people forward, and everything feels possible.
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But then there are the other days: the to-do list seems endless, you're stuck in fire-fighting mode, and drained from gas-lighting and micro-aggressions. Overwhelm sets in, burnout creeps closer, and your vision feels just out of reach.
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That gap between your leadership ideal and your daily reality isn’t failure—it’s a signal.
And it’s where coaching makes all the difference.
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​What We'll Tackle Together
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Task resistance, procrastination, and executive functioning roadblocks
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Burnout from masking, over-committing, or over-delivering
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Navigating sensory/social fatigue while leading with presence
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Imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and rejection sensitivity
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Building rhythms for productivity and recovery
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Thriving through crisis, new roles, transitions, or power shifts​
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How NeuroSpicy Leaders Coaching Works
Imagine having:
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A trusted thought-partner who understands how your brain works
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A confidential space to untangle challenges, set direction, and build momentum
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Practical tools and strategies that help you follow through—without losing yourself
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Whether you’re a higher ed exec, entrepreneur, tech disruptor, nonprofit warrior or emerging leader, our coaching—rooted in equity, neuroscience, and holistic resilience—meets you with compassion, pragmatism, and just the right dose of fire.
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Ready to Take the Next Step?
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Book a free Leadership Clarity Call—a no-pressure, high-impact introduction to NeuroSpicy coaching. Together, we’ll clarify your goals, name what’s keeping you stuck, and uncover the path to leading with confidence.
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Welcome to a new way to lead—not as solo survival, but as collective liberation. It’s about doing your best work... without losing yourself along the way.​
Lead with Confidence—Even on the Hard Days
Meet Our Founder
Chinyere Oparah | Founder and Lead Executive Coach
Leadership is hard—and even more so when you’re pushing against systems not built for your brilliance. I created NeuroSpicy Leaders as a home for creative, one-of-a-kind leaders who are tired of hustling to fit into systems never designed for them.
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I bring not only professional experience, but also lived experience with ADHD. Having navigated leadership, academia, motherhood and entrepreneurship with a neurospicy brain, I understand intimately what it means to mask and overcompensate. I’ve also felt the weight of leading with heart and vision in systems that weren’t designed to hold my unique brilliance. That’s why I believe so deeply in creating liberatory pathways for leadership.
Today, as a certified executive, career and trauma-informed coach, I bring this lived leadership experience together with neuroscience and equity frameworks to help others move from stuck to steady, from masking to confident leadership.
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My 25-year leadership journey includes serving as a dean and vice president for academic affairs; leading and co-founding non-profit organizations; and publishing several books on racial and gender justice. ​Alongside my academic and nonprofit leadership, I’ve built the Center for Liberated Leadership, and now NeuroSpicy Leaders—proof that it’s possible to carve your own path, lead on your own terms, and build work that sustains both purpose and livelihood. That entrepreneurial success shapes how I coach other leaders who want to grow their vision while staying true to themselves.
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What sets NSL apart is our commitment to affirming neurodivergent ways of leading—not as flaws to “fix,” but as sources of creativity, power, and impact. My role is simple: to be your ally, your coach, and your champion as you build strategies that work with your brain, not against it.
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Welcome to NSL. You belong here.
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NeuroSpicy Leaders (NSL) is a liberatory space for creative, transformative leaders and innovators—ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, and Dyslexic, and across the wide spectrum of neurodivergent brilliance.
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We believe that neurodiversity is a source of power, creativity, and innovation, while also naming the very real challenges related to executive functioning struggles, masking, sensory overwhelm, and burnout.
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At NSL, you don’t have to hustle to fit systems that weren’t built for you. Here, you’ll find support that honors your rhythms, tools that actually work for your brain, and coaching that helps you turn big ideas into bold, sustainable action.
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You're not broken, and we're not going to fix you. Our goal is to help you get free to lead as your authentic self.​​​