Hi, I’m Noelle,

I’m an organizational psychologist, trained executive coach, and former HR executive who has spent my career helping leaders grow, teams thrive, and organizations evolve.

But here’s what matters most: I’m also a late-diagnosed neurodivergent professional. Diagnosed as a gifted individual with ADHD (i.e., “Twice Exceptional” or “2e”), I understand the struggle.

Like many of my clients, I spent years trying to “fit in” at work — masking my differences, overexplaining myself, and overworking to prove my value. On the outside, I was successful. On the inside, I was exhausted and questioning who I really was.

Getting my diagnosis was both a relief and a reckoning. It allowed me to understand my brain, my energy, and my leadership style — but it also meant unlearning decades of habits, shame, and self-doubt. That process completely reshaped the way I think about leadership, work, and human potential.

Today, I help late-diagnosed neurodivergent executives and professionals do the same — so they can stop hiding, stop second-guessing, and start leading from a place of clarity, confidence, and authenticity.

Why Distilled Pathways Was Created

Distilled Pathways was born from one simple belief:

You don’t need to become someone else to be a great leader.

You just need a path that lets you work with your brain — not against it.

I created Distilled Pathways as a place for professionals with neurodivergent, brilliant, or differently-wired minds to discover who they really are as leaders, strip away what’s been holding them back, and create careers that feel aligned and sustainable.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help late-diagnosed neurodivergent professionals:

• Discover and own their strengths — no more shrinking to fit.

• Redefine executive presence — showing up with confidence without pretending.

• Create careers that work for their brains — with systems, rhythms, and strategies that make work sustainable.

Because when you stop performing and start leading as your real self, you don’t just succeed — you thrive. And everyone around you does, too.