Project Description
Hey Dr. Youssef,
Chloe here from Austin—senior graphic designer at Adobe, basically living out of a carry-on these days with all the San Jose trips for work (flights are no joke, and neither is chasing my 2-year-old Theo around the park after). I'm 28 and pregnant with baby #2, which is awesome but has me in total fog mode: forgetting names of folks I just met at client meetings, zoning out mid-sketch on my tablet (I love those quick park doodles to unwind, but lately my brain's like a blank canvas), and mood swings that have me snappy one minute and teary the next over nothing—like burning a batch of scones (baking's my therapy, you know?). It's probably the pregnancy hormones piling on the deadline stress, but it's messing with my focus big time, and I hate how it's dimming those quiet art gallery afternoons that recharge me.
Came across your online neuro-psych assessment and it sounds like it could help unpack this without the hassle of in-person stuff—love the warm, chatty vibe you describe, like a cozy Cairo evening chat. Quick questions: can it tweak for someone in my whirlwind (virtual sessions during Theo's naps or post-flight crashes?), and how does it spot if it's just stress/pregnancy brain or something deeper like cognitive dips? Would the 4-8 week memory/mood recovery plan fit around my hybrid chaos, and is it safe with the gestational diabetes watch I'm on?
Just wanna know if this could clear the fog and get me feeling sharp again before the little one arrives and flips everything. Hit me back if it vibes!
Thanks a ton,
Chloe
Chloe here from Austin—senior graphic designer at Adobe, basically living out of a carry-on these days with all the San Jose trips for work (flights are no joke, and neither is chasing my 2-year-old Theo around the park after). I'm 28 and pregnant with baby #2, which is awesome but has me in total fog mode: forgetting names of folks I just met at client meetings, zoning out mid-sketch on my tablet (I love those quick park doodles to unwind, but lately my brain's like a blank canvas), and mood swings that have me snappy one minute and teary the next over nothing—like burning a batch of scones (baking's my therapy, you know?). It's probably the pregnancy hormones piling on the deadline stress, but it's messing with my focus big time, and I hate how it's dimming those quiet art gallery afternoons that recharge me.
Came across your online neuro-psych assessment and it sounds like it could help unpack this without the hassle of in-person stuff—love the warm, chatty vibe you describe, like a cozy Cairo evening chat. Quick questions: can it tweak for someone in my whirlwind (virtual sessions during Theo's naps or post-flight crashes?), and how does it spot if it's just stress/pregnancy brain or something deeper like cognitive dips? Would the 4-8 week memory/mood recovery plan fit around my hybrid chaos, and is it safe with the gestational diabetes watch I'm on?
Just wanna know if this could clear the fog and get me feeling sharp again before the little one arrives and flips everything. Hit me back if it vibes!
Thanks a ton,
Chloe
