Nan Berrett

About

I am a late-diagnosed ADHDer, and by the time I received that diagnosis I had already built a career and a business – years of wondering why certain things felt so much harder than they seemed to for everyone else. That diagnosis changed the way I understood myself, and it changed the direction of my work.

I am the founder of Word Solutions, a South Australian business communications firm I have run for more than 14 years. As a twice-recognised SA Media Awards journalist, I spent decades in professional communications before pivoting to coaching – bringing with me a grounding in clear thinking, strategic communication and the capacity to help people find and articulate their own story.

Today, I work with late-diagnosed women, neurodivergent entrepreneurs and older women in business who are brilliant, capable and chronically overwhelmed. My coaching approach is practical and compassionate, rooted in lived experience rather than textbook theory. Together, we focus on building systems that genuinely work with your neurology, reducing decision fatigue and mental load, and creating a clear path forward for both the business and the brain running it.

I offer 1:1 coaching and mentoring as well as workshops for businesses and community organisations across South Australia. Sessions are held via Zoom, phone or in-person in the Clare Valley and Gawler areas. I also mentor through the Government programs via Adelaide Business Hub and with Veterans SA, and I publish weekly at beyondthebusybrain.com.au.