The Books
Each book is a piece of the puzzle. Together, they tell the full story of what it means to finally understand yourself.
Healing the Symptoms
An Anxiety and ADHD Field Guide
The racing heart with no warning. The legs that lock at the top of a stairwell. The 3am spiral. The hours that vanish. More than forty symptoms of anxiety and ADHD, decoded one at a time by someone who has lived inside every one of them. Each entry tells you what it feels like, what is actually happening in your body, what to do in the next sixty seconds, and what helps over the long run. Not a cure. A field guide.
The Day I Realised I Had ADHD
How Adoption, Anxiety, and 55 Years of Misunderstanding Myself Finally Made Sense
After 55 years of living with a mind that never quite fit the mould, a quiet realisation changed everything: the patterns all pointed to ADHD. Though not formally diagnosed, this deeply personal memoir explores how that recognition, adoption, and a lifetime of anxiety intertwined to create a story of misunderstanding — and ultimately, understanding. If you've ever felt like you're wired differently, this book will make you feel seen.
The First Separation
How Early Adoption Shapes Identity, Anxiety, and the Invisible Imprint of Being Given Away
Before language, before memory, before you could understand what was happening — the separation already left its mark. This groundbreaking book explores how early adoption creates invisible imprints on identity, attachment, and anxiety that persist across a lifetime. Torsten draws from personal experience and research to illuminate what so many adoptees have always felt but couldn't name.
You Were Never Broken
A Trauma-Informed Guide to Anxiety, Insomnia, Overthinking, and Adoption Separation
You were never broken — you were responding to a world that didn't understand you. This trauma-informed guide offers practical, compassionate strategies for managing anxiety, insomnia, and overthinking rooted in adoption separation. It's the book Torsten wished he'd had decades ago — a roadmap from surviving to truly thriving.
Read All Four for the Full Journey
Each book stands on its own, but together they create a complete roadmap from confusion to clarity. Start anywhere — they all lead to the same truth: you were never broken.
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