The Noise Inside My Silence

For years, she thought she just needed to try harder. Try harder to focus. Try harder to stay organized. Try harder to be like everyone else. But no matter how hard she tried, something always felt different. In The Noise Inside My Silence, Geanine Bent shares a deeply personal journey through childhood, adulthood, motherhood, and finally — a life-changing diagnosis that helped explain everything. This powerful memoir explores: Growing up feeling different but not knowing why Masking and overcompensating to appear "normal." Emotional exhaustion from trying to keep everything together Relationships, motherhood, and quiet struggles The impact of late ADHD diagnosis in adulthood Finding understanding, clarity, and self-compassion Told with honesty, vulnerability, and quiet strength, this book speaks directly to women — especially Black women — who have spent their lives navigating a world that wasn’t built for the way their minds work. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, misunderstood, or exhausted from trying to hold it all together, this book will make you feel seen. Because sometimes, the loudest struggles… are the ones no one else can hear.