Women & ADHD
A late diagnosis turned her world upside down. Join Katy Weber each week as she interviews other women who discovered they have ADHD and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. This neurodivergence isn’t just for hyperactive little boys anymore!
Episodes
Dani Donovan: How to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it
Episode 210 with Dani Donovan“I either get 30 minutes worth of work done in 8 hours or 8 hours worth of work done in 30 minutes — those are the only two options.”Dani is an ADHD content creator, speaker, and the celebrated author of “The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don't Feel Like It.”Dani became an overnight sensation when a flowchart she drew mapping out her winding, ADHD sto
Jenna Free: ADHD, overwhelm, and how to heal your dysregulated nervous system
Episode 209 with Jenna Free“I think the biggest issue is with the current ADHD narrative. People are confusing ‘fight or flight’ and ADHD; they're putting it in a bundle and calling it ADHD. Then people believe, ‘Well, this is how hard it needs to be.’”Jenna is a therapist living in Calgary, Alberta, who not only specializes in ADHD but also has ADHD herself. Jenna was diagnosed with ADHD at 3
Alex Bellitter: Coaching vs. therapy for ADHD
Episode 208 with Alex Bellitter“People can feel like, ‘I don’t think this is an internal thing I’m trying to work through. I feel like I’m trying to navigate my environment, and I don’t have the tools, education, and resources to do it.’”Alex is the Senior Manager of Coaching at Shimmer, an ADHD community and coaching platform that’s redefining what support can look like for ADHD brains.Alex does
Roberta Dombrowski: Breaking up with burnout
Episode 207 with Roberta Dombrowski“Work is one of the only socially acceptable forms of addiction. We get rewarded for not having boundaries and for always taking on more and more things.”Roberta is an executive coach and founder of Learn Mindfully, where she helps leaders and teams thrive from the inside out.After rising quickly through leadership roles to become a VP in the tech world at age 29
Madeline Grace Matthews & Karla Pretorius: Finding our neurodivergent voice
Episode 206 with Madeline Grace Matthews & Karla Pretorius“I'm learning more and more how to be myself.”Madeline is 23, and she was diagnosed with autism and a mild cognitive disability as a child. Originally from the U.S., she currently lives with her missionary family in Thailand. She is also the author of the recent book “Nineteen Letters to Myself: Guided Reflections and Prompts for Ho
Jen Fry: Setting boundaries & saying no
Episode 205 with Jen Fry.“I like to tell people that I’m not nice. I’m kind, but I’m not nice. I think niceness is weaponized way too much against people.”Jen is an educator, speaker, and author of the book “I Said No: How to Have Boundaries and Backbone While Not Being a Jerk.”Saying no is supposed to be simple — but for so many women with ADHD, it feels loaded with guilt, overthinking, and the f
Rae Jacobson: The diagnosis boom … and backlash
Episode 204 with Rae Jacobson.“There is a difference between traits and impairment. If we dilute the idea of ADHD into something that just seems familiar, we risk shutting out the people who really need help.”Rae is a journalist, an ADHD and learning disorders expert, and the Lead of Insight at Understood, where she also hosts the podcast Hyperfocus. Rae has spent over 20 years digging into the st
Dr. Anupriya Gogne: ADHD & executive dysfunction in the perinatal period
Episode 203 with Dr. Anupriya Gonge.“For mothers, the executive functioning demands keep shifting. Just as you find your rhythm, everything changes again.”Dr. Anupriya Gogne is a board-certified addiction psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health, She is also the Division Director of Outpatient Psychiatry at Brown University Health in Rhode Island. Over the past eight years, she has wo
Laura Kerbey: The hidden costs of masking
Episode 202 with Laura Kerbey.“Masking is bloody exhausting. Then again, not masking is scary because we worry people won’t like us or accept us.”Laura is an educator, consultant, and author who has been working with autistic children and young people for nearly 25 years. Laura is the founder of PAST, which stands for Positive Assessments Support and Training, and co-founder of KITE Therapeutic Le
Lindsey Buchanan: Releasing shame and finding self-compassion
Episode 201 with Lindsey Buchanan.“ADHD doesn’t always feel like you’re the abnormal one — often it just feels like everyone else isn’t cooperating.”Lindsey is an ADHD and executive functioning coach and a member of our Women & ADHD coaching team. We talk about the surprising way she got diagnosed (spoiler: her psychiatrist sister broke it to her), the relief she felt after finally finding her
Team Women & ADHD: A look back, a look ahead
Episode 200 with Katy and Team Women & ADHD.“Before any of us knew we had ADHD, we were all asking the same frustrated question: ‘What’s wrong with me??’”Episode 200! 🎉 In this special milestone episode, I’m taking a moment to reflect on what I’ve learned after nearly five years of hosting this podcast and talking with hundreds of brilliant women and adults socialized as girls with ADHD. I sha
Shannan Palma: Easing neurodivergent mental load with AI
Episode 199 with Shannan Palma.“Sometimes I know exactly what to do — but I just can’t make my body do it. And then comes the shame spiral, the anger, the anxiety.”Shannan is the founder and CEO of ITI Assistive Technologies and co-leader of the Autistic Self-Reliance Support Network (ASR). Shannan is autistic and has ADHD, and she’s building the kinds of tools she wished had existed when she was
Raquel Devillé: Regulating our neurodivergent nervous systems
Episode 198 with Raquel Devillé.“The idea of just sitting still to meditate was always terrifying. I need movement — something active — otherwise I can’t calm down.”Raquel is a therapist, yoga teacher, and the author of It’s Not Your Period! Beyond Moods and Myths: Understanding Unexplainable Emotions and the Hidden Roots of Pain, Stress, and Anxiety. Originally from Portugal and now based in Belg
Danielle Elliot: The rise in diagnoses: Why women? Why now?
Episode 197 with Danielle Elliot.“I would love to see the conversation move towards less questioning of women when they talk about having ADHD.”Danielle is a health and science journalist, documentarian, and creator and host of Climbing the Walls, a new 6-part podcast series produced by Understood.org that releases April 9 (in 2 days!). Danielle was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 36 amid a surg
Lisa Dee: Yes, you can be happy and healthy with ADHD
Episode 196 with Lisa Dee.“ADHD girls deserve to be healthy and happy. I refuse to subscribe to the doom-and-gloom narrative. I wanted something better, and I knew others did, too.”Lisa is an Irish health and fitness coach based in London, and the founder of “Healthy Happy ADHD.” After building a successful fitness enterprise, Lisa's ADHD diagnosis at 31 sparked a personal health and nutrition
Natalie Baker: Can neurofeedback help treat ADHD?
Episode 195 with Natalie Baker.“Neurofeedback is really about identifying maladaptive brain waves, then training the brain to correct them.”Natalie is a licensed psychotherapist, a certified brain health coach, and a dedicated Buddhist practitioner and teacher based in New York City. Given her Western training in psychology and psychotherapy and her Eastern training in meditation, Natalie brings a
Unami Magwenzi: Lost passports & cross-cultural divides
Episode 194 with Unami Magwenzi.“I always felt like something didn’t quite click for me. I was capable and doing all these things professionally, but I never felt on top of anything.”Unami is a clinical psychologist, a pastor, a wife, and the mother of 4 children — 3 teenagers and a 5 year old. She is originally from Botswana in Southern Africa and now lives with her family in Perth, Western Austr
Drew Turner: Reinvention after job loss & a diagnosis
Episode 193 with Drew Turner.“I was doing everything to make others happy, and then I wasn’t happy. A lot of that comes from ADHD and being empathetic, but ultimately it does a real disservice.”Drew Turner lives near Austin, Texas, and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 29. Drew’s diagnosis completely changed her understanding of herself and gave her an opportunity to rewrite her personal narra
Charlotte Hastings: Addiction, attachment & cooking as therapy
Episode 192 with Charlotte Hastings.“I used to pray as a girl: ‘Please, let me sit in my seat. Please, don’t let me shoot my mouth off. Please, just let me be a good girl. I just want to be like everybody else.’”Charlotte is a trained psychodynamic counselor, a nutrition and cookery instructor, and a former head of drama at a boarding school for dyslexic, autistic spectrum, and ADHD students in th
Christal Wang: Affordable, culturally competent ADHD coaching
Episode 191 with Christal Wang.“Everyone shimmers differently. It’s all about figuring out what is the unabashed, unapologetic, sparkling version of you.”Christal is the co-founder and CEO of Shimmer, the first-ever comprehensive behavioral tech platform for adults with ADHD. Chris started Shimmer after she was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and she is now on a mission to create a more neuro-inc
Ella Fielding: Creativity, chainsaws, and redefining ‘adulting’
Episode 190 with Ella Fielding.“My thoughts are like sneezes.”Ella is a distinguished sculptor based in Surrey and London, with over 15 years of expertise in chainsaw carving. She has created monumental installations at events like Glastonbury Festival, and she is one of the featured master-crafters on “The Woodland Workshop,” which airs on Discovery Plus. Ella and I talk about her diagnosis of AD
Jackie Schuld: Art therapy for late-diagnosed ADHD & autism
Episode 189 with Jackie Schuld.“We need more time for things to work through our brains. Art helps with that and gives an outlet for all the intense emotions and thoughts we have.”Jackie is an expressive arts therapist who runs a private practice specializing in late-identified Autism & ADHD. As a late-identified autistic and ADHDer herself, she loves to connect with her clients through writin
Jes Hagan: ADHD, PMDD & hormonal mood symptoms
Episode 188 with Jes Hagan.“The first study on women and ADHD was done in 1979, but there wasn’t a study on the menstrual cycle and ADHD until 2017.”Jes is a nutritional therapist and board-certified integrative menstrual health educator and coach. She is the founder of Her Mood Mentor, a virtual premenstrual clinic. Her own experience of living with misdiagnosed and undiagnosed Premenstrual Dysph
Sarah Collins: Burnout & the pressure to have it all together
Episode 187 with Sarah Collins.“I’ve probably spent more money on therapy than anything else in my life, and yet nobody ever said anything about ADHD or neurodivergence.”Sarah is an activist and entrepreneur. Having grown up in apartheid South Africa, Sarah has spent much of her life passionate about social justice and improving the welfare of others, especially when it comes to gender equality an
Holly D’Arcy: Food, fitness & finding motivation
Episode 186 with Holly D’Arcy.“Sometimes I cringe at the word ‘resilience,’ but I am grateful for my resilience because I often have to work harder than anybody else in the room to do the same thing.”Holly is a military spouse, mother, health coach, and competitive athlete who brings a unique perspective to the challenges and triumphs of navigating life with ADHD. Diagnosed at the age of 33, Holly
Clara Harris: The impact of ADHD on our daily lives
Episode 185 with Clara Harris.“I told my therapist how there were so many thoughts swirling in my head — it was just so noisy that my ears were ringing. She paused and said, Um, maybe we should test you for ADHD.”Clara lives in Louisville, KY, and she is an actor, writer, and producer with over two decades of experience. In 2022, she produced and performed her solo show at the Edinburgh Festival F
Melody Hubert: Treading water and ‘stick-to-itiveness’
Episode 184 with Melody Hubert.“My dad always said, ‘You're brilliant, but you have no stick-to-itiveness.’ I did so many different things but I couldn’t stick with anything for long.”Melody is a 45-year-old radiologic technologist from Central Florida. When her son was little, he was diagnosed with ADHD, but like many parents, it never occurred to her that she could also possibly have ADHD. M
Laura Mears-Reynolds: Activism, awareness, and ADHD AF
Episode 183 with Laura Mears-Reynolds.“This isn’t just a new chapter; it really does feel like a new life. My diagnosis not only changed but actually saved my life.”Laura is an ADHD activist and the host of the popular ADHD AF podcast. Laura's life was not only transformed but saved by her ADHD diagnosis at the age of 38. She wants all people with ADHD to be treated both medically and with the
Alex Gilbert & Katy Weber: Managing ADHD overwhelm
Episode 182 with Alex Gilbert & Katy Weber.“My ‘To Do’ list feels like a table covered in those buzzers they give you at chain restaurants. Everything feels urgent and everything is competing for my attention.”You may remember that I have another podcast called The ADHD Lounge, which I co-host with fellow ADHD coach Alex Gilbert. This week I’m sharing one of my favorite episodes from that podc
Erin & Stephen Mitchell: Partnership and parenting with ADHD
Episode 181 with Erin & Stephen Mitchell.“I want to start a support group for partners of people diagnosed in adulthood because they have to listen to us go on and on and on about our ADHD.”This episode is an interview I did with Erin & Stephen Mitchell for their podcast, Couples Counseling for Parents. I’m a huge fan of this couple and their work and I just loved this conversation so much
Robin Tate: Common challenges for neurodivergent couples
Episode 180 with Robin Tate.“It’s given such context to my life. There was such relief in knowing this is just my brain, this is just how it works!”Robin is an experienced teacher and professional coach. She has a Master’s of Science Degree in Reading and a Master’s of Arts Degree in Counseling. She is trained through the Asperger/Autism Network (AANE) as an AsperCoach as well as a Neurodiverse Co
Dr. Kathleen Nadeau: Adulting and aging with ADHD
Episode 179 with Dr. Kathleen Nadeau.“One of the best ways to help women with ADHD is in groups. We heal each other by understanding each other, laughing together, and not expecting the same perfection we feel the outside world expects of us.”Dr. Nadeau is a clinical psychologist and founder of The Chesapeake Center, as well as an internationally recognized authority on ADHD.She is the author or c
Anette Jacobsen: Assessments, stigma & workplace accessibility
Episode 178 with Anette Jacobsen.“A lot of women don’t pass the autism tests the first time because the questions are designed with young boys in mind. ‘Do you collect trains, planes, or information about birds?’ No, I don't. But right now my special interest is autism and ADHD, and you should see how many Trello boards I have.”Anette lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. Anette never suspected she ha
Ali Barton: Cognitive (in)flexibility & trusting your gut
Episode 177 with Ali Barton.“When I have gut feelings about things, you can't change my mind. It drives other people bonkers, but I trust my gut deeply.”Ali is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice just outside of Boston. She works primarily with women in their 20s through 50s, with ADHD, anxiety, disordered eating/eating disorders, parenting stressors, and relational conflict
Dr. Amy Marschall: Accessible, neurodiversity-affirming mental health care
Episode 176 with Dr. Amy Marschall.“We tend to frame neurodivergence not as ‘How are you doing?” but ‘What problems are you causing for the adults around you?’ If you’re not causing problems, then you must be fine.”Dr. Marschall has been a licensed psychologist since 2016. She’s a clinical advisor for ADHD Online, and currently owns a private practice, RMH-Therapy. Her clinical specializations inc
Connie Tu: Internalized ableism, PDA & learning to unmask
Episode 175 with Connie Tu.“In many ways I miss my old mask because it worked for so many years. This new mask is taking a lot of work to build.”Connie lives in Bradford in Northern England and has spent the last 10 years as a skilled body artist in the medium of natural henna and ethically-sourced jagua. She received a dual diagnosis of Autism and ADHD about a year ago. Connie was one of my Insta
Yasemin Bahar: Intersex, ADHD & life outside the binary
Episode 174 with Yasemin Bahar.“One of the great things about being neurodivergent is thinking outside the box and questioning things. When you're told ’2 + 2 = 4,’ you ask why. Why is it not 5?”Yasemin is a female-assigned intersex person living in Turkey. They have their BA & MA in psychology, and they co-founded the İnter Dayanışma Türkiye (Inter Solidarity Turkey) initiative, which f
Cynthia Hammer: Inattentive ADHD & the importance of early detection
Episode 173 with Cynthia Hammer.“Why are we being diagnosed at 50 with a condition we’ve had since birth? We need better ways to diagnose it sooner.”Cynthia was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD in 1992 when she was 49. At the time, she thought she was the only adult in the U.S. who had this disorder, but quickly learned she was not alone. She founded ADD Resources, a non-profit organization that fo
Heather Jean Ransom: Chronic pain, spoons & burnout
Episode 172 with Heather Jean Ransom.“It feels so detached when I say ‘I have ADHD’ because it is part of me. I can't discern it from myself. I am ADHD.”Heather Jean was born in England and now lives in Germany with her husband and two daughters. She was diagnosed last year with ADHD at the age of 47. We talk about her journey to diagnosis after a leave of absence due to chronic pain and fibro
Gilly Kahn: Migraines, masking & explosive emotions
Episode 171 with Gilly Kahn.“In school, my arms were constantly tattooed with pen marks and reminders. Post-it notes have been my friend since Day One.”Gilly is a licensed clinical psychologist working in a private group practice in the Atlanta area. She specializes in individual and group therapy focusing on neurodiversity, anxiety, and depression in youth. Gilly gravitated toward working with ch
Lotta Borg Skoglund: Biology, hormones & the invisible girls
Episode 170 with Lotta Borg Skoglund.“We miss the girls. Then they grow up and struggle and scream until they finally get a diagnosis, only to get a prescription and get abandoned again.”Lotta is a senior physician and associate professor of psychiatry at Uppsala University in Sweden. Lotta’s work centers on ADHD and women as well as how hormones impact the mental health of girls and women. She ha
Tracy Otsuka: Word holes, baby steps, and smart ass women
Episode 169 with Tracy Otsuka.“I have this thing, I call them ‘word holes,’ where all of a sudden I'll be talking and I’ll forget a simple word. It's like there's a hole in my brain and the word just kind of goes in there and I can't access it.”Tracy is a certified ADHD coach and the host of the popular ADHD for Smart Ass Women podcast. Over the past decade, she has empowered milli
Korra O’Neill: ADHD & biohacking our menstrual cycles
Episode 168 with Korra O’Neill.“I take a lot of pride in thinking about how my ancestors were probably the warriors who protected the village and took care of everybody in a way not everybody's brain can handle.”Korra is a queer AuDHD period biohacker and co-founder of Unleash Your Superpowers. Diagnosed at the age of 29, she now uses her understanding of period science, neurodivergence, and q
Lindsay Guentzel: Positive thinking & learning to accept help
Episode 167 with Lindsay Guentzel.“I am very outgoing, so people assume I’m an extrovert. But I'm very much an introvert who needs to go back to my little dark hole and recharge.”Lindsay is a television and radio host, producer, writer and mental health advocate who started a new chapter in life after being diagnosed with ADHD in January 2021. She is also the executive producer and host of Ref
Matilda Boseley: Chore charms, TikTok & moral panic in the media
Episode 166 with Matilda Boseley.“I missed it, my teachers missed it, my parents missed it, my therapist missed it, my doctors missed it, but TikTok figured it out in a couple of weeks.”Matilda is an award-winning social media reporter and presenter for Guardian Australia. Based in Melbourne, she has spearheaded the publication’s popular TikTok channel where she writes and hosts their short-form n
Brooke Schnittman: Navigating underwhelm and building momentum
Episode 165 with Brooke Schnittman.“You try to accommodate and please everyone and it ends up biting you in the ass because you're the one who suffers.”Brooke is a compassionate ADHD coach who has worked alongside ADHDers and their families since 2006. However, Brooke herself wasn’t officially diagnosed with ADHD until 2019. She now runs Coaching with Brooke, an international coaching organiza
Gemma Wilson: Chronic pain, fibromyalgia & ADHD
Episode 164 with Gemma Wilson.“Women with ADHD live our lives on edge. We’re constantly thinking, Am I doing the right thing? Am I saying the right thing? Am I being inappropriate?”Gemma is a 41-year-old mum of 3 from Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. She is a business owner and describes herself as “a perfectionist and over-achiever who won’t settle for anything less than what I deserv
McCall Letterle: Qbtech and rethinking how we diagnose ADHD
Episode 163 with McCall Letterle.“With the long waiting lists, patients are losing years of their life or their education going undiagnosed and untreated.”McCall is Qbtech’s Head of Commercial Operations - North America, where she is responsible for the regulatory, research, and clinical operations in the United States. Qbtech is a leading provider of objective ADHD tests, designed to help clinici
Terry Matlen: Sensory sensitivity and the queen of distraction
Episode 162 with Terry Matlen.“I had significant anxiety as a child. I had school phobia, I didn't want to go to school. I had no idea it was related to undiagnosed, untreated ADHD.”Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW, is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, coach, and an internationally recognized expert on ADHD in women.She is the author of the award-winning book, "The Queen of Distraction” and &
Alice Gendron: Finally understanding yourself with The Mini ADHD Coach
Episode 161 with Alice Gendron.“There are so many doubts. I can wake up convinced I have ADHD. But by the time I go to bed, I’m like, No, I’m just lazy.”Alice is an artist and freelance writer from Bordeaux, France. Her diagnosis of ADHD at the age of 29 changed her life, and inspired her to help others. If you don’t recognize the name, you will most definitely recognize the sweet little pink hair
Emily Weinberg: Self-concept & the power of reframing our ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 160 with Emily Weinberg. [Replay].Welcome to the final installment of my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so may
Alejandra Kottke: Impulsivity and the importance of sunshine for the ADHD brain [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 159 with Alejandra Kottke. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so maybe you missed this
Jess Keogh: The trouble with relaxation [Top 10 Replay]
Episode 158 with Jess Keogh. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so maybe you missed this one t
Sari Solden: Why ADHD is different for women [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 157 with Sari Solden. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so maybe you missed this one
Nelly Lin & Juno Lee: Destigmatizing ADHD and mental health [Top 10 Replay]
Episode 156 with Nelly Lin & Juno Lee. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so maybe you mis
Sarah Wheeler: Tangents, curlicues & life lessons from a nomadic tribe [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 155 with Sarah Wheeler. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. For various reasons, I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so maybe you missed this on
Anna Lopez: Do we need a medical diagnosis? [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 154 with Anna Lopez. [Replay].Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so hopefully if you missed this one the first time aro
Taucha Post: Yoga & Post-it® Notes [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 153 with Taucha Post. [Replay]Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so hopefully if you missed this one the first time
Raegan Cotton: Facing young adulthood with ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 152 with Raegan Cotton. [Replay]Welcome back to my special Top 10 Replay series, where I’m re-releasing 10 interviews that really stood out to me and have stayed with me in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the conversation, or the feedback I received from listeners. I’ve chosen 10 episodes that I feel deserve a replay — so hopefully if you missed this one the first tim
Kerry Mead: It wasn’t depression, it was ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
Episode 151 with Kerry Mead. [Replay]Welcome to my Top 10 Replay series, featuring 10 of my favorite past episodes!After reaching the milestone of 150 interviews with women with ADHD, I've been reflecting back on this anthology and decided I'd like to re-release some of the interviews that have stayed close to my heart in some particular way — either because of the topic, or the vulnerabil
Gloria Ward: Executive functioning coaching for kids & adults
Episode 150 with Gloria Ward.“I can't believe how many of my report cards said, ‘She's so smart. If only she would apply herself.’”Gloria is a therapist and professional coach with a passion for helping individuals achieve their personal and professional goals. She is also the founder of the Tailored Glory Consulting Group, which consists of four coaches who work with individuals and famil
Emily Jankowski Newton: Perinatal mood disorders & parenting with ADHD
Episode 149 with Emily Jankowski Newton.“We tend to talk about ADHD likes it’s an academic issue but it’s so much more than that. If your kids aren’t struggling academically, they're probably struggling socially.”Emily is a passionate perinatal mental health advocate, and the Director of the Climb Out of the Darkness Program with Postpartum Support International (PSI). Attending a local Climb
Meg Casebolt: Digital marketing, SEO & breaking up with social media
Episode 148 with Meg Casebolt.“I went into my doctor's office and said, ‘I think I have ADHD. I printed out the checklist. I filled it out. And then I left it on my desk.’”Meg is the founder of Love At First Search, an agency singularly devoted to helping online businesses get found in search results (like Google, YouTube & iTunes) & turn those new readers into leads, subscribers and s
Morgan Meredith: AI tools, group coaching & transcranial magnetic stimulation
Episode 147 with Morgan Meredith.“My therapist had me make a list of the things I love about myself and a list of things I wish I could change. So many things about me were on both lists.”Morgan is a “gifted kid” turned ADHD entrepreneur, as well as the founder of AccountableHero, a service that helps coaches streamline their entire business into one platform and turn software frustration into con
Gina Marie Rodriguez: Giftedness, eccentricity & the science of hair
Episode 146 with Gina Marie Rodriguez.“I feel like I’m more ADHD than ever before because I’m just now learning how to fully be myself.”Gina is a curly hair specialist, hairstylist, and educator in Northern California. Like many of my guests, Gina was always moving from one idea to the next with lightning speed and was somehow able to hold everything together and appear successful after having chi
Kay Rohloff: Divine distractions & nerdery at church
Episode 145 with Kay Rohloff.“I can meet someone, hear their entire life story, and remember every single detail and still not be able to tell you their last name to save my life.”Kay is a pastor who lives in southern Minnesota. She is also the co-host of Nerds at Church, a podcast about themes shared between the Bible and various areas of nerdery. Kay was diagnosed five years ago with ADHD, and s
Tara Breuso: Binge eating, snack hacking & common struggles with food
Episode 144 with Tara Breuso.“ADHDers have such intense empathy. When I was 10, if I saw another child upset at a party, I would zero in on them and want to make them feel better.”Tara is a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor based in Australia. She runs an online private practice working with ADHD clients, helping them to gain clarity around eating and to stop dieting an
Caryn Gill: OCD, anxiety & therapy with ADHD
Episode 143 with Caryn Gill.“Other people say, ‘Oh, that's on my 5-year plan.’ And I think, I don't have a 5-year plan. It's now or never.”Caryn is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in OCD and anxiety disorders, and now ADHD thanks to her own diagnosis late last year. She currently works in private practice but has worn many hats in the past: as a clinical trainer and e
Vicky Quinn Fraser: Mental maelstroms & dopamine sandwiches
Episode 142 with Vicky Quinn Fraser.“There are bees in my brain. It's a constant buzzing and they're all flying in different directions.”Vicky is a writer and entrepreneur who teaches misfit small-business owners how to write and self-publish amazing books. She is the creator of the Moxie Method: a framework for writing books with the power to change hearts, minds, and lives.She’s the auth
Taylor Elyse Morrison: Building practical skills for self-care
Episode 141 with Taylor Elyse Morrison.“My ADHD is more internal, so I would often worry I was looking for excuses or tricking myself into thinking I had ADHD.”Taylor is a founder, facilitator, coach, and serial entrepreneur making well-being and personal development more accessible. Through her company Inner Workout and her book of the same name, Taylor supports people’s journey to know, care for
Jennifer Salzman: Alcohol addiction & ADHD coping strategies
Episode 140 with Jennifer Salzman.“The alcohol was dulling the anxiety and the stress, but it was also dulling the joy and the happiness.”When Jennifer was diagnosed with adult ADHD in her 40s she realized that she had spent more than 20 years self-medicating her symptoms with alcohol. Drinking was the easiest and fastest way to shut off the constant chatter in her brain. She also discovered that
María-Victoria Albina: People pleasing, codependency & emotional outsourcing
Episode 139 with María-Victoria Albina.“I'm a ‘get it done now or put it in a doom box and forget about it forever’ kind of gal.”María-Victoria is a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner, a Somatic Master Life Coach, and the host of the popular Feminist Wellness podcast.She describes her narrative as the typical “kid with ADHD” story. As a child, she was in the gifted & talented program b
Sara Kelly: Mindset, self-confidence & neuroencoding
Episode 138 with Sara Kelly.“The only reason this is a disability is because neurotypical standards are outside of what comes easy for us.”Sara is an ADHD Mindset Coach from Vancouver. Despite studying mindfulness and trying countless coaching programs, she still couldn't find the inner peace and happiness she desired and struggled for years with depression, anxiety, and overwhelm. It wasn’t u
Michelle Swerin: Anxiety, text therapy & meditating on our laundry piles
Episode 137 with Michelle Swerin.“I can't tell you how many jobs I had as a teenager. I mean, easily 20. I was never fired, I just lost interest really quickly.”Michelle is a licensed therapist, certified meditation teacher, and certified instructional designer. She is also a neurodivergent mother of two and the founder of Create Space Health, a telehealth clinic focused on incorporating medit
Georgia Yexley: Professional disclosure & work/life balance
Episode 136 with Georgia Yexley.“After my diagnosis, I was flooded with memories. There was all this footage that I was scrolling through and analyzing with a new lens.”Georgia is an inclusive sustainable mobility expert and advocate based in London. Having worked with hundreds of cities across the globe on achieving their sustainable transport aims, she now advises the public, private, and third
Diana Costea: Authenticity, acceptance & the road less traveled
Episode 135 with Diana Costea.“Society wants us to focus on one thing and do it well, but that will never be me.”Diana is a 22-year-old from Romania. She has a degree in psychology and is currently volunteering in Turkey as a youth worker and English teacher with the European Solidarity Corps Program.Diana discovered her ADHD a little over a year ago, and since then, she feels she finally has the
Abby Lane: Stress, overwhelm & panic attacks
Episode 134 with Abby Lane.“I was always a ‘more, more, more’ kind of person. Then COVID came along and it was all too much.”Abby is a creative entrepreneur, furniture designer, wife, and mom to an amazing 9-year-old son.She has a nearly 20-year career designing furniture and has for the last 12 years successfully run her own company, Redhead Furniture Design, a freelance design firm based in Char
Pippa Simou: Why ADHD looks different in girls
Episode 133 with Pippa Simou.“I think I’ve been tired my entire life. It’s absolutely exhausting having this brain.”Pippa is a former teacher, now ADHD advocate, trainer, and coach, and the founder of The ADD-vantage, a support service hub for girls and women with ADHD. When Pippa’s son was diagnosed with ADHD, it never occurred to her that she also might have ADHD because his presentation was so
Vanessa Torre: Unmasking & rebuilding after a midlife crisis
Episode 132 with Vanessa Torre.“I felt like I had no control over my chattiness. I kept googling ‛Why can’t I stop talking?’ And every single result came back with ‛Have you considered ADHD?’”Vanessa is a writer, speaker, and coach living her best life in Phoenix, Arizona. About a year ago at the of age 48, Vanessa quit her 20+ year corporate career to pursue her creative passions full-time. She s
Annie Crowe: AuDHD, 2E & Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Episode 131 with Annie Crowe.“I haven’t fixed my ADHD or Autism. I’ve simply embraced the chaos, and I’ve put a lot of systems and strategies in place to help me live.”Annie is a late-identified Autistic ADHD disability rights lawyer and internationally recognized neurodiversity advocate based in Australia.Annie is also a "twice exceptional" adult (or 2e meaning gifted and disabled) and we
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