Women & ADHD
201 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 506 ratingsA late diagnosis turned her world upside down. Now Katy Weber interviews other women who discovered they have ADHD in adulthood and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally.
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Sarah Collins: Burnout & the pressure to have it all together
June 03, 2024 04:05 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBEpisode 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 and environmental sustainability. In 2008, Sarah founded Wonderbag, a portable, non-electric ...
Holly D’Arcy: Food, fitness & finding motivation
May 06, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBEpisode 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 has become passionate about learning all that she can about how ADHD impacts women young an...
Clara Harris: The impact of ADHD on our daily lives
April 29, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBEpisode 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 Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts festival. The show is called This Moment in Ameri...
Melody Hubert: Treading water and ‘stick-to-itiveness’
April 22, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 70 MBEpisode 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. Many years later, it was a chance conversation with a patient about Melody’s “hobby hopping” that...
Laura Mears-Reynolds: Activism, awareness, and ADHD AF
April 15, 2024 04:05 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBEpisode 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 respect they deserve. We talk about Laura’s journey from lying on the couch to her unstoppable...
Alex Gilbert & Katy Weber: Managing ADHD overwhelm
April 08, 2024 04:05 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBEpisode 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 podcast, in which Alex & I talk about managing ADHD overwhelm. We identify some of the main causes ...
Erin & Stephen Mitchell: Partnership and parenting with ADHD
April 01, 2024 04:05 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBEpisode 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, and I’m grateful that they’ve allowed me to publish it here. We talk about how ADHD affects partn...
Robin Tate: Common challenges for neurodivergent couples
March 25, 2024 14:42 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBEpisode 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 Couples Coach. As a leader in the neurodiversity arena, Robin is setting a new standard for ...
Dr. Kathleen Nadeau: Adulting and aging with ADHD
March 18, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEpisode 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 co-author of over a dozen books related to ADHD across the lifespan, from her best-selling ...
Anette Jacobsen: Assessments, stigma & workplace accessibility
March 11, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 55 MBEpisode 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 had ADHD until she lost her flexible job as the administrative manager of the largest language sch...
Ali Barton: Cognitive (in)flexibility & trusting your gut
March 04, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBEpisode 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 conflicts. She is also a mom of two children with ADHD, and is passionate about advocating for more awar...
Dr. Amy Marschall: Accessible, neurodiversity-affirming mental health care
February 26, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBEpisode 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 include trauma-informed care, neurodiversity-affirming care, rural mental health, and telementa...
Connie Tu: Internalized ableism, PDA & learning to unmask
February 19, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBEpisode 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 Instagram followers who answered my call for “regular” guests because she definitely didn’t see...
Yasemin Bahar: Intersex, ADHD & life outside the binary
February 12, 2024 05:05 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBEpisode 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 focuses on personal empowerment and professional development for intersex individuals in Turkey. We ...
Cynthia Hammer: Inattentive ADHD & the importance of early detection
February 05, 2024 05:05 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBEpisode 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 focused on helping adults recognize their ADHD and learn how to improve their lives, which she...
Heather Jean Ransom: Chronic pain, spoons & burnout
January 29, 2024 05:05 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBEpisode 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 fibromyalgia, and we discuss the frustrations many of us have felt describing our lived experience ...
Gilly Kahn: Migraines, masking & explosive emotions
January 22, 2024 05:05 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBEpisode 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 children and teens with ADHD and Autism because, in her opinion, there is no better or wiser...
Lotta Borg Skoglund: Biology, hormones & the invisible girls
January 15, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBEpisode 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 has authored several books, including “ADHD Girls to Women: Getting on the Radar,” which was r...
Tracy Otsuka: Word holes, baby steps, and smart ass women
January 08, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 60 MBEpisode 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 millions of listeners to see their neurodivergence as a strength, not a weakness. We talk about her inspiration f...
Korra O’Neill: ADHD & biohacking our menstrual cycles
December 18, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBEpisode 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 queer theory to help thousands of people feel empowered by the body they're in. Korra also co-au...
Lindsay Guentzel: Positive thinking & learning to accept help
December 11, 2023 05:05 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBEpisode 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 Refocused, A Podcast All About ADHD, a project fueled by her passion for fostering connection throu...
Matilda Boseley: Chore charms, TikTok & moral panic in the media
December 04, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBEpisode 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 news explainers. She regularly reports on issues affecting young people, women and mental h...
Brooke Schnittman: Navigating underwhelm and building momentum
November 27, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBEpisode 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 organization based in Boca Raton, FL, and she has rapidly become a leading global authority in the fie...
Gemma Wilson: Chronic pain, fibromyalgia & ADHD
November 20, 2023 05:05 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBEpisode 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 deserve.” Gemma is a listener of the podcast and she reached out to me because she wanted to shar...
McCall Letterle: Qbtech and rethinking how we diagnose ADHD
November 13, 2023 05:05 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBEpisode 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 clinicians around the world measure ADHD symptoms more accurately. We talk about how Qbtech is wor...
Terry Matlen: Sensory sensitivity and the queen of distraction
November 06, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBEpisode 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 "Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD", and runs www.ADDconsults.com, an international online resourc...
Alice Gendron: Finally understanding yourself with The Mini ADHD Coach
October 30, 2023 04:05 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBEpisode 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 haired icon behind her popular social media account The Mini ADHD Coach. Alice and I talk about...
Emily Weinberg: Self-concept & the power of reframing our ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
October 23, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 74 MBEpisode 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 maybe you missed this one the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listene...
Alejandra Kottke: Impulsivity and the importance of sunshine for the ADHD brain [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
October 16, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBEpisode 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 one the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it or...
Jess Keogh: The trouble with relaxation [Top 10 Replay]
October 09, 2023 04:05 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBEpisode 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 the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it original...
Sari Solden: Why ADHD is different for women [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
October 02, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBEpisode 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 the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it origina...
Nelly Lin & Juno Lee: Destigmatizing ADHD and mental health [Top 10 Replay]
September 25, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBEpisode 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 missed this one the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when i...
Sarah Wheeler: Tangents, curlicues & life lessons from a nomadic tribe [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
September 18, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBEpisode 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 one the first time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it origi...
Anna Lopez: Do we need a medical diagnosis? [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
September 11, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBEpisode 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 around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it originally aired, I hope ...
Taucha Post: Yoga & Post-it® Notes [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
September 04, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 66 MBEpisode 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 around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it originally aired, I ho...
Raegan Cotton: Facing young adulthood with ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
August 28, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBEpisode 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 time around you’ll get a chance to hear it, or if you listened to it when it originally aired, I ...
Kerry Mead: It wasn’t depression, it was ADHD [Top 10 Replay with Bonus Update]
August 21, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBEpisode 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 vulnerability of the conversation, or some particular nuggets of wisdom that have deeply affected my way of th...
Gloria Ward: Executive functioning coaching for kids & adults
August 14, 2023 04:05 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBEpisode 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 families of all ages and backgrounds on executive functioning, behavioral health coaching, ADHD coachin...
Emily Jankowski Newton: Perinatal mood disorders & parenting with ADHD
August 07, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBEpisode 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 Out of the Darkness event helped connect her with other parents, find the help she needed, and w...
Meg Casebolt: Digital marketing, SEO & breaking up with social media
July 31, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBEpisode 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 sales. Meg loves to help business owners spend less time trying to hack the algorithms and instead create...
Morgan Meredith: AI tools, group coaching & transcranial magnetic stimulation
July 24, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBEpisode 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 confidence and ease. We talk all about how AI tools can be helpful for neurodivergent brains,...
Gina Marie Rodriguez: Giftedness, eccentricity & the science of hair
July 17, 2023 04:05 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBEpisode 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 children and experiencing extreme bouts of depression and anxiety and the soul crushing feeli...
Kay Rohloff: Divine distractions & nerdery at church
July 10, 2023 04:05 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBEpisode 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 she wrote an article for Sparkhouse about some of the ups and downs of life as an ADHD pastor...
Tara Breuso: Binge eating, snack hacking & common struggles with food
July 03, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBEpisode 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 and binge eating for good. As an ADHDer herself, she understands that food, eating, and weight...
Caryn Gill: OCD, anxiety & therapy with ADHD
June 26, 2023 04:05 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBEpisode 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 educator and as a music therapist working in hospitals and various clinics. She lives and works in Pennsy...
Vicky Quinn Fraser: Mental maelstroms & dopamine sandwiches
June 19, 2023 04:05 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBEpisode 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 author of How The Hell Do You Write A Book, and for the last 10 years she has used the Moxie Method to...
Taylor Elyse Morrison: Building practical skills for self-care
June 12, 2023 04:05 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBEpisode 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, and become their full selves. Recently named one of Fortune’s 10 Innovators Shaping the ...
Jennifer Salzman: Alcohol addiction & ADHD coping strategies
June 05, 2023 04:05 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBEpisode 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 alcohol abuse among people with ADHD is much more common than it is in people without the co...
María-Victoria Albina: People pleasing, codependency & emotional outsourcing
May 29, 2023 04:05 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBEpisode 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 but always getting in trouble because of “behavioral issues.” It wasn’t until she was falling behin...
Sara Kelly: Mindset, self-confidence & neuroencoding
May 22, 2023 04:05 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBEpisode 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 until she discovered she has ADHD and Autism that she realized traditional coaching programs wi...