Episode 130 with Anita Robertson.

“What’s hard for us is easy for everybody else. And what’s hard for everyone else is really easy for us.”

Anita is a psychotherapist in Austin, Texas, and the author of ADHD & Us: A Couple’s Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD. 

Anita works with adults and couples, and she created the ADHD Relationship Bootcamp to help neurodiverse couples develop new skills to communicate effectively and improve their relationships. She also works with ADHD adults to make their environments ADHD-friendly: from executive functioning supports to sensory needs.

I reached out to Anita because while there seems to be plenty of advice out there on living with an ADHD partner, I haven’t seen a lot of books that address what it’s like to be the ADHD partner, especially as a woman. Many of us who are diagnosed in adulthood have difficulty explaining our ADHD traits and experiences, especially to our non-ADHD partners. Anita & I talk all about some of the more common stressors in relationships — like clutter or parenthood — and she describes the 5 ADHD relationship pillars and how we can embrace a growth mindset to improve communication and advocate for our needs.

Books & Articles mentioned:

ADHD & Us: A Couple's Guide to Loving and Living With Adult ADHD by Anita Robertson

Blog: When clutter makes your relationship messy

Website: anitarobertson.com

Instagram: @strengthinyourmind

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Episode 129 with Marie Ng.

“My brain can get foggy. When thereʼs too much happening and my brain canʼt process everything, thatʼs when I zone out and just ignore everything.”

Marie lives in Melbourne, and she is the founder of Llama Life, a desktop productivity app that helps you work THROUGH your to-do list, not just make never-ending ones.

Marie was diagnosed with ADHD over a decade ago, and ever since then has been on a mission to figure out ways to help herself get things done.

When she couldn't find a tool that worked for her brain, she decided to teach herself how to code by watching YouTube videos; Llama Life is the first app she designed and developed by herself from scratch.

Marie & I talk about her diagnosis story, and some of the common struggles many of us have regulating focus and attention, especially when it comes to tasks that aren’t interesting for our brains. And we also talk about time-boxing and how and why it’s such a helpful tool for our kind of brains. 

And then I spend a lot of time simply gushing over Llama Life because I’ve been using it for a while now and I’ve just been blown away by how productive I am when using Llama Life!

Website: llamalife.co

Twitter: @threehourcoffee; @llamalife

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Episode 128 with August McLaughlin.

“Puberty was really difficult for me. I used to think everyone had a really hard time, but now I realize hormones and ADHD played a big role in that.”

August is a journalist, author of several books, and the host & producer of Girl Boner Radio, which was named “one of the best sex podcasts you should be listening to” by Romper and one of the top feminist podcasts by Bellesa. Her articles and expertise about sex and sexuality have been featured in a range of publications, including Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and Shape, just to name a few.

August & I talk about her history with anorexia and how a lingering addiction to diet pills led to her ADHD diagnosis. We also talk about body dysmorphia and some of the common experiences so many of us have with ADHD and disordered eating.

And we talk about sexuality and ADHD, and the paths to finding what works for our brains and our libidos.

⛔️ TRIGGER WARNING ⛔️ We talk about anorexia, dieting, and disordered eating behaviors, so if you’re not in a place to listen to this topic, you might want to skip this episode.

Books & Articles mentioned:

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

In Her Shadow by August McLaughlin

August’s Ted Talk

Website: augustmclaughlin.com/podcast

Instagram: @augustmclaughlin

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Episode 127 with Meghann Birks.

“I remember always being surprised when people would say, ‛Stop interrupting!’ because I didn’t even know I was doing it.”

Meghann is a Certified Professional Coach, embodiment educator and Steel Mace flow teacher based in Australia. She was diagnosed with ADHD at 38 (to nobody's great surprise) and now supports women in midlife who are seeking to show up as all of who they are — the joyful, the messy and everything in between. 

She describes her work as "where the science meets the soul" and uses a combination of modalities to help her clients discern what they really want in life, and how to get it, using their neurodivergence as an asset in the work.

As a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, she is incredibly passionate about helping women address the feelings of shame and sadness that can come up when diagnosed with ADHD as adults. As liberating as it is to have the "Aha! THAT'S why I do/think/feel this way..." moment, the grief that arises when we look back on the decades that were shaped by fear, anger and misunderstanding can be overwhelming. 

Meghann & I talk all about managing shame and grief after a diagnosis, as well as embodiment practices and learning ways to sit with and move through our heavy emotions. 

Books mentioned:

ADHD 2.0 by Edward Hallowell & John Ratey

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

Slightly Damaged; Totally Divine: A Book of Poems by Meghann Birks

Website: meghannbirks.com

Instagram: @meghannbirkscoaching

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Episode 126 with Susan Young.

“There are so many women in midlife or older who are undiagnosed. As awareness grows, more and more people in midlife are getting diagnosed.”

Susan is a certified holistic life coach, multi-passionate artist, and the founder of Triple Moon Coaching. She specializes in midlife reinvention for women over 50. Her recent ADHD diagnosis at the age of 56 was a complete shock and the missing piece of a complex puzzle! 

As an empty nester, divorcee, and domestic violence survivor who has first-hand experience with codependency, sobriety, and now ADHD, Susan knows a thing or two about starting over late in life. 

As a holistic coach, she believes transformation happens from the inside out and is a big fan of using creative right-brain exercises to stimulate our non-verbal genius. 

Susan & I talk all about her diagnosis experience after her college-aged daughter was diagnosed, and how Susan’s life radically changed overnight after the diagnosis and medication. We also talk about how Susan left her 26-year career in order to help women meet their souls and their goals so they can blaze their unique path to a joyful and purposeful future. 

Shout out to Susan’s website designer, Liis: sparklecreativestudio.com

Website: triplemooncoach.com

Instagram: @triplemoon_coaching

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Episode 125 with Marnie Bothmer.

“I feel like society tells you that you’re weird, so you learn to not like who you are. But now I realize I really like my silly, impulsive side.”

Marnie is a fitness professional who believes that fitness can be utilized as a tool for increasing confidence and empowerment. She works with people who are going through something in life to view movement in a different way than society has defined it for us. After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2018 and ADHD in 2021, her approach in the fitness world really shifted into what our bodies CAN do, and is excited to share that with others! 

Marnie & I talk about some of the struggles that feel unique to neurodivergent brains, as well as some tips on how to realistically incorporate and sustain movement in our lives.

Website: marniebothmer.com

Instagram: @marniebstrength4life

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Episode 124 with Raelene Sebastian.

“I read a list of symptoms and tears just streamed out of my eyes. There was such relief but also sadness — like, how did I never know this?”

Rae is a 25-year-old Australian-born Filipino woman and a military spouse who works as a Recruitment Consultant in an agency that hires childcare educators in Sydney.

A former childcare educator herself, Rae has supported children and families from all diverse backgrounds and helped families with their children's diagnoses long before making the connection in her own life. 

Rae advocates for consent, mental health, military spouses, and lately ADHD in women since being diagnosed in November of 2022. 

She also loves strawberries, frequenting thrift stores, walking her sausage dog to the beach and going on alphabet dates with her husband.

We talk all about hyper-fixations, dopamine dressing, life as a military spouse, and how her diagnosis has allowed her to help her family members better understand neurodivergence.

Sonny Jane Wise, Lived Experience Educator

Instagram: @uraenus ; @myadhdcookbook

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Episode 123 with Denisha Michele Seals.

“I have ASD, ADHD, and C-PTSD. They’re all having conversations with each other about who’s going to be dominant today.”

Denisha is a spoken word artist, award-winning filmmaker, and author from Omaha, Nebraska. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma, she advocates for more awareness and understanding of the emotional toll abuse victims experience, particularly children of color. Using the power of her pen to lift the voices of the marginalized and victimized, her uplifting stories inspire readers of all ages to be strong, fearless, and full of hope.

⛔️TRIGGER WARNING⛔️ This week we discuss some pretty heavy topics, including childhood sexual abuse and complex PTSD, and distrust in the health care system and culturally incompetent providers. So please proceed with caution if these are difficult topics for you. Or you may want to skip this week, too, and that’s OK. 

Denisha and I talk about her life with multiple diagnoses of ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and PTSD, as well as her experiences with mental health services. We also talk about her children’s book Butterflies in Me, and the incredible work she’s doing with women and girls, and how her Afro-Indigenous heritage has shaped her work and her worldview.

Website: water2spirit.com

Facebook: Denisha Michele Seals

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Episode 122 with Emily Weinberg.

“Sometimes we just ramble and talk in circles. I frequently have to stop myself and ask, Did that make any sense?”

Emily is currently a stay-at-home mom of 2 four-year-olds. She was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021 at the age 36.

Emily reached out to me and had this to say: “At the start of my diagnosis, while I loved listening to your show, sometimes it would actually make me feel a little worse about my own ADHD. While it's so great to listen to so many successful and inspiring women, I would sometimes think "how are they all doing so well despite all these challenges we both face and I feel like I'm just flailing?" Even some of them who had been diagnosed for just as long or less time than me.”

Emily wanted to share her perspective, as “the one who is also a bit lost in life, and really trying to get a grip on her symptoms and self-esteem, while taking care of 2 toddlers and trying to figure out what she is doing with the rest of her life. It's really great listening to the women who have already risen and seemingly have it figured out, but sometimes it's also validating listening to the women who don't have it all figured out yet, who are stuck in the muck right with them, but are slowly beginning to find their way out of it.”

Through her own coach and the coaching program she has been in for 2 years, Emily has learned a tremendous amount about how her own brain works and how to begin embracing it. Coaching not only changed her life in the most impactful way, it also led her to discover her own passion for coaching. She recently began training to become an ADHD coach and she wants to give back to the ADHD community by educating, supporting, and guiding other adults who suspect they have it, or those who are diagnosed and ready to learn more about their ADHD.  

This has to be one of my favorite interviews I’ve done on this show and I’m sure after you listen, you’ll agree. So if you’re out there and newly diagnosed and feeling like you’ll never get your shit together, I hope you’ll listen to this conversation and find some solace and possibly some inspiration, too. Enjoy!

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Episode 121 with Abbie Cardwell.

“I was always told that I was a bit too much. It’s like our volume has been ramped up to 11.”

Abbie is an accomplished musician living in Byron Bay, Australia. She has won several awards and was also a competitor on Season 1 of Australia’s The Voice.

In addition to her music, she also owns Abbie’s Alchemy, a gorgeous line of eco-friendly cleaning products. Listeners in Australia can use the code DOPAMINE LOVE for 10% off.

Abbie & I talk about the experience of rejection sensitive dysphoria as an artist and how that can lead us to hide from the things we love most in life. We also talk about the ritual of Morning Pages (from Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way) and getting out of our own way so we can rediscover our passions. And we discuss how the term “hyperarousal” feels like a better fit than “hyperactivity.”

Abbie’s song “Underground.”

Website: abbiecardwell.com

Instagram: @abbiecardwellmusic

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Episode 120 with Tracy Nolin Beerman.

“I have a list called the Green Room. It’s where I put all of my thoughts and ideas so they’re safe and don’t keep running through my mind.”

Tracy is a certified Life Mastery Consultant and host of the Vision Driven Mom with ADHD podcast. She has combined her experience with decades of yoga, meditation, and mind/body work, with life transformation coaching and her own "experiment" with life as an ADHD mom. She helps moms with ADHD declutter their minds and forge an empowered path forward, even if they have a million other things in their brilliant, unique minds. 

Tracy and I talk about shiny object syndrome and what it means to live a vision driven life, moving toward what you want rather than pushing away from what you don’t want. We also talk about brain dumps and how to shift from overwhelmed to overflowing.

My interview on Tracy’s podcast.

Website: visiondrivenmom.com

Instagram: @visiondrivenmom

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Episode 119 with Zoe Darazsdi.

“Even though I don’t necessarily have the desire to fit in, I think being understood is the greatest feeling on Earth.”

Zoe is a neurodivergent mental health counselor who specializes in empowering autistic and ADHD clients. She has helped countless teens and adults to navigate the challenges and gifts of living with a unique brain. Her practice is trauma-informed and guided by Adlerian counseling theory and disability rights activism.

Zoe & I talk all about some of the stigmas and biases faced by autistic & ADHD clients within therapy, as well as strategies for neurodivergent self-advocacy in therapeutic relationships. We also talk about how mental health counselors can better serve their neurodivergent clients.

Zoe’s work is supported by her own autistic self-advocacy and the professional research she conducts on autistic peoples’ experiences in counseling. When Zoe is not counseling, she is writing, kickboxing, and playing with her dog, Beezus.

Website: zoedarazsdi.com

Instagram: @zoedarazsdicounseling

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Episode 118 with Priyanka Patel.

“We can’t stand injustice. We like to fight for what’s right. And when something isn’t right, we can get really riled up.”

Priyanka is a mental health pharmacist based in Manchester who was diagnosed last year and is now working to raise awareness of ADHD among healthcare professionals and help improve the assessment & diagnosis process in the UK.

We talk about her long and complicated road to an ADHD diagnosis after initially being diagnosed with depression.

We talk all about medication myths & stigma, drug holidays, the NHS, the pros & cons of TikTok for the ADHD community, and her research project to help improve funding for women with ADHD.

TikTok: @littlemiss_adhd_

Instagram: @littlemiss_adhd_

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Episode 117 with Megan Dowd.

“I always listened to music while doing homework. It was like I had to distract one half of my brain so the other half could focus.”

Megan is a neurodivergent entrepreneur, brand therapist, business strategist, and coach. With her Human First, Biz Second® approach, she helps new and seasoned business owners build a better human connection with themselves and their clients — leaning into who they are and what they stand for.

In addition to her business coaching, she also co-founded Hello, CEO in 2020 to help support neurodiverse entrepreneurs to discover where they can thrive in a business world that isn’t one size fits all.

Megan and I talk all about the Enneagram and common ADHD personalities, and we also discuss neurodivergent business practices and learning styles.

Website: withmegandowd.com

Instagram: @withmegandowd

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Episode 116 with JoJo Abdi.

“The beautiful thing about this diagnosis is that my mask has come off and now I get to be me.”

Khadijo (Jojo) Abdi is a Somali-born writer, poet, and educator living in Minneapolis, MN. Her poetry and essays have been published in Lyricality, Minnesota Women’s Press, and in the anthology by Freedom Voices, Muslim American Writers At Home: Stories, Essays, and Poems of Diversity and Belonging.

JoJo was diagnosed with ADHD in the fall of 2021 and, like many of us, she’s been coming to terms with what she calls “this brain that’s so good at complex, exciting things that are hard for most people and so terrible at small routines of everyday life.”

We talk all about her poetry, sensitive wiring, and how we tend to get swept up in the “too muchness” of life. We also talk about some of the childhood trauma she experienced when her family fled Somalia, her survivor’s guilt, and how her ADHD affected her self-esteem and self-worth growing up.

And we also talk about how certain cultures are more ADHD-friendly than others, and what JoJo does to foster an inclusive classroom environment for her students.

After you listen to this episode, make sure to check out some of JoJo’s beautiful poetry at the link below.

Website: https://linktr.ee/khadijo.abdi

Instagram: @mzjojoab

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Episode 115 with Lauren Yuile.

“My friend had this really good analogy: It’s like all this time you were trying to put a puzzle together without the lid of the box. And finally someone has given you the lid.”

Lauren is a speech pathologist who lives in Sydney, Australia. She supports children and young adults with difficulties in different areas of communication, such as using and understanding language, using clear speech, reading, writing and social communication. In this role, she has worked with people with various co-occurring diagnoses, most commonly Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD. Lauren believes everyone has the right to a voice and she’s passionate about helping people understand the impact of communication disorders and receive the support they need.

We talk about the similarities and differences between developmental language disorder and ADHD, and the importance of presumed competence and a strengths-based approach to learning for neurodivergent children.

Lauren has always felt different and misunderstood in her life, and suddenly everything made sense when she received her own diagnosis of ADHD earlier this year. Since then, she has endeavored to learn more and understand herself more deeply and she shares how this journey has made her a better speech pathologist. 

Instagram: @laurenyuile.sp

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Episode 114 with Trina Haynes.

“I’m in perpetual burnout. I try to do all the things and then my body gives up on me and I’m on my couch for a week. It’s been this way for as long as I can remember.”

Trina is an ADHD advocate and founder of My Lady Adhd, a robust online community for ADHDers. She was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult in her mid-30s and immediately began working to educate the public about ADHD and works daily to empower others. 

In addition to her popular Instagram account, Trina teaches workshops & courses, and loves to speak about neurodiversity and the struggles & strengths faced by people with ADHD. She also just recently launched the My Lady ADHD podcast, so if you love her work as much as I do, make sure to check it out!

Trina and I talk about the healing power of laughing at ourselves and embracing the chaos of ADHD. We also talk about cycles of productivity, chronic burnout, and the compulsive need to do ALL the things RIGHT NOW. And we talk about the power of community building and finding ADHD friendships. 

Website: myladyadhd.com

Instagram: @myladyadhd

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Episode 113 with Marisa Gonzales.

“When I want to learn about something new, I really dive deep. And then who knows how long it’ll take for me to get out of that hole?”

Marisa is a Mexican-American brand strategist and website designer from Kansas. She reached out to me because she started listening to this podcast after her diagnosis and these interviews and conversations have been life-changing for her, so she wanted to help out and give back by sharing her diagnosis story.

Her journey has been filled with twists and turns that include becoming a graphic designer for Hallmark, a physical therapist assistant (where she loved helping and listening to patients' stories), and now - the CEO & Founder of Marisa Gonzales Studios, LLC. 

We talk about her depression and anxiety prior to her ADHD diagnosis and how her therapist helped her understand that it might be ADHD. We also talk about her multiple career changes over the years, and her journey to self-employment and self-acceptance. And we also talk about creative genius and how her diagnosis has helped her lean into her strengths and learn to love her ADHD brain. 

Take her quiz "Why is your website not meeting your lead conversion goals?" You’ll receive actionable results to improve your website!

Website: marisagstudios.com

Instagram: @marisagstudios

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Episode 112 with Annie Romanos.

“We can get so busy that we just forget things. We’ll be so enthralled in what we’re doing that we forget to go to the toilet or we forget to eat.”

Annie is an ICF-accredited executive and ADHD coach from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Her late diagnosis at 49 was a profoundly life-changing moment, and represented a missing link after years of “underachieving”, observing her high-performing clients surpass her and not being able to figure out why. 

Since learning more about her ADHD, being coached intensively, and gaining professional ADHD coaching development, Annie wholeheartedly believes that ADHD can be an ‘adhdvantage’. She believes that while you might have ADHD for life, ADHD doesn’t need to be a life sentence.

While Annie has been coaching for over 8 years, she is one of New Zealand’s first executive ADHD coaches, with her own practice, as well as working with a recently launched ADHD-centric service for New Zealanders called @beehyve.health .

Annie and I talk about some of the unique experiences of getting a late diagnosis as a Gen-Xer. We also talk about the nagging feeling of underachievement and missed potential that so many of us experienced in life and some of the coaching strategies she uses with her clients. We also talk about energy management and productivity and making sure we’re taking care of ourselves as we age.

And while ADHD is widely considered a deficiency in attention, she likes to remind people of the Māori definition of ADHD — aroreretini — which means “attention goes to many things.” 

Website: annieromanos.com

Instagram: @theadhdvantage

 

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Episode 111 with Linda Yi.

“My internal monologue is always asking, ‛Why does this seem so easy for other people but it’s so hard for me?’”

Linda Yi is a Sichuanese-American comic-artist, food entrepreneur, and mental health advocate based in New York.  

She is the creator of Panda Cub Dtories, a weekly comic series about Chinese culture, Sichuan food, and living with ADHD. Panda Cub Stories has an engaged global audience of over 15,000 followers on Instagram — and has been featured in Today.com, Kaleidoscope Society, and BoredPanda.

Linda is also the founder of Panda Cub Diner, a membership-based online cooking club and community space where she teaches Sichuan food lovers how to recreate their favorite dishes at home. As a self-taught cook, she specializes in making cooking accessible and fun. 

Linda and I talk about some of the unique challenges many of us face when it comes to cooking, meal planning, shame, and executive dysfunction. She shares her incredible story of how lockdown and homesickness fueled her desire to learn to cook traditional Sichuan meals, and how teaching others has helped her to take care of herself. And we talk about how her comic characters have helped her process her own adult ADHD diagnosis and be kinder and gentler with herself.

Grab a coffee or tea and pop in for Linda's free "Cooking Sichuanese with ADHD" webinar! One-part Sichuanese cooking class and one-part ADHD friendly cooking techniques, all garnished with Linda’s illustrations. Sign up for a session at www.pandacubdiner.com 

Website: PandaCubStories

Instagram: @pandacubstories

 

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