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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this week’s wisdom episode, we dive into Chapter 2 (Soothe Your Anxiety) of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and explore what it takes to understand and manage anxiety through an ADHD lens.
Kate is joined by Joshua Fletcher, a psychotherapist, bestselling author, and former anxiety sufferer, who brings a refreshingly honest and grounded take on psychoeducation, fixation, and how our brains respond to stress.
We’re also joined by Pearl Lopian, EFT Master Trainer and Kate’s mentor, to explore the power of tapping for soothing the nervous system. With over 15 years of experience, Pearl helps us understand how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can interrupt shame, guilt, and rumination, offering genuine relief for the neurodivergent mind.
What You’ll Learn:
Why psychoeducation is one of Josh’s go-to ADHD tools for managing anxiety.How recognising fixation patterns helped Josh manage anxiety and overthinking.What the amygdala does in moments of stress, and its impact on neurodivergent anxiety.How the “stress jug” metaphor makes stress easier to understand and manage.What EFT tapping is, and how it helps to break the brain-body anxiety loopHow tapping supports anxiety relief by reducing guilt, shame, and emotional overload.Pearl’s simple, calming approach to using EFT in daily self-care.Why validating your anxiety is essential for effective coping.How small daily practices, like breathwork and movement, support mental health for women with ADHD.Timestamps:
00:26 - Exploring anxiety and ADHD strategies01:06 - Anxiety in neurodivergent individuals12:55 - "The Stress Jug" - A therapeutic approach17:22 - Emotional Freedom Techniques24:13 - The power of tappingIf you're intrigued about using EFT for ADHD traits such as RSD, overwhelm, anxiety, self-doubt, stepping into your potential or overthinking, Kate has free tap-along videos here and resources on her website here. Kate also wrote an article on ADHD and EFT for ADDitude, have a read here.
Links and Resources:
Missed our ADHD Women’s Summer Series? Get the workshops on demand [here].Next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop: “Creating More Compassionate and Calmer ADHD Families, Parenting and Relationships” – June 24th @1.30pm. Book [here].Preorder my book: The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit [here].Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [ -
🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
What does it look like to parent neurodivergent children while navigating your own ADHD? In this episode, I sit down with ADHD coach and mum Justine Graham, who brings both lived experience and professional insight to this powerful conversation.
Justine shares how being diagnosed with ADHD after becoming a parent changed her life, and how it shaped her mission to support families to feel understood and regulated in a more compassionate, strengths-based way. We talk about the pressure parents feel, the importance of emotional regulation, and why movement matters more than you think.
Whether you’re raising neurodivergent kids or figuring out your own ADHD path, this episode offers validation, tools, and a big dose of encouragement.
What You’ll Learn:What a neuroaffirmative parenting approach looks like in real lifeWhy supporting a child with emotional regulation, rather than inflicting discipline, can build a stronger connectionHow movement can be a game-changer for focus and nervous system regulationThe importance of understanding a child's skill gap vs bad behaviour How to support your child without accidentally molly-coddling themHow to recognise internalised "shoulds" and change the narrative to support your children How to manage external pressure and parent in a way that truly supports your childReal-life strategies to empower your neurodivergent child (and yourself)
Timestamps:02:36 – Understanding neuroaffirmative parenting
13:57 – The importance of movement in education
14:33 – Understanding neurodivergence in parenting
22:54 – Understanding skills gaps in parenting neurodivergent children
34:25 – Understanding ADHD in parenting
39:56 – Introducing the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit
Links and Resources:
Connect with Justine via her website Missed our ADHD Women’s Summer Series? Get the workshops on demand [here].Next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop: “Creating More Compassionate and Calmer ADHD Families, Parenting and Relationships” – June 24th @1.30pm. Book [here].Preorder my book: The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit [here].Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].Find my popular ADHD webinars and resources on her website [here].Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod Follow me on Instagram: -
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this soulful and insightful episode, we dive into Chapter 1 of Kate's book and reflect on what it truly means to reconnect with who we are, after an ADHD diagnosis. We're joined by the inspiring Angela Raspass, a self-leadership coach, author, speaker, and podcaster, who shares her powerful journey of being diagnosed with ADHD at age 53.
Whether you’re navigating your own late ADHD diagnosis, craving more meaning in midlife, or simply looking for small ways to feel more grounded, this episode offers you permission to slow down, reflect, and reconnect.
What You’ll Learn:
Angela’s ADHD diagnosis at 53 and how it reshaped her self-understanding and businessThe emotional phases of diagnosis: from shock to acceptanceManaging impulsivity, building new boundaries, and finding clarity through reflectionReal-world strategies for balancing work, life, and mental wellnessWhy small habits and strong relationships are key to lasting changeThe power of a late diagnosis and understanding your strengths, developing emotional regulation and vitalityTimestamps:
01:29 – Awakening Self-Awareness: The Journey Begins
07:04 – The Journey to Acceptance: Diagnosing ADHD
09:42 – The Impact of Medication on ADHD
16:29 – Embracing Self-Leadership: A Journey of Discovery
20:12 – The Importance of Self-Acceptance
Kate also shares a snippet from the first chapter of her new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, inviting you to awaken who you uniquely are.
Links and Resources:
Connect with Angela via Instagram, @angelaraspass. Missed our ADHD Women’s Summer Series? Get the workshops on demand [here].Next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop: “Creating ADHD Routines & Structures” – June 10th @1.30pm. Book [here].Preorder my book: The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit [here].Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].Find my popular ADHD webinars and resources on my website [here].Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod Follow me on Instagram: @kate_moryoussefKate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and...
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
If you (or a child) love sport but struggle with pressure, perfectionism, RSD and other ADHD traits, this episode is full of research-led and professional insights and support from Dr Josephine Perry, a Sport Psychologist and author of ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success. Dr Perry works with high-achieving, often perfectionistic athletes (many of whom are neurodivergent) to manage performance anxiety and thrive in competitive environments.
What You’ll Learn:
Why ADHD is more common in competitive athletes – and how we can help them thriveThe double-edged sword of sport for ADHD brains: emotional regulation vs. pressure and burnoutHow ADHD traits show up differently in girls and women in sport – and why they’re often missedThe importance of sleep, recovery, and nutrition for ADHD athletesHow hormonal cycles, RED-s, and appetite suppression from ADHD medication can affect female athletesThe emotional impact of rejection sensitivity, performance feedback, and team dynamicsWhy communication between coach and athlete is everything – including tips like a “communication passport”Practical tools to support hypermobility and sensory needs in sport How to approach training with self-compassion, not comparisonWhether you’re a coach, teacher, parent, or athlete, you’ll walk away with compassionate, practical tools to help ADHD athletes succeed – and feel understood.
Timestamps:
02:41 – ADHD and performance anxiety in sport12:32 – Why we need to talk more about ADHD in athletes25:35 – Strategies to support ADHD athletes on and off the field29:06 – Nutrition and sleep: what makes the biggest difference36:41 – Hypermobility and sensory issues in sport41:32 – Hormones, cycles, and female athletes with ADHDConnect with Dr Perry via her website, performanceinmind.co.uk or on Instagram, @josephineperry76.
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Connect with Dr Josephine Perry via her website performanceinmind.co.uk or Instagram @josephineperry76Missed our ADHD Women’s Summer Series? Get the workshops on demand [here].Next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop: “Creating ADHD Routines & Structures” – June 10th @1.30pm. Book [here].Preorder my book: The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit [here].Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].Find my popular ADHD webinars and resources on her website [here].Follow the podcast on... -
🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
This week on the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by Joseph Pack, founder of Drug Free ADHD, for an inspiring conversation on how to manage ADHD beyond medication, with practical tools you can start using right away.
We dive into meditation practices specifically designed for ADHD brains, no long silences or pressure to “clear your mind.” Joseph shares how mantras, breathwork, and short daily rituals can make a big difference in focus, mental clarity, and emotional wellbeing.
Whether you're looking to add something new to your ADHD toolkit or find that medication isn’t the full solution for you, this episode is packed with encouraging, real-life strategies.
What You’ll Learn:
Why mindfulness and meditation can support ADHD beyond medicationSimple, ADHD-friendly meditation techniques you can actually stick toThe power of mantras to stay focused and reduce mental clutterHow to build a morning routine that supports your brain (without the overwhelm)Why small, consistent practices can lead to lasting changeThe best positioning for meditation to open your heart to changeTimestamps:
00:30 – What is ADHD-friendly meditation?02:00 – Techniques that work for busy, distracted minds05:22 – The power of mantras for focus07:05 – Learning to detach from mental chatter10:18 – Building a better morning routine12:15 – How cold showers and breathwork support mental clarityIf you’ve ever felt like traditional meditation isn’t made for your brain, this episode will show you a new, ADHD-friendly way forward.
You can connect with Joseph here on LinkedIn or at www.josephpack.com or sign up for his newsletter here.
Links and Resources:
Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop about Creating ADHD 'Routines' and 'Structures' - Stability in Choppy Waters! Click here to book.
Catch all the previous ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Workshop Series workshops here. Available to buy now as on-demand.
If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
Find all of Kate's popular online workshops and free resources here
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This week on the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by Paula Rastrick, EMDR therapist, psychological trauma specialist, and author of the upcoming book Sensitive Women: A Trauma-Informed, Neurodiverse Approach to Hormonal Sensitivity.
Together, we explore how hormonal sensitivity, trauma, and neurodivergence are deeply connected and how understanding this can help you better regulate your nervous system and emotional responses.
From perimenopause to past trauma, Paula shares empowering insights into how women can reclaim their wellbeing by honouring their unique physiology and lived experiences. Whether you’re neurodivergent, highly sensitive, or navigating hormonal changes, this episode offers practical tools and a compassionate perspective.
What You’ll Learn:
How genetics, trauma, and environment shape your neurodivergent experienceWhy nervous system dysregulation shows up as anxiety, fear, and hypervigilanceWhy cortisol can feel addictive and keep you stuck in cycles of hyperarousalHow hormonal shifts like PMDD affect stress tolerance and emotional regulationHow trauma can be processed without words through body-based methods like EMDRWhy removing people and environments that dysregulate you supports healingHow taking responsibility for your reactions helps you reclaim your powerWhy not absorbing other people’s emotions protects your nervous systemHow prioritising space, freedom, and flexibility supports long-term wellbeingSimple morning habits that lower cortisol and help regulate your dayTimestamps:
02:00 – ADHD, hormones, trauma and your nervous system23:12 – Hormonal changes and their emotional impact32:46 – What happens when we suppress emotions36:42 – Mindfulness and nervous system balance for healingIf you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by emotional ups and downs or struggled to feel calm in your body, this episode will give you the validation and gentle strategies you’ve been looking for.
You can connect with Paula via her website, www.thebrainbodymethod.com or Instagram @mrspaularastrick
Links and Resources:
Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop about Creating ADHD 'Routines' and 'Structures' - Stability in Choppy Waters! Click here to book.
Catch all the previous ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Workshop Series workshops here. Available to buy now as on-demand.
If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU! Join the waitlist now for an exclusive founding member offer!
Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this week's Wisdom Episode, we’re exploring the powerful connection between trauma and the body, and how gentle movement can help us release what’s been stuck for years.
I’m joined by Manuela Mitevova, a somatic movement teacher who specialises in helping women release trapped emotional energy through simple, restorative movement practices.
Whether you’re dealing with chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, or emotional overwhelm, this episode offers a gentle invitation to reconnect with your body and begin healing, one breath and one movement at a time.
What You’ll Learn:
Why trauma is often stored in large muscle groups built for fight and flight, e.g. the hips, core, back, and pelvisHow the core holds emotional energy due to vital organs and energy pathways (meridians)How somatic movements (like pelvic tilts and neck rolls) can support emotional releaseWhy chronic pain may be linked to unresolved trauma held in the bodyHow to begin with safe, small, simple movements to avoid burnout and maintain consistency Why self-acceptance, awareness, and patience are keyUnderstanding that healing takes time, but gentle opens the door to long-term wellbeing
Timestamps:
01:57 – How trauma shows up in the body05:20 – Understanding the body’s physical response to emotional stress08:00 – Getting started with somatic movement11:19 – Why gentleness is key in healing11:49 – Creating accessible movement rituals at homeThis episode is a must-listen if you’ve ever felt emotionally ‘stuck’ in your body or want a more holistic way to heal and support your nervous system.
Connect with Manuela Mitevova via her website, https://www.manuelamitevova.com/ or on Instagram, @manumitevova
Links and Resources:
Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop about Creating ADHD 'Routines' and 'Structures' - Stability in Choppy Waters! Click here to book.
Catch all the previous ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Workshop Series workshops here. Available to buy now as on-demand.
If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
Find all of Kate's popular online workshops and free resources here, including ADHD nervous System and Poly Vagal workshops here: https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/regulate-adhd-nervous-system
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
This week, I’m joined by Cynthia Hammer, author, advocate, and founder of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition. Diagnosed with ADHD at 49, Cynthia shares her powerful story of living undiagnosed for decades and how that experience inspired her mission to raise awareness, especially for girls who are so often overlooked.
We explore the emotional and practical effects of late diagnosis, why inattentive ADHD remains under-recognised, and how early intervention can make a lasting difference. Cynthia’s journey is both inspiring and validating, especially for those questioning whether ADHD has shaped their own path.
Tune in to learn why early recognition matters and how it could change lives, starting with the next generation of girls.
What You’ll Learn✨ Why ADHD in girls is still frequently missed or misdiagnosed due to masking and societal expectations
✨ The emotional toll of undiagnosed ADHD and misunderstanding of inattentive ADHD
✨ The role of early diagnosis for ADHD girls and screening for the whole family
✨ Signs teachers and parents can look for to diagnose ADHD
✨ How to shift from shame and negative self-talk to self-compassion and understanding
✨ Cynthia Hammer’s personal journey with adult diagnosis and her advocacy through the Inattentive ADHD Coalition and FINDtheADHDgirls project
✨ The evolution of ADHD awareness and what the future of diagnosis and support might look like
✨ The power of community and advocacy to empower women in the next generation navigating ADHD
Timestamps05:33 – Getting diagnosed at 49: Cynthia’s ADHD story
09:39 – Why girls are so often missed in school systems
16:33 – The impact of misdiagnosis and gender bias
22:31 – From self-criticism to self-acceptance: Cynthia’s mindset shift
28:13 – ADHD and family dynamics
31:10 – The need for better ADHD screening and early support
Find out more about Cynthia and her work via her website, www.iadhd.org or via Instagram.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Missed the first 5 ADHD Women's Wellbeing Summer Series Workshops? You can get them all on demand now. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'Creating ADHD 'Routines' and 'Structures' ' on June 10th @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU! Join the waitlist now for an exclusive founding member offer!
Find all of Kate's popular online workshops and free resources...
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this week's wisdom episode, I chat with Josh Dech, a holistic nutritionist and physician’s consultant, about the often-overlooked link between gut health and ADHD.
Josh shares his personal journey with ADHD and severe gut issues, and how healing his digestive system transformed not only his physical health, but also his focus, energy, and emotional wellbeing. With over 300 cases of Crohn’s and Colitis reversed under his belt, Josh brings a refreshing and hopeful perspective to ADHD management through lifestyle changes.
This episode is packed with practical tips and thought-provoking insights that empower you to take control of your gut - and in turn, your brain.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ How the gut-brain connection works through the vagus nerve and it's role in ADHD
✨ The role of the gut microbiome in focus, mood, and brain inflammation
✨ Josh’s personal and family experience with gut issues and understanding his body supported his healing
✨ The need for quicker research dissemination and the power of medicine and social media
✨ How current research on gut health is becoming mainstream through medicine and social media
✨ Practical tips to reduce brain inflammation, including sleep, stress management, routine, and exercise
Timestamps:
01:53 – What is the gut-brain connection?
07:05 – Josh’s journey of healing gut issues and ADHD
11:51 – How your gut impacts brain chemistry
14:34 - Understanding Sleep and Health Management
Tune in now if you’re curious about natural, practical ways to support your ADHD through gut health and daily wellbeing practices.
Find out more about Josh and his work via his website, gutsolution.ca or via Instagram.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop about RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) Click here to book.
⭐ Perfectionism, Pressure, Procrastination, Productivity, and all the ADHD Ps in between! Workshop available to buy now on-demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.
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In this week’s episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by couples counsellor and author Lisa Rabinowitz to discuss what really happens when ADHD shows up in a relationship and how to evolve and grow through it together.
Whether you have ADHD, your partner does, or you’re both neurodivergent, this conversation offers real-life tools and insights to help you feel more connected, understood, and supported.
Lisa, author of Why Won’t You Stop Interrupting Me?, shares how ADHD can create challenges with communication, emotional regulation, and reactivity, and how couples can move from blame to teamwork.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ Why ADHD can make communication harder and how to reduce misinterpretation and reactivity
✨ How understanding both partners’ neurodivergence creates more compassion and connection
✨ What a “talk nook” is, and why creating space for safe conversations can transform your relationship
✨ How to use tools like timers, summaries, fidget toys, ChatGPT, and bullet points to support better discussions
✨ Why self-awareness and emotional responsibility matter for both partners
✨ How to move from blame to teamwork, and what it means to approach your relationship like a “3-legged race”
✨ The role of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in relationships and how to navigate needs for independence
✨ Why having a shared goal and taking small steps forward together builds empowerment and trust
✨ How to start using your ADHD diagnosis as a tool for deeper understanding
✨ Encouraging, science-backed advice from Lisa’s work with couples navigating ADHD challenges
Timestamps:
🕒 00:59 – Understanding Neurodivergence in Relationships
🕒 14:51 – The Importance of Self-Responsibility in Relationships
🕒 17:32 – Navigating Neurodivergence in Relationships
🕒 23:36 – Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
🕒 30:03 – Exploring Different Communication Styles
You’ll walk away with encouragement, clarity, and small steps that make a big difference, whether you’re navigating frustration, wanting to reconnect, or just looking to understand each other better.
To find out more about Lisa Rabinowitz and the work she does check out her website, counselorforcouples.com or connect with her on Instagram (@rabinowitzcounseling).
You can find out more about her book, Why Won't You Stop Interrupting Me? here
Links and Resources:
⭐ Boosting your Self-Belief and Self-Trust after a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis is available to buy now on-demand - Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My...
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this insightful and final episode of Ask The Psych, I’m joined by Dr. Asad Rafi to explore the evolving understanding of ADHD, from the limitations of diagnosis to building a life that supports long-term wellbeing.
We dive into how ADHD can impact health span and life span, and why recognising and working with your brain can lead to a more fulfilling, sustainable life. From navigating career choices to avoiding burnout, this episode is all about shifting from deficit thinking to a strengths-based, brain-first approach.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ The challenges of getting an ADHD diagnosis, and what to do if it isn’t accessible
✨ How to manage ADHD when medication isn’t an option
✨ The potential (and limits) of neurofeedback and brain imaging
✨ How unsupported ADHD can reduce life span — and what to do about it
✨ How understanding your brain and shaping your lifestyle to fit with it supports ADHD wellbeing and growth
✨ Finding fulfilment in your career by following strengths and passions
✨ How to ensure your self-worth isn’t tied to your job and how to prevent burnout with self-care
This episode is a powerful reminder that ADHD isn’t just something to manage, it’s something you can work with to live a longer, healthier, more meaningful life.
Timestamps:
🕒 02:55 – Can neurofeedback help with ADHD?
🕒 04:02 – The science behind neuroimaging and ADHD
🕒 08:33 – What it means to find purpose with ADHD
🕒 10:21 – Career shifts and self-understanding
🕒 11:56 – Managing ADHD through daily awareness
Whether you're newly diagnosed, waiting for assessment, or navigating ADHD without medication, this episode offers empowering, realistic advice to help you work with your brain, not against it.
Listen now to reframe your understanding of ADHD and discover how small mindset shifts can lead to big transformations.
Links & Resources:
⭐ Boosting your Self-Belief and Self-Trust after a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis Workshop available to buy now on demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'What is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria? How do we understand and recognise it, and how do we live well with it?' on May 20th @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU! Join the waitlist now for an exclusive founding member offer!
Find all of Kate's popular online workshops and free resources here
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In this episode, Kate is joined by Kelly Smith, an ADHD advocate, meditation teacher, and founder of Yoga For You, to explore how meditation and mindfulness can become powerful tools for those with ADHD.
With a background in neuroscience and personal experience with ADHD, Kelly shares how short, daily practices like breathwork, grounding, journaling, and visualisation can help calm the nervous system, regulate emotions, and improve focus.
Together, we bust the myth may meditation myths and explore how just 8–12 minutes of intentionality each day can rewire the brain to reduce overstimulation, increase dopamine and GABA, calm the amygdala, and strengthen the prefrontal cortex.
Whether you're overstimulated, overwhelmed, or just unsure where to start, this conversation offers practical ways to make meditation work for your ADHD brain and your unique lifestyle.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
✨ The power of short, consistent meditation sessions, especially for ADHD brains
✨ The neuroscience of mindfulness: how dopamine, GABA, the amygdala, and prefrontal cortex are involved in focus, anxiety reduction, and emotional regulation
✨ How meditation helps reduce overstimulation and supports executive function
✨ The difference between intentional introspection and overthinking
✨ How grounding practices like prayer, journaling, or breathwork can build intentionality and future visioning
✨ How to find a meditation style that suits your ADHD brain e.g. visualisation, body awareness, or focused breathing
✨ Why visualising your “ideal self” can lead to subtle but powerful life changes
✨ How meditation strengthens memory, emotional control, and clarity by rewiring the brain over time
✨ Why mindfulness needs to be personal and consistent, not perfect
Timestamps:
🕒 00:48 – Kelly’s ADHD diagnosis and discovering meditation
🕒 13:36 – What meditation does to the brain
🕒 23:23 – Managing overstimulation in parenting
🕒 31:48 – Building an intentional life with ADHD
🕒 34:30 – Meditation styles that support neurodivergent minds
If you’ve ever felt too busy, distracted or overwhelmed to meditate, this episode will show you a new way. Learn how just a few mindful minutes each day can help you feel calmer, more in control, and more connected to the version of yourself you’re working toward becoming.
Find out more about Kelly and the work she does here, www.yogaforyouonline.com or find her on Instagram @yogaforyouonline.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Boosting your Self-Belief and Self-Trust after a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis is available to buy now on-demand - Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on to the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate,...
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
This week, I revisit a conversation with Professor Sandra Kooij, one of the world’s leading researchers in adult ADHD, women's health, and hormones and a pioneer in understanding how ADHD manifests differently in women.
We discuss the powerful and often-overlooked link between hormones and ADHD symptoms, especially the role of oestrogen and dopamine throughout a woman’s life.
Professor Kooij shares her groundbreaking research and clinical experience, highlighting how hormonal fluctuations, such as those around menstruation, postpartum and menopause, can intensify ADHD symptoms and impact daily life, mental health, and emotional regulation.
You’ll also learn about new treatment approaches that combine hormonal and ADHD medication support and why a more collaborative, hormone-informed approach to ADHD care is so urgently needed.
What You’ll Learn:✨ How hormonal changes such as PMS, postpartum, and menopause can intensify ADHD symptoms in women
✨ The link between oestrogen and dopamine, and its effect on ADHD brain function and focus
✨ Why women with ADHD may be more likely to experience earlier menopause
✨ The associated health risks, including cardiovascular issues, in women with ADHD
✨ How stimulant medications, SSRIs, and hormonal support may need adjusting during the menstrual cycle and menopausal phases
✨ What to ask your doctor about managing ADHD through hormonal transitions
✨ Why lifestyle changes may not be enough, and what comprehensive treatment can involve
✨ The urgent need for more research into the ADHD-hormone connection in women’s health
Timestamps🕒 01:49 – Oestrogen and dopamine: the ADHD connection
🕒 07:02 – PMDD, ADHD and evolving treatment options
🕒 10:17 – Early menopause and ADHD
🕒 14:50 – The H3 Network: uniting psychiatry, cardiology & gynaecology
This is a must-listen episode for any woman navigating ADHD alongside hormonal shifts. Whether you're dealing with PMS, perimenopause, or postpartum challenges, or simply trying to understand your symptoms better, this episode is packed with science-backed insights and compassionate advice.
You can find out more about all the work that Sandra does here.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Boosting Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing alongside ADHD Workshop with Adele Wimsett available to buy now on-demand - Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop - Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU!
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This week, Kate is joined by Dr. Kara Davey, Senior Clinical Psychologist, trauma specialist, and adult ADHD expert. Dr. Davey shares both personal and professional insights into how unresolved trauma can amplify ADHD symptoms, especially in women, and why understanding this connection is vital for healing and long-term wellbeing.
Dr. Davey discusses her own ADHD diagnosis following a stillbirth, which deeply shaped her clinical perspective. Together, we explore how trauma, especially “small t” traumas like chronic stress or emotional invalidation, can go unrecognised but significantly impact mental health and functioning.
Throughout the episode, Dr. Davey emphasises the need for trauma-informed, ADHD-aware care and the benefits of therapies like EMDR and somatic work in processing trauma.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✨ How trauma (both “big T” and “small t”) can worsen ADHD symptoms in women
✨ The emotional toll of undiagnosed ADHD and its link to complex PTSD (cPTSD)
✨ Delayed ADHD diagnosis in women, often triggered by grief or life stressors
✨ The generational impact of undiagnosed ADHD in families
✨ Why validating emotional and relational trauma is key for ADHD support
✨ How therapies like EMDR and somatic work can help process trauma
✨ The importance of ADHD-aware, trauma-informed therapy
✨ Why remote therapy offers accessible, ADHD-friendly mental health care
Timestamps:
🕒 00:09 – Exploring Trauma and ADHD
🕒 06:10 – Understanding the intersection of ADHD and Trauma
🕒 11:25 – Recognising the impact of emotional and interpersonal trauma
🕒 20:42 – Trauma treatment options: EMDR and beyond
🕒 30:53 – ADHD-friendly therapy approaches
🕒 36:43 – The power of remote therapy for neurodivergent clients
Learn more about Dr Kara Davey's ADHD work here.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Boosting Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing alongside ADHD Workshop with Adele Wimsett is available to buy now on-demand - Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop - Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU! Join the waitlist now for an exclusive founding member offer!
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In this week’s episode, we shift the focus from labels to brain health. Dr. Asad Rafi, psychiatrist and ADHD specialist, joins me to answer a listener’s powerful question about recognising ADHD at 60 — and whether it’s ADHD or natural cognitive ageing.
You’ll also hear from Lucinda Miller. As clinical lead of the NatureDoc team, with over 25 years of experience as a naturopath and qualifications in Functional Medicine, Lucinda's book, Brain Brilliance, was published in August 2024. She discusses the significance of understanding how hormonal changes impact mental health and brain health.
Together, we explore how age, hormones, and life experiences can impact our brain health, cognitive function, and why it’s not always a straightforward ADHD diagnosis.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ Why thinking about brain health, not just ADHD, is key to managing symptoms effectively
✨ The difference between having features of ADHD and symptoms
✨ How menopause and hormonal shifts can mimic or unmask ADHD
✨ Why context and impact of ADHD symptoms throughout your life matter more than diagnosis checklists
✨ How to tell the difference between ADHD and natural cognitive changes
✨ Why brain fog isn’t always ADHD, and why it matters to know the difference
✨The specifics when it comes to nutrient levels like Iron and Zinc
✨ How your brain chemicals affect your mental clarity
✨ Eating to support your brain health and function
Dr. Rafi offers a thoughtful, holistic approach to late-life neurodivergence, helping us ask: Has it always been there, or is something else going on?
If you’re navigating hormonal changes, questioning your focus, or wondering if ADHD fits, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and a brain-first perspective.
Timestamps:
🕒 01:41 – A listener’s story: Recognising ADHD at 60
🕒 02:44 – Reframing ADHD through brain health
🕒 05:07 – Symptoms vs. features: what to look for
🕒 06:58 – Hormonal changes and ADHD
🕒 07:43 – Brain fog and cognitive shifts during menopause
🕒 08:51 - Understanding Dopamine ADHD and the Dietary Interplay
🕒 15:13 - Iron Needs for Women, Absorption and ADHD
Listen now and discover how understanding your brain better can be the first step to feeling like yourself again.
Links & Resources:
⭐ Boosting Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing alongside ADHD Workshop available to buy now on demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'Boosting your Self-Belief and Self-Trust after a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis' on May 6th @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
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This week, I’m joined by nutritionist and eating behaviour coach Marcelle Rose to explore the often-overlooked connection between emotional eating and neurodivergence.
If you’ve ever struggled with binge eating, food restriction or chaotic eating patterns, especially alongside ADHD or autism, you are not alone. We talk about why these behaviours are so common in the ADHD community, the impact of shame and generational messaging around food, and how traits like perfectionism, RSD and impaired interoception can make eating feel extra hard.
Marcelle shares practical, compassionate tools to help you feel more connected to your body, understand your hunger signals, and heal your relationship with food, without restriction or guilt.
Whether you're newly diagnosed or have long suspected your ADHD or neurodivergence influences your eating habits, this episode will leave you feeling seen, supported and more empowered to heal your relationship with food.
What You’ll Learn:✨ Why ADHD and autism can increase the likelihood of emotional and binge eating
✨ The difference between disordered eating, emotional eating, binge eating, restrictive eating and clinical eating disorders
✨ How shame, diet culture and generational beliefs about weight impact your relationship with food
✨ Why neurodivergent women often struggle with hunger cues and interoception – and how to start reconnecting
✨ How RSD, perfectionism and comparison can feed into disordered eating
✨ What recovery really looks like (and why it’s different for everyone)
✨ The role of hormones, the menstrual cycle and sleep in your eating behaviours
✨ Gentle, realistic strategies to feel more calm, consistent and confident with food
Timestamps:🕒 07:27 – What binge & disordered eating can look like
🕒 15:40 – The emotional root of chaotic eating
🕒 21:39 – Healing, body image, and self-compassion
🕒 25:40 – Listening to your body’s hunger signals
🕒 35:16 – Why neurodivergent brains need a gentler approach
Marcelle’s book The Binge Freedom Method: 4 Pillars to Beating Emotional Eating for Good is available here. You can also connect with her community via The Food Freedom Collective on Facebook.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Boosting Your ADHD Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing Workshop with Adele Wimsett is available to buy now on-demand - Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop - Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU!
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In this week’s episode, Kate speaks with Rachel Morgan-Trimmer, a neurodiversity consultant, TEDx speaker, and author of How to Be Autistic: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. Together they explore the complex intersection of ADHD and autism, and what it means to truly support neurodivergent people at work and beyond.
Rachel shares her journey of late diagnosis, burnout, and self-discovery, and unpacks the lesser-known ways mental and physical health can be affected when ADHD and autism go unsupported. They dive deep into the power of language, the harm of assumptions, and how workplaces can move from just “awareness” to real, sustainable inclusion through low-cost, high-impact interventions.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ Why the overlap between ADHD and autism can feel confusing — especially for women
✨ How internalised stigma, shame, and burnout can show up at work
✨ What sustainable, inclusive systems for neurodiveristy look like in the workplace
✨ How to support neurodivergent employees and be a better manager
✨ The role of passion, purpose, and flexibility in helping neurodivergent employees thrive
✨ Why workplace inclusion must centre both health and performance
✨ Why neurodiversity training is more in demand than ever
✨ How changing the narrative from “not enough” to “full of potential” helps productivity and outcomes
✨ Rachel’s personal experience riding the wave of ADHD and autism — and how she empowers others to be their authentic selves
Timestamps:
🕒 01:11 – How ADHD and autism overlap
🕒 12:25 – The rise of neurodiversity awareness at work
🕒 14:30 – What inclusive workplaces can look like
🕒 24:40 – How neurodivergent traits show up in everyday life
🕒 28:40 – Rethinking productivity with ADHD
🕒 36:28 – Navigating neurodivergence as a woman
🕒 40:08 – Why support is key to thriving
This episode is for anyone who’s felt misunderstood at work, questioned how their brain “should” operate, or wants to help build a more inclusive workplace for their employees. When we reframe neurodivergence as a difference, not a deficit, everyone benefits.
Find out more about Rachel and her work via her website, askfirebird.com or on LinkedIn. Buy Rachel's book here.
Links and Resources:
⭐ Perfectionism, Pressure, Procrastination, Productivity, and all the ADHD Ps in between! Workshop available to buy now on-demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'Boosting Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing alongside ADHD' on April 22nd @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
In this inspiring episode, I speak with Emily Katy, author, advocate, and neurodivergent changemaker, about her powerful journey with late-diagnosed autism, ADHD, and OCD. At just 22, Emily is using her voice to spotlight the urgent need for better understanding and support for neurodivergent girls, particularly in education.
We explore how Emily’s struggles with school attendance, mental health, and being misunderstood led to her writing Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life. Her story is a call to action for educators, parents, and mental health professionals to rethink how we support young neurodivergent women.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ How stereotypes influence undiagnosed ADHD, autism, and OCD in girls
✨ The power of Emily's diagnosis in understanding lifelong struggles
✨ Why Emily started the ‘Not a School Skiver’ campaign to challenge harmful assumptions about school avoidance
✨ The link between neurodivergence, school attendance difficulties, and severe emotional distress
✨ How schools and the government must do better to support neurodivergent children
✨ Practical adjustments to help neurodivergent students struggling in mainstream education
✨ Why recognising undiagnosed neurodivergence is critical in mental health services
✨ How self-acceptance and diagnosis changed Emily’s life — and inspired her to write a book to help others
Timestamps:
🕒 01:56 – Emily’s diagnosis journey
🕒 04:50 – The daily challenges of living with ADHD and autism
🕒 07:11 – Why school refusal is often misunderstood
🕒 10:20 – The failures of the education system for neurodivergent students
🕒 12:01 – Why recognising neurodivergence is key in mental health
Listen now for a deeply honest, eye-opening conversation that will leave you feeling informed, moved, and motivated to spark change.
Learn more about Emily here
Read Emily's Letter to the government here
Links & Resources:
⭐ Perfectionism, Pressure, Procrastination, Productivity, and all the ADHD Ps in between! Workshop available to buy now on demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'Boosting ADHD Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing' on April 22nd @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟
Navigating the latest neurodivergent assessments, diagnoses, treatment, and support is an ever-changing landscape, which can feel overwhelming to keep up with. So I'm delighted to welcome Dr Daniel Weisberg, a highly specialised clinical psychologist and founder of CAYP Psychology, a UK-wide psychological healthcare service, to help us better understand what we can be doing TODAY to help and support both ourselves and our children. Dr Weisberg leads a growing team of nearly 90 clinicians across 35 UK-wide clinics, supporting young people in navigating emotional, social, and neurological challenges.
With a deep background in paediatric neuropsychology and years of NHS experience, Dr Weisberg brings practical, compassionate wisdom to this conversation. We speak about the importance of building supportive environments, developing emotional resilience, and fostering connection and communication, especially for children and young people with ADHD or other neurodivergent needs.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or simply navigating ADHD yourself, this episode will help you reflect, process, and move forward with a better understanding of your own neurodiverse patterns and traits, as well as those of the loved ones around you.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ How teachers can recognise and gently support ADHD in the classroom
✨ The emotional toll of undiagnosed ADHD and autism on self-esteem and behaviour
✨ What to look for at different ages and when to explore a diagnosis
✨ Supporting kids through anxiety, overwhelm, and big feelings
✨ Why early school environments matter and how play supports emotional wellbeing
✨ The power of child-led play for confidence, safety, and resilience
✨ Finding small moments of connection, even on the busiest days
✨ Creating calm, supportive spaces at home and school
✨ Self-care and compassion that feels real, and doable, for your family
You can find out more about the work he does via his website, or Instagram (@cayp.psychology).
Links & Resources:
⭐ Perfectionism, Pressure, Procrastination, Productivity, and all the ADHD Ps in between! Workshop available to buy now on demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop all about 'Boosting ADHD Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing' on April 22nd @1.30pm! Click here to book.
⭐ If you love the podcast but want more ADHD support, get a sneak peek of my brand new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and pre-order it here!
⭐ Launching September! Tired of ADHD support that doesn’t get you? My new compassionate, community-first membership ditches the overwhelm by providing support aligned with YOU! Join the waitlist now for an...
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🌟My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here🌟
ADHD and anxiety often go hand in hand, creating a cycle of self-doubt, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Dr. Russell Ramsay, a clinical psychologist and leading expert in adult ADHD, joins me to unpack the deep connection between ADHD and anxiety—and how to break free from the cycle.
With over two decades of research and clinical practice, Dr Ramsay shares practical tools, mindset shifts, and strategies to help women with ADHD reduce anxiety, improve self-trust, and navigate daily challenges with confidence.
The discussion also touches on the emotional regulation difficulties that accompany ADHD, as many people struggle with a history of negative self-talk and external criticism. By reframing these experiences and focusing on practical tools, we aim to empower listeners to take control of their anxiety and ADHD, embracing their unique journeys with understanding and resilience.
What You’ll Learn:✨ How ADHD fuels anxiety (and how to stop the cycle)
✨ Why neurodivergent women struggle with self-doubt post-diagnosis
✨ Practical ways to manage ADHD-related anxiety with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
✨ How to personalise treatment approaches based on your unique neurodivergent experience
✨ Exploring neuro-affirming anti-anxiety techniques and the importance of finding what works for you
✨ How ADHD anxiety manifests in relationships, and what to do about it
Timestamps:🕒 02:06 - The link between ADHD and anxiety
🕒 11:37 - How anxiety and emotions interact
🕒 23:19 - The power of self-talk in managing anxiety
🕒 32:42 - ADHD, anxiety, and relationships
🕒 39:25 - How ADHD affects women differently
🕒 45:00 - Practical strategies for managing ADHD as a woman
This episode is full of actionable insights and self-compassionate strategies to help you feel more in control of your mind and emotions. Whether you've struggled with racing thoughts, decision paralysis, or chronic self-doubt, this episode is for you.
If you’re exhausted by the continual burnout and want to embrace your ADHD in a way that supports your well-being, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical strategies to help you move forward with more ease.
Connect with Dr. Ramsay via his website or buy his book here!
Links & Resources:⭐ Perfectionism, Pressure, Procrastination, Productivity, and all the ADHD Ps in between! workshop available to buy now on-demand. Click here to purchase.
⭐ Book on the next ADHD Wellbeing Workshops all about 'Boosting Hormonal and Perimenopausal Wellbeing alongside ADHD' on April 22nd. Click here to book.
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