Finding Your ADHD blind spots is difficult because the very nature of the condition creates the barriers. For example, I have this weird sort of visceral reaction to receiving help or support. When the Hubs offers to help me make scrambled eggs, I immediately think, “I know how to scramble eggs asshole!” But do I? […]
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The ADHD and OCD Connection
CW: Eating issues are very common in ADHD women. If this is a topic that is upsetting to you, feel free to click away. The ADHD – OCD connection is often overlooked. Which sucks because it’s a conversation we need to be having. We talk about ADHD using words like, “control” or even, “manage.” […]
ADHD Women Need to Stop Hiding
Yes – you read that correctly, ADHD women need to stop hiding. I know that after years of subtle, and not so subtle messaging you believe that it’s not ok to show the world all parts of you. But that’s the thing – you’re not who you think you are. You are more. Many of […]
Letting Go and Moving On
When you title something letting go and moving on, it sounds sort of sad. But really this is not a sad post. It’s not a post about ADHD either. Or at least, not directly. If you’d rather listen, here is the recorded version. We with ADHD often see things in black and white ways, so […]
It’s Not Just About ADHD, It’s About Your Life
At the end of my conversation with Dr. Michelle Frank we started talking about what to call this podcast episode. And she said, “It’s not just about ADHD, it’s about your life.” YOUR life. The reader or the listener. So I stole her idea. Because Dr. Frank is a smart girl, and smart girls with […]
4 Ways for ADHD Women to Have More Self-Compassion
ADHD and Self-Compassion are not often discussed together, but they can coexist. Most ADHD women actually lack self-compassion. It just isn’t top of mind in our day-to-day lives. If you would rather listen than read, here is the audio version of ADHD Women and Self-Compassion. [buzzsprout episode=’3818225′ player=’true’] You get the diagnosis, and then […]
Mindfulness for ADHD Women
I admit it, I was a skeptic about mindfulness for ADHD women. Well I was a skeptic about mindfulness in general. So like any good research nerd I set out to learn more. In one 2008 study 78% of participants who practiced mindful awareness reported a reduction in their ADHD symptoms. In fact, at the […]
Partners Without ADHD
We who have ADHD rarely talk about our partners without ADHD. I get emails as least once per week form women struggling in their relationships. Each situation is unique, and some of them are quite complex. But when it comes to relationships and ADHD some patterns emerge. One common issue occurs when the partner without […]
ADHD men struggle too
I usually write about ADHD women, but as I have branched out into this podcast I’ve had the opportunity to meet more people. And I’ve started to notice that ADHD men struggle, too. We just aren’t talking about it. Until I got to know Marc Almodovar, I had not even considered how hard it is […]
ADHD, Anxiety, and OCD
ADHD and OCD are not often discussed together. With ADHD we often feel like we cannot control ourselves. So some of us search for things we can control. My need for control is most evident in my obsessions and compulsions around food. Yes, I have disordered eating behaviors. And I’m working on it. This post […]
