Women & ADHD

Episode 199 with Shannan Palma. “Sometimes I know exactly what to do — but I just can’t make my body do it. And then comes the shame spiral, the anger, the anxiety.” Shannan is the founder and CEO of ITI Assistive Technologies and co-leader of the Autistic Self-Reliance Support Network (ASR). Shannan is autistic and ha

Episode 198 with Raquel Devillé. “The idea of just sitting still to meditate was always terrifying. I need movement — something active — otherwise I can’t calm down.” Raquel is a therapist, yoga teacher, and the author of It’s Not Your Period! Beyond Moods and Myths: Understanding Unexplainable Emotions and the Hidden

Episode 197 with Danielle Elliot. “I would love to see the conversation move towards less questioning of women when they talk about having ADHD.” Danielle is a health and science journalist, documentarian, and creator and host of Climbing the Walls, a new 6-part podcast series produced by Understood.org that releases A

Hey friends! I'm excited to share something different with you - an episode from another podcast called ADHD Aha! It’s produced by the people at Understood.org, and it’s hosted by Laura Key.  (In fact, you might remember Laura as my guest in Episode 90 of Women & ADHD.) This episode features Jessica McCabe, the brillia

Episode 196 with Lisa Dee. “ADHD girls deserve to be healthy and happy. I refuse to subscribe to the doom-and-gloom narrative. I wanted something better, and I knew others did, too.” Lisa is an Irish health and fitness coach based in London, and the founder of “Healthy Happy ADHD.” After building a successful fitness e

Episode 195 with Natalie Baker. “Neurofeedback is really about identifying maladaptive brain waves, then training the brain to correct them.” Natalie is a licensed psychotherapist, a certified brain health coach, and a dedicated Buddhist practitioner and teacher based in New York City. Given her Western training in psy