Dopamine sensitivity and sugar addiction are familiar traits of ADHD. Perhaps using sugar to self-medicate, re-energise, or dopamine-seek may be a pattern you relate to?  If so, you're going to want to listen to this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing, with guest Dr. Nicole Avena, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University.  Nicole is a research neuroscientist and...

Dopamine sensitivity and sugar addiction are familiar traits of ADHD. Perhaps using sugar to self-medicate, re-energise, or dopamine-seek may be a pattern you relate to? If so, you're going to want to listen to this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing, with guest Dr. Nicole Avena, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University. Nicole is a research neuroscientist and...

“Boundaries are expansive...build in that pause before you say the knee-jerk yes.” This week’s episode features Nancy Levin, a Master Coach, podcast host, and bestselling author of several books. Formerly the event director at Hay House for over a decade, Nancy is the founder of Levin Life Coach Academy, which offers in-depth coaching, training, and certification programs designed to support students in making themselves a priority by setting boundaries that stick. Nancy is the...

Feeling more empowered by understanding how to harness our brains to visualise a calmer and more fulfilled future is possible, and we discuss all of this and much more with my guest, Ruth Kudzi. Ruth is a coach, psychologist, and trainer with nearly 30 years of experience studying Psychology. She's fascinated by how Positive Psychology tools can help us feel better and enhance our well-being. Ruth's an ICF master-certified coach, best-selling author, leading podcaster, and international...

"The only way to be resilient is to fail." Welcome to an episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom. This week’s guest is Diann Wingert, a psychotherapist and business mindset coach who helps entrepreneurial women unlock their brilliance and create a profitable, sought-after business in their zone of genius. She is an expert in the intersection of feminism, ADHD, and entrepreneurship. In this short episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Diann and I talked about:  How Diann has a...

An integrative and more holistic healthcare approach is something you hear me talking about a lot on the Podcast. You've probably heard how passionate I am about helping people with ADHD weave more lifestyle-orientated practices alongside Western healthcare in their daily routine, and I'm delighted to welcome someone who embraces this approach with her patients, Dr Gemma Newman (The Plant Power Doctor), a best-selling author, podcast host, and GP. Although Gemma is a medical GP, she's also...

Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Going against the grain of negativity, sometimes when everyone else is complaining, we feel like we should be too. On today's mini-'wisdom' episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, hear from my previous guest, Nicole Goodman, co-host of the Self-Care Club Podcast, who tries to break down this mindset and own when actually you feel pretty great! Nicole and I discuss the importance of having confidence in ourselves as women, our...

This week, we have the incredible Emily Katy on the podcast. Emily is an autistic 22-year-old with ADHD and OCD, an author and blogger, and a Trustee for the charity ‘Autistic Girls Network’. Her first book ‘Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life’ is out on March 28th. Kate and Emily speak about: The struggle of being autistic and ADHD in the school system Autism stigmas and stereotypesFinding helpful accommodations in school Emily's 'Not a School Skiver' Campaign Finding a...

Spring cleaning energy is upon us, and I have been tackling some cleaning and clearing this weekend. For this reason, I wanted to share a snippet of my conversation with professional organiser, entrepreneur, and author Vicky Silverthorn. Vicky started her business, You Need A Vicky, over 12 years ago, back in the days when people hadn't heard of this job role. If a messy, disorganised environment makes you feel anxious, or perhaps decluttering and having minimal clutter helps you feel...

Migraines and ADHD are something I hear about a lot in my ADHD female community. I also relate to this from a personal perspective with one of my ADHD daughters suffering from migraines, as well as quite a few friends. Migraines can be a lifelong debilitating condition alongside the many other symptoms that come with them. Today's ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast episode explores the very powerful connection between migraines and neurodivergence in women with my guest, Diane Ducarme, the...

Undiagnosed ADHD, at best, can be a life-long nuisance and energy-sapper, but at worst, it can trigger the worst of mental health issues, including suicide ideation. Unfortunately, this week's guest, Priyanka Patel, a pharmacist and who was diagnosed with ADHD at 27, knows this all too well. She was diagnosed with depression in 2020 and, despite her efforts to try and get an ADHD assessment, was not listened to by her GP. Priyanka was then put on a variety of medications, which led to a...

Who knew talking about financial wellbeing and accounting could be this fascinating and inspiring? When you hear this episode, you'll see why I'm so giddy about it! My guest this week on The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast is Rachel Harris. Rachel is disrupting what it means to be an accountant, a business owner and an employer in 2023. She is a TEDx speaker, content creator, author, business owner and, most importantly... an accountant! She is passionate about free financial education for...

ADHD can bring many opposing challenges and connotations and can feel like heavy energy to deal with. Yet, through gentle curiosity, we can find new options to reprogram our thinking and switch our emotional energy to create a happier, calmer and more fulfilling family life. Despite the challenges, we can focus on the things we're proud of, which lift us up. We can create more internal strength and greatness as parents—life can be easier than we believe. This week’s ADHD Women's Wellbeing...

The word 'hope' to so many of us can feel ambiguous and distant and yet in this conversation, my guest Gail Muller, a Cornish adventurer, author, speaker, and coach, breaks down the power of hope through a late in life ADHD diagnosis. This is a riveting conversation where we learn that we can always choose hope from the depths of life's challenges. Gail has spent twenty years in education: teaching, leading, and consulting globally, helping raise aspirations and encouraging life-long...

Do you feel your nervous system is constantly heightened and dysregulated? Perhaps the feeling of hypervigilance, anxiety, and not being able to settle? This is a prevalent theme I hear from many of us with ADHD - myself included. If so, Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here. In this week’s shorter ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom episode, I chat with Lisa Ryan, an experienced trauma-informed physiotherapist and somatic therapy...

Here on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm passionate about bringing you the conversations that improve well-being and quality of life after a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis. Today, we have another show-stopper of an episode! In today's discussion, we discuss the latest findings in epigenetics, neuroscience and nutrition with Dr Rachel V. Gow, PhD, nutritional Neuroscientist, Neuropsychologist and Neurodevelopmental specialist with expertise in various mental health conditions and...

"People with ADHD don't want to be slowed down by the dots" Joining Kate on today's episode is ADHD life coach, mentor, consultant and professional cellist, Jay Emme. Listen to the full episode her: During this episode, hear Kate and Jay talk about: ADHD, creativity and having lots of interestsHow music and ADHD work togetherHow particular sounds are more intriguing to the neurodiverse brainGrowing up un-diagnosedManaging our nervous system and learning how to use our ADHD brains for...

Welcome to a new episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here. Check out all the ADHD Hormone Series Workshops here. This is one of the most inspiring and empowering episodes I've recorded. We are at the cusp of new understandings about combining medical disciplines so we can understand ADHD in girls and women better through the lens of both hormones and psychiatry. This is for the lost generation of women who never got answers...

Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here. On this short podcast episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom, I talk to Hester Grainger, a neurodiversity consultant, co-founder of Perfectly Autistic and Perfectly ADHD, a radio presenter and former TV presenter diagnosed with ADHD in her forties, about changing the way we look at neurodivergence in the workplace, raising awareness of what neurodiversity looks like...

Are you newly diagnosed with ADHD and looking for more support? Or are you currently awaiting an ADHD diagnosis and desperate for more guidance?? If so, look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here. This week, proud ADHDer and neurodiversity advocate Louise Gooding joins us on The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast. Louise is the author of three braintastic children's nonfiction books: Just Like Me: 40 Neurologically and Physically Diverse People Who Broke Stereotypes; The Memory...

Navigating healthy eating, food and nutrition alongside ADHD is a big topic. For this week’s guest, Aleta Storch -an 'anti-diet' dietitian, therapist, and certified Body Trust® Provider - this is her expertise. Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here. Today, we hear from Aleta Storch, who specialises in providing anti-diet, values-centred, body liberation work with people who have a history of disordered...

Have you had enough of people saying that 'everyone seems to have ADHD nowadays'? Or 'doesn't everyone have a little bit of ADHD'? Or the infamous 'it's just really on-trend to have ADHD at the moment' - take a breath and get ready to listen to why ADHD is most certainly NOT a trend! This week's podcast guest is Kat Brown, a freelance journalist and commentator whose work on ADHD, mental health stigma, and other social and art commentary has appeared in national titles, including The...

This week, we are revisiting a clip from the profound episode with high-performance ADHD Coach Kim Raine about finding a balance between our restless energy, relentless drive and hitting burnout. Kim is also the author of Square Pegs - A Book Of Self-Discovery For Women With ADHD. As women with ADHD, we have an abundance of ideas, but thriving in business can feel difficult if we work against ourselves. By taking time to rest and make space while being consciously aware of where our energy...

Anxiety during pregnancy and after childbirth can be very normal for all people, yet when we are neurodivergent, this time can be even more challenging. Support during and after pregnancy is vital to help neurodivergent mothers feel less alone. This week's guest is Victoria White, a birth and postnatal doula who supports families through pregnancy, birth and beyond, bringing hope, compassion and more understanding to this situation. Victoria White is also one of the contributors to The ADHD...