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ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast

Are you struggling with the challenges of life as a woman with ADHD? Perhaps you need support with your mental and physical wellbeing, so you can feel calmer, happier and more balanced? Perhaps you’re newly diagnosed with ADHD – or just ADHD curious – and don’t know where to turn for support. Or perhaps you’re wondering how neurodivergence impacts your hormones or relationships? If so, the award-winning ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast is for you. This award-winning podcast is hosted by Kate Moryoussef, an ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach, author, EFT practitioner, mum of four, and late-in-life diagnosed with ADHD herself. Each week, thousands of women just like you tune in to hear Kate chat with top ADHD experts, thought leaders, professionals and authors. Their powerful insights will help you harness your health and enhance your life as a woman with ADHD. From tips on nutrition, sleep and motivation to guidance on regulating your nervous system, dealing with anxiety and living a calmer and more balanced life, you’ll find it all here. The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast will help you live alongside your ADHD with more awareness, self-compassion and acceptance. It’s time to put an end to self-criticism, judgment and blame – and get ready to live a kinder and more authentic life. “Mindblowing guests!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Brilliant and so life-affirming” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “So, so grateful for this!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Obsessed with this pod on ADHD!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ORDER NOW! Kate's new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit! https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/adhd-womens-wellbeing-toolkit In The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Toolkit, Kate Moryoussef shares the psychology and science behind the challenges faced by women with ADHD and lays out a roadmap for you to uncover your authentic self. With practical lifestyle tools on how to manage mental, emotional, physical, and hormonal burnout and lean into your unique strengths to create more energy, joy, and creativity, this book will help you (re)learn to not only live with this brain difference but also thrive with it.
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Latest Research on Hormonal ADHD Women's Health from Dr Lotta Borg Skogland

I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback and insights on what could improve The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast in this short poll - it takes 2 minutes, and as a thank you, we'll send you a little gift! How many times have you walked into a doctor's appointment knowing something is wrong, and walked out feeling dismissed, unheard, or handed an explanation that just doesn't fit? For women with ADHD, the intersection of hormones and neurodivergence has been one of medicine's most neglected areas. N...

Jun 03, 202644 minEp. 318

Why Everyday Tasks Feel Overwhelming with ADHD - ADHD Aha! Takeover Episode

I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback and insights on what could improve The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast in this short poll - it takes 2 minutes, and as a thank you, we'll send you a little gift! Have you ever stood in your own kitchen, holding a perfectly ordinary object (like a wooden spoon), and completely frozen? Not because anything dramatic happened, but because your brain just couldn't work out what to do next. In this week's episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I have somethi...

May 31, 202633 minEp. 317

Why High-Achieving ADHD Women Keep Burning Out: a Regenerative Conversation with Pippa Grange

I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback and insights on what could improve The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast in this short poll - it takes 2 minutes, and as a thank you, we'll send you a little gift! Have you spent years pushing through, overriding what your body is telling you, performing at full capacity, and wondering why you keep burning out? For so many women with ADHD, the drive to do more, prove more, and be more is relentless. We have the passion, the ambition, the energy. But when tha...

May 27, 202644 minEp. 316

The Gentle Power of Herbal Medicine for ADHD Women: Natural Ways to Support Sleep, Focus and Hormonal Health

After diagnosis, we often become experts in our own brains. We learn about the hormones, read all the books, listen to all the podcasts, explore the different strategies and systems, and build our own scaffolding to support our ADHD. But sometimes, even when we're doing all the right things, something still feels missing. Plants have been supporting human health for thousands of years. But could they support your ADHD brain, too? This week on The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast , I'm joined by El...

May 20, 202643 minEp. 315

The Perimenopause and ADHD Connection That Could Change Everything

Get the full Live Event Audio Experience recording here Have you reached perimenopausal age and started to notice that the scaffolding and coping mechanisms you may have used for so long are not working as they used to? If you're confused about hormones and keep hearing lots of different information on social media, this week's More Yourself episode is for you. In this clip from our first-ever ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live event, Adele Wimsett, whose groundbreaking Perfect Storm study explores the...

May 17, 202616 minEp. 314

Healing Your Money Trauma: Why Finances Feel So Overwhelming with ADHD

Did you grow up feeling like you were “bad with money” before you ever understood your ADHD? What if the overspending, the avoidance, the paralysis, the guilt are actually your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do in response to fear, long before you ever had a bank account of your own? This week on The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast , I'm joined by Catherine Morgan , a global speaker, author, and founder of The Money Panel®. Catherine spent 17 years as a financial adviser, so she ...

May 13, 202653 minEp. 313

The Messy Reality of Parenting Neurodivergent Kids - 'Everyone Gets A Juice Box' Takeover

Have you ever looked back at the parent you were before you understood your child's neurodivergence and felt a quiet, heavy wave of regret? Not because you were a bad parent, but because you just didn't have the information you needed yet. In this week's episode of the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast , we’re doing something a little different! I want to share an episode of another podcast (from Understood.org) with you called Everyone Gets a Juice Box , and I want to share it with you as I know s...

May 10, 202635 minEp. 312

Were You ‘Too Much’ — Or Just Misunderstood? ADHD, Trauma & Finding Your True Self

What if the labels you’ve carried throughout your life didn't have to define your story? In this week’s episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I’m joined by Miranda Arieh , a multi-award-winning motivational speaker, mental health educator, and transformation coach. Miranda is the founder of the pioneering HEROES Programme and an advocate for changing how we view mental health, neurodiversity and emotional regulation. Miranda uses her lived experience to fuel her passion for helping oth...

May 06, 202652 minEp. 311

Medical Gaslighting, Women’s Health & ADHD: Why So Many of Us Are Dismissed

What happens when you’re both a doctor… and the patient who isn’t being listened to? In this episode of ADHD Women’s Wellbeing , I’m joined by Dr Liz Murray , a doctor, activist, artist, and founder of Mortal + Strong . After 15 years navigating chronic illness, including lupus, endometriosis, and miscarriage, Liz shares what it’s like to experience the healthcare system from both sides. This conversation is about what often gets missed, female health symptoms that are normalised, the moments of...

Apr 29, 202655 minEp. 310

You Have the Diagnosis, Now What? Making Sense of ADHD and Moving Forward

If you’ve ever received an ADHD diagnosis and thought… okay, this explains so much, but now what? Then this week’s More Yourself episode is for you. In this clip from our first-ever ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live event , Kate shares her “post-diagnosis gentle growth formula”, a way of making sense of everything you’ve learned about yourself, and how to begin moving forward with it. From awareness and authenticity to boundaries, burnout and self-trust, she explores what it can look like to build a l...

Apr 26, 202617 minEp. 309

ADHD Isn’t Laziness: Understanding Neurodivergence at Work, in Parenting & Within Yourself with Kristen Pressner

For so many women, ADHD has been misunderstood for decades — often internalised as laziness, failure, or not trying hard enough. But what if that story was never true to begin with? In this week’s episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by Kristen Pressner , Global Head of People & Culture, TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for neurodiversity for a conversation on ADHD, leadership, parenting, and why understanding your brain can change how you live, work, and relate to ...

Apr 22, 202650 minEp. 308

Dyslexia, ADHD & Why Life Feels Harder Than It Should (Even When You’re Capable)

What if the reason life feels harder than it “should” isn’t a personal failing… but something that’s been missed all along? In this eye-opening episode, Dr Jacob Santhouse reveals how dyslexia goes far beyond reading and writing, and why so many women with ADHD may be living with an undetected piece of their story. If I asked you to describe dyslexia, what would you say? Letters, reading and numbers? You're not alone, but this week on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast , Dr Jacob Santhouse is he...

Apr 15, 202650 minEp. 307

The Neuroscience Behind Why Your ADHD Brain Won't Switch Off

If you have ever started a task with the best intentions, yet 4 hours later your sat doing something completely different wondering how you got there... this week's More Yourself episode is for you. In this clip from our first-ever ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live event, clinical psychologist and ADHD expert Dr Hannah Cullen talks us through the Default Mode Network, how it is impacted in those of us with ADHD, and the tools we can use to support our brains! If you're normally scared by the term neur...

Apr 12, 202615 minEp. 306

How I Cope with Grief and ADHD: Emotional Insights on Bereavement and Neurodivergence

This conversation is a powerful reminder of the strength found in vulnerability and the importance of community during the grieving process. In this week's episode of the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Alex Spencer for a deeply moving conversation regarding her experience of grief and ADHD, following the death of her beloved son, Declan, in 2023. Alex is a holistic therapist, bereavement coach-in-training, and host of The Functioning Griefster podcast . Alex was diagnosed with...

Apr 08, 202651 minEp. 305

You Don’t Have to Fight Alone: Navigating SEN Support for Your Neurodiverse Child

You Don’t Have to Fight Alone: The Truth About SEN Support (and Your Rights as a Parent) I keep hearing the same thing from parents lately: “I feel like I have to become an expert overnight… just to get my child the support they need.” And honestly? They’re not wrong. This week on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Rebecca Gray , a SEN advocate and parent who has lived every step of the journey she now helps others navigate. This episode covers something so many parents of neu...

Apr 01, 202653 minEp. 304

Purpose Expert: How to Ditch the Grand Plan and Embrace Your Season of Life with ADHD

If the word "purpose" has ever felt overwhelming, out of reach, or simply not built for the way your brain works, this week's More Yourself episode is for you. In this clip from our first-ever ADHD Women's Wellbeing live event , Purpose Expert, Author and Accredited Coach Hannah Miller strips purpose back to something personal, practical, and actually possible, without the overwhelm and panic! Whether you're newly diagnosed, recently self-identifying, or simply in a season of life that is making...

Mar 29, 202619 minEp. 303

Releasing the Shame of Your Past: Somatic Therapy for ADHD and Trauma Recovery

This week on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Jennifer McKenzie , a somatic trauma therapist and holistic educator. This week's episode covers something we haven't explored before: the impact of trauma, abuse, addiction and neurodivergence on the body resulting from years of masking, not fitting in, surviving and never quite feeling safe enough to stop. Jennifer speaks openly about her trauma and surviving homelessness, addiction, domestic abuse, and rape, raising four child...

Mar 25, 202651 minEp. 302

Libido, Hormones and ADHD: What Every Woman NEEDS to Know

This week on the podcast, we're talking about something that so many women quietly experience but that very few of us actually talk about... Sex... Perimenopause...Libido... Desire...Orgasms... How our attraction changes as our hormonal levels shift. It's a big topic and one to listen to in a safe space away from small ears! So many women notice changes in their libido, attraction, intimacy or sexual confidence during perimenopause and menopause. For late-diagnosed neurodivergent women, these un...

Mar 18, 202649 minEp. 301

Moving Past Guilt and Embracing Your ADHD Growth Journey

In this week's More Yourself episode, we explore the connection between personal growth, guilt, and the nervous system and the impact this interaction can have. Many women carry guilt quietly in their bodies. It can show up as chronic illness, pain, and other physical sensations. Over time, these emotions can settle into the nervous system and begin shaping how safe or unsafe change feels. In this clip from a recent More Yourself episode, we explore how learning to notice the physical sensations...

Mar 15, 202621 minEp. 300

Movement, Mental Health, and Community: Why it works for ADHD Women

In this episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Ella Jack , founder of She Moves Community , a growing community that brings women together through movement in nature. Ella shares how the idea began during a difficult period with her mental health. As a 23-year-old navigating ADHD and early adulthood, Ella started hiking to support her mental health after beginning therapy. This quickly grew into something much bigger and created a supportive space where women can connec...

Mar 11, 202635 minEp. 299

Creating Calm ADHD Spaces: How Design Can be Both Thoughtful & Neuroaffirming

In this episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Dr Kati Peditto, Founding Researcher at the Built Experience Lab and a leading voice in neuroaffirming design - an approach that centres lived experience and views neurodivergence as an identity to be supported, not a problem to be solved. As an Autistic woman with ADHD, Kati brings both lived experience and research insight to a conversation many late-diagnosed women will recognise, the quiet, everyday ways our environment...

Mar 04, 202642 minEp. 298

Your Invisible Blocks to Growth with ADHD: Naming Them to Tame Them

When you hear the word growth , what happens in your body? For many ADHD women, growth has become tied to pressure. Doing more, achieving more, and constantly pushing forward, even when your nervous system is already stretched. In this episode, we explore how to reframe growth so it feels gentle, aligned and sustainable, not driven by urgency, but guided by self-trust. By relearning growth, we start to understand it's not about doing more, it’s about reconnecting with a part of you that feels fl...

Mar 01, 202618 minEp. 297

A Neuro-Affirming Approach to Divorce and Family Law with Hannah Saxe

In this episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I'm joined by Hannah Saxe , a Legal Director specialising in family law and a recognised expert in modern family arrangements, including divorce, financial settlements, child arrangements, cohabitation agreements, and LGBTQ+ family services such as surrogacy, donor conception and co-parenting. Alongside her professional expertise, Hannah brings lived experience as a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman and mum to two neurodivergent boys. This dual pe...

Feb 25, 202645 minEp. 296

Why Can’t I Just Start?! ADHD, Motivation & Movement with Sonia Ponzo

In this week's episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I’m joined by psychologist, researcher, and founder of Outset Wellness , Sonia Ponzo , for an insightful conversation surrounding motivation and ADHD. Sonia has over a decade of experience at the intersection of behaviour change and mental health, and is passionate about creating body-first, science-backed tools that support real change for neurodivergent people. Together, we explore the deep-rooted struggles so many of us with ADHD ...

Feb 18, 202644 minEp. 295

Kate's Mindfulness Tips for an ADHD Busy Brain

In this week’s More Yourself episode, I’m sharing something that’s felt really present for me lately, inspired by an email I received from Dr Megan Anna Neff : the challenge of engaging in mindfulness on the go with a brain that can't slow down. We’re often told about the benefits of mindfulness, but for those of us with ADHD, being still, clearing our minds, and “just breathing” can feel almost impossible. And instead of feeling calm, we’re left feeling like we’ve failed at yet another task tha...

Feb 15, 202619 minEp. 294

How To Support and Empower an ADHD Child to Succeed

In this week's episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I’m joined by Susana Gonzalez , a qualified neurodiversity educator, teacher, speaker and founder of ND Bright Brains , who brings both lived experience and professional insight to how we approach education for neurodivergent children and teens. Susana is passionate about creating neuro-affirming learning environments that empower young people, rather than shame or punish them. This episode is a must-listen for parents, teachers, SEN...

Feb 11, 202644 minEp. 293

Self-Advocacy During The ADHD Assessment Process: What You Need to Know

Getting an ADHD diagnosis isn’t always a straightforward path, and for many, it can feel confusing, overwhelming, or simply out of reach. In this week's episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I’m joined by Vicki George , specialist nurse and founder of The ADHD Nurse , who’s working to make ADHD assessments more accessible, inclusive and compassionate, especially for women and adolescents. This is a practical, myth‑busting and empowering episode for anyone who feels stuck or confused by...

Feb 04, 202643 minEp. 292

Making Sense of Executive Functions for ADHD Women with Belinda Edington

In this week's More Yourself episode, I wanted to share a snippet from a recent guest workshop in the More Yourself Community . In this clip, Belinda Edington , executive functioning coach and director of MindSpark CIC , joined the More Yourself Community to offer a gentle yet powerful reframing of what executive functioning really is and what it means for women with ADHD. If you’ve ever wondered why things that seem simple for others, like starting tasks, managing time, or staying focused, feel...

Feb 01, 202621 minEp. 291

Peaceful Parenting for PDA Kids: Compassionate Strategies That Help Them Thrive

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), pervasive drive for autonomy, is a deeply misunderstood and often overlooked profile within the neurodivergent spectrum. For many families, living with PDA can feel confusing, isolating, and emotionally overwhelming, especially when traditional parenting approaches seem to make things harder, not easier. In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Dr. Casey Ehrlich , a researcher, coach, and mother to two PDA children, who brings both personal insight and profess...

Jan 28, 202657 minEp. 290

Purpose Without the ADHD Pressure with Hannah Miller

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of “finding your purpose, make some time for a walk or coffee and get your headphones in! In this week's episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast , I’m joined by the wonderful Hannah Miller: author of The Purpose Pursuit™ book, speaker, accredited coach, and founder of Sidekick , an organisation built to help people understand their strengths and pursue purpose in a grounded, authentic way. Together, we explore what purpose really means: tuning in...

Jan 21, 202646 minEp. 289
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