Adult ADHD in Women: Is It ADHD, or Is Life Just Too Much? (Part 1)

Adult ADHD in women is being diagnosed faster than ever. But is it ADHD, or have you been stretched past your limit for years?

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In this episode, my daughter Dominique asks me the question so many women are typing into their search bar right now.

We talk about why ADHD in women went unnoticed for decades and why so many women in their thirties and forties suddenly see themselves in a 30-second video. We also look at why I say a label can describe what you’re going through but can’t tell you why.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why stress, poor sleep, grief, trauma and perimenopause can look exactly like ADHD symptoms in women

What masking costs you, and what your nonconscious mind has been carrying all along

Why “I am ADHD” and “I’m experiencing an attention pattern” lead to very different places

What the research on ADHD self-diagnosis, TikTok and brain scans does and doesn’t show

Questions to ask yourself this week, before or alongside an ADHD assessment

This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation on adult ADHD, burnout and mental health.

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