• 48 minutes 47 seconds
    Why Doesn’t My GP Understand ADHD & What’s Really Happening in the 10-Minute Appointment

    If you've ever left a GP appointment feeling dismissed, confused or like you had to fight to be taken seriously, this episode will help you understand why, and what you can actually do about it.

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Dr Victoria Galvis, a GP based in Greater Manchester with over 20 years of lived experience of neurodivergence and a fierce passion for changing how the healthcare system supports neurodivergent people.

    Victoria qualified as a doctor in Colombia and has been practising in the UK since 2010, working across both hospital medicine and primary care. Alongside Dr Safiya Virji, GP and Associate Professor at Queen Mary University of London, she has written Neurodivergence in Primary Care: A Practical Guide for UK Healthcare Professionals, a comprehensive, research-backed resource designed to educate clinicians and support patients in navigating the system more effectively.

    In this episode, Victoria explains the structural reasons why GPs often don't know enough about ADHD and neurodivergence, and it is not as simple as them not caring. She talks about the discrimination she faced as a neurodivergent doctor, why the 10-minute consultation is both a challenge and something patients can learn to work with, and how the book came about from 20 years of clinical experience and a determination to change things for her son, her patients and the next generation of healthcare professionals.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why GPs receive less than two hours of ADHD training and have zero budget to update their knowledge
    • How media narratives and ableist assumptions about ADHD have shaped clinical attitudes
    • Victoria's own experience of disability discrimination as a neurodivergent doctor, and why she kept going
    • Why ADHD and autism could not even be co-diagnosed until 2013, and what that means for the doctors currently practising
    • How the 10-minute GP consultation works, and practical ways to make the most of it
    • Why bringing a list to a GP appointment is genuinely helpful, not annoying
    • How to ask for the right GP in your practice for your specific needs
    • When and how to share your own research with your doctor, and how most GPs actually receive it
    • Why executive dysfunction affects how patients experience healthcare at every stage
    • The importance of bringing someone with you, recording the appointment or using other memory tools
    • Why most mental health presentations in primary care have a deep-rooted neurodivergent component
    • Kate and Victoria's grassroots idea for getting this book into every GP surgery

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introducing Dr Victoria Galvis
    • 02:00 - Victoria's ADHD diagnosis at 19 and her early career in the UK
    • 05:00 - The discrimination she faced as a neurodivergent doctor and why she fought back
    • 09:00 - Why GPs don't know more about ADHD, and why it is not their fault
    • 13:00 - Zero training budget, no CPD funding and what that means in practice
    • 16:00 - Why most mental health presentations have a neurodivergent component
    • 19:00 - How the 10-minute consultation works from the doctor's side
    • 23:00 - Practical tips for making the most of your GP appointment
    • 28:00 - How to share your own research with your GP and what to expect
    • 32:00 - When to ask for a follow-up, and why you should book with the right person
    • 36:00 - How the book came about, and what it covers
    • 40:00 - Kate and Victoria's grassroots idea: getting the book into every GP surgery
    • 43:00 - How to get the book and where to find Victoria

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    9 September 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 56 seconds
    Routines vs Rituals: A Gentler Approach to Structure with ADHD

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    September has always felt more like a new start than January. And if you're ready to think differently about how you structure your days, this episode is a good place to begin.

    On this week's More Yourself Monday episode, I'm sharing a clip from one of my workshops on ADHD routines and structures, because this time of year tends to bring up that familiar urge to get organised and finally get on top of things.

    But this isn't about neurotypical productivity systems or trying to force your ADHD brain into a shape it was never meant to hold. This is about understanding your own energy, working with your nervous system rather than against it, and finding a rhythm that actually feels sustainable for you.

    In this clip I introduce my four-pillar framework for building a personalised daily flow, talk about the difference between rituals and routines and why that distinction matters, and explore why so many of us get stuck in boom-and-bust cycles, even when we genuinely want things to be different.

    The full workshop is available on my website with a discount code below.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why ADHD brains seek both structure and stimulation, and how that tension creates the boom and bust cycle
    • How dopamine, executive function, working memory, hormones and emotional regulation all affect our ability to build and maintain routines
    • Why neurotypical systems can feel suffocating and punishing for ADHD brains
    • The difference between rituals and routines, and why rituals often feel softer, more grounding and more sustainable
    • How to visualise the version of you that's working in flow, and what that tells you about what you actually need
    • What it means to be your own energy detective and do a daily or weekly audit of what fills and depletes you
    • Why knowing your why is one of the most powerful grounding tools you have
    • Kate's four-pillar framework: energy awareness, time perception, body-based cues and returning to your values
    • Why interoception, noticing hunger, thirst, tiredness and sensory input, matters more than most productivity advice acknowledges

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    6 September 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 54 seconds
    Why You Keep Snapping at the People You Love with Anna Mathur

    The sharp words, the slammed drawer, the guilt that follows. If you've ever wondered how you became someone who snaps at the people you love most, this conversation is going to feel very familiar.

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm welcoming back psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur for a conversation that is honest, warm and full of the kind of insight you don't often get permission to sit with.

    Anna is the author of multiple bestselling books and the host of The Therapy Edit podcast, which has reached over four million downloads. She's passionate about taking therapy beyond the consulting room and into the everyday moments where we actually need it most. Her new book, How to Stop Snapping at the People You Love (As Well As the Ones You Don't): A Compassionate Guide to Rage, Regulation and Repair, is out now, and we get into a lot of it here.

    Anna and I talk about why snapping isn't a character flaw but a signal, what it's really communicating when everything feels like too much, and how so much of it connects to what we hold inside as women, as ADHD women, as people who were never really taught that anger was allowed. We also talk about hormones, perimenopause, sensory overwhelm, the cheese incident, WhatsApp groups, and why buying calm every day is not a luxury but a necessity.

    Do also go back and listen to our previous conversation, which we'll link in the show notes, where we talked about burnout, exhaustion and holding it all together.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why snapping and irritability are signals of overwhelm rather than signs of being a bad person
    • How the good girl conditioning many of us grew up with can turn unexpressed anger inward
    • Why women with ADHD and neurodivergent women often have a more activated nervous system as a baseline
    • The connection between perimenopause, hormonal shifts and rising irritability and sensory sensitivity
    • Why masking all day means the dysregulation has to go somewhere, often home
      How circumstantial overwhelm and internal stress create a perfect storm
    • The unspoken narratives and generational conditioning that keep us holding what isn't ours to hold
    • Why anger is not the enemy, and what happens when we finally listen to it
    • The difference between rage and snapping, and why shame makes it harder to process either
    • Practical ways to create circuit breakers across the day rather than relying on one big reset
    • Why co-regulation starts with us, and how to buy calm when you have nothing left
    • Anna's untangling framework from the book, and how to start befriending the anger rather than suppressing it
    • The importance of finding people and spaces where you can fully unmask

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introducing Anna Mathur back to the podcast
    • 02:00 - What led Anna to write the book and why snapping shocked her so much
    • 05:00 - The pressure cooker: why it all has to come out somewhere
    • 08:00 - Viewing snapping through a neuro-affirming and hormonal lens
    • 11:00 - How perimenopause amplified sensory sensitivity for Kate and Anna
    • 14:00 - Circumstantial versus internal stress and why both matter
    • 17:00 - The unspoken truths, suppressed emotions and generational conditioning
    • 20:00 - The things we're not saying and how to start listening to that inner voice
    • 24:00 - Rewiring the cognitive narrative that keeps us agreeable at our own expense
    • 27:00 - Late diagnosis, masking and the dysregulation that comes home with us
    • 30:00 - Recognising your personal warning signs before the Richter scale tips
    • 34:00 - The WhatsApp group tipping point and what it's really about
    • 38:00 - How to buy calm: rest, joy, unmasking and snacking on regulation
    • 42:00 - Why co-regulation with our children starts with resourcing ourselves
    • 45:00 - Anna's untangling framework: befriending anger and finding grace in the mess

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    3 September 2026, 6:46 am
  • 23 minutes 12 seconds
    What is RSD Alongside ADHD?

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    Have you always been more sensitive than most people you know to rejection, criticism or the feeling that you've fallen short? If that question just landed somewhere deep, this episode is for you.

    Today I'm sharing a clip from one of my most popular workshops, "What Is RSD?," as a way of bringing this topic back into focus, because rejection sensitive dysphoria is one of those things that so many of us have felt our entire lives without ever having the language for it.

    In this clip, I talk about what Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria actually is, how Dr William Dodson first articulated it, how it shows up physically and emotionally, and why understanding it as a neurological trait rather than a personality flaw changes everything. I also share some practical ways to begin working with RSD rather than against it, including how EFT tapping can help calm the nervous system response in the moment and over time.

    The full RSD workshop is available on my website with 10% off ⁠here⁠

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What rejection sensitive dysphoria is and how it was first identified and named
    • Why RSD shows up as part of the emotional dysregulation profile of ADHD
    • What RSD can feel like physically, not just emotionally, and why that matters
    • How RSD shows up across childhood, relationships, work, parenting and social life
    • Why RSD episodes can feel all-consuming and then end surprisingly quickly
    • How past social trauma can resurface and amplify RSD triggers later in life
    • Why keeping your guard up to avoid RSD can become its own form of exhaustion
    • The self-regulation tools that can help including EFT, DBT, somatic work and breathwork
    • How lifestyle foundations like sleep, movement and nutrition build resilience against RSD
    • Why EFT tapping helps calm the amygdala and reduce cortisol in the moment
    • A simple introduction to tapping and how to use it before, during or after an RSD episode

    lookingAre you Looking for further support on ADHD Women's Wellbeing⁠⁠⁠⁠? Check out my workshop library ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or search for any topic on the ⁠⁠⁠Podcast ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to today's More Yourself episode
    • 01:30 - Why RSD is such an important part of understanding ADHD
    • 04:00 - The workshop clip begins: Dr William Dodson's defining question
    • 05:30 - What RSD is and how it shows up emotionally and physically
    • 08:00 - The clear trigger, the mood shift and why episodes can end as suddenly as they start
    • 10:00 - How past social trauma can keep RSD patterns alive
    • 12:00 - How RSD impacts self-esteem, relationships, parenting and career
    • 14:00 - What we can do: self-regulation tools, EFT, DBT and somatic approaches
    • 16:00 - Why brain and gut health matter for RSD resilience
    • 18:00 - Self-talk, journaling and the self-compassion that only you can give yourself
    • 20:00 - EFT tapping explained: the meridian points, cortisol reduction and the amygdala
    • 22:00 - How tapping creates perspective and shifts the threat response
    • 24:00 - Using tapping before a difficult situation to stay regulated

    Links and Resources:

    • Find my popular ADHD Women's Wellbeing workshops and resources on my website ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.
    • Follow the podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@adhd_womenswellbeing_pod⁠⁠⁠
    • Get my book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit (also available in ebook and audiobook) ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠
    • Join the More Yourself membership community ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠
    • Get the full What Is RSD? workshop with 10% off here

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    30 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 45 seconds
    Hormones Are the Missing Piece of the Female ADHD Puzzle

    Find my popular ADHD Women's Wellbeing workshops and resources on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    So many of us were told for years that our painful periods, flooding cycles, monthly mood crashes and hormonal struggles were just something to push through. This compilation episode is about what's actually been going on hormonally all along.

    This week's episode is all about the overlap between ADHD, hormones and women's health — a connection Kate has been talking about since the very beginning of the podcast, and one that is still not being taken seriously enough in clinical practice.

    We hear from three conversations. Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and specialist in ADHD and hormonal health, on the link between estrogen and heart health, why perimenopause doesn't follow a straight line, and why so many neurodivergent women are still being told they're too young or not symptomatic enough to be taken seriously.

    Dr Liz Murray, doctor, activist and author of Not Just Painful Periods, on her own decade-long road to an endometriosis diagnosis, what coming off the pill without the right information can do, and what she's doing through her charity to change the way the next generation of doctors are trained.

    And Laura Federico and Morgan Miller, authors of The Cycle Book, on why cycle tracking is so much more than period data, how it can help us understand RSD, mood, energy and focus across the month, and why reconnecting with our bodies might be one of the most compassionate things we can do for ourselves.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The link between estrogen, heart health and menopause, and why this is the number one cause of death in post-menopausal women
    • Why perimenopause doesn't follow a straight line, and why symptoms can start long before periods become irregular
    • Why neurodivergent women are more likely to experience PMDD, endometriosis, PCOS and severe PMS
    • How losing estrogen suddenly can significantly raise cardiovascular risk, and why this is so often dismissed
    • Dr Liz Murray's own endometriosis story, and why being a doctor didn't protect her from a delayed diagnosis
    • What can happen when women come off the pill without understanding what it may have been masking
    • Why the conversation GPs need to have with women about the pill is still not happening
    • What women need to know about the red flag symptoms that warrant further investigation
    • The overlap between ADHD, hypermobility, connective tissue issues and hormonal conditions
    • Why cycle tracking is far more than knowing when your period is due
    • How tracking can help you notice patterns like RSD intensifying in the second half of your cycle
    • Why reconnecting to your body, even briefly each day, is a genuinely life-changing act

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's compilation
    • 03:00 - Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund: estrogen, heart health and what women need to know
    • 06:00 - Why cardiovascular risk rises after menopause, and what that means for ADHD women
    • 08:00 - The lifestyle factors that compound risk for neurodivergent women
    • 10:00 - Why perimenopause symptoms can appear while periods are still regular
    • 12:00 - The confusion of fluctuating estrogen levels and what it feels like from the inside
    • 16:00 - Dr Liz Murray: a decade to diagnosis and what went wrong
    • 18:00 - How the pill masked endometriosis and what coming off it without guidance cost her
    • 20:00 - What GPs can do, and the conversations that still aren't happening
    • 22:00 - Red flags that warrant further investigation, and why you don't need to wait
    • 24:00 - The overlap between ADHD, neurodivergence and hormonal conditions
    • 28:00 - What Liz's charity is doing to change how future doctors are trained
    • 31:00 - Laura Federico and Morgan Miller: cycle tracking as a tool for self-understanding
    • 35:00 - Tracking through perimenopause, HRT and changing cycles
    • 37:00 - How cycle data helps you understand mood, energy and RSD across the month
    • 39:00 - Coming back into your body as a radical act of self-compassion
    • 42:00 - Tracking when your cycle isn't regular or predictable

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. Discover my popular ADHD Women's Wellbeing workshops and resources on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.



    Visit Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund's website: ⁠lottaborgskoglund.com⁠ Connect with Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund on ⁠Instagram⁠ Get Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund's book: ⁠Female Hormones and ADHD: The Impact on Brain and Body⁠ Visit Dr Liz Murray's website: ⁠drlizmurray.com⁠ Connect with Dr Liz Murray on ⁠Instagram⁠ Get Dr Liz Murray's book: ⁠Not Just Painful Periods: Endometriosis, Fibroids and Menstrual Health⁠ Visit Laura and Morgan's website: ⁠itslauraandmorgan.com⁠ ⁠Get The Cycle Book⁠: An Interactive Step-by-Step Guide to Tracking Hormones and Knowing Your Body


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    26 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 47 seconds
    From ADHD Diagnosis to Self-Acceptance: Breaking Free from Shame, Self-Doubt & Limiting Beliefs

    Looking for further guidance and support on⁠⁠⁠ ADHD Women's Wellbeing⁠⁠⁠? Check out my workshop library ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ or search for any topic on the ⁠⁠⁠Podcast here⁠⁠⁠.

    So many of us arrive at an ADHD diagnosis carrying years of shame, self-criticism and the quiet belief that something is fundamentally wrong with us. This episode is about what starts to shift when we finally have the right information.

    Welcome to this week's summer compilation. This one follows the journey from diagnosis to self-acceptance: the barriers so many of us still face in getting taken seriously, the practical tools that can help us quieten the inner critic, and a completely different way of seeing our ADHD traits, not as defects to fix, but as strengths that just need the right context and support.

    We hear from three guests across three different conversations. Vicki George, clinical nurse specialist and founder of The ADHD Nurse, on what the DIVA-5 assessment is really meant to be, why ADHD still carries more stigma than almost any other mental health condition, and how to advocate for yourself with a GP even when it feels uncomfortable.

    Cynthia Hammer, author of Living with Inattentive ADHD and founder of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition, on how understanding and accepting a diagnosis can bring more happiness even when the symptoms themselves haven't changed, and why replacing negative self-talk requires something to replace it with.

    And Hannah Miller, author of The Purpose Pursuit and host of The Purpose Pursuit Podcast, on what limiting beliefs actually are, how self-sabotage shows up for ADHD women, and her four-part framework for taking stock of where you are and finding your way forward.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What the DIVA-5 assessment is and why it should be a guided conversation, not a form you fill out alone
    • Why ADHD diagnosis still carries more stigma than most other mental health conditions, and how unhelpful media headlines keep feeding that
    • Why a GP cannot refuse to refer you for an ADHD assessment, and how to keep the appointment focused on that goal
    • The challenges of titration and why finding the right medication is rarely a quick or straightforward process
    • How understanding and accepting a diagnosis brought more happiness to the women Cynthia interviewed, even when their symptoms hadn't changed
    • Why you can't simply get rid of a negative thought without replacing it with something else, and what that can look like in practice
    • Why earlier diagnosis matters so much, and why girls with inattentive ADHD are still so frequently missed
    • Hannah's four-part framework: taking stock, naming your strengths, identifying limiting behaviours and clarifying your values
    • Why our traits are not defects, and how Clifton Strengths can help neurodivergent women begin to see themselves differently
    • Why we don't have to be everything, and how leaning on others' strengths is part of thriving, not failing

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's compilation
    • 03:00 - Vicki George: what the DIVA-5 assessment is and why it matters
    • 06:00 - Why the person being assessed is always believed over a parent or observer
    • 08:00 - Why ADHD still carries more stigma than other mental health conditions
    • 10:30 - How to advocate for yourself with a GP and what they can and can't do
    • 13:00 - Titration, medication and why the process is so rarely straightforward
    • 18:00 - Cynthia Hammer: how diagnosis brings happiness even when symptoms remain
    • 21:00 - Interrupting negative self-talk and why replacement matters
    • 24:00 - Why girls with inattentive ADHD are still being missed by standard tools
    • 27:00 - Why whole-family screening matters when one person is diagnosed
    • 30:00 - Hannah Miller: what happens when diagnosis collides with limiting beliefs
    • 33:00 - The four-part framework: taking stock, strengths, limiting behaviors, values
    • 36:00 - Why traits we've labelled as flaws can become our greatest strengths
    • 39:00 - Clifton Strengths and why it works well for neurodivergent women
    • 42:00 - We don't have to be everything, we just have to be good at something

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    19 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 5 seconds
    Stop Trying to Hack Your ADHD and Do This Instead

    Looking for further guidance and support on⁠⁠⁠ ADHD Women's Wellbeing⁠⁠⁠? Check out my workshop library ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ or search for any topic on the ⁠⁠⁠Podcast here⁠⁠⁠.

    If you've ever tried an ADHD productivity hack, felt briefly hopeful, and then quietly gone back to exactly how you were before, this episode is for you.

    Welcome to this week's summer compilation. This one is all about redefining what productivity actually means for ADHD brains, and letting go of the neurotypical advice that was never designed for the way our minds work.

    We hear from four guests across four different conversations. Ari Tuckman on why productivity isn't about doing more, but about creating a life that has more meaning and breathing room in it. Dr Jacob Santhouse on automaticity, why everyday tasks like filling in a form are so much more mentally exhausting for neurodivergent brains, and why that is not a character flaw. Sonia Ponzo on the paralysis state, interoception, and why ADHD brains so often struggle to read what their body actually needs in any given moment. Dr Claire Plumbly on the three states of the nervous system, what it means to get stuck in fight or flight, and how burnout can build so slowly we almost don't notice it. And Laura Willis on digital overload, the default mode network, and why a real rest is not the same as switching from emails to scrolling.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why quick-fix productivity hacks rarely work for ADHD brains, and what to aim for instead
    • How genuine productivity creates meaning and more time for the things that matter, rather than just getting more done
    • What automaticity is and why struggling with everyday admin tasks is a neurological difference, not a personal failing
    • Why form-filling, reading and life admin can deplete an ADHD brain so much faster than people realise
    • What the paralysis state is and why knowing what to do is not the same as being able to start
    • What interoception is and why ADHD brains often misread what they actually need, leading to cycles of shame and self-blame
    • The autonomic nervous system explained: green, amber and red, and why so many of us get stuck oscillating between the last two
    • How burnout can build quietly over time rather than arriving all at once
    • Why scrolling on your phone during a break is not actually a break, and what the default mode network needs instead
    • Practical, sustainable ways to create boundaries around technology that protect your energy and your headspace

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's summer compilation
    • 03:00 - Ari Tuckman: why productivity hacks rarely work for ADHD brains
    • 05:30 - What real productivity looks like: meaning, not just output
    • 08:00 - The importance of immediate rewards over vague long-term goals
    • 10:00 - Sleep, nutrition, movement and flexible routine as the actual foundations
    • 13:00 - Kate and Ari on the ADHD brain's contradictions and daily recalibrations
    • 16:00 - Dr Jacob Santhouse: what automaticity is and why it matters
    • 19:00 - How automaticity affects working memory and executive function
    • 21:30 - Why form-filling is exhausting, and what to do about it
    • 24:00 - Playing to your strengths and letting go of the guilt
    • 27:00 - Sonia Ponzo: the paralysis state and why you can't always start
    • 31:00 - What interoception is and why ADHD brains struggle with it
    • 35:00 - The cycle of self-shame when we misread what our body needs
    • 37:00 - Practical ways to start training interoception
    • 41:00 - Dr Claire Plumbly: the autonomic nervous system explained
    • 44:00 - Green, amber and red: rest and digest, fight or flight, and shutdown
    • 48:00 - What it looks and feels like to get stuck in amber or red
    • 51:00 - Kate on losing access to contentment and compassion during burnout
    • 53:00 - Laura Willis: why scrolling is not a rest
    • 55:00 - The default mode network and what a real mental break actually does
    • 57:00 - Practical boundaries: phones out of reach, batch working and scheduled screen time

    Links and Resources:

    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    12 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Why So Many ADHD Women Have to Fight to Be Heard

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    A diagnosis doesn't give you a new brain. But it does turn the lights on, offer validation, and create a gateway to support and that changes everything.

    Welcome to this week's More Yourself Monday episode. This week I'm sharing a conversation I had as a guest on The Hairy Chin Podcast, hosted by Spencer Moore, a patient advocate with over 30 years of experience navigating complex healthcare systems in the US and Spain.

    Spencer's podcast is all about practical self-advocacy skills for women, and I loved being interviewed by her because she asked me things I don't always get to explore when I'm in the host seat. We ended up having a really open conversation about what it actually takes to get heard as a woman seeking an ADHD diagnosis, what that diagnosis does and doesn't change, and why so many of us have been quietly shrinking our ambitions when what we actually needed was flexibility, understanding and someone in our corner.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How I came to my own ADHD diagnosis at 40 while advocating for my daughter during lockdown
    • Why so many women experience pushback, dismissal or misdiagnosis before reaching an ADHD assessment
    • Practical tools for chronicling your symptoms and preparing for a doctor's appointment when your working memory is under pressure
    • Why a diagnosis is a gateway, not just a label, and how it opens the door to support you didn't know you could ask for
    • What diagnosis changes and what it doesn't, and why awareness is the most powerful tool of all
    • Why so many ADHD women have quietly shrunk their careers and ambitions, and what needs to change in workplaces
    • The nervous system as the foundation of everything: burnout, sustainability and how to start noticing your own triggers
    • Why perfectionism is often a mask, and how understanding ADHD can finally help us let it go
    • The importance of finding trusted resources and building a community when you feel alone with all of this

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's More Yourself episode
    • 01:00 - Introducing The Hairy Chin Podcast and Spencer Moore
    • 03:20 - How Kate's daughter's struggles during lockdown led to both of their diagnoses
    • 08:00 - Advocating for yourself when the healthcare system doesn't lead the way
    • 12:00 - How to prepare for a doctor's appointment when ADHD makes it hard to articulate your history
    • 17:00 - Why a diagnosis matters, and what it actually unlocks
    • 21:00 - What a diagnosis changes and what it doesn't: building scaffolding, not a new brain
    • 27:00 - The expectations women bring to diagnosis, and how to manage them compassionately
    • 32:00 - ADHD women in the workplace: burnout, downsizing and what needs to change
    • 39:00 - The nervous system: capability vs sustainability
    • 47:00 - Walking without your phone and other small nervous system resets
    • 51:00 - Perfectionism, done is better than perfect, and the 2.0 version of yourself
    • 56:00 - Trusted resources, the book and the More Yourself membership

    Links and Resources:

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    9 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 55 minutes 41 seconds
    Why Parenting 'Rules' Don't Work in a Neurodiverse Family

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    If you've ever lost your patience with your child and then felt terrible about it, or wondered why what works for every other family just doesn't seem to work for yours, this ADHD parenting compilation episode is for you.

    Today's episode is all about parenting in neurodiverse families and the real day-to-day of parenting neurodivergent children when you're often navigating your own ADHD at the same time.

    We hear from four guests across four different conversations, each bringing something distinct. Jessie Hewitson on what PDA actually is and how low-demand parenting can change everything. Dr Casey Ehrlich on why meltdowns are a nervous system response, not a discipline problem, and what it looks and feels like to go through the paradigm shift every PDA parent has to make. Kristen Pressner on giving up the search for a scaled solution and learning to become a brain friend instead. And Dr Tamara Rosier on the window of tolerance, why ADHD people have a narrower one, and what we can do about it in the moment.

    None of this is about perfection. It's about understanding, acceptance, compassion, and choosing options that feel more aligned with your family, without judgement.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is, how it shows up and why it's so often misunderstood
    • Why low demand parenting is not about giving in, but about lowering anxiety and keeping connection
    • How meltdowns are a threat response in the nervous system, not a sign of bad parenting or a bad child
    • The paradigm shift: moving from trying to fix your child to understanding how their brain actually works
    • Why interest, not importance, motivates the ADHD brain and what that means for family life
    • Kristen Pressner's concept of being a brain friend, and how a judgment-free household helps everyone thrive
    • What the window of tolerance is and why ADHD narrows it
    • The difference between hyper and hypo arousal and simple tools to move between states
    • Dr Tamara Rosier's pool metaphor for understanding big emotions in neurodiverse families
    • Why co-regulation starts with you, and how managing your own nervous system first makes everything easier

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's compilation
    • 03:27 - Jessie Hewitson: what is PDA and how does it show up
    • 05:12 - Why PDA is inconsistent and so hard to explain to schools and relatives
    • 07:15 - Kate on recognising PDA traits in her own children
    • 08:07 - Low demand parenting and why the hierarchy has to shift
    • 11:27 - Dr Casey Ehrlich: moving out of fixing mode and into acceptance
    • 13:47 - Why a meltdown is a threat response, not a lack of skills
    • 16:52 - The new baseline: treating dysregulation like a panic attack, not a behaviour problem
    • 18:30 - Casey's own journey to a paradigm shift through Buddhism and radical acceptance
    • 22:10 - Kristen Pressner: why there is no scaled solution in a neurodiverse family
    • 24:00 - Interest versus importance: how the ADHD brain actually gets motivated
    • 28:00 - How Kristen's family members responded to their diagnoses
    • 31:15 - The brain friend concept and creating a judgment free household
    • 39:21 - Dr Tamara Rosier: what the window of tolerance is
    • 41:10 - Hyper versus hypo arousal and how ADHD narrows the window
    • 44:05 - How Kate's window shrinks across a busy day and what she does about it
    • 45:24 - Practical tools for widening the window and staying regulated
    • 49:05 - Co-regulation and why the pool metaphor helps families understand big emotions

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    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach, podcast host, author and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.


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    6 August 2026, 7:34 am
  • 45 minutes
    ADHD, Love and Intimacy: Understanding Neurodivergent Relationship Needs

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    Whether you've been with your partner for years or you're navigating dating after a late diagnosis, ADHD changes how we love, connect and show up in relationships, and this episode is entirely about that.

    Welcome to this week's summer compilation episode. Rather than a single conversation, I've pulled together some of the most resonant clips from three different episodes on ADHD, love, intimacy and relationships, because I wanted to bring all of this into one place for you.

    We begin with Lisa Rabinowitz, couples counsellor, certified Gottman and PACT therapist and author of Why Won't You Stop Interrupting Me? Lisa talks about how blame rarely helps either partner, why neurodivergence is often present on both sides of a relationship, and how working as a team rather than against each other can genuinely turn things around.

    Then we hear from Sara-Louise Ackrill and Bontle Senne, AuDHD therapists, writers, and advocates and co-authors of The ND Lovers Club. They talk about psychological safety, masking in relationships, self-disclosure, and why understanding yourself is always the foundation before you can truly connect with someone else.

    And we close with Dr Angela Wright, a trauma-trained clinical sexologist, sex medicine practitioner and menopause clinician, who talks honestly about how hormones, the nervous system and ADHD all intersect when it comes to desire, intimacy and what changes in midlife.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why neurodivergence is often present in both partners, even when only one has a diagnosis
    • How to move from blame to teamwork in a neurodiverse relationship
    • Lisa's concept of the "talk nook" and why having a dedicated space for connection matters
    • Why psychological safety is the foundation of intimacy for neurodivergent people
    • How masking and people pleasing quietly erode intimacy over time
    • What self-disclosure in relationships and dating really looks like for ND women
    • Why so many neurodivergent women are reconsidering traditional relationship structures
    • How hormones and perimenopause affect desire, arousal and connection
    • Why the ADHD brain's need for novelty and dopamine can complicate long term relationships
    • How the nervous system underpins sexual arousal, and why feeling safe comes first

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome and introduction to this week's compilation episode
    • 03:30 - Lisa Rabinowitz: why both partners are often neurodivergent
    • 05:47 - Moving from blame to understanding in a neurodiverse relationship
    • 08:00 - How couples come back from the brink with awareness and teamwork
    • 10:15 - The three legged race: working toward the finish line together
    • 14:48 - Focusing on strengths and creating the talk nook
    • 16:29 - Sara-Louise Ackrill and Bontle Senne: psychological safety in relationships
    • 20:53 - Why masking is survival, not a quirky personality trait
    • 23:27 - Self-disclosure: what to share, when and why
    • 28:27 - How perimenopause and diagnosis collide in midlife relationships
    • 33:04 - Celebrating the traits neurodivergent women bring to relationships
    • 34:33 - Dr Angela Wright: dopamine, novelty and desire in long term relationships
    • 37:00 - How hormones affect arousal and what changes in perimenopause
    • 41:22 - The nervous system, safety and why emergency mode kills desire

    Links and Resources:


    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach, author and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    29 July 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    What I Wish I'd Known Earlier About ADHD, Burnout and Saying No

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    What if the conversation you needed to hear wasn't one Kate was leading, but one where she was being asked the questions for a change?

    Welcome back to a More Yourself Monday episode. This week I'm sharing a conversation I had as a guest on the Limited Time Only podcast, hosted by Esther Stanford and Susie Riddell. It's a beautifully produced show that feels like a proper chin wag over a cup of tea, and I had such a good time talking to them.

    In this conversation, we go into some topics that don't always get as much space on the main podcast: what my life looked like before diagnosis, the shame that came with finally getting those answers, and the very real experience of sensory overload and limited social batteries. We also talk about how burnout can creep in quietly rather than arriving all at once, how hormones and perimenopause can amplify everything, and why decompression and downtime aren't luxuries; they're necessities.

    I hope you find it as useful and validating to listen to as I found it to record.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What Kate's life looked like before her ADHD diagnosis at 40, and how her daughter's struggles during the pandemic finally connected the dots
    • Why the initial reaction to diagnosis is so often shame rather than relief, and how that shifts over time
    • Sensory sensitivities, limited social batteries and why understanding these is so freeing
    • Why ADHD and trauma are deeply interlinked, but trauma does not cause ADHD
    • How fluctuating hormones and perimenopause amplify ADHD traits, and why this hits neurodivergent women harder
    • What ADHD burnout actually looks and feels like when it builds slowly rather than arriving all at once
    • Knowing which "season" you're in and why that matters before making any big decisions
    • Why decompression time is non-negotiable, not a nice-to-have
    • Simple daily practices: movement, outdoor time and breathwork to regulate your nervous system
    • Learning to say no, protect your bandwidth and stop performing for everyone else

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome to this More Yourself episode
    • 01:00 - Introducing the Limited Time Only podcast and what this conversation covers
    • 02:58 - Kate's story: life before diagnosis and how her daughter's struggles led to both of their assessments
    • 07:34 - Why girls with ADHD get missed, and the epidemic myth
    • 08:50 - The shame that comes with diagnosis, and navigating it publicly
    • 10:33 - Labels, autism, and finding language that doesn't hold us back
    • 15:02 - Sensory sensitivities, limited social batteries and permission to protect your energy
    • 18:27 - The parent experience: protecting yourself when you're already pouring into everyone else
    • 23:14 - Hormones, perimenopause and why ADHD traits can feel amplified in midlife
    • 28:57 - Gabor Maté, trauma and ADHD: why Kate disagrees with the causation theory
    • 34:56 - Burnout, boundaries and knowing your bandwidth
    • 40:42 - The empowerment of finally knowing your limits
    • 49:50 - How to recognise which season you're in
    • 52:33 - What ADHD burnout really looks like when it creeps in slowly
    • 55:22 - Simple practices: movement, breathwork and giving yourself buffers

    Links and Resources:


    Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity.

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    26 July 2026, 11:15 pm
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