• 46 minutes 47 seconds
    From ADHD Diagnosis to Self-Acceptance: Breaking Free from Shame, Self-Doubt & Limiting Beliefs

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    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

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    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:

    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 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

    Links and Resources:

    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
  • 50 minutes 41 seconds
    How and WHY a Doctor Missed Her Daughter's ADHD

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    If you've ever wondered why it took so long to get answers, for yourself or for your daughter, this episode is going to feel very familiar.

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Dr Olivia Kessel, a former medical doctor who graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and began her career in the trauma unit at Johannesburg General Hospital.

    Olivia is now the host of the SEND Parenting Podcast and has spoken at the UK House of Lords on patient-centred care, appeared on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds, and addressed healthcare professionals and policy leaders on neurodiversity. She is also the mother of Alexandra, fourteen, who has mild cerebral palsy, dyslexia and ADHD, and the author of Beyond the Label: Empowering Parents of ADHD Girls.

    In this episode, Olivia shares the remarkable and deeply personal journey that took her from practising medicine across three continents to founding the SEND Parenting community, after years of not recognising ADHD in her own daughter despite her medical background. We talk about why girls are still being diagnosed four to five years later than boys, how emotional dysregulation, masking and internalised struggles are so often missed, and what parents can actually do when they find themselves navigating a system that wasn't built for their child.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why girls with ADHD are still being diagnosed four to five years later than boys, and what needs to change
    • How ADHD can present in girls as anxiety, people pleasing and internalised struggle rather than hyperactivity
    • Why 52% of people with dyslexia also have ADHD, and why the two should never be looked at in isolation
    • The emotional dysregulation that doesn't appear in the DSM diagnostic criteria, and why that matters
    • Why Olivia, as a doctor, still missed her daughter's ADHD for years
    • How the EHCP process almost broke her, and why it shouldn't be this hard for any family
    • The four wheels that need to be running for an ADHD brain to thrive: medication, nutrition, sleep and school support
    • Why early screening for neurodivergence in schools would benefit every child, not just those who are neurodivergent
    • How Olivia's daughter Alexandra went from chaos to making cottage pie by herself after finally getting the right support
    • What parents can bring to their GP to start asking the right questions

    Discover other ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast parenting-related episodes here.

    Timestamps:

    00:00 - Welcome, and introducing Dr Olivia Kessel

    01:44 - Olivia's career: from South Africa to Swaziland to the UK

    08:55 - The EHCP process, and why it almost broke her

    10:16 - How a former medical doctor missed her daughter's ADHD diagnosis

    12:19 - Why girls are diagnosed so much later than boys

    14:19 - How ADHD presents differently in girls: internalisation, anxiety and masking

    16:27 - Dyslexia, ADHD and autism: why they rarely travel alone

    18:17 - Sleep, emotional regulation and the things the DSM leaves out

    22:06 - What changes when families finally understand their child's diagnosis

    24:34 - Parenting with a neuroaffirming lens: Kate's own experience

    27:06 - How Alexandra has grown in her own self-awareness at fourteen

    30:26 - Why so many neurodivergent people were always there, just hiding

    34:27 - Screens, social media and navigating this as an ADHD parent

    40:19 - Why schools should teach every child as if they were neurodivergent

    43:30 - Olivia's book Beyond the Label, her podcast and her ADHD mum community

    45:33 - Why patients are currently leading the doctors on neurodiversity

    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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    22 July 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 50 minutes 40 seconds
    The Hidden Connections Between ADHD, Hypermobility and EDS: When Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You Something

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    If you've been told your pain is growing pains, anxiety or just something you need to live with, this episode might be the beginning of finally understanding what's actually been going on in your body.

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Alexandra Orfanides, a London-based hypermobility specialist osteopath and founder of Hypermobility HQ.

    Alexandra hosts the Help! I'm Hypermobile podcast and is the author of the book of the same name. She believes that "incurable" does not mean "untreatable," and she's on a mission to help the hypermobile community feel seen, supported, and informed.

    In this episode, Alex and I talk about the significant overlap between hypermobility and neurodivergence, why so many women spend decades being dismissed or misdiagnosed, and what it actually means to understand your body through this lens. We also get into the difference between osteopathy and physiotherapy, how to recognise signs of hypermobility in children, and why self-treatment strategies are such a crucial part of managing a connective tissue condition day-to-day.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder actually are, and why the terminology matters
    • Why growing pains are not a real diagnosis, and what to look for in children instead
    • The strong correlation between hypermobility, ADHD and neurodivergence
    • How conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and dysmenorrhea overlap with hEDS and HSD
    • Why gastrointestinal issues in children should never just be dismissed as IBS
    • The difference between osteopathy and physiotherapy, and how to find the right practitioner
    • How chronic pain, headaches and migraines can be connected to hypermobile connective tissue
    • Why rhythmic movement, including swimming and dancing, can be so regulating for hypermobile and neurodivergent bodies
    • The importance of self-treatment strategies for people who can't always access clinic appointments
    • Why a diagnosis is a privilege, and how Help! I'm Hypermobile was written to reach the people who couldn't afford one

    Timestamps:

    00:00 - Welcome, and introducing Alexandra Orfanides

    01:40 - Alex's personal story: growing up with undiagnosed pain

    05:52 - From English literature to osteopathy

    09:45 - Why hypermobility patients kept finding their way to Alex's clinic

    11:46 - The overlap between hypermobility, ADHD and neurodivergence

    14:12 - Osteopathy vs physiotherapy: what's the difference?

    17:36 - Terminology: hEDS, HSD, condition vs disorder

    20:30 - What patients are coming in knowing, and what they're not

    23:57 - Signs to look for in children: growing pains, gut issues and more

    28:15 - Endometriosis, PCOS and hormonal conditions in hypermobile bodies

    30:39 - Migraines, headaches and the connection to the neck and connective tissue

    36:32 - The gatekeeping problem and self-treatment strategies

    39:24 - Working as a team with your patients

    43:35 - Why Alex wrote Help! I'm Hypermobile

    45:42 - How to work with Alex and what to expect

    Links and Resources:

    • Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
    • Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
    • Visit Alexandra's website: hypermobilityhq.com
    • Connect with Alexandra on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest: @hypermobilityhq
    • Listen to Alex's podcast: Help! I'm Hypermobile
    • Get Alex's book: Help! I'm Hypermobile: Your How-To Guide for hEDS, HSD, and Life in a Hypermobile Body
    • Research: Gynaecological conditions in hEDS and HSD (Daylor et al., 2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165636
    • Research: Defining growing pains — a scoping review (O'Keeffe et al., 2022): https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-052578

    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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    15 July 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 16 minutes 57 seconds
    Feeling Overwhelmed and Overactivated? ADHD Regulation Strategies for a Busy Summer

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    Now that summer is upon us, it can be both a vibrant and overwhelming time, and can often feel like riding a rollercoaster for your nervous system when you are ADHD or neurodivergent.

    This season brings a whirlwind of social engagements and activities that ramp up our energy and excitement. But for many of us, this relentless pace leads to overwhelm and burnout if we don't balance that activation with necessary moments of calm. In this episode, we delve into understanding our nervous systems and recognising when we're becoming overactivated.

    Activation itself isn't the problem; joy, excitement, creativity, travel, and meaningful work can all be activating. But staying in this energy for weeks can lead to reactivity, snapping, disturbed sleep, and emotional exhaustion. Kate shares her tips for bringing balance into daily life through micro mindful moments, rather than waiting for burnout to force you to slow down.

    You'll hear how you can proactively weave grounding practices into your routine, whether it's a few minutes of breathwork, a walk in nature, or simply pausing to check in with yourself.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How summer's whirlwind of social activities can feel exciting but overwhelming, especially for those of us with ADHD
    • Why understanding the difference between nervous system activation and regulation is key to managing our responses during busy times
    • Daily moments of regulation aren't luxuries, but necessary maintenance for our well-being
    • How grounding activities like yoga, breathwork, or time in nature help us recharge and prevent burnout
    • Why listening to our bodies is vital, and how ignoring signs of fatigue often leads to burnout
    • How to find a rhythm between activation and regulation, rather than staying in a constant state of high energy or anxiety

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    Kate Moryoussef is an author, podcaster and 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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    13 July 2026, 8:00 am
  • 46 minutes 13 seconds
    "Why Can't I Remember Anything?" Understanding ADHD, Working Memory & Mental Load

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    I'm sure you relate to recalling an entire conversation from months ago or even song lyrics from the 80s, but forgetting why you walked into a room thirty seconds ago?

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Dr Sarah Rudebeck, a clinical psychologist with a PhD in memory from the University of Oxford.

    Sarah specialises in working memory and executive function difficulties in adults, and is the co-founder of Recallify, an AI companion for memory support. She works clinically in the NHS, with a particular interest in bridging the gap between what research tells us about memory and what people are actually offered in terms of help.

    In this episode, we talk about the difference between memories that are simply hard to retrieve under pressure and genuine working memory difficulties, why so many ADHD adults share a similar cognitive profile of strong intellectual ability alongside weaker working memory and attention, and why working memory cannot be trained like a muscle, no matter how many crosswords or brain games we try. We also get into the practical side, from school admin and parenting reminders to household overwhelm and overbuying, and how Sarah's own frustration with the gap between research and everyday support led her to co-found Recallify.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The difference between memories that are "in there" and memories you can retrieve under pressure
    • What working memory actually is, and how it differs from attention, executive function and long-term memory
    • The common ADHD cognitive profile: strong intellectual ability alongside weaker working memory and processing speed
    • What happens during a neuropsychological assessment, and what it reveals about your own pattern of strengths and difficulties
    • Why working memory cannot be trained like a muscle, and what the research on brain training actually shows
    • How hormonal changes in midlife can affect word retrieval and confidence
    • Where working memory difficulties show up day to day, from school admin to household overwhelm
    • Why so many of us overbuy and overcompensate rather than under-organise
    • Sarah's own experience of dyslexia and learning to lean on her strengths
    • How Recallify came about, and how its brain dump and task features work

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome, and introducing Dr Sarah Rudebeck
    • 01:23 - Sarah's background and her work in the NHS
    • 02:43 - Why memory can feel reliable in conversation but fail under pressure
    • 05:50 - What working memory actually is
    • 08:36 - What happens during a neuropsychological assessment
    • 12:21 - How working memory difficulties show up in children at school
    • 14:41 - Why working memory cannot be trained like a muscle
    • 19:44 - Everyday examples: parenting, school admin and household overwhelm
    • 24:38 - Why so many of us overbuy rather than under-organise
    • 29:31 - Using your strengths to work around your weaknesses
    • 32:01 - How the gap in NHS support led Sarah to create Recallify
    • 46:33 - Sarah's free trial offer for listeners

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    8 July 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 50 minutes 13 seconds
    Breaking the Cycle of 'Emotionally Immature' Parenting: Healing Insights from a Psychotherapist

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    Some of the deepest childhood wounds don't come from parents who shouted or hurt us. Sometimes they come from parents who simply never had the tools to truly see us.

    On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Sian Crossley, a London-trained psychotherapist, author and the founder of Break the Cycle Coaching.

    With a background in both private practice and the NHS, Sian specialises in helping adults understand and heal from the lasting impact of emotionally immature parenting. Through her writing, courses and online community, she helps thoughtful, self-aware people untangle patterns like people pleasing, self-doubt and over-responsibility, so they can build healthier boundaries and more authentic relationships. She's the author of How to Heal from Emotionally Immature Parents, and now lives in Malaysia with her two young children, working with clients and audiences around the world.

    In this episode, Sian and I talk about what emotionally immature parenting actually looks like, even in a childhood where all the practical boxes were ticked. We explore why feeling unseen can leave a lasting impact, how undiagnosed neurodivergence in a parent's generation often went unnamed and unsupported, and why grief and acceptance matter more than forgiveness when it comes to healing. Sian also shares the foundations of emotionally mature parenting, and how small, consistent changes, like simply asking a child how they feel, can start to break old patterns without anyone needing to be perfect.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What emotionally immature parenting really looks like, even in a "good enough" childhood
    • The difference between big T and little T trauma
    • How undiagnosed neurodivergence in parents shapes the way love and connection are shown
    • Parentification, and what it means when a child becomes their parent's emotional support
    • Why grief and acceptance matter more than forgiveness when healing childhood trauma
    • The "and, not but" technique for holding two truths about a parent at once
    • Why childhood memories can feel fragmented after emotional neglect
    • Breaking generational cycles without overcorrecting as a parent
    • The four foundations of emotionally mature parenting: regulation, self-awareness, empathy and boundaries
    • Why asking a child how something made them feel can change everything

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 - Welcome, and introducing Sian Crossley and her book
    • 02:40 - What emotionally immature parenting actually looks like
    • 05:03 - Why feeling unseen can matter more than what was provided practically
    • 06:15 - Parentification and becoming a parent's emotional support
    • 07:51 - Kate's own story: a late ADHD diagnosis and family patterns
    • 11:34 - Where healing actually begins
    • 14:48 - Why too much empathy for parents can get in the way of healing
    • 17:16 - Breaking the cycle without overcorrecting as a parent
    • 22:41 - Why fragmented childhood memories are so common
    • 25:23 - Grief, acceptance and why forgiveness isn't the goal
    • 34:03 - The "and, not but" technique for holding two truths
    • 39:05 - The four foundations of emotionally mature parenting
    • 45:04 - How to work with Sian

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    Inside the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Audio Experience, you'll find:

    • Kate Moryoussef on post-diagnosis growth and her gentle framework for what comes next
    • Dr Hannah Cullen on the neuroscience of ADHD and why your brain works the way it does
    • Hannah Miller on reconnecting with purpose through a neurodivergent lens
    • Adele Wimsett myth-busting on hormones, HRT, progesterone and perimenopause

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    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.

    With thanks to our Sponsor: This week's episode is sponsored by Elete, a simple way to support your hydration by adding essential electrolytes to the water you're already drinking. So many of us get completely absorbed in a task and forget to drink anything for hours, then wonder why we feel foggy or flat later in the day. Elete is sugar-free, with no artificial sweeteners or unnecessary additives, and it's trusted by health-conscious families, athletes and wellness professionals alike. Head to eletewater.co.uk and use the code WWP20 for an exclusive 20% listener discount.

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    1 July 2026, 11:15 pm
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