ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast

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 impossibly hard, this session brings clarity, compassion, and hope.
Belinda breaks down the science behind executive functioning and helps us move away from shame or self-blame towards understanding and support.
In this clip, we explore:
How executive function skills show up in everyday life
The difference between knowing what to do and being able to do it
The connection between ADHD, emotional regulation, memory and motivation
Why struggles with focus, planning or impulsivity are not personal failings
The role of compassion and scaffolding in building executive functioning skills

Timestamps:
05:46– What is Executive Functioning?
07:03 – Metacognition and Memory Explained
13:00 – Time Blindness
16:18 – ADHD and Misdiagnosis
17:00 – Reframing Laziness
17:55 – Neuroplasticity and Building New Skills
18:35 – Tools to Support Executive Function

This is a reminder that your challenges are not about willpower; they’re about brain function. And the more we understand, the more we can begin to support ourselves in ways that actually work.
If this snippet resonated, you can watch the full session and join future workshops inside the More Yourself community. Sign up here.
Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are ON SALE!
We're excited to offer you a full day of real-life connection, calm, and community for women diagnosed late in life who are ready to feel understood, supported, and seen.
Kate will be joined by two ADHD expert guest speakers, Hannah Miller and Dr Hannah Cullen!
You can expect:
Honest, thoughtful, informative conversations
Connection with like-minded, late-diagnosed ADHD women
Information on hormones, energy levels and nervous system regulation
A space to come back to yourself, with women who truly get it

Event details: Friday March 6th 2026, 10:00am – 15:30pm in Wilmslow (near Manchester).
Book your ticket or find out more information here!
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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 professional expertise to help us reframe what’s really going on beneath the behaviours.
If you’ve ever been told your child is “oppositional” or “defiant,” or your child resists even basic everyday requests, from brushing their teeth to getting dressed, or you're exhausted from trying to get it “right,” and you’re starting to question the very foundations of what parenting is “supposed” to look like...
This conversation is for you.
With the right support and education, children with PDA can thrive. And as parents, we can begin to feel more resourced, more connected, and far less alone in supporting our kids.
Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are ON SALE!
Click here to book your ticket for a full day of community, connection, awareness and growth.
Key Takeaways:
Why Casey prefers the term "pervasive drive for autonomy"
How PDA can override even basic needs like eating, hygiene and safety
Why traditional parenting approaches often backfire and what to try instead
The four observable PDA traits: survival drive for autonomy, equalising, masking, and need for undivided attention
How PDA differs from Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
What nervous system dysregulation looks like in PDA children and how to support it
The emotional toll on parents and how to care for yourself too
How animals can support emotional regulation for PDA kids
What PDA can look like in adulthood (and why it's often misread as narcissism or avoidance)

Timestamps
07:01: A Deep Dive into Pervasive Drive for Autonomy
12:22: Understanding Oppositional Defiance and PDA
18:13: The Journey of Parenting Neurodivergent Children
23:34: A Paradigm Shift to Parenting PDA Kids
26:51: Understanding PDA and Burnout
35:57: Nervous System Activation in Parenting and Adult Life
41:21: The Impact of PDA on Relationships
47:54: Navigating Parental Challenges

Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are ON SALE!
We're so excited to be offering you a full day of real-life connection, calm, and community for late-diagnosed women ready to feel understood, supported, and seen.
Kate will be joined by two ADHD expert guest speakers, Hannah Miller and Dr Hannah Cullen!
You can expect:
Honest, thoughtful, informative conversations
Connection with like-minded, late-diagnosed ADHD women
Information on hormones, energy levels and nervous system regulation
A space to come back to yourself, with women who truly get it

Event details: Friday, March 6th 2026, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm in Wilmslow (near Manchester).
Book your...

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 into the moments that make you feel alive, aligned, and like yourself again, rather than chasing a perfect life plan or making pressure-filled decisions
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or are in a season of reinvention, Hannah’s insights offer a compassionate and practical guide for uncovering what matters to you, and how to move forward with clarity and self-trust.
Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are now available!
Click here to book your ticket for a full day of community, connection, awareness and growth.
Key Takeaways:
Why purpose doesn’t have to be big or overwhelmin but can live in everyday moments
How The Purpose Pursuit can help you reconnect with your strengths, values, and priorities
Recognising and gently shifting limiting beliefs, excuses, and self-sabotage
ADHD, perfectionism, and why burnout happens even when we love what we do
Simple tools to identify your natural strengths and reframe your challenges
How seeing yourself through others’ eyes can support personal growth
Why joy, flow, and energy are important clues to a more meaningful life
Helping women and girls move away from perfectionism and fear of mistakes
Understanding the difference between good, bad, and wise decisions
Navigating seasons of change in your career, identity, or direction
Why asking “What’s next?” is more freeing than needing all the answers

Timestamps:
04:41 - Navigating Purpose: A Journey of Self-Discovery
18:10 - Harnessing Strengths for Growth
29:54 - Understanding Purpose and Perfectionism
38:50 - Decision Making and Wisdom

Tickets to our first ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live Event are ON SALE!
We're so excited to be offering you a full day of real-life connection, calm, and community for late-diagnosed women ready to feel understood, supported, and seen.
Kate will be joined by two ADHD expert guest speakers, Hannah Miller (this week's podcast guest!!) and Dr Hannah Cullen!
You can expect:
Honest, thoughtful, informative conversations
Connection with like-minded, late-diagnosed ADHD women
Information on hormones, energy levels and nervous system regulation
A space to come back to yourself, with women who truly get it

Event details: Friday, March 6th 2026, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm in Wilmslow (near Manchester).
Book your ticket or find out more information

For our first More Yourself episode of the year, I wanted to share with you the quiet but powerful commitment I have made to myself to prioritise my inner peace above everything else this year.
In this episode, I reflect on the pull I felt to be productive and perform in 2025, and how this year I am choosing to follow invitations that are aligned with my values, that encourage a state of flow, and to step into the version of me which feels most true.
This year, I am hopeful that more of us will begin to drop the mask, give ourselves permission to follow what lights us up and to reclaim peace as a daily, radical act of self-trust.
In this episode, I explore:
How I’m actively prioritising inner peace, and what that looks like in practice
Why I’ve stopped making decisions that go against my nervous system
What flow means to me, and how the podcast became a surprising example of it
The power of doing more of what feels effortless, energising and easeful
Why this year isn’t about fixing or achieving, but about remembering what brings us alive
How ADHD awareness continues to evolve and the links to hormones, inflammation, pain, anxiety, addiction and more

I hope this episode helps you to reflect on what brings you peace and a sense of flow, so that you can move through this year with more softness, more honesty, and more joy?
Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are ON SALE!
We're so excited to be offering you a full day of real-life connection, calm, and community for late-diagnosed women ready to feel understood, supported, and seen.
Kate will be joined by two ADHD expert guest speakers, Hannah Miller (this weeks podcast guest!!) and Dr Hannah Cullen!
You can expect:
Honest, thoughtful, informative conversations
Connection with like-minded, late-diagnosed ADHD women
Information on hormones, energy levels and nervous system regulation
A space to come back to yourself, with women who truly get it

Event details: Friday March 6th 2026, 10:00am – 15:30pm in Wilmslow (near Manchester).
Book your ticket or find out more information here!
Join the More Yourself Community - the doors are now open!
More Yourself is a compassionate space for late-diagnosed ADHD women to connect, reflect, and come home to who they really are. Sign up here!
Inside the More Yourself Membership, you’ll be able to:
Connect with like-minded women who understand you
Learn from guest experts and practical tools
Receive compassionate prompts & gentle reminders
Enjoy voice-note encouragement from Kate
Join flexible meet-ups and mentoring sessions
Access on-demand workshops and quarterly guest expert sessions

To join for £26 a month, click here. To join for £286 for a year (a whole month free!),

In this week’s episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, Kate is joined by Dr Judith Mohring, an internationally respected consultant organisational psychiatrist, coach, therapist and trainer with over 25 years’ experience working across clinical, leadership and organisational settings.
Judith brings a deeply compassionate and clinically grounded perspective to understanding ADHD in women, particularly through the lens of hormones, emotional regulation, stress and life stages.
Drawing on her work training clinicians, leaders and organisations, and her passion for psychoeducation, this conversation gently challenges the idea that ADHD is static or one-size-fits-all.
My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is now available, grab your copy here!
Key Takeaways:
What it really means for neurodivergence to be diverse
The role hormonal changes (including perimenopause, PMDD and postmenopause depression) play in emotional overwhelm for women
The impact of falling progesterone during perimenopause on ADHD symptoms, anxiety and emotional regulation
Why emotional regulation can feel more difficult during periods of stress, ageing or major life transitions
The value of ADHD psychoeducation and neurodiversity education in helping women understand their brains and advocate for mental health support
How greater understanding of neurobiology can reshape the way we approach self-care
The practical role of DBT for ADHD, including mindfulness and emotion regulation tools, in everyday life
How building an ecosystem of ADHD lifestyle tools (including mindfulness, sleep, movement and community) can support long-term wellbeing
Why raising ADHD awareness and education is essential for compassionate, effective care

This is a validating and empowering episode that invites you to see your ADHD not as something to fix, but as something to understand — with flexibility, curiosity, and kindness.
Timestamps:
10:33: Empowering Women with ADHD: Advocacy and Support
14:40: Understanding ADHD and Emotional Regulation
23:08: The Ecosystem of Neurodiversity
28:03: Transitioning from Medication to Holistic Wellbeing
35:44: The Power of Journaling and Externalising Thoughts

Join the More Yourself Community - the doors are now open!
More Yourself is a compassionate space for late-diagnosed ADHD women...