Why Your Coping Strategies Stopped Working in Perimenopause - with Faye Lawrence

If you've spent your whole life feeling like you're failing at things everyone else finds easy, your ADHD may only be surfacing now because perimenopause has pulled back the curtain on it. This episode shows you why, and exactly what you can do about it.

Faye Lawrence, a counsellor, psychologist and ADHD coach who also specialises in grey area drinking, unpacks why so many women are only discovering they have ADHD in their 40s and 50s. She shares the lifestyle tools and supplements her clients lean on alongside or instead of medication.

I loved this conversation because I know so many women listening are finally going to feel seen.

Timestamps

How Faye Lawrence Went From Addiction To ADHD (00:00)

Why Perimenopause Hormones Trigger ADHD Symptoms (04:03)

Why Doctors Missed ADHD In Women For Decades (06:13)

Why 43% Of ADHD Develop Addiction (12:11)

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Explained (14:38)

Why Late ADHD Diagnosis Causes Grief And Rage (20:20)

The 3 Types Of ADHD Explained (28:18)

Why ADHD Causes Time Blindness (33:55)

How ADHD Burnout Affects Your Physical Health (37:51)

How To Get Screened For Adult ADHD (43:30)

Best Supplements For Managing ADHD Symptoms (55:31)

How Your Cycle Affects ADHD Symptoms (1:01:15)

The Hidden Strengths Of An ADHD Brain (1:04:06)

Where To Find Faye Lawrence (1:07:55)

Faye Lawrence is a counsellor, psychologist, and ADHD coach based in Australia who also works as a grey area drinking coach. After her own recovery from alcohol in 2017 and a later ADHD diagnosis in 2022, she now specialises in helping women in midlife understand the overlap between ADHD, perimenopause, and their relationship with alcohol, drawing on both lived experience and clinical training in psychology and counselling.

Website: https://⁠fayelawrence.com.au⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/_fayelawrence_/⁠

What to do if you suspect you have ADHD: https://⁠fayelawrence.com.au/blog/i-think-i-have-adhd⁠

Free ADHD self-screener: ⁠https://psychology-tools.com/test/adult-adhd-self-report-scale⁠

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Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach and one of Australia's leading experts on grey area drinking. Her podcast, Stronger, Bolder, Wiser, is the go-to space for women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol, navigating life alcohol-free, or simply curious about what life could look like on the other side of the bottle.

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Struggling to know what to do when stress, boredom or big emotions hit?

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If you want to join a space where women feel safe to be seen, ask the questions they don't always say out loud and connect with others going through the same, join my free Facebook group, Women's Wellbeing Collective here: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/342319476897067⁠

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