Why Everyday Tasks Feel Overwhelming with ADHD - ADHD Aha! Takeover Episode

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Have you ever stood in your own kitchen, holding a perfectly ordinary object (like a wooden spoon), and completely frozen? Not because anything dramatic happened, but because your brain just couldn't work out what to do next.

In this week's episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I have something a little different for you! It’s called ADHD Aha!, by Understood.org, and shares real, relatable stories from people with ADHD, about how their symptoms impact their lives.

In this episode, Laura is joined by Terry Matlen, a psychotherapist, ADHD coach, and one of the true pioneers in understanding ADHD in women. Terry has spent over 25 years helping women make sense of a brain the world never quite designed for them. And in this conversation, she is refreshingly honest about her own brain in ways I think a lot of us will relate to.

In this episode, we explore:

• The moment a wooden spoon became the symbol of a lifetime of undiagnosed ADHD
• Why shame is so deeply woven into the female ADHD experience, and how understanding changes everything
• How ADHD symptoms can be mistaken for anxiety, depression, or personality disorders
• The particular challenges of mothering with ADHD — especially when your children have it too
• Why asking for help isn't a weakness
• Creative ways to access support even when money is tight
• How to gently shift your expectations of yourself without giving up on the things that matter

If you've ever wondered why life feels inexplicably harder for you than it seems to for everyone else, I hope this conversation feels like finally coming home.

Timestamps:

• 00:16 - About our Partner ADHD Aha!
• 01:39 - Understanding ADHD Through Personal Stories
• 10:18 - Understanding Overwhelm and Executive Functioning
• 17:02 - Understanding the Impact of ADHD Diagnosis
• 22:10 - Understanding ADHD and Women
• 27:56 - Moments of Reflection and Connection

This week’s episode is sponsored by Understood.org, the leading nonprofit dedicated to empowering the millions of people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Their podcast, AHA Aha! Shared candid stories about ADHD realisations, including the unexpected, emotional and even funny ways ADHD symptoms can surface!

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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 ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.