ADHD Alchemy Podcast

Today Jessica talks to Jasmine Rivera about late-diagnosed ADHD and autism, and the deeper work of rebuilding identity after survival mode.

Jasmine shares what it looks like to unlearn an abusive past, understand her own nervous system, and stop treating herself like a problem to be solved.

This conversation also explores how faith, self-awareness, and practical supports can help neurodivergent women feel safer in their bodies and more grounded in who they are.

Inside this episode:

• What changed when Jasmine finally had language for ADHD and autism
• How shame can keep you stuck in old survival patterns
• Why “two nervous systems” can feel like two competing needs at once
• The role of discernment, sensitivity, and spiritual grounding in her life
• How journaling, timers, movement, and headphones help her regulate
• What parenting a neurodivergent teen has taught her about flexibility and patience
• Why being seen starts with seeing yourself clearly first

If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly trying to fix yourself, struggled to understand why your brain seems to work differently, or wondered who you are beneath years of masking and survival mode, this is your episode. Jasmine’s story is a reminder that healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about learning to understand yourself, honor your needs, and find your way home to who you’ve been all along.

You can join Jasmine's Facebook group for Christian AuDHD Women, follow her page on Facebook, subscribe to her Substack or check out her Instagram page.

Your Lab Kit

1. Write it down without analysis.
2. Set a clean exit timer.
3. Choose a regulating tool.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

Today Jessica talks to Crystal Chittick—writer, founder, and unfiltered life guide—about what it really means to live, work, and build a life with ADHD when your brain doesn’t follow conventional rules.

Crystal shares her late discovery of ADHD alongside becoming a mother—and how that collision forced her to re-evaluate everything: how she learns, how she works, and how she defines success.

This conversation goes straight at the frustration so many women feel when the advice is “just get started”… and their brain simply won’t cooperate.

Inside this episode:

• Why “just start” is one of the least helpful pieces of ADHD advice
• What executive dysfunction actually feels like from the inside
• Growing up labeled “smart but distracted”—and how that shapes identity
• The hidden cost of being forced into rigid systems that don’t fit your brain
• Creative learning strategies that actually work (and why they’re often penalized)
• How to structure your day around one core focus instead of overwhelming to-do lists
• ADHD and relationships: explaining yourself without over-explaining
• The power of relationship check-ins and shared accountability
• Redefining success as feeling alive instead of chasing external metrics
• Letting go of perfectionism and learning to work with your brain—not against it

This one is deeply validating if you’ve ever felt like you’re capable of more—but stuck in patterns you can’t “logic” your way out of.

You can reach out and learn more about Crystal at her Substack or LinkedIn.

Your Lab Kit:

1. Replace a to-do list with one win.
2. Build a trigger chain.
3. Say less, but stay connected.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

What if the thing you’ve spent years trying to “fix”… is actually the thread that connects you to your people?

In this episode, Jessica sits down with Christine Polite to explore what it really means to grow up feeling like a misfit—and how that identity can quietly become your greatest source of connection, clarity, and self-trust.

Christine shares her nonlinear career path (including a Cake Boss appearance), her late ADHD diagnosis, and the moment she realized she had to extend the same compassion to herself that she offers her children. Together, they unpack the layered experience of discovering ADHD through parenting, navigating stigma in the workplace, and redefining professionalism on your own terms.

This conversation moves beyond labels and into something deeper: how we find belonging by being seen as we actually are.

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite fit—but also suspect that might be the point—this episode will meet you right where you are.

Reach out to Christine by email here.

Your Lab Kit:

1. Wear one truth today.
2. Build a micro-community signal.
3. Try a somatic reset - ask "am I safe to be me here?"

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

Today Jessica talks with Cynthia Hammer and Kristan Shimpi, two leading advocates working to make sure girls with ADHD are recognized, supported, and understood before years of shame and misunderstanding take hold.

Cynthia is the founder of Find the ADHD Girls and Executive Director of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition. Diagnosed with ADHD at 49, she turned her own late discovery into a lifelong mission to help girls get identified early and receive the support they need. Kristan is trained through the Duke ADHD Program, holds a PhD in Special Education and Curriculum Instruction, and brings decades of experience in ADHD research, girls’ leadership, problem-solving, and volunteer development.

Together, they explore what ADHD looked like in their own childhoods, why bright girls are so often missed, and how earlier recognition can help children develop self-understanding instead of internalizing criticism. They also share why advocacy does not require expertise or endless spare time: one email, conversation, or shared resource can make a meaningful difference.

Learn more about the movement and become a volunteer advocate at FindTheADHDGirls.org/advocates. Parents and caregivers can explore the organization’s free checklist at FindTheADHDGirls.org/checklist-form.

Inside this episode:

• Cynthia’s late ADHD diagnosis at age 49 and the shame she had to unlearn
• Kristan’s childhood experience of being bright, energetic, and misunderstood
• Why good grades do not rule out ADHD
• How girls can be labeled “willful,” chatty, careless, or difficult when they need support
• Why early recognition can prevent years of negative self-talk and masking
• How a strengths-based understanding of ADHD helps girls develop confidence
• Why workplaces and classrooms benefit from more than one neurodivergent person at the table
• How five minutes a week of advocacy can help change the future for ADHD girls

Your Lab Kit

1. Notice the full pattern.
2. Replace one old message.
3. Take just five minutes.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

Today Jessica talks with Ashley Grant about movement, ADHD overwhelm, and why getting your body moving can change far more than your fitness level.

Ashley shares how she went from a childhood full of dance, tae kwon do, and activity to nearly two decades of sedentary work—and how one decision to take movement seriously changed the way she feels, works, and sees herself. What began as a personal commitment became More Movement, Please, a refreshingly real fitness podcast for people who want encouragement without perfectionism.

This conversation also explores the practical challenges of ADHD: overloaded to-do lists, time blindness, task paralysis, doomscrolling, guilt, and the pressure to get eight hours of work done in one magical hour. Ashley and Jessica talk about why movement can help clear the mental clutter, support focus, and make it easier to begin again.

Learn more about Ashley, her writing, and her shows at FamousAshleyGrant.com. Find the More Movement, Please podcast at FamousAshleyGrant.com/fitness.

Inside this episode:

• How movement became Ashley’s therapy, church, and favorite kind of healthy habit
• Why she created More Movement, Please as a raw, real-life fitness diary
• What ADHD overwhelm, time blindness, and task paralysis look like in everyday life
• Why fear of making a mistake can send us straight into doomscrolling
• How systems, support, and an opposite-brain partner can make a real difference
• Why an intense workout is not the only way to get a mental reset
• How “movement snacks” can help support focus and task transitions throughout the day
• Why you do not have to be a fitness expert to be a valuable contributor and encourager

Get in touch with Ashley at her website, on Instagram, on Facebook, on YouTube or on LinkedIn.

Your Lab Kit

1. Have a movement snack
2. Create a 5-minute backup
3. Catch the fear before the scroll

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

Today Jessica talks with Lisa Barwise about late-diagnosed ADHD, midlife transformation, and what happens when perimenopause, burnout, and self-understanding collide.

Lisa shares how years of being the “healthiest lazy person you know” eventually gave way to a diagnosis that helped explain so much of her life, and why self-compassion mattered more than trying to fix herself.

This conversation also explores the links between ADHD and perimenopause, the meaning of armor weight, the power of grace, and how women can move from survival mode into a new season of purpose and choice.

Inside this episode:

• How Lisa slowly realized ADHD fit her lived experience
• Why she prefers explanation over excuse when it comes to diagnosis
• What “armor weight” means and how it shows up in midlife
• How perimenopause can intensify ADHD symptoms and stress
• Why consistency looks different when you work with your energy instead of against it
• How grace and self-compassion can support real change
• Why midlife can be a powerful time of reinvention, not decline

You can learn more about Lisa and her work at her website, follow her on Instagram, or see her on YouTube.

Your Lab Kit:

1. Track your energy, not your ideal.
2. Practice the "grace check."
3. Shorten the bounce back.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

What if the reason life feels harder than it “should” isn’t a personal failure—but a different way your brain works?

In this episode, Jessica sits down with licensed mental health counselor Amelia Howard to explore the deeply layered experience of late-identified ADHD in high-achieving women. Together, they unpack the hidden cost of competence, the emotional toll of masking, and the grief that can surface when you finally understand your brain.

Amelia shares her personal journey of recognizing ADHD in her 40s—after years of success, leadership, and “holding it all together”—and how that realization reshaped both her life and her clinical work.

This conversation goes beyond surface-level ADHD traits and dives into the emotional realities: exhaustion that rest can’t fix, the pressure to appear “fine,” and the invisible labor of holding everything together.

They also explore the turning point—from asking “What’s wrong with me?” to “What do I need?”—and how self-compassion, support, and small strategic changes can create a more sustainable way of living and working.

If you’ve ever felt capable on the outside but overwhelmed on the inside, this episode offers clarity, validation, and a new way forward.

Connect with Amelia at her website, her email, Facebook or Instagram.

Your Lab Kit:

1. Reframe the question (what do I need)?
2. Identify invisible labor.
3. See your mask.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

What if the problem isn’t you… it’s the world you’ve been trying to fit into?

In this conversation, Gabriella Mooney shares what happened when her son’s ADHD diagnosis cracked something open in her—and how it led her to finally recognize her own brain.

We go beyond the usual ADHD talking points and into something deeper: the quiet accommodations she was already making, the exhaustion of motherhood layered with a constantly-on brain, and the complicated relationship so many women have with rest.

Gabby brings a perspective I don’t hear often—and deeply respect. She talks about ADHD as a disability, not as a limitation, but as a reflection of a world that isn’t built for different kinds of brains. Whether or not you use that language, her framing will challenge you in the best way.

We also talk about:

• The “reverse masking” happening at home vs. school
• Why rest feels so loaded (and why five minutes can trigger guilt)
• The cycle of burnout, recovery, and learning to say no
• How community becomes a nervous system regulator—not just support
• The long, ongoing process of self-acceptance

This is not a neat, tied-up conversation. It’s honest, nuanced, and real—just like the experience of living with ADHD.

If you’ve ever felt like you should be able to handle more… or wondered why everything feels harder than it “should”… this one will land.

And if you take nothing else from this episode, take this:

You are allowed to need what you need—without guilt.

Your Lab Kit

1. The 5 Minute Boundary
2. Somatic reset and guilt check-in
3. It can wait.

Get in touch with Gabriella:

• Instagram: @pantsoff (Gabriella Mooney)
• ATL Free Fair: https://www.atlfreefair.com
• ATL Free Fair on social media (Instagram/Facebook): @atlfreefair

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

Is ADHD really “neurodivergent” — and if so, what exactly is it diverging from?

In this short solo episode of ADHD Alchemy, Jessica questions the idea that there is one “normal” kind of brain and everything else is a deviation from it.

What if neurodiversity isn’t an exception to the rule, but the rule itself?

Jessica digs into the meaning of normal, the biological variation found throughout the living world, and the possibility that different kinds of brains are not errors or anomalies, but natural variations that have persisted for a reason.

She explores questions like:

Why do we assume there is one standard human brain?

Is ADHD actually outside the norm, or is it one expression of the incredible variation in human brains?

Is neurodivergence better understood as part of neurodiversity, rather than a departure from “normal”?

And what happens when we stop treating average as synonymous with normal?

This is a short, thought-provoking episode about ADHD, neurodiversity, neurodivergence, brain differences, and what it really means to be “normal.”

The invitation is simple: What if ADHD isn’t a divergence from “normal” at all? What if a wide variation in human brains IS actually normal — and ADHD is simply one expression of that diversity?

What do you think?

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes; always check with your healthcare provider before making changes to diet, exercise and mental health care. This episode may contain affiliate links and mentions; we are grateful for your support.

What if movement isn’t just “good for you”—but one of the most powerful tools for regulating an ADHD brain?

In this episode, I sit down with Emmy Rousseau, transformational speaker, fitness instructor, and fellow Intensati leader, to explore the profound connection between movement and the mind. We talk about Emmy’s late ADHD realization, the hidden shame of being a high-achieving woman who looked “fine” on the outside while struggling internally, and why movement has become one of her most reliable tools for focus, emotional regulation, and presence.

We also dig into the science-backed "magic" of dance, cardio, affirmations, and mindfulness—and why combining them creates something even more powerful than the sum of its parts.

If you’ve ever noticed your brain gets quieter when your body gets moving, this conversation will make you feel deeply seen.

Inside this episode, we cover:

• Why so many high-achieving women with ADHD go undiagnosed for years
• The shame that builds when others see competence but you feel chaos
• How movement supports dopamine, focus, and neuroplasticity
• Why dance may be uniquely powerful for ADHD brains
• What makes Intensati different from traditional workouts
• How body sensations can help you catch emotional dysregulation earlier
• Why your intuition may know what works before science confirms it

Learn more about Emmy and her work at Trinity Transformations and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook

Your Lab Kit:

1. Do a 5-minute mood-movement reset.
2. Practice the body check-in during emotional moments.
3. Pair movement with identity-based affirmation.

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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.

We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!

I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.

These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.

Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.

Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.

Learn more at fit-ology.com.

Join the conversation – it’s in our own little space away from algorithms, and it’s free!

Co-work with us in Focus Labs – Tuesdays at 1pm eastern. Free and open to any Fancy Brain (but we need your registration to attend).

Grab your copy of “Distracted to Done”

Help yourself to the “Move Your Body - Move Your Mind Map”

Learn more about ADHD Alchemy Coaching (private and group pathways are open now)

On the socials (sporadically!):

Facebook Page

Fancy Brains Facebook Group

Jessica on LinkedIn

Instagram

Blog on Medium

Music credit goes to my son, TAZZFANTO, who composed and produced this song just for us.

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