ADHD Alchemy Podcast

Being diagnosed with ADHD later in life often means spending years believing you were “defective,” lazy, or not trying hard enough—before realizing your brain was simply wired differently.

In this episode, Lori Cobbs shares what it’s been like living with ADHD for over two decades, navigating work, motherhood, overstimulation, and burnout while slowly building a toolbox that actually supports her brain.

We talk about:

• Late ADHD diagnosis and the grief of “what could’ve been”
• Hyperfocus, distraction, and performance pressure at work
• ADHD in job interviews and professional settings
• Learning your peak energy times and working with them
• Sensory overload, overstimulation, and how to regulate in the moment
• Why clutter is kryptonite for ADHD brains
• Systems that reduce shame (online banking, automation, simplification)
• Starting from strengths instead of self-criticism
• Community, curiosity, and creating positive change

This conversation is for women diagnosed with ADHD later in life, professionals navigating ADHD at work, and anyone learning how to reduce overwhelm while honoring how their brain actually functions.

You can email Lori here.

Your ADHD Alchemy Lab Kit™:

1. Time your energy peak.
2. Interrupt the spiral with sensory input.
3. Reduce one friction point.

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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.

If you’ve ever followed well-meaning advice and still felt stuck, broken, or misunderstood — this episode is for you.

In this conversation with writer Jeanette Smith, we unpack why most advice is built for the “average” brain, and why that model breaks down for neurodivergent thinkers. We explore how ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other overlapping diagnoses can complicate communication — especially in writing, work, and relationships — and how easily intent gets misread when people don’t understand how your mind works.

One of the central ideas in this episode is the critical difference between advice and feedback. Advice is generic and impersonal. Feedback is responsive, specific, and rooted in you. That distinction alone can change how you ask for help, how you collaborate, and how you stop internalizing shame when something doesn’t work.

We also talk about masking, hyperfocus, determination, creativity, and the permission to follow whimsy — not as a distraction, but as a source of clarity and strength. This episode is about learning to advocate for your brain, stop forcing yourself into systems that don’t fit, and start asking for the kind of support that actually works.

Connect with Jeanette:

Website LinkedIn Instagram

Your Lab Kit:

1. The Advice Audit
2. Ask for feedback, not fixes.
3. Build a "brain disclaimer".

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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 very traits that made you successful are the same ones that kept your ADHD hidden for decades?

In this candid and deeply affirming conversation, we unpack what late ADHD diagnosis looks like for high-achieving women — especially those who were the “good girl,” the capable one, the leader, the stoic, the high performer.

We talk about:

• Growing up undiagnosed and shrinking to fit
• Being labeled anxious or depressed instead of properly assessed for ADHD
• The crushing moment of being told, “You wouldn’t have gotten this far if you had ADHD”
• Losing systems in your 30s and 40s and wondering what went wrong
• Grief, burnout, and the midlife “performance cliff”
• The difference between being a quitter and being a builder
• Why asking for help feels so hard (and how to start small)
• ADHD in girls and the importance of early awareness
• Moving from people-pleasing to self-preservation
• Reframing ADHD as a difference and an explanation — not a disorder or excuse

We also explore the unique strengths of entrepreneurial ADHD brains — the starters, the visionaries, the catalysts — and how collaboration with sustainers can transform shame into strategy.

If you’ve ever felt like you held everything together until you couldn’t anymore…

If you’ve ever been dismissed because you were “too successful” to struggle…

If you’re navigating midlife, loss, identity shifts, or self-advocacy…

This episode will remind you:

You are not behind.

You are not broken.

And you are not alone.

Follow Tina on LinkedIn or Instagram

Your Lab Kit

1. Rewrite the "quitter" story.
2. Ask for one small thing.
3. Follow the undercurrent.

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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 happens when a “fancy brain” collides with chronic illness, medical trauma, and a world that keeps demanding simplicity from someone inherently complex?

In this deeply human conversation, I sit down with attorney-turned-disability advocate Alisa Aczel to talk about late-diagnosed neurodivergence, shame, chronic conditions, intuition, and the emotional exhaustion of trying to explain a life that doesn’t fit neatly into anyone else’s boxes.

Alisa shares what it was like growing up believing she was “too much,” navigating ADHD alongside complex medical conditions including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and learning — slowly and imperfectly — to trust herself again after years of being dismissed by systems that were never designed for complexity.

We also explore:

• Why neurodivergent women often internalize shame long before diagnosis
• The overlap between ADHD, chronic illness, trauma, and medical gaslighting
• The hidden grief of untapped potential
• Why simplifying complex people can become its own form of harm
• How travel creates movement, perspective, connection, and vitality for neurodivergent brains
• The tension between uncertainty and trust
• What it means to stop forcing yourself into someone else’s version of “normal”

This episode is honest, layered, funny, painful, hopeful, and deeply validating for anyone who has ever felt like they were simultaneously “too much” and not enough.

And woven throughout the conversation is a reminder I think many women desperately need to hear:

You are not failing because you are complex.

You may simply need systems, support, and environments that actually honor how your brain and body work.

If today’s episode resonates, download the free Decision Filter tool mentioned in the intro. It’s designed to help overwhelmed ADHD brains figure out what actually matters right now — without spiraling, overthinking, or trying to do everything at once.

Your Decision Filter is here.

Your Lab Kit:

1. Run your Decision Filter before spiraling.
2. Practice somatic interruptions during overwhelm.
3. Find support items for tough days.

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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.

Motherhood changes your brain. Literally.

In this conversation, we explore the complex overlap between ADHD in women, postpartum brain, burnout, and identity shifts that often surface in midlife.

Sara brings a therapist’s lens to the nuanced question so many women ask:

Is this ADHD — or is this just motherhood?

We unpack how hormone changes, sleep deprivation, and the fourth trimester can temporarily mimic executive dysfunction — and when it may signal something deeper. You’ll hear about matrescence (the developmental transition into motherhood), gray matter changes in the brain, and why “mom brain” is not a personal failure.

We also explore:

• Why burnout is often the first sign something needs attention
• How decades of masking can create low-grade nervous system trauma
• The shame narrative many bright women carry
• How therapy creates space to release internalized self-correction
• The difference between therapy and coaching — and how they can complement each other

This episode is for the woman who feels exhausted, scattered, overstimulated, or disconnected from herself — especially if she used to feel capable and steady.

There is nothing wrong with you.

Sometimes the system missed you.

Sometimes the season changed you.

And sometimes all those are true.

Learn more about Sara and her work at www.sarakmorganlpc.com

Your Lab Kit:

1. Take a burnout inventory.
2. Rewrite one old narrative.
3. Educate before you evaluate.

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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.

People with ADHD aren’t struggling because they lack discipline.

They’re struggling because they’re trying to function inside systems that were never designed for the way their brains work.

In this episode, Jessica talks with Heather, founder of Quests for Success, about what happens when you stop trying to force productivity through shame and start building systems that work with your brain instead.

Heather shares her journey from perfectionism-driven success to burnout, layoffs, and eventually creating a radically different approach to motivation—one built around gamification, dopamine, and flexible structure.

Originally designed for her own neurodivergent kids, Heather’s system turns weekly goals into quests, progress into visible rewards, and everyday effort into something that actually feels engaging.

Together, they explore:

• Why many ADHD women rely on shame and perfectionism to function

• The difference between structure that supports you vs. structure that traps you

• How gamification can create dopamine-rich motivation

• Why consistency—not perfection—is the real goal

• How learning to accept your brain can rebuild self-trust

They also talk about something many women experience but rarely name: the emotional rollercoaster of high-capacity days and low-capacity days, and how to work with those natural cycles instead of fighting them.

Heather shares a powerful metaphor she uses with her children—and herself:

If you have ADHD, you’re not broken.

You’re in magic school, learning how to harness your power.

Learn more and reach out to Heather:

QuestsForSuccess.com

[email protected]

Lab Kit

1. The "Under-Structured" Test
2. Effort, Not Outcome
3. Create Your Own Quest

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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.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly behind — in your business, your house, or your relationships — this episode is for you.

In this episode, I sit down with brand and web designer Tabitha DeSeranno to talk about the real, messy intersection of ADHD and entrepreneurship. We unpack the pressure to be “consistent,” the burnout that comes from forcing rigid productivity systems, and the freedom that comes from building your business around how your brain actually works.

Tabitha shares how she learned to stop fighting her hyperfocus, create flexible structure instead of rigid schedules, and design her workflow in a way that supports both her business and her nervous system. We also explore the emotional side of ADHD—shame, overwhelm, relationship struggles, parenting with executive dysfunction, and the quiet fear that maybe you’re secretly just “bad at life.”

If you’ve ever felt brilliant one day and utterly incapable the next… if you’re tired of trying to productivity-hack your way into being someone you’re not… this conversation will hit home.

Inside this episode:

• Why “consistency” often feels impossible with ADHD
• How rigid productivity advice backfires for neurodivergent women
• The hidden strengths ADHD can bring to entrepreneurship
• Why flexible structure works better than strict schedules
• How shame and self-criticism quietly fuel burnout
• The power of designing your life and business around your actual brain

Contact Tabitha:

Her website, Spark and Soul Design

Instagram

LinkedIn

1. Flex block
2. Boring first
3. Somatic reset

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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 happens when ADHD shows up inside a relationship? Therapist Ashley Ludwinski explains how curiosity, emotional awareness, and compassion can replace shame spirals—helping couples understand each other and communicate better.

ADHD doesn’t just affect the person who has it—it also shapes the dynamics of their closest relationships.

In this episode, Jessica talks with licensed clinical social worker Ashley Ludwinski, founder of Redbud Counseling Services in Atlanta, Georgia, about what really happens when ADHD shows up in partnerships.

Ashley works extensively with neurodivergent individuals and couples, and she shares a refreshingly compassionate perspective: many relationship struggles around ADHD aren’t about laziness, carelessness, or lack of effort. More often, they’re about misunderstanding how ADHD brains process emotion, attention, and communication.

We discuss:

• Why shame spirals are one of the most common struggles for people with ADHD
• How emotional intensity can be both a strength and a challenge
• The powerful role of curiosity and compassion inside relationships
• Why psychoeducation can dramatically improve ADHD partnerships
• How therapy approaches like Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the Gottman Method support neurodivergent clients
• What partners without ADHD often misunderstand—and how to bridge the gap

Ashley also shares practical guidance for couples navigating ADHD together, including how to talk about difficult emotions without triggering rejection sensitivity or blame.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• “Why do small relationship issues escalate so quickly with ADHD?”
• “How can partners support each other without creating more shame?”
• “What does healthy communication actually look like in an ADHD relationship?”

…this episode will give you a compassionate new lens.

Because when both partners can slow down, get curious, and understand what’s happening beneath the surface, ADHD can become a doorway to deeper connection instead of constant conflict.

Learn more about Redbud Counseling:

RedbudCounselingServices.com

Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn

1. Notice the shame spiral.
2. Practice the pause.
3. Find the hurting part.

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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 happens when brain fog, midlife changes, and possible ADHD traits collide—and you’re also raising the next generation of girls?

In this episode, award-winning journalist and author Kate Rope joins the conversation to talk honestly about midlife brain fog, executive function challenges, perimenopause, and what she learned from interviewing neurodivergent girls for her latest book, Strong as a Girl.

This is a diagnosis-neutral, deeply human conversation about attention, overwhelm, identity, and support—both for ourselves and for our kids.

We talk about:

• Midlife brain fog, perimenopause, and cognitive overwhelm
• ADHD traits without a formal diagnosis
• Sensory sensitivity, emotional awareness, and masking in women
• Why executive function strategies help every brain
• Feeling scattered when you have too many options and roles
• Information overload and the pressure to “do everything”
• What neurodivergent girls say adults actually need to understand
• Why breaking tasks into single steps matters
• Supporting interests instead of forcing “normal” paths
• Letting kids define their own relationship with neurodivergence

Kate also shares powerful stories from focus groups with neurodivergent girls—highlighting their self-awareness, emotional maturity, and what becomes possible when kids are truly seen and supported.

This episode is for women navigating midlife changes, parents of neurodivergent or sensitive kids, and anyone who feels overwhelmed, scattered, or unsure how to quiet their brain in a very loud world.

Connect with Kate:

www.katerope.com

@kateropewriter on TikTok and Instagram

Kate Rope on LinkedIn

Kate's books, Strong as a Girl and Strong as a Mother (Amazon affiliate page)

Lab Kit:

1. Only Two Things
2. Single-Track Day
3. The Backup Plan

Your downloadable Lab Kit - called "Clear the Fog" is available by clicking 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.

When the systems that once worked suddenly stop working… it can feel like you’ve lost yourself.

In this conversation, Jessica sits down with Kelly Lopez, founder of Life Between Systems, to explore what happens when ADHD traits, motherhood, and entrepreneurship overlap.

Kelly shares her journey from 12 years in corporate operations to building a business while raising three children — including a toddler at home. After postpartum recovery, she found herself facing something many women experience but rarely name: resistance to progress, task initiation paralysis, and a nervous system that needed healing before hustle.

Together, they unpack:

• Why external deadlines feel easier than personal goals
• The difference between true exhaustion and resistance
• How 15-minute timers can reveal what your brain actually needs
• Time blindness in motherhood and entrepreneurship
• The shame behind “I work well under pressure”
• Why novelty tools aren’t the same as aligned systems

Kelly introduces her 3A System: Audit, Align, Automate, a practical framework for reducing overwhelm and building systems that work with your brain instead of against it.

You’ll also hear creative, low-tech automation ideas (like NFC tags for habit tracking, reminders, and daily flow) that gamify productivity without requiring a “smart home” overhaul.

Most importantly, this episode is a reminder:

You are allowed to heal.

You are allowed to move slowly.

And you can build momentum without self-punishment.

For women navigating ADHD traits, postpartum identity shifts, perfectionism, or entrepreneurial overwhelm — this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and practical experimentation.

Here are the NFC tags Kelly mentioned (Amazon affiliate link):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9X24YXK/?coliid=I2PR8FOZZF95DI&colid=8KDBM07HUC7S&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_lstpd_PXG7SX5YVH660PZ5ZT0G

Learn more about Kelly and her work at her Substack, https://substack.com/@lifebetweenthesystems

Your Lab Kit

1. "The Truth Test"
2. Audit before you add.
3. Create a physical trigger.

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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)

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

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