Align + Attract with Kerry Rowett

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Traditional business advice often doesn't work for people like us. Why is that? It's not MADE for us and our brilliant, neurodivergent or differently-wired brains, our energy needs and our life circumstances.

Trying to FORCE it to work for us can make us feel like we're failing when really, it's the advice that is the problem.
In this ep we look at:

• The hidden assumptions behind many "proven" strategies (eg full time work hours, team, big list, budget for ads)
• How to shift from rigid advice to flexible principles that actually fit your energy and goals
• Real client examples of how we adjusted strategy to work for them, not against them

If you're done trying to follow advice that was never going to work for you - this episode might feel like a huge dose of permission to do things differently and work WITH your brilliance.

If  you love the idea of strategising with me to grow your business in ways that work for YOU, check out the Mastermind.

You could join us to start on the 1st of next month: alignandattract.com/mastermind

Want to hear a super fun (not typical) story from a brand new participant who made her Mastermind investment back in less than 48 hours? You can find it right here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL1EqLeTeWt/

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If you’ve ever wondered, “Why does this feel so much harder for me than everyone else?” — this episode is for you.

I name what I call the “invisible tax” — the emotional labour, missed details, and energetic toll paid by differently-wired women* (those navigating giftedness, ADHD traits, sensitivity or simply a brain that works uniquely).

More importantly, I walk you through how to find solutions and strategies that actually work for your brain.

In this episode, I cover:

• What the invisible tax is (and how it can drain your time, energy, and money)
• Invisible Tax Bingo - with real, relatable examples you’ve likely experienced
• What it looks like to solve the right problem (instead of being reactive)
• Real solutions my Mastermind clients and I have created based on our own unique brain requirements

Whether it’s missed emails, money stress, inconsistent marketing, or rejection sensitivity - you’ll feel seen here.

Check out the Mastermind: http://alignandattract.com/mastermind

And I know I have missed so many examples of this invisible tax - come share yours at http://instagram.com/kerryrowett

*I use the word woman in the ep but please substitute human/person if needed. Another tax - overlooking things like this and then feeling bad, or redoing work! I did wonder if I should record the whole ep - but on this occasion - I hope you can see it as a great example of what we're discussing!

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Let's look at what it looks like to truly integrate an identity—particularly one that has felt painful, defining, or it's something you just discovered about you. This has been big for me this year!

• If you've been resonating with my recent eps and are grappling with an identity shift of your own, you'll love my identity integration workshop. Check out the details here: http://alignandattract.com/brilliant

In today's ep, I walk you through the phases I see of identity integration:

• Personalising your experience (feeling like it's a "you" thing)
• Recognising your symptoms or traits may point to something
• Getting a diagnosis, label or explanation that really resonates
• Settling and integrating the identity as part of who you are

At any point you might positive disintegration where you release the old identity and rediscover who you are now. I talk about Positive Disintegration in this podcast ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wild-ride-of-big-identity-shifts/id1547065734?i=1000708370698

I share how this process unfolded in my experience of ADHD and giftedness, and how I now relate to these identities after integrating them.

If you're on a journey of identity discovery, acceptance or redefinition, this episode is for you. 

✨ Class: Brilliant or Broken? A Healing Workshop for Identity Integration

✨ Join the interest list for my upcoming program Twice as Exceptional

✨ Full show notes: alignandattract.com/blog/169

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Today on the podcast we're talking about something that can look a LOT like ADHD - but it's not.

You can have ADHD + this thing.

Or one or the other.

I certainly did have both. And now? I don't have ADHD but I do have the other traits.

WHAT am I talking about?

Overexcitabilities.

In this episode of the Align + Attract podcast, I introduce the five overexcitabilities.

I wonder how many of these overexcitabilities (OEs) you can relate to?

• Emotional
• Psychomotor
• Sensorial (sensory)
• Intellectual
• Imaginational

I share personal reflections on:

• How these traits manifested for me as a child
• How they manifest for me as an adult
• Some differences I've observed now I don't have symptoms of ADHD but DO still have these overexcitabilities
• How one of my overexcitabilities showed up when I was researching this ep!

Links mentioned:

• Low-Cost Workshop: Am I Broken or Brilliant? http://alignandattract.com/brilliant
• Behind-the-Scenes Story on My Healing Journey: http://alignandattract.com/story
• Join my Mastermind: http://alignandattract.com/mastermind
• Full show notes: alignandattract.com/blog/168

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How do you grow a deeply human, story-rich brand that feels like you?
In this inspiring conversation, Kerry interviews Jessamyn McLaughlin, founder of Felt: a digital content agency and home of the Heartfelt Story Circle. Jessamyn shares her powerful journey from traditional wine marketing to creating a soul-aligned business that supports conscious brands to tell stories with depth, heart, and resonance.

You’ll hear:

• The personal loss that shifted how Jessamyn viewed success
• How she built a sustainable, intuitive business from her unique skillset
• Why she joined the Align + Attract Mastermind to integrate her spiritual gifts into her work
• The creation of her signature membership, the Heartfelt Story Circle

If you want to market with authenticity and impact—without burning out—this episode is for you.

Find Jessamyn: https://www.feltbrandandstories.com/
Join the Heartfelt Story Circle: https://www.feltbrandandstories.com/heartfelt-story-circle
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feltbrandandstories

Join Kerry's Mastermind for Brilliant, Differently-Wired Female Entrepreneurs here: http://alignandattract.com/mastermind. Price goes up July 1st!

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I’ve had a diagnosis. And I’ve had an insight. And I’ve had to reconcile the two.
In this episode of Align + Attract, I explore the nuanced question of diagnosis—through the lens of ADHD, giftedness, and my own lived experience.
We dive into:

• The questions to ask yourself if you're wondering whether to seek diagnosis
• Why we can avoid or delay diagnosis
• The essential attitude to bring whether you choose to seek diagnosis or not
• That specific insight that catalysed the integration of my ADHD symptoms

Whether you’ve been diagnosed, are considering it, or questioning what labels even mean, this is a grounded, soulful exploration of identity, healing, and what it means to truly thrive.

✨ Plus: I share an emotional insight from my early development (ages 2–4) that changed everything. 

🎥 Want the raw version? Watch the behind-the-scenes video: alignandattract.com/story 

🌀 Broken or Brilliant? A Healing Workshop for Identity Integration. Join the healing workshop: alignandattract.com/brilliant

Previous podcast episodes:

• Is ADHD a Superpower? My ADHD Experience, Diagnosis and What Happened Next: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-adhd-a-superpower-my-adhd-experience-diagnosis/id1547065734?i=1000709184005
• The Truth about Brilliant, Differently-Wired Brains: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-truth-about-brilliant-differently-wired-brains/id1547065734?i=1000710165239
• The Wild Ride of Big Identity Shifts (Positive Disintegration): https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wild-ride-of-big-identity-shifts/id1547065734?i=1000708370698

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Last week, I shared how receiving an ADHD diagnosis changed my life. But what if that label, as helpful as it was, didn’t tell the whole story?

I left you on a cliffhanger: what WAS the insight I received, via my son  that changed everything?!

So much so that I had to stop taking ADHD medication - because I started to react to it like someone who does NOT have ADHD. It's time to spill the beans.

I share the conversation with a psychologist which unearthed something I wasn’t expecting—and triggered a profound trauma response I didn't understand - yet.

What followed was a deep exploration of neurodivergence, identity, and the complexities of how some of us are wired to see and feel the world.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt intense, different, or like their brilliance doesn’t quite fit the mould. If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s a hidden layer to your challenges—or your gifts—you’ll want to listen to this.

There's so much more to come because this is a rich, transformative conversation that I am still synthesising - and I'm starting to bring you right into it what I've been exploring.

DON'T want to wait a whole week to hear the EXACT realisation I had and prefer the raw, emotional version of this story? Of course you do! Sign up to watch it here - complete with unexpected tears AND an accidental f- bomb: https://alignandattract.com/story

• My ADHD story podcast ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-adhd-a-superpower-my-adhd-experience-diagnosis/id1547065734?i=1000709184005
• Wild Ride of Big Identity Shifts (Positive Disintegration) podcast ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wild-ride-of-big-identity-shifts-and-why-it/id1547065734?i=1000708370698
• Research re complex trauma + the gifted brain as discussed in this ep: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381650517_The_lasting_impact_of_trauma_on_Gifted_Adults
  
  

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In this personal episode of the Align + Attract podcast, I’m sharing the story of how I discovered I had ADHD at age 46—and how that diagnosis changed everything for me.

From denial to deep overwhelm, then finally clarity, support, and a new level of growth… this journey has shaped not only my life and business but also powerful new work I'll share with you soon.
I explore:

• The years I spent thinking something was wrong with me—but never once suspecting ADHD
• How motherhood amplified my symptoms and made it harder to function in business and at home
• The experience of masking and holding it all together (even when I was falling apart inside)
• What it was like to get diagnosed later in life, and why it came with so much emotion
• The incredible difference medication made for me—and what came next that I never expected
• Whether I see ADHD as a "superpower"—and my honest take on that conversation
• What executive dysfunction actually feels like, and how it impacted my ability to plan, organise and grow
• Why this insight has allowed me to support my clients at an even deeper level

This episode is for high-achieving women who’ve always known they’re smart—but have often felt like they’re falling short, no matter how hard they try.

Listen now + view full show notes: alignandattract.com/blog/164

Many of my clients experience ADHD symptoms and we work WITH your brilliant (and maybe a little scattered or overwhelmed) brain inside my Mastermind.

Take a look here: http://aligandattract.com/mastermind

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This year, I’ve experienced one of the biggest identity shifts of my life—and it caught me completely off guard.

In this short but powerful episode, I share how identity shifts aren’t always something we consciously choose. Sometimes, they’re initiated by new information, unexpected healing, or life changes that shake us at our core.

This is what psychologist Kazimierz Dąbrowski calls positive disintegration—and while it sounds messy (and it is), it can also lead to extraordinary alignment, insight and growth.
We’ll explore:

• The difference between chosen vs. initiated identity shifts
• What happens when you’re deep in the “disintegration” phase
• Why this process can feel confusing, destabilising—and also completely transformative
• What emerged for me on the other side (and how it’s informing my most impactful work yet)

If you’ve felt off-centre or uncertain lately, this episode will help you reframe it not as a setback—but as a potential awakening. Listen now to start making sense of your own evolution.

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In this episode of Align + Attract, I sit down with Business Astrologer and teacher Kathryn Hocking to explore the beautifully winding journey of building a deeply aligned business. From early pivots, soulful reinventions, and following intuitive nudges to creating a Hay House-published Oracle deck, Kathryn shares how she found her true calling through experimentation, spiritual awakening, and grounded business strategy.

We talk about:

• Why your first idea doesn’t have to be the idea—and how Kathryn followed the energy instead of forcing a niche
• Her transition from corporate to online course expert to Business Astrologer—and why she believes in building slowly, testing proof of concept, and weaving new work into your existing ecosystem
• The difference between soul alignment and market fit (and why you need both)
• Her journey to publishing the first-ever Business Astrology Oracle Deck with Hay House—and what really goes on behind the scenes with a publisher

This is a rich and inspiring conversation about reinvention, trust, and creating work that is deeply personal and highly scalable.

🎧 Listen in if you’re in a pivot season or want to bring more depth and alignment to your business.

Kathryn Hocking is a Business Astrologer & Astrology Teacher who supports her clients to illuminate their soul purpose through their business (or future business!). Kathryn teaches entrepreneurs Business Astrology so they can integrate it into their own work. She is also the creator of a world-first Business Astrology Oracle Deck, published by Hay House.

Find Kathryn at: kathrynhocking.com
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