Highlights:

• Candace’s background as a therapist and ADHD’er
• The relationship between ADHD and trauma
• Why trauma-informed therapy is important for ADHD'ers
• What to do if you feel like you’re grappling with both

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sankofa Consulting and Counseling Services - https://www.sankofacounselingar.com
• Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/candace-baker-plumerville-ar/364033
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sankofaccsllc
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/candace.b8ker
• Kiss the Ground - https://kisstheground.com
• Gamechangers - https://gamechangersmovie.com

What the Health - https://www.whatthehealthfilm.com

• Sydni's diagnosis story and personal experience with gender bias
• Sydni gives her take as a scientist on the gender issues in medical research
• How can patients be more discerning when reviewing medical research
• Sydni's work with Inflow and how she came to do what she loves for a living

• The gender gap in ADHD diagnoses - https://www.getinflow.io/post/diagnosis-data-review 
•  Inflow - https://www.getinflow.io/blog
• Twitter handles:
  - Sydni @WhatTheADHD
  - Inflow: @get_inflow
• What in the ADHD? YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatintheadhd 

If you're a woman struggling with ADHD and hormones, this is a can't-miss episode. I sit down with Saskia Wenniger, an ADHD coach who shares her own struggles with ADHD, hormones and finding a path to relief.

Highlights:

• Saskia's ADHD diagnosis story and her path to becoming an ADHD coach.

• Her experience in navigating ADHD, hormones and doctor's offices.

• Saskia's major learnings after navigating hormones, ADHD and midlife.

To connect with Saskia, find her on Twitter at @CoachSaskia (Dutch) or @ADHD_Cyborg (English) or visit her coaching site at www.brilliantlydiverse.com.

• Angel's background and how she got into this line of work. 
• The most important thing we can do to help combat brain fog as we age (especially if we're already struggling with ADHD).
• Advice for people considering supplements.
• Certain foods that can help.

This week on the Adulting With ADHD podcast, I'm doing something a little different. As always, for podcast archives and to support the show, please visit patreon.com/adultingwithadhd!

Clarissa worked in corporate roles for three decades and when she went through menopause her mental health suffered. 

A self-described high functioning anxiety sufferer, she had managed her job. Until menopause hit. 

Clarissa explained when she started to go through menopause she wasn't sleeping well, her anxiety was worse, and she no longer coped with things like she used to. 

Her tipping point came early in a new role where she realized it was not the job for her. 

Mindfulness & Menopause

Clarissa has found mindfulness has helped her navigate the highs and lows of menopause. Women/ people can be in menopause for years, Clarissa pointed out learning to be in the moment can help accept this. 

A different outlook on menopause

Menopause has been a taboo topic, many have no idea what to expect when they start experiencing changes. 

Clarissa says she likes to reframe the way menopause is viewed. For some people who may have been parents, they can view it as their time. Or as motivation to take a chance and change things. 

Don't miss the full conversation! 

Clarissa's Link
https://clarissakristjansson.com/

About The Adulting With ADHD Podcast

It’s not just you – we aren’t talking enough about ADHD and hormones. There are so many things I wish I had known about hormones and ADHD earlier. They play such a fundamental role in the human body, deeply impacting a person’s life at all of their life stages.

As a former journalist and current ADHD’er, I unpack this topic through patient stories, expert interviews, and personal narrative.

With new episodes biweekly on Wednesdays, The Adulting With ADHD Podcast covers a variety of ADHD hormone topics including puberty, menopause, perimenopause, PMS, PMDD, and more. Why aren’t we talking about this more? What do you do if you find yourself struggling with ADHD and hormones? We discuss this and much more.

Need basic info about ADHD and hormones? Get the free quick guide at 

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Show highlights

2:56 I probably now realize many years down the road that I was an anxiety sufferer, but I was very good at hiding it. 

4:32 But by that stage, I thought I was going to be stuck here in cities, something terrible was going to happen.

And then I had a panic attack at work, and that really was the tipping point. 

12:00 It all sounds so bad if we only think about the symptoms, but the good side is that we get up, the changes are to reframe. 

Katherine explained PCOS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome and there are a number of subtypes. When she treats a patient who may have PCOS she looks at how their hormone levels fluctuate during the month. 

When she treats patients she tries to look at the big picture instead of just treating the PCOS. She points out it's very treatable.  

PCOS & Your Mental Health 

She shares the possible link between hormone receptors and the way they influence a person's mental health. 

In relation to PCOS, women can have elevated testosterone. This can lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, acne, and more. 

Katherine dives into the different ways PCOS can impact a person's life and that there is a range of treatment options. 

Don't miss this great conversation about how PCOS can impact your mental health. 

Katherines Link

https://www.theshiftclinic.com/

About The Adulting With ADHD Podcast

It’s not just you – we aren’t talking enough about ADHD and hormones. There are so many things I wish I had known about hormones and ADHD earlier. They play such a fundamental role in the human body, deeply impacting a person’s life at all of their life stages.

As a former journalist and current ADHD’er, I unpack this topic through patient stories, expert interviews, and personal narrative.

With new episodes biweekly on Wednesdays, The Adulting With ADHD Podcast covers a variety of ADHD hormone topics including puberty, menopause, perimenopause, PMS, PMDD, and more. Why aren’t we talking about this more? What do you do if you find yourself struggling with ADHD and hormones? We discuss this and much more.

Need basic info about ADHD and hormones? Get the free quick guide at 

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Show highlights

1:30 my real passion is helping women to heal. The health. And I guess the way that we look at things at shifts from, from our point of view is we're really interested in understanding the landscape of your entire health.

7:00  I do think it's important to get a diagnosis. And I think it's important to see somebody who will look at that bigger picture 

09:00 Outside of putting you on Metformin, which, you know, may or may not be effective in some way. Really the treatment options are the oral contraceptive pill, which isn't a treatment. The pill doesn't fix your period. It doesn't regulate it.

Check out our conversation to find out more about how it works. 

Adi's Link
https://www.ifocustest.com/

It’s not just you – we aren’t talking enough about ADHD and hormones. There are so many things I wish I had known about hormones and ADHD earlier. They play such a fundamental role in the human body, deeply impacting a person’s life at all of their life stages.

As a former journalist and current ADHD’er, I unpack this topic through patient stories, expert interviews, and personal narrative.

With new episodes biweekly on Wednesdays, The Adulting With ADHD Podcast covers a variety of ADHD hormone topics including puberty, menopause, perimenopause, PMS, PMDD, and more. Why aren’t we talking about this more? What do you do if you find yourself struggling with ADHD and hormones? We discuss this and much more.

Need basic info about ADHD and hormones? Get the free quick guide at https://adultingwithadhd.com/hormones.

Alisha's road to diagnosis may sound too familiar to many of you. Alisha was diagnosed with anxiety when she was a teenager, after having children she developed PMDD. 

During a cardiologist appointment, Alisha shared her trouble with focusing, often relied on caffeine, and was trying to juggle 3 children and a business! 

Her cardiologist referred her to a psychiatrist and during the Zoom consultation, she was diagnosed with ADHD. 

Genetic Factors

Alisha reflected on her upbringing and her parents' struggles with addiction. She now wonders if their drug use was a way of coping with undiagnosed ADHD. 

Managing PMDD and ADHD

Once Alisha understood her ADHD and PMDD she was able to find a way to manage both. One tool she has found helpful is to track her cycle so she knows when her PMDD symptoms are likely to start. 

Once she understood what her mood is like at different stages of her cycle, Alisha found it much easier to plan her days. 

Listen to the full episode to find out more about Alisha's journey. 

https://alishacrossley.com/https://adhdyoga.ca/adhd-yoga-

About The Adulting With ADHD Podcast

It’s not just you – we aren’t talking enough about ADHD and hormones. There are so many things I wish I had known about hormones and ADHD earlier. They play such a fundamental role in the human body, deeply impacting a person’s life at all of their life stages.

As a former journalist and current ADHD’er, I unpack this topic through patient stories, expert interviews, and personal narrative.

With new episodes biweekly on Wednesdays, The Adulting With ADHD Podcast covers a variety of ADHD hormone topics including puberty, menopause, perimenopause, PMS, PMDD, and more. Why aren’t we talking about this more? What do you do if you find yourself struggling with ADHD and hormones? We discuss this and much more.

Need basic info about ADHD and hormones? Get the free quick guide at https://adultingwithadhd.com/hormones.

Show highlights

2:40 diagnosed with anxiety through my teenage years, struggled with, um, PMDD after having children

6:10 I didn't even realize it, but she was screening me for ADHD. We taught to wow for two hours. And I really felt like I was more in a therapy session.

10:00 I'm always being sensitive to those changes prior looking at my cycles, but that ultimately is what made the ADHD symptoms more apparent and more problematic.

Show edited by HK Productions