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Episode 47 - ADHD and Hormones: How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects ADHD Symptoms with Adele Wimsett of Harmonise You
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🐚 Topics covered
- Adele's journey to specializing in women's health and ADHD
- The significant connection between hormonal fluctuations and ADHD traits in women
- How different phases of the menstrual cycle can affect neurodivergent women differently
- The impact of major hormonal transitions like pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause on ADHD
- Why neurodivergent women are at higher risk for conditions like PMDD and postnatal depression
- The role of estrogen and progesterone in managing ADHD symptoms
- Practical strategies for managing ADHD symptoms throughout your cycle
- The importance of blood sugar balance, gut health, and nervous system regulation
- How to advocate for yourself in a healthcare system that often overlooks female ADHD
- Finding community and acceptance as a neurodivergent woman
About Adele
Adele Wimsett is a women's health practitioner and cyclical living guide who specializes in supporting ADHD women to understand how their hormones affect their traits. Having co-authored the book "Essential Feminine Wisdom," she is passionate about educating women on how to harness the power of their cyclical nature. From menarche to menopause, Adele bridges the woo and the science, supporting women to balance their hormones naturally and navigate their ADHD traits throughout their monthly and life cycles.
After spending 20 years working in youth justice services with a focus on special educational needs, Adele began her journey into women's health when her own period disappeared despite following "healthy" lifestyle practices. Her diagnosis with ADHD as an adult led her to discover the significant yet under-researched connection between hormones and ADHD traits in women. Through her practice, she helps women create ADHD-friendly lifestyles that work with their natural hormonal fluctuations rather than against them.
Where to find Adele
Website: https://harmoniseyou.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmoniseyou
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmoniseyou/
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Chapters
1. Introduction to the episode about ADHD and hormones with Adele Wimsett (00:00:00)
2. Explanation of Adele's background and expertise (00:01:01)
3. Beginning of interview with Adele Wimsett (00:02:10)
4. Adele's journey from youth justice to women's health practitioner (00:02:35)
5. Adele's personal ADHD diagnosis experience (00:04:48)
6. Iris shares her own recent ADHD diagnosis (00:06:30)
7. The compassion and self-understanding that comes with diagnosis (00:07:19)
8. Acknowledging the grief some women experience with late diagnosis (00:08:31)
9. Discussion of rejection sensitivity dysphoria in ADHD women (00:09:27)
10. How menstrual cycle and ADHD are connected (00:10:44)
11. Explanation of how hormones affect neurotransmitters (00:12:16)
12. Gender bias in ADHD research and diagnosis (00:13:06)
13. Benefits of cycle awareness for ADHD management (00:14:07)
14. How ADHD symptoms fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle (00:15:03)
15. Understanding estrogen and progesterone effects on ADHD (00:15:47)
16. Discussing pregnancy and postpartum impacts on ADHD (00:18:10)
17. Advocating for yourself in healthcare settings (00:20:50)
18. What needs to change in how the medical system handles female ADHD (00:21:56)
19. Acknowledging privilege in ADHD management strategies (00:23:20)
20. Practical tips for managing ADHD with your cycle (00:25:23)
21. Giving up the pursuit of neurotypical consistency (00:27:53)
22. Creating an ADHD-friendly environment (00:29:08)
23. Parenting while neurodivergent (00:31:10)
24. Reparenting ourselves while parenting (00:32:14)
25. Additional challenges for neurodivergent mothers (00:33:46)
26. Adele's final wisdom: find your people and community (00:37:14)
27. Episode wrap-up and how to connect with Iris (00:39:41)
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