674: Invisible ADHD: The Real Reason So Many Smart Women Are Misdiagnosed And How to Finally Get Answers with Shanna Pearson

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What if you’ve been misdiagnosed or mismedicated for your symptoms, and it took until reaching midlife to figure it out?

That’s exactly what happened with today’s podcast guest, ADHD expert Shanna Pearson, so she’s here to shed light on the real reasons so many women are misdiagnosed for so much of their lives.

We dive into how ADHD symptoms can mimic other mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, making it even harder for women to get the right diagnosis and support.

Together, we explore why we as women don’t always “fit the mold” of ADHD and how cultural expectations have kept our symptoms invisible for too long. Plus, you’ll get top tips for managing symptoms of overwhelm and hyperactivity at any stage of life.

Tune in to make the most of your midlife, and to ensure you’re getting the care and support you need to thrive!

Shanna Pearson

Shanna Pearson is Founder and Director of Expert ADHD Coaching, the world’s largest one-on-one ADHD coaching company, which has administered successful coaching sessions for tens of thousands of clients. Shanna struggled with her own ADHD without realizing it for most of her life, so she now helps others navigate their ADHD diagnoses with ease and confidence. Her new book, Invisible ADHD, offers over 100 proven tools uniquely tailored for the ADHD brain that have transformed thousands of lives over 20+ years.

IN THIS EPISODE

Helping women prioritize taking care of their mental health
Addressing the lack of research on women with ADHD
Gaining agency over your symptoms and tips on advocating to your doctor to get what you deserve
Telltale signs you may have ADHD and have been misdiagnosed
Setting boundaries and staying in alignment with your values
Why so many women realize they have ADHD in midlife
Recommendations for navigating a new ADHD diagnosis
Top tools that help make your life easier when dealing with overwhelm, hyperactivity, or other common symptoms of ADHD

QUOTES

“A lot of women with ADHD and other challenges, even if it's just major hormonal shifts, are being diagnosed or misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety, and then they're being mismedicated.”

“They're doing different things for women–a lot of that is internal. So they could be sitting there staring right at you and thinking about something completely different than what you're talking about. It's more about an internal hyperactivity versus an external hyperactivity.”

“Now we're going through a phase of our life where there's even less dopamine in an already dopamine-deficient brain. So whatever you've been able to manage is now basically feeling like it's falling apart. And it happens quickly.”

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