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Gabrielle Treanor
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Gabrielle Treanor, coach and author, helps quiet, introverted, sensitive women with ADHD to understand their brains and build inner calm and confidence to be their true selves. Support for the quiet ADHDer – find free resources, the Quiet ADHD Club and coaching at https://gabrielletreanor.com. Transcripts for all episodes are available in the episode show notes at https://gabrielletreanor.com/podcast. gabrielletreanor.substack.com

  1. 26/11/2025

    #160 A formula for managing your own inconsistency

    Something I hear ADHDers talking about a lot is how frustrating they find their own inconsistency. How one day, or week, you’re focused, productive, you’re ticking things off, making great progress, firing on all cylinders, getting things done. But then the next day, seemingly out of the blue, you’re completely unfocused, you don’t know what to do next, you can’t summon the energy or motivation or brain power to do any of the things you were doing and generally just faff around not getting anywhere. It’s infuriating and feeds into an old story we’ve taken on that we can’t be relied upon, that we can’t rely on ourselves because of our inconsistency. In this episode I share what’s really going on here and a three-step formula for how to deal with what is seen as inconsistency and erratic energy. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Take a look at the Quiet ADHDer’s Guide to Thriving (not just surviving) this Christmas here * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    11 min

  2. 12/11/2025

    #159 ADHD – what's in a label?

    A question that can be asked when you’re talking with someone about your ADHD suspicions or suggesting you might pursue a diagnosis is: “What do you need a label for?” That one question can feel like a shut down of this new, fragile and seismic realisation about yourself and your life to date. The real question is, what other labels have you been carrying around with you for decades and what’s been their impact on you? If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Listen to Episode 146 The fear of your ADHD not being believed here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    6 min

  3. 29/10/2025

    #158 October is ADHD Awareness Month: Myths and misunderstandings about ADHD

    During this ADHD Awareness Month I have been revisiting past episodes and sharing one a week to give more explanation and hopefully create more understanding about ADHD experienced by late-discovered, more introverted and sensitive women. I’ve shared what ADHD looks like for women who have made it through decades of their lives with no idea they have ADHD, why there seems to be a tsunami of women in midlife getting diagnoses, what an ADHD brain can really feel like, and this time I’m addressing some of the common myths and misunderstandings about ADHD that get in the way of people really getting what it is. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    12 min

  4. 22/10/2025

    #157 October is ADHD Awareness Month: What it’s like inside an ADHDer’s brain

    As October is ADHD Awareness Month I’m doing things slightly differently this month on the podcast. Instead of releasing episodes every two weeks, during October I’m popping up each week with a revisit to a past episode focusing on what ADHD looks like for women who have made it through decades of their lives with no idea they have ADHD, why there seems to be a tsunami of women in midlife getting diagnoses, what an ADHD brain can really feel like and some of the myths and misunderstandings about ADHD. Here I’m revisiting a previous episode where I share what it’s like inside an ADHDer’s brain, what’s going on in that differently-wired brain that goes some way to explain some of the feelings and behaviours you might see on the outside. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    9 min

  5. 15/10/2025

    #156 October is ADHD Awareness Month: Why are so many middle-aged women getting ADHD diagnoses?

    As October is ADHD Awareness Month I’m doing things a little differently this month on the podcast. Episodes are usually fortnightly but each week for the next four weeks I’m revisiting past episodes focusing on what ADHD looks like for women who have made it through decades of their lives with no idea they have ADHD, why there seems to be a tsunami of women in midlife getting diagnoses, what an ADHD brain can really feel like and some of the myths and misunderstandings about ADHD. This time I’m revisiting a previous episode where I share why the number of women in midlife being diagnosed with ADHD has rocketed and what’s actually behind the increase in diagnoses. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    9 min

  6. 08/10/2025

    #155 October is ADHD Awareness Month: What ADHD really looks like

    As October is ADHD Awareness Month I’m doing things a little differently this month on the podcast. Episodes are usually fortnightly but each week for the next four weeks I’m going to revisit past episodes focusing on what ADHD looks like for women who have made it through decades of their lives with no idea they have ADHD, why there seems to be a tsunami of women in midlife getting diagnoses, what an ADHD brain can really feel like and some of the myths and misunderstandings about ADHD. So, here I’m revisiting a previous episode where I share what ADHD can look like for women who have lived with unrecognised ADHD for most of their lives. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    14 min

  7. 24/09/2025

    #154 10 Top tips for ADHD management

    When I reflected on how I’d managed common ADHD challenges for the decades before I knew I had ADHD I realised just how many strategies I’d been employing without necessarily being aware that’s what I was doing. So in this episode I’m sharing 10 of the ways I manage ADHD struggles such as procrastination, forgetfulness, losing things, object impermanence, self-criticism and more. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club, including the Be Your Own Best Friend online workshop, and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    11 min

  8. 10/09/2025

    #153 A practice for when you don’t feel enough

    There’s a message I give myself most mornings, a sort of affirmation I say out loud to round off my daily-ish meditation and start the day. It’s something I came up with before I knew about my ADHD but which I realised my subsconscious really wanted and needed me to hear. And which I think so many of us unrealised until later in life ADHDers need to take to heart. Which is why I’m sharing it with you in this episode… Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club, including the Be Your Own Best Friend online workshop, and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

    11 min
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Gabrielle Treanor, coach and author, helps quiet, introverted, sensitive women with ADHD to understand their brains and build inner calm and confidence to be their true selves. Support for the quiet ADHDer – find free resources, the Quiet ADHD Club and coaching at https://gabrielletreanor.com. Transcripts for all episodes are available in the episode show notes at https://gabrielletreanor.com/podcast. gabrielletreanor.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Gabrielle Treanor
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    161
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Gabrielle Treanor
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