The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast Kate Moryoussef

When ADHD world expert, Dr Ned Hallowell told me he also constantly worries and catastrophises, I breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm not alone," I thought, listening intently to how he combats his incessant ADHD imagination!
On today's short episode, I'm delighted to welcome back the incredible ADHD world expert Dr Edward Hallowell, a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, to the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast for our second episode together.
Not only is Dr Ned an ADHD leader, but he's also a diagnosed patient, and he has dedicated his whole career to empowering and supporting people with ADHD. He's passionate about helping neurodivergent patients thrive and develop in life with new awareness, tools and strategies. He has written a new book, ADHD Explained, which can be bought here.
He has spent the past four decades helping thousands of adults and children live happy and productive lives through his strength-based approach to neurodiversity and has ADHD and dyslexia.
During this ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast episode, Kate and Dr Hallowell speak about:
Dr Ned's newest book - ADHD ExplainedThe Default Mode Network, ADHD and learning to switch channelsThe TPN and creativityHolding our attention well enough to hold the TPNWorking around worry, Dr Hallowell's tips for ADHD overthinkingWhy you might be prone to ADHD worrying and catastrophising - the ADHD imaginationThe effects of ADHD symptoms on your nervous systemHypervigilance, Burnout and ADHDGlimmers and Touchstones to help us live with more inner peaceThe future of ADHD
If you'd like further support, my ADHD Women's Wellbeing Hormone Series is now available, with new resources regularly added. Learn how hormones are inextricably linked to our ADHD as women, advocate, and empower yourself and your loved ones with the most up-to-date information from specialists on hormones, ADHD, cycles, women, health, nutrition, genetic testing, lifestyle, menopause, and more! Click here for all the details and get access.

Today's conversation features the incredibly insightful and informative Katie McKenna and Helen Villers. In this episode, we are talking about the impact of growing up with emotionally abusive or narcissistic parents, understanding this through the lens of neurodivergence and healing from this behaviour so we can finally break systemic generational patterns.
Helen Villiers, LLB, PG Cert, PG Dip, MA, is a psychotherapist with a master's degree in Working Therapeutically with Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents. Helen works with clients recovering from narcissistic abuse; she also specialises in autism and ADHD and is a couples counsellor, too.
Katie McKenna, BA, MIACP is an accredited psychotherapist who specialises in parentification and emotional abuse. Katie educates adults on how their childhood relationships are impacting their current relationships. She helps them recognise and heal from the lifelong impacts of dysfunctional family dynamics through the psychotherapy process.
Together, they co-host the successful podcast 'In Sight', and they have just brought out their brand new book, You’re Not the Problem: The Impact of Narcissism and Emotional Abuse and How to Heal.
On the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, with Kate, they talk about:
Understanding the definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder - NPDDefining terms, such as 'Narcissist' and 'Parentification'The impact of growing up with an emotionally abusive parent How a narcissistic parent behaves and the traits of a narcissist How to set your own boundaries in relationships Recognising what are neurodivergent traits and what could've been narcissismValidating your trauma and feelings toward a narcissistic parentEmotional responsibility, motivational empathy and feeling more empoweredHealing ourselves from emotional abuseReleasing resentment towards an emotionally abusive family memberHow we gaslight ourselves to think their behaviour is justifiable Breaking the generational cycle of trauma and doing the work so as not to pass on the abusive behaviour Taking responsibility for traumatised, abusive and narcissistic behaviour Hypervigilance and being an empathUnderstanding 'weaponised ignorance'Understanding infantilization and enmeshment
 Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 
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Have you noticed how your ADHD ebbs and flows, impacting your mood and energy during did phases of your month?
This conversation will empower you to understand why and, importantly, how you can help yourself and feel more in control of both your ADHD and hormones.
This week’s Kate chats with Adele Wimsett, a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Expert diagnosed with combined type ADHD. 
Having co-authored the book Essential Feminine Wisdom, she is passionate about educating women & girls on how to harness the power of their cyclical nature. Adele bridges the woo & the science, supporting women to balance their hormones naturally and is passionate about speaking on all things menstrual education!
During this episode, Kate and Adele spoke about:
How the female ADHD brain is affected by hormonesThe different stages of our cycle and the feelings and emotions that often arise on different daysHow to advocate for yourself with ADHD and hormone supportWhy tracking your cycle is importantHow working with the moon can help create more awareness in the cycleHow can we look after ourselves in the different cyclic phases to help our ADHDOvulation and ADHDProgesterone sensitivityRecognising all the unknown with hormones and ADHDWhat perimenopause does to women with ADHDHRT, menopause and ADHD - what we need to know and the powerful changes HRTMemory and ADHD traits that flare up during our hormonal changesEssential oils to work with your cycle
You can connect with Adele via her website harmoniseyou.co.uk or on Instagram, @harmoniseyou.
Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.
Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 
Follow the podcast on Instagram here.
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Find Kate's resources on ADDitude magazine here

Dopamine sensitivity and sugar addiction are familiar traits of ADHD. Perhaps using sugar to self-medicate, re-energise, or dopamine-seek may be a pattern you relate to? 
If so, you're going to want to listen to this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing, with guest Dr. Nicole Avena, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University. 
Nicole is a research neuroscientist and nutrition, diet, and addiction expert. Her research focuses on nutrition during early life and pregnancy and women’s health. She has done groundbreaking work developing models to characterize food addiction and the dangers of excess sugar intake. 
Dr Avena's latest book, Sugarless, covers the latest science on sugar addiction and how to overcome it. She has the #2 most watched TED-ED Health talk, How Sugar Affects Your Brain, with over 17 million views and counting.
On this episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Dr Avena and Kate talk about:
The link between sugar addiction and dopamine-seeking brainsThe effects of dopamine released by sugar consumption on the brain Why you might find it challenging to cut out sugar How processed sugar affects ADHD children How sugar affects your body and your health Parenting and teaching our kids nutritional choices and consuming processed sugar Having a susceptible dopamine systemManaging a sugar addiction, binges and regaining control Our busy society doesn't lend itself to healthy eatingADHD and female social expectationsImplementing small incremental changes to help reduce sugar addictionShowing ourselves compassion when consuming sugarUnderstanding sugar addiction compared to other addictionsLearning to bring in more balance when consuming sugary foods
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Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 
Follow the podcast on Instagram here.
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Find Kate's resources on ADDitude magazine here

“Boundaries are expansive...build in that pause before you say the knee-jerk yes.”
This week’s episode features Nancy Levin, a Master Coach, podcast host, and bestselling author of several books. Formerly the event director at Hay House for over a decade, Nancy is the founder of Levin Life Coach Academy, which offers in-depth coaching, training, and certification programs designed to support students in making themselves a priority by setting boundaries that stick.
Nancy is the self-proclaimed boundary queen. On the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast today, Kate and Nancy talked about:
Taking micro-actions to prevent overwhelmNotice when you're saying a knee-jerk 'yes'Perfectionism and external-validation Over-achieving and over-compensating as ADHD womenDissolving our inside-judgement Imposter syndrome and devaluing ourselvesPeople pleasing and putting people on a pedestalHow combining all of this with overachieving, ambition and drive can lead to exhaustion & burnout
Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.
Welcome to a new episode of ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 
Follow the podcast on Instagram here.
Follow Kate on Instagram here
Find Kate's resources on ADDitude magazine here

Feeling more empowered by understanding how to harness our brains to visualise a calmer and more fulfilled future is possible, and we discuss all of this and much more with my guest, Ruth Kudzi.
Ruth is a coach, psychologist, and trainer with nearly 30 years of experience studying Psychology. She's fascinated by how Positive Psychology tools can help us feel better and enhance our well-being. Ruth's an ICF master-certified coach, best-selling author, leading podcaster, and international speaker focusing on well-being and coaching.
On this episode of the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate and Ruth speak about:
The concept of 'self-coaching' and how it can help you to make incremental changesPositive Psychology, what it is and how it can help you ADHD brainADHD pre-disposition to anxiety and how to improve negative thought patternsADHD post-diagnosis griefRelating to your family after a diagnosis The power of visualisation and imagining your 'future self' to improve your current situationADHD catastrophising and using positive psychology to help calm our brainsADHD and dopamine addictions Using different ways of visualisation to create a better futureFinding meaning and purpose and why it might not be your careerRuth's tips for burnout
Thanks to our sponsor, Get Dopa, created by and for neurodivergent brains, with 16 powerful nootropic ingredients in one smart supplement. Get your 10% discount by using code Kate10 at the checkout. Click here to find out more.
Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 
Follow the podcast on Instagram here.
Follow Kate on Instagram here
Find Kate's resources on ADDitude magazine here