The ADHD Channel for Women

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From Understood, this is The ADHD Channel for Women — the first-ever podcast channel for women with ADHD. For decades, women with ADHD have been overlooked and undiagnosed. That’s finally beginning to change. But there’s still so far to go. That’s where The ADHD Channel for Women comes in. We’re a channel made by women with ADHD, for women with ADHD. And we’re talking about the things we want to hear. Women with ADHD need (good!) information, smart takes on ADHD topics, and so much more. Hang out with Cate Osborn and guests as they discuss ADHD, relationships, and sex on Sorry, I Missed This. Get answers to ADHD questions you didn’t know you had from Dr. Monica Johnson on ADHD and…. Or join journalist Rae Jacobson on Hyperfocus for deep dives, personal stories, and real talk about neurodivergence.

  1. 4d ago

    Why the manosphere pulls in neurodivergent men (and how to help) | Sorry, I Missed This

    Why would a community that says you’ll never be loved feel like a safe place? Tim Squirrell holds a doctorate in online communities and has worked in counterterrorism, focused on online extremism. He joins host Cate Osborn to talk about the manosphere and why teens and young men with ADHD or autism may be more likely to get pulled in. They discuss how these creators teach young men unhealthy ideas about relationships, why their pitch appeals to neurodivergent teens, and how the algorithm fuels the slippery slope from self-improvement content to red pill content. Then they get practical: early warning signs, and how to stay connected to someone going down this path without pushing them further in.  For more on this topic Watch: When intense feels normal: ADHD and abusive relationships | Sorry, I Missed ThisWatch: How online community is saving (and breaking) my ADHD brain | Sorry, I Missed ThisFor a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Why the manosphere pulls in neurodivergent men (and how to help) | Sorry, I Missed This

  2. 6d ago

    ADHD and getting fired

    Getting fired can feel like proof that you can’t keep up, can’t get it together, or can’t trust yourself. For many people with ADHD, though, it’s often a mismatch between your brain, your role, and your environment. It’s not a verdict on who you are. Licensed psychologist Dr. J explains why people with ADHD are more likely to be fired. Executive function skills like time management, working memory, and emotional regulation are what most workplaces rely on every day. And sensory overload, informal verbal instructions, and lingering myths about ADHD can make those skills even harder to use. For many women with ADHD, years of masking, over-preparing, and over-apologizing can hide the struggle until it’s no longer sustainable. Dr. J also explains why being fired can hit so hard, from emotional dysregulation to rejection sensitivity — all while you’re facing resumes, unemployment paperwork, and insurance on a stressed brain. Then come steps for the first day or two after being let go, like holding off on emotional messages, documenting what happened, telling one safe person, and taking care of your body. Dr. J then covers the deeper work: a compassionate postmortem, spotting patterns without judging your character, separating accountability from shame, asking for what you need, and talking about being fired in interviews. Getting fired is an event. It is not your identity, and it doesn’t have to be the end of a long, fulfilling career. For more on this topic Watch: “Hope is not a plan:” How to manage ADHD at work | HyperfocusListen: Executive function and ADHD shame in women (Katy Weber’s story) Read: 5 ways ADHD can affect you at work   For a transcript and more resources, visit The ADHD Channel for Women on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    ADHD and getting fired

  3. Oct 22

    He has ADHD. She doesn’t. What actually helps this real couple communicate | Sorry, I Missed This

    Your partner has rehearsed this conversation 10 times. You’re walking in at one. No wonder it goes sideways. Dani Burford doesn’t have ADHD, but her husband, Sean, does, along with OCD tendencies. Dani, who works in marketing at Understood.org, joins Cate for a casual, practical conversation about the systems that help them stay on the same team. She explains how they use things like the “care meter,” a 1-to-10 rating that ends three-hour debates about paint colors, the mess monster, and who takes the blame for last night’s dishes. And why asking “What script did you write for me?” can calm a worst-case spiral.  Dani and Cate explain the importance of talking about how you talk, the benefits of putting time limits on hard talks, and why alone time doesn’t mean “I don’t want to be with you.” They also discuss what to do when your way of getting things done doesn’t work for your partner’s brain — and why it’s rarely about you. For more on this topic  Watch: The ADHD safety net hiding inside a kink power dynamic | Sorry, I Missed ThisWatch: When ADHD turns chores into conflict | Sorry, I Missed ThisListen: Parentification: The hidden pattern in ADHD relationshipsFor a transcript and more resources, visit The ADHD Channel for Women on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    He has ADHD. She doesn’t. What actually helps this real couple communicate | Sorry, I Missed This

  4. Oct 20

    ADHD and eating disorders: The shame-and-dopamine cycle

    Ever reached for food when you were stressed, bored, or overwhelmed, then felt ashamed afterward? For many people with ADHD, eating isn’t only about hunger. Impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and low dopamine can shape how, when, and why we eat. For some people that becomes an eating disorder. If that’s you, you’re not alone. Licensed psychologist Dr. J explains the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating, and how binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa can show up alongside ADHD. Executive dysfunction, trouble sensing hunger and fullness cues, and all-or-nothing thinking can make food feel like a coping tool — and shame can keep the cycle going. The overlap is common, though many people don’t know it. Dr. J also shares steps you can take today: approaching yourself with self-compassion, asking for help finding care, recognizing your triggers, and building eating routines that work with your brain. For the long term, Dr. J explains why it matters to treat ADHD and the eating disorder together, with a care team trained in both conditions. This may include a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a therapist, and a dietician. Recovery is possible with the right support. You don’t have to figure it out alone. For more on this topic  Watch: ADHD and eating Listen: ADHD Aha! on eating disorders Read: ADHD and eating disorders For a transcript and more resources, visit The ADHD Channel for Women on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    ADHD and eating disorders: The shame-and-dopamine cycle

  5. Oct 15

    The fawn response: The survival instinct behind people-pleasing | Hyperfocus

    Are you mad at me? It’s a question “Hyperfocus” host Rae Jacobson has asked more times than she can count. So when Rae saw a book with that exact title, she was a little unnerved. The book is by psychotherapist Meg Josephson, and it’s about the fawn response: a survival instinct that can look like people-pleasing. In this conversation, Meg breaks down what fawning is and why it’s hard to spot — and even harder to stop doing Meg explains how fawning overlaps with (but isn’t identical to) rejection sensitive dysphoria and why it shows up as masking for a lot of neurodivergent people. And she talks about the moment she realized that years of people-pleasing meant she really didn’t know herself at all. In this episode of “Hyperfocus,” learn about a pattern a lot of us have been running on autopilot without realizing it. And learn subtle strategies for change. For more on this topic Watch: Is ADHD a disability or just the shape of your brain?Listen: The brain is the last frontier of privacy. And you’re the target.For a transcript and more resources, visit Hyperfocus on Understood.org. You can also email us at hyperfocus@understood.org. Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The fawn response: The survival instinct behind people-pleasing | Hyperfocus

  6. Oct 8

    PJ Vogt’s decades-long quest to understand his own brain | Hyperfocus

    Podcaster PJ Vogt has talked about his ADHD for years. Casually. Almost cheerfully. Then things changed. He decided to go off his ADHD medication, and he found the neuropsych report from when he was 13. It didn’t say what he thought. On this episode of Hyperfocus, PJ, who’s spent his entire career making some of the most popular podcasts around – like Reply All and Search Engine — talks about his journey to understand his own brain. And how when he reread that old assessment, he found something messier than the story he’d been telling himself.  Host Rae Jacobson follows him through that reckoning and the big question: What happens when the label that shaped your identity turns out to be blurrier than you imagined? They talk through the trade-offs he’s still sorting out now that he’s stopped taking medication, and the advice he’d give younger people with a brain like his. For more on this topic Search Engine: Why’d I take speed for twenty years? - Part 1Search Engine:  Why’d I take speed for twenty years? (Part 2)Watch: The brain is the last frontier of privacy. And you’re the target | HyperfocusFor a transcript and more resources, visit Hyperfocus on Understood.org. You can also email us at hyperfocus@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    PJ Vogt’s decades-long quest to understand his own brain | Hyperfocus

  7. Oct 8

    When intense feels normal: ADHD and abusive relationships | Sorry, I Missed This

    Research shows that girls with ADHD are significantly more likely to experience intimate partner violence. Dr. Emily Rothman, who recently published a study on dating violence in neurodivergent youth, joins Cate to talk about what the research actually shows. They discuss why ADHD symptoms might make it harder to recognize abuse. They also cover how to tell ordinary relationship conflict from patterns of coercive control. Cate and Emily talk openly about why leaving is rarely a single decision, and how to support a friend or family member who’s trying to get out. They also get into the uncomfortable fact that there are higher rates of ADHD among abuse perpetrators. This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control, and sexual abuse. If you or someone you know needs support: National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233 RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673Love Is Respect (dating abuse), call or text: 1-866-331-9474For more on this topic  Watch: ADHD, toxic partners, and “losing your sparkle” (Reddit Reactions)Watch: ADHD gaslighting and chasing new relationship energy (Reddit Reactions) | Sorry, I Missed ThisWatch: ADHD impulsivity and saying yes to sex too fast| Sorry, I Missed ThisFor a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org. Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    When intense feels normal: ADHD and abusive relationships | Sorry, I Missed This

  8. Oct 6

    ADHD and narcissism: Why you keep getting called selfish

    Ever been called selfish or a narcissist when you were trying your best? Some ADHD behaviors can look like narcissism from the outside: Interrupting, forgetting an important date, missing social cues, or talking at length about something you’re hyperfocused on can make it seem like you don’t care. But the behavior and the intention don’t always match. Licensed psychologist Dr. J explains what narcissistic personality disorder, or NPD, actually is, and why diagnosing it takes a full clinical evaluation, not an online checklist. Research suggests that for many adults with ADHD, the feeling of empathy is there, but executive function challenges can make it harder to show. Dr. J also covers what to do if someone calls you a narcissist: how to pause, ask yourself honest questions, and take real feedback seriously without accepting a label that doesn’t fit. Intentions don’t erase impact, and accountability isn’t the same as shame. For more on this topic  Listen: ADHD and autism: Do I have AuDHD?Watch: ADHD and avoidance: Why you resist things you actually want to doFor a transcript and more resources, visit The ADHD Channel for Women on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.   Getting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to. Start listening now. Understood is a nonprofit where millions of people who are navigating neurodivergence find clear guidance, practical tools, and people who get it. To help us continue this work, donate at u.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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From Understood, this is The ADHD Channel for Women — the first-ever podcast channel for women with ADHD. For decades, women with ADHD have been overlooked and undiagnosed. That’s finally beginning to change. But there’s still so far to go. That’s where The ADHD Channel for Women comes in. We’re a channel made by women with ADHD, for women with ADHD. And we’re talking about the things we want to hear. Women with ADHD need (good!) information, smart takes on ADHD topics, and so much more. Hang out with Cate Osborn and guests as they discuss ADHD, relationships, and sex on Sorry, I Missed This. Get answers to ADHD questions you didn’t know you had from Dr. Monica Johnson on ADHD and…. Or join journalist Rae Jacobson on Hyperfocus for deep dives, personal stories, and real talk about neurodivergence.

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