ADHD &...with Jorie Houlihan

Jorie Houlihan
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Ever feel like everyone else got the instruction manual for life—but yours was missing a few...chapters? You’re not alone. I'm Jorie Houlihan— late diagnosed ADHDer, ADHD coach, mom of two ADHD teens 😳, and Your Guide for the Dopamine-Deprived™️. On ADHD &..., I’m breaking down the real-life, unfiltered experiences of women with ADHD—one topic at a time. Each episode is a bite-sized chat (think 10–20 minutes - unless it's an interview which will be longer) that tackles everyday challenges—from motivation and follow-through to emotional spirals and executive dysfunction—with honesty, humor, practical tools you can actually use looking at all of it through the lens of curiosity. If you're a woman navigating ADHD in adulthood and craving real talk, realistic solutions, and a little bit of “oh my god, same,” this show is for you. New episodes every week—subscribe now and come feel seen, heard, and maybe even a little bit empowered.

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  1. Sep 29

    ADHD & Somatic Movement: When Your Brain Won't Stop, Start With Your Body | Kira Macoun

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ADHD and somatic movement: 19-year movement professional Kira Macoun explains how tuning into your body can calm an ADHD brain, release tension you didn't know you were holding, and make stillness feel possible, even if meditation has never worked for you. If you've tried every meditation app and concluded you're just bad at stillness, this conversation is for you. Kira spent years breaking down in tears trying to meditate "the right way," until one winter night in a parked car in Chicago taught her that calm can start in the body, not the mind. That moment set her on the path to clinical somatic movement, and in this episode she makes it practical for ADHD brains. IN THIS EPISODE: - The parked car story that finally made meditation click for Kira, and what somatic movement is in plain words - Hanna Somatics and pandiculation: contracting into tension so your brain learns how to let it go, plus the stress reflexes and why stretching alone doesn't work - ADHD in daily life: meltdowns, racing thoughts, and the movement tools (dancing, movement breaks) that help, plus what a general anxiety disorder diagnosis reframed ─────────── CONNECT WITH KIRA: Website: comfyfitness.com (now) Instagram: @comfy_fitness ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ─────────── ABOUT THE SHOW ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ─────────── Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the "ADHD &..." podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    ADHD & Somatic Movement: When Your Brain Won't Stop, Start With Your Body | Kira Macoun

  2. Sep 22

    Grief After ADHD Diagnosis: The Part Nobody Warns You About

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Ever felt a wave of relief wash over you after a long-awaited diagnosis, only to be met with unexpected grief? In this eye-opening episode, Jorie Houlihan, an ADHD life coach and late-diagnosed ADHD advocate, shares what it was really like to receive an ADHD diagnosis at 49. Discover how the initial joy of understanding her unique brain morphed into a profound sense of loss for the years spent feeling misunderstood and unrecognized. Jorie dives deep into the complexities of navigating life with ADHD, highlighting the unique challenges women face when diagnosed later in life. You'll uncover the hidden layers of grief that accompany such realizations. She explains, "I wasn't grieving the diagnosis. I was grieving the woman who lived 49 years with a brain that nobody could see or understand." This powerful insight resonates with anyone who has felt the weight of unrecognized struggles. In this episode, you'll discover: ➜ The emotional rollercoaster of receiving a late ADHD diagnosis and how it can feel like a mix of relief and sorrow. ➜ What to expect when the grief hits and why it’s a normal part of the experience. ➜ What the grief is for, and one way to look at your past as a symptom, not a verdict Left unaddressed, this grief quietyly feeds the self-doubt so many women already carry. Jorie’s insights not only validate these experiences but also empower listeners to meet themselves with compassion and understanding. This episode is for anyone navigating the complexities of ADHD, especially women seeking connection and validation. Join Jorie as she redefines grief in the context of ADHD and offers a lifeline to those who have felt alone in their struggles. Tune in now to uncover what your grief has been trying to tell you and find the freedom to embrace your unique brain! ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder - and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ─────────── Other ways to connect with Jorie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc ─────────── Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the "ADHD &..." podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    Grief After ADHD Diagnosis: The Part Nobody Warns You About

  3. Sep 15

    ADHD &... the Unanswered Text: Why Replying Feels So Hard

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. The unanswered text sits there getting heavier every time you see the bold name in your messages. It's been three weeks. If that's you, ADHD is not flakiness, and this episode sees you. You've written the reply at least six times in your head. In this episode: ➜ Why a ten-second text becomes twelve decisions in an ADHD brain, and why I call it the Activation Wall ➜ The unsent reply trap, and why "I'll reply when I can do it right" is a window that never opens ➜ The two-line reply that does the repair and makes the plan, plus when a real apology is owed vs. a light one ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ─────────── ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder - and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ──────── Other ways to connect with Jorie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc ──────── Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the "ADHD &..." podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    ADHD &... the Unanswered Text: Why Replying Feels So Hard

  4. Sep 8

    Hosting With ADHD Doesn't Have to Be Overwhelming | Karen Kaplan & Jen McKinney

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. If hosting with ADHD makes you want to cancel before the doorbell even rings, this episode is your permission slip to make it smaller. Karen Kaplan and Jen McKinney of A Little More Special join Jorie to break entertaining down into pieces that actually fit an ADHD brain: go-to rituals for beating overwhelm, how to stop over-buying food every time, and the mindset shift that makes "good enough" hosting feel like plenty. In this episode: ➜ Why "good enough" hosting beats perfect hosting every time ➜ Go-to rituals and checklists that make entertaining feel doable instead of overwhelming ➜ The kitchen hacks and food-buying rules that take the guesswork out of hosting ─────────── CONNECT WITH KAREN & JEN: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alittlemorespecial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_littlemorespecial/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/alittlemorespecial ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ──────── Other ways to connect with Jorie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc ──────── Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the "ADHD &..." podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    Hosting With ADHD Doesn't Have to Be Overwhelming | Karen Kaplan & Jen McKinney

  5. Sep 1

    Self-Awareness and ADHD: Breaking the Cycle of Giving Up

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ADHD and learned helplessness go together more than most women realize. In this episode, Jorie breaks down why trying can start to feel pointless, and how self-awareness becomes the bridge back to believing progress is possible. In this episode: ➜ Why learned helplessness shows up so often in ADHD women, even when you are trying hard ➜ The difference between “nothing works for me” and “I have not found what works for me yet” ➜ How self-awareness becomes the bridge that turns learned helplessness into forward movement ───────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox, Jorie's Substack and Newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5 ───────── Rate and Review If this episode resonated, please follow the show and leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand About the Podcast ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder - and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. 👀 You can also watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ───────── Other Ways to Connect with Jorie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc ───────── This episode originally aired January 6, 2026. Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the “ADHD &...” podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    Self-Awareness and ADHD: Breaking the Cycle of Giving Up

  6. Aug 25

    From Dropout to Doctorate: Why ADHD Gets Missed in High-Functioning Women | Carolyn Mallon

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Carolyn Mallon is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who treats women with ADHD, and her own late ADHD diagnosis didn't come until she was 28, more than a decade after dropping out of high school undiagnosed. She's now the founder of Balanced Mental Health, a neurodivergent-affirming practice in Concord, New Hampshire. In this episode, Carolyn and Jorie talk about why ADHD medication gets dismissed as a crutch, the misconceptions that keep high-functioning women from ever getting evaluated, and why ADHD symptoms often get worse during perimenopause. Carolyn also shares how her own diagnosis changed the path for her two kids, and the practical strategies she uses with her patients and in her own life. In this episode: Why ADHD medication isn't a crutch, and what it's really treatingThe misconceptions that keep high-functioning women from getting diagnosedWhy ADHD symptoms often get worse during perimenopause─────────── CONNECT WITH CAROLYN: Website: https://balancementalhealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balancementalhealthnh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancementalhealthnh/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BalanceMentalHealthNH ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ─────────── ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder - and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ─────────── Other ways to connect with Jorie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc ─────────── Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the “ADHD &...” podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    From Dropout to Doctorate: Why ADHD Gets Missed in High-Functioning Women | Carolyn Mallon

  7. Aug 21

    From Dropout to Doctorate: Why ADHD Gets Missed in High-Functioning Women | Carolyn Mallon

    Carolyn Mallon is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who treats women with ADHD, and her own late ADHD diagnosis didn't come until she was 28, more than a decade after dropping out of high school undiagnosed. She's now the founder of Balanced Mental Health, a neurodivergent-affirming practice in Concord, New Hampshire. In this episode, Carolyn and Jorie talk about why ADHD medication gets dismissed as a crutch, the misconceptions that keep high-functioning women from ever getting evaluated, and why ADHD symptoms often get worse during perimenopause. Carolyn also shares how her own diagnosis changed the path for her two kids, and the practical strategies she uses with her patients and in her own life. If you have ADHD and been feeling like there is no hope for you - you NEED to watch this episode. Carolyn's story is truly inspiring. In this episode: ➜ Why ADHD medication isn't a crutch, and what it's really treating ➜ The misconceptions that keep high-functioning women from getting diagnosed ➜ Why ADHD symptoms often get worse during perimenopause CONNECT WITH CAROLYN: Website: https://balancementalhealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balancementalhealthnh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancementalhealthnh/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BalanceMentalHealthNH 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: https://joriehoulihan.substack.com RATE & REVIEW: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder - and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also 👀 watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts Other ways to connect with Jorie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things!: https://tinyurl.com/4ykszepc Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the “ADHD &...” podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    From Dropout to Doctorate: Why ADHD Gets Missed in High-Functioning Women | Carolyn Mallon

  8. Aug 18

    ADHD Decision Fatigue: How to Protect Your Energy

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ADHD decision fatigue can turn a simple choice, like what to eat for lunch, into something your brain cannot handle. By 10 a.m., ADHD women have already made thousands of decisions about breakfast, clothes, and email, so their brains can start to shut down by lunchtime. Decision fatigue is not just an end of day problem, it is a constant companion. This episode looks at decision fatigue through the ADHD lens: why it hits sooner and harder, what helps, and how to recognize when you need to stop and rest. In this episode: ➜ Why ADHD brains reach decision-making capacity faster than neurotypical brains (executive function, working memory, perfectionism, and time blindness all play a part) ➜ Practical ways to reduce the number of decisions you make each day, from default options and batching to decision trees and timeboxing ➜ How to recognize your early warning signs of decision fatigue and build a recovery plan for when it hits ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters ─────────── RATE & REVIEW If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ─────────── ABOUT THE PODCAST ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan is a podcast for women with ADHD who are tired of trying harder and ready to understand how their brain works. New episodes drop every week. You can also watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joriehoulihan/podcasts ─────────── ABOUT JORIE Hi! I'm Jorie Houlihan and I help women who have ADHD, or suspect they might, understand how ADHD shapes their lives so they can stop blaming themselves, start trusting themselves more, and build a life that works with their brain. OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH JORIE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joriehoulihan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joriehoulihan1/ My Favorite Things! ─────────── This episode originally aired on December 9, 2025. Disclaimer: Jorie Houlihan and the "ADHD &..." podcast are not medical professionals. The information shared in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific health needs. Theme music: Jorie Houlihan + GarageBand

    ADHD Decision Fatigue: How to Protect Your Energy
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Ever feel like everyone else got the instruction manual for life—but yours was missing a few...chapters? You’re not alone. I'm Jorie Houlihan— late diagnosed ADHDer, ADHD coach, mom of two ADHD teens 😳, and Your Guide for the Dopamine-Deprived™️. On ADHD &..., I’m breaking down the real-life, unfiltered experiences of women with ADHD—one topic at a time. Each episode is a bite-sized chat (think 10–20 minutes - unless it's an interview which will be longer) that tackles everyday challenges—from motivation and follow-through to emotional spirals and executive dysfunction—with honesty, humor, practical tools you can actually use looking at all of it through the lens of curiosity. If you're a woman navigating ADHD in adulthood and craving real talk, realistic solutions, and a little bit of “oh my god, same,” this show is for you. New episodes every week—subscribe now and come feel seen, heard, and maybe even a little bit empowered.

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  • Creator
    Jorie Houlihan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jorie Houlihan 2025
  • Show Website
    ADHD &...with Jorie Houlihan
  • Provider
    Marjorie Houlihan

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