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Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ADHD masking is exhausting, and for many women, it stems from a deep need to feel safe. Learn how to stop performing perfection. Many women with ADHD spend their lives carefully curating how they appear to the world, often unaware that this constant performance is a survival mechanism. In this episode my guest Siamon Emery and I explore the heavy toll of ADHD masking and why it leaves so many of us feeling completely drained. We discuss the intersection of neurodivergent safety and the pressure to fit in, offering a new perspective on why you feel the need to hide your true self. If you have ever felt like you are constantly on guard or unable to truly relax, this conversation is for you. Subscribe for weekly insights on how to work with your brain, not against it. Question to think about - What is one situation where you feel the most pressure to mask?Siamon Emery is a neurosomatic embodiment practitioner and founder of The Embodied Return. He trained in yogic studies at the Bihar School of Yoga in India and is completing a neuroscience certificate at the University of Pennsylvania. ───────── ABOUT SIAMON EMERY Siamon Emery is a neurosomatic embodiment practitioner and founder of The Embodied Return. He trained in yogic studies at the Bihar School of Yoga in India and is completing a neuroscience certificate at the University of Pennsylvania. His work sits at the intersection of trauma-informed somatic practice, yoga tradition, and nervous system science. CONNECT WITH SIAMON YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiamonEmery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siamonemery ───────── ✅ Rate & Review: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ✅ Subscribe to my newsletter and blog on Substack (https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5) ───────── 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 actually works. 👀 Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4ceN8Sa ───────── ABOUT JORIE I'm Jorie Houlihan, ADHD coach for women. I lived with undiagnosed ADHD until age 49. Now I help women like you understand how your brain works so you can build systems that actually stick. ───────── 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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ADHD sensory overload was never overreacting. Women with ADHD get overstimulated in loud rooms because the brain takes in every input at the same volume: the music, the fluorescent lights, the tag in your shirt. Holding it together in that room is work nobody sees, and this episode explains the bill it leaves behind and how to respond to the signal instead of pushing through. In this episode: ➜ Why the ADHD brain takes in everything at once (the bouncer at the door of your brain), and why snapping or going quiet was the right size for what was landing on you ➜ The invisible labor of holding it together in loud rooms, and the bill that comes due after: dread, skipped events, the leftover version of you ➜ How to treat overload like hunger: a signal to respond to, not a verdict, and what changes once you catch the first cue ─────────── 📩 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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. One year of ADHD & with Jorie Houlihan. What a year of weekly podcasting taught me about ADHD burnout, perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, and the difference between what you're capable of and what you have capacity for. If you're a woman with ADHD who has ever overdone it to prove you're not lazy, this one's for you. In this episode: • Why women with ADHD tend to completely overdo it • All or nothing thinking and the system I didn't throw out • Capable vs. capacity: the lesson I'm taking into year two ───────── ✅ Rate & Review: If this episode resonated, please follow the show & leave a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adhdand ✅ Subscribe to my newsletter and blog on Substack ───────── 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 actually works. 👀 Watch on YouTube: [link coming once Jorie provides it] ───────── ABOUT JORIE I'm Jorie Houlihan, ADHD coach for women. I lived with undiagnosed ADHD until age 49. Now I help women like you understand how your brain works so you can build systems that actually stick, and start living up to your full potential with confidence. ───────── 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Ever start a new health plan with big intentions and quit by day three? Functional medicine health coach Rebecca Glick joins me to talk about why small, doable changes create more lasting results than an all-or-nothing overhaul, and why your nervous system might be the missing piece in feeling like yourself again. In this episode: ➜ Why doing something in a "quarter-assed" way is often what makes a health change stick ➜ The real reason blood sugar and nervous system regulation affect your energy, focus, and sleep, even if you are not diabetic ➜ How to find the deeper why behind a health goal so it is something you can sustain, not something you white-knuckle ─────────── CONNECT WITH REBECCA: Website: https://www.nefeshliving.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nefeshliving/ ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters: Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5 ─────────── RATE & REVIEW If this episode resonated, please follow the show and leave a review here: Rate the show: 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. 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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Body doubling sounds like something out of a psychology textbook, but if you've ever gotten more done because a friend sat nearby with her own laptop, you've already been doing it. In this episode, Jorie breaks down what body doubling really means for an ADHD brain: simply having another person present while you work, with no help or attention required from them, and why that presence alone can turn an overwhelming task into a manageable one. Needing this kind of support isn't a sign you can't work alone. It's a sign you understand your brain and know how to work with it, the same way glasses help someone see more clearly. In this episode: ➜ What body doubling is and why it works so well for an ADHD brain ➜ Practical ways to build it into your day, from virtual coworking to a busy coffee shop ➜ How to find your ideal body doubling match and set it up so it works for you, not against you ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5 ─────────── 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 ──────── This episode is a replay, originally released November 18, 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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. I laughed so much during this interview and I know you will too. While training to become an occupational therapist, April Garcia did an entire school project on ADHD, building a strategy for kids who couldn't get ready for school on time no matter how hard they tried. Nine years later, she found out she had ADHD herself, and almost nobody around her was surprised...except for April herself. April is the author of The Room to Be Brave, a memoir that uses the metaphor of rooms in a house to walk through the parts of her past that shaped her. In this conversation, we talk about what happens when achievement becomes the way you hide the mess underneath, why doctors so often dismiss ADHD in women who look like they have it together on paper, and how she got sober and got diagnosed within ten days of each other. We also get into emotional dysregulation, the apology she owed her kids, and how humor has carried her family through some genuinely hard years, including her mother's decades-long illness. If nobody, including you, saw your ADHD coming, this episode will help you make sense of it. ─────────── CONNECT WITH APRIL: Website: aprildaygarcia.com Instagram & Facebook: @AprilDayGarcia Book: The Room to Be Brave, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold ─────────── RESOURCES MENTIONED: Laurel Denise Planners: https://www.laureldenise.com - use my code JHLD10 for 10% off your purchase! ─────────── 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5 ─────────── 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 ──────── Some links may be affiliate links. I may be paid a small amount if you purchase. 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

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Have you tried every organizing system out there, only to watch it fall apart within a few weeks? If so, this episode is for you. Jorie sits down with Mindy Leonard, founder of Super Organized Spaces (SOS), to talk about what real organizing support looks like for a brain that works differently. Mindy has spent years helping clients declutter, purge, and build systems that hold up in real life. She and Jorie talk through the myths that keep people stuck, why perfectionism has no place in a system that works, and where to start when a space feels like too much, so you can finally feel steady in your own home. In this episode: ➜ Why there is no one-size-fits-all system, and why perfectionism gets in the way of real progress ➜ How Mindy blends empathy with accountability so clients feel supported and safe ➜ Where to start so your first step feels doable and manageable ───────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH MINDY: Website: https://superorganizedspaces.com ───────────────────────────── 🔗 Ready to work on this with someone who gets it? Apply for Private ADHD Coaching: https://tinyurl.com/yan594da 📩 Get weekly ADHD insights delivered to your inbox: Jorie's Substack and Newsletters https://tinyurl.com/33z4a5j5 ───────────────────────────── 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 ───────────────────────────── 🔁 This is a replay episode. It originally aired on November 11, 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