ADHD Roundtable Ep 25 | What ADHD Really Feels Like for Women

Episode Summary

Episode 25 feels like sitting in on a real conversation between women who know ADHD from the inside. Jess opens by celebrating two years and sixty-eight guests, then invites everyone to share what they actually enjoy about their ADHD right now. The answers set the tone: creativity, quick thinking, variety, and that instant “I see you” recognition between ADHDers.

From there, the group moves into the real stuff: burnout that sneaks in as “strategy,” homes that never stay tidy, the frustration of starting a business when the boring parts shut your brain down, and the exhaustion that comes with juggling too much for too long. The most powerful moment is the honest discussion about hormones and how perimenopause, birth control, and monthly cycles can completely change ADHD symptoms.

Each guest shares how they discovered their ADHD, and the paths are wildly different. Misdiagnoses. Missed signs. Realizations sparked by kids, jobs, and burnout. There’s no single pattern, which is the point. What ties their stories together is the steady message at the end: you’re not broken, you’re not alone, and there’s no one right way to build a life that works with your brain.

✨ Highlights & Takeaways

• Guests share their favorite ADHD traits: creativity, fast thinking, variety, and the instant recognition of other ADHDers.

• Conversation about burnout, fatigue, and how “helpful strategies” can backfire when they drain energy instead of supporting it.

• Letting go of shame around messiness and reframing it as a normal part of how their brains work.

• Entrepreneurs naming the struggle with starting, tracking, and finishing tasks especially the boring ones.

• Honest conversation about hormones, birth control changes, and perimenopause dramatically shifting ADHD symptoms.

• Each guest shares a different ADHD discovery story, from misdiagnosis to late recognition sparked by parenting or work.

👥 Meet the Panelists

Aurora Remember
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Aurora-Remember/author/B07FLNZ2BF
https://www.instagram.com/embracingintensity/

Tara Rolstad
https://tararolstad.com/when-your-child-is-suicidal/
https://www.instagram.com/tararolstad/

Kaylyn Dawley
https://actionjacksonpromos.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kaydawl/

Jess DuBose – ADHD Coach
https://www.jessdubose.com/
https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithjess/

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