160 ADHD In Adult Women - How Menopause Plays A Role
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Is ADHD diagnosis in adult women often misunderstood and overlooked? Join us in our latest episode as we uncover the truth about ADHD diagnosis in women with Diann Wingert, a seasoned psychotherapist turned coach specializing in assisting entrepreneurial women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Diann sheds light on the challenges women face in obtaining accurate ADHD diagnoses, from societal misconceptions to hormonal influences and personal motivations. She highlights the need for a more nuanced and individualized approach to diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of thorough evaluation and understanding how ADHD presents in adult women.
Join us as we explore Diann's perspective on reframing ADHD as a superpower rather than a disability.
Timestamps:
(00:02:18) Hormonal Impact on ADHD Diagnosis in Women
(00:06:40) Misdiagnoses due to Overeager ADHD Diagnoses
(00:09:44) Varied manifestations of ADHD in individuals
(00:13:58) Hormonal Influence on ADHD Symptoms in Perimenopause
(00:17:42) Rejection Sensitivity Impact on Emotional Regulation in ADHD
About Our Guest
After two decades as a successful psychotherapist, Diann reinvented herself as a coach, so she could shift the conversation from problems to possibilities. She passionately believes that midlife is the most powerful if we are truly willing to let go of whatever is holding us back.
Since turning 40, Diann spent a decade as a single parent, raising her three children to adulthood, learned to drive a stick shift, embraced Buddhism, traveled the world, gone skydiving, studied German, remarried, been tattooed, changed careers and started her own business.
Now in her 6th decade, Diann is continuing to learn, evolve and defy her own limits, while helping others do the same. She has a particular fondness for coaching the “driven but distracted” over 50 entrepreneur and has extensive experience and expertise in women who discover that they have ADHD at midlife.
Learn more about her work on the following channels:
- https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-driven-woman/id1513039926
- https://www.instagram.com/coachdiannwingert/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannwingertcoaching/
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