Hi, I’m Sarah

When you hear the word "addiction," what comes to mind?

Alcohol, drugs, gambling? But do you ever think of food?

This March, I had the privilege of speaking at two incredible events for International Women’s Day, both focused on ADHD, perimenopause, and the unique challenges women face when navigating late diagnosis.

ADHD coaching is unregulated, so it’s essential to find someone with proper training, supervision, and ethical standards.

When we talk about hormones and their effects on ADHD, much of the conversation centres around oestrogen and progesterone. But there's another key player that often gets overlooked—testosterone.

For many women, perimenopause can feel like an emotional and physical rollercoaster. Throw ADHD into the mix, and things can become even more challenging. One key player in this story is progesterone, a hormone that tends to decline during perimenopause. While much attention is often placed on oestrogen, it’s essential to understand how progesterone changes can also impact ADHD symptoms.

For many women, perimenopause brings about a significant shift in both physical and mental health due to fluctuating hormone levels, particularly oestrogen. For women with ADHD, these hormonal changes can amplify existing challenges, creating a complex interplay between neurodivergence and menopause symptoms.

ADHD is often misunderstood, especially in girls and women, which means many go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for decades.

ADHD is often seen as a condition that primarily affects children, but for those who have lived with it all their lives, it’s a constant presence.

Life with ADHD presents its own set of unique challenges, and these can feel even more pronounced during the perimenopause years. When you add the responsibility of parenting neurodivergent children into the mix, the result can feel like a whirlwind of competing demands, emotional highs and lows, and constant sensory overload.