Your brain can be overwhelmed by the sound of a ticking clock, then immediately crave bass so loud the mirrors shake.

You can ignore messages for days, yet feel a gut-punch of panic when someone does the same to you.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why am I a walking contradiction”, we’re naming what’s really happening beneath those ADHD behaviours.

We're deep diving on whats really going on behind Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), people pleasing, masking, and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and how these can run your business and life.

You’ll hear practical ways to interrupt the spiral without gaslighting yourself and how to build new evidence of safety.

The RISE Retreat, 17-21st September, Nr Alicante, Spain.

Limited spaces remaining.

Find out more here: https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/work-with-me/rise-retreat

Connect with Jenny:

Download a nervous system toolkit to shift out of overwhelm in just 7 minutes here:
https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/podcast
Follow along on Instagram:
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DISCLAIMER: Everything mentioned in this podcast is only my/my guests’ opinion and should not be a substitute for seeing a medical professional or taken as financial advice. Please seek advice from your doctor and confirm with them that they are happy for you to implement something you heard on the podcast.

Still on the fence about ADHD medication? Will it change your personality? Does it go against your values to do everything holistically?

This episode is the one I wish existed when I was sitting in that exact place- a late-diagnosed ADHD woman trying to figure out if medication was right for me.

20 months in, I'm sharing the unfiltered version of my ADHD medication journey, not the science you can Google, but the questions nobody seemed to answer honestly. Will it take away your sparkle? Does taking ADHD meds mean your nervous system work was pointless? What happens when your prescriber has no idea your luteal phase exists? Can medication help my PMDD and ADHD? And what do you do when the people who love you think you're making a mistake?

I talk about why I came off Elvanse, how I've learned to adjust my dose across my cycle after being dismissed by my first prescriber, and the moment I stopped justifying my choices to everyone else.

I also get into what meds genuinely can and can't do - because if you think they're going to sort everything out without the other work in place, there's something important you need to hear first.

This isn't medical advice. It's just my honest, messy, still-figuring-it-out story.

⚠️ Not medical advice — always work with your own healthcare provider.

Keywords: ADHD medication women, Elvanse, methylphenidate, ADHD and PMDD, ADHD menstrual cycle, ADHD nervous system, late diagnosed ADHD, ADHD emotional regulation, ADHD business owner medication, holistic ADHD medication, ADHD burnout

The RISE Retreat, 17-21st September, Nr Alicante, Spain.

Limited spaces remaining.

Find out more here: https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/work-with-me/rise-retreat

Connect with Jenny:

Download a nervous system toolkit to shift out of overwhelm in just 7 minutes here:
https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/podcast
Follow along on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jennyadamscoach
Or on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/jennyadamscoach/
Learn more about how I can support you on my website: https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/

DISCLAIMER: Everything mentioned in this podcast is only my/my guests’ opinion and should not be a substitute for seeing a medical professional or taken as financial advice. Please seek advice from your doctor and confirm with them that they are happy for you to implement something you heard on the podcast.

We unpack why wanting more money, love, energy, and support can feel unsafe, even when we crave it. We explore how nervous system patterns, ADHD masking, and hustle conditioning block receiving, then share a simple practice that helps your body learn it is safe to have more.

• the “work hard or you fail” conditioning and how it keeps us stuck
• masculine hustle energy versus feminine receiving energy in life and business
• why sensitive, cyclical bodies burn out when we push nonstop
• selling as a clean energy exchange rather than taking from people
• hyper-independence, masking, and the belief that it is not safe to need
• the 95% subconscious and why top-down tips often fail for ADHD
• the compliment exercise and how to build new evidence fast
• using emotion and the body to make change stick
• practical steps to open up to receiving more

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If something landed for you, I’d massively appreciate you leaving a five-star review or share this episode with someone who would really benefit from it.

The RISE Retreat, 17-21st September, Nr Alicante, Spain.

Limited spaces remaining.

Find out more here: https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/work-with-me/rise-retreat

Connect with Jenny:

Download a nervous system toolkit to shift out of overwhelm in just 7 minutes here:
https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/podcast
Follow along on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jennyadamscoach
Or on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/jennyadamscoach/
Learn more about how I can support you on my website: https://www.jennyadamscoach.co.uk/

DISCLAIMER: Everything mentioned in this podcast is only my/my guests’ opinion and should not be a substitute for seeing a medical professional or taken as financial advice. Please seek advice from your doctor and confirm with them that they are happy for you to implement something you heard on the podcast.