Episode 34: 'How Our Hormones Can Dictate The ADHD Show' with Adele Wimsett
Have you noticed how your ADHD ebbs and flows, impacting your mood and energy during did phases of your month? This conversation will empower you to understand why and, importantly, how you can help yourself and feel more in control of both your ADHD and hormones.
This week’s Kate chats with Adele Wimsett, a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Expert diagnosed with combined type ADHD.
Having co-authored the book Essential Feminine Wisdom, she is passionate about educating women & girls on how to harness the power of their cyclical nature. Adele bridges the woo & the science, supporting women to balance their hormones naturally and is passionate about speaking on all things menstrual education!
During this episode, Kate and Adele spoke about:
How the female ADHD brain is affected by hormones
The different stages of our cycle and the feelings and emotions that often arise on different days
How to advocate for yourself with ADHD and hormone support
Why tracking your cycle is important
How working with the moon can help create more awareness in the cycle
How can we look after ourselves in the different cyclic phases to help our ADHD
Ovulation and ADHD
Progesterone sensitivity
Recognising all the unknown with hormones and ADHD
What perimenopause does to women with ADHD
HRT, menopause and ADHD - what we need to know and the powerful changes HRT
Memory and ADHD traits that flare up during our hormonal changes
Essential oils to work with your cycle
You can connect with Adele via her website harmoniseyou.co.uk or on Instagram, @harmoniseyou.
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Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.
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