Episode 71: How To Support Your Partner After An ADHD Diagnosis with Ryan Ridgway
Have you recently been diagnosed with ADHD and would like your partner to understand more about the condition and support you on this new path?
If so, today's guest, Ryan Ridgway, a motivational speaker, trainer and member of Hummingbird, talks about his partner's recent ADHD diagnosis and how it affects their relationship and family life. He opens up about his own mental health struggles and how this has helped him understand what she is also going through. This is the conversation to share if you'd like your partner to understand the daily impact of ADHD and how to help each other through those more difficult days.
During this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate and Ryan speak about:
Helping your partner through a diagnosis
How to be supportive of a loved one with ADHD
ADHD misdiagnoses and lack of awareness
The stigma of ADHD in mental health
Ryan's mental health journey and how he deals with his OCD
Being part of a neurodiverse couple
How to help an ADHD partner
Combining holistic tools with medication
Being misunderstood before a diagnosis
Reaching a place of presence with ADHD
To learn more about Ryan, you can connect with him on Instagram: @voice_4_mentalhealth.
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Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled ADHD women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.
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