Wellness trends come and go with many popping up as must-do rituals for beauty, mindfulness and physical wellbeing. But how do these impact women and girls with ADHD?
A woman who daydreams and struggles to concentrate since the age of 7 is most likely a woman living with a different brain than the rest of the female population. ADHD exists in a spectrum and it’s a brain that thrives on stimulation, often being extra sensorial and responsive to experiences, textures and environments. In fact, men and women display symptoms differently — men most commonly as hyperactivity and women most commonly as inattention. Sometimes this can lead to disordered living, with consequences such as depression, dysfunctional relationships, extreme attitudes to food, and anxiety when struggling to adapt to an academic or work environment.
ADHD, when untreated or misdiagnosed, can have detrimental effects to the self-esteem and confidence of young girls and women. Women with ADHD have a delayed recapture capacity for glucose in their brain, which means sometimes food and sugar can be used to self-regulate while dealing with a chaotic brain or when needing structure and stimulation, but being unable to find the right balance.
Instead of adding to the overwhelm that already exists within the inattentive ADHD brain of women, I thought it would be useful to test out the practical strategies with Dr. Laura Muggli, the woman who helped me understand how ADHD was impacting my life, my school work and relationships.
Listen to the full interview here: https://bloominjournal.substack.com/p/morning-strategies-women-adhd