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The Quiet ADHD Podcast

Gabrielle Treanor

Gabrielle Treanor, coach and author, helps quiet, introverted, sensitive women with ADHD to understand their brains and build inner calm and confidence to be their true selves. Support for the quiet ADHDer – find free resources, the Quiet ADHD Club and coaching at https://gabrielletreanor.com. Transcripts for all episodes are available in the episode show notes at https://gabrielletreanor.com/podcast.

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Wednesday · 36 min
#176 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Nadia Narain & Katia Narain Phillips, authors of Glimmers
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. For this episode in the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast my conversation is with Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips, the authors of Glimmers. We explored: • What a ‘glimmer’ actually is and it’s connection to the nervous system • The misunderstanding that nervous system regulation means being calm • Allowing big and uncomfortable feelings • The warning about turning glimmer-hunting becoming something to strive for • Why noticing glimmers is a muscle you have to train, like exercise • The impact on the authors from the process of writing this book To hear more from Sula and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Nadia and Katia https://www.nadiaandkatia.com and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nadia.and.katia/ * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
August 26 · 43 min
#175 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Dr Sula Windgassen, author of It's All in Your Body
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. In this episode in the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast I spoke with health psychologist Dr Sula Windgassen, who’s the author of It’s All in Your Body. We discussed: • How the book title challenges the phrase ‘it’s all in your mind’ • The health crisis that sent Sula down the path to her career and this book • Why some find it easy to notice signals from their body while others find it much harder • The meaning of ‘a threatened brain is a threatened body’ • The distinction between pain and suffering • What cotton wool has to do with experiencing real support • The connection between understanding our body and self-compassion To hear more from Sula and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Dr Sula Windgassen https://www.healthpsychologist.co.uk/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_health_psychologist_ * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
August 19 · 38 min
#174 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Dr Helen Wall, author of Menopause and ADHD
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. For our conversation in this episode of the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast I spoke with NHS GP and menopause specialist, Dr Helen Wall who is the author of Menopause and ADHD. We discussed: • The medical blind spot which meant women were missed for so long • Why perimenopause and ADHD can be a “double whammy” on the brain • Women’s bigger biological and hormonal picture • “I’m just looking for an excuse” – the self-gaslighting so many women do before seeking help • How to prepare for a GP appointment that gets you heard • What HRT can (and can’t) do for the ADHD-perimenopause overlap • Formal diagnosis vs. self-identification and why you don’t have to wait to get support To hear more from Dr Helen and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Dr Helen Wall on her website https://drhelenwall.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/doctorhelenwall/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579042582916 * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
August 12 · 36 min
#173 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Natasha Page, author of Believe You're Made for More
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. In this episode in the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast I spoke with psychotherapist and coach Natasha Page, who’s the author of Believe You’re Made for More. We discussed: • The vulnerability in writing a book that shared Natasha’s own struggles with self-esteem • The everyday habits that quietly signal low self-esteem • Why self-deprecating humour isn’t as harmless as it seems • The link between neurodivergence and self-esteem • Turning your struggles into fuel instead of shame • Natasha’s seven steps to rebuilding self-worth To hear more from Natasha and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Natasha Page https://www.natashapagemsc.com @natashapagemsc on social media * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
August 5 · 45 min
#172 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Natalie Lue, author of The Joy of Saying No
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. For this episode in the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast I had a fascinating conversation with Natalie Lue, author of The Joy of Saying No along with several other books and Baggage Reclaim – one of the longest-running self-help blogs in the world. We discussed: • Five hidden types of people-pleasing • The ‘Age of Obedience’ and why saying no still feels so hard • Why efforting and burnout go hand in hand • The ADHD link to ‘try harder’ conditioning • Why that ADHD driving energy can suck the joy out of things you actually want to do • Natalie’s six-step path to actually finding joy in saying no To hear more from Natalie and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Natalie Lue www.baggagereclaim.com & www.natalielue.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/natlue * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
July 29 · 34 min
#171 – Better Read Book Fest Special Season: Suzy Reading, author of How to Be Selfish
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. For this first episode in the special Better Read Book Fest season of the podcast I had the joy of chatting with Suzy Reading, chartered psychologist and author of How to Be Selfish along with several other books. We discussed: • A definition of “selfish” that’ll surprise you • The one-word swap that changes how you talk to yourself • The power in how you name and talk to your ADHD brain • Why negative self-talk is really self-harm • The everyday habits quietly turning up your ADHD inner noise • A 7-step framework for reclaiming your power To hear more from Suzy and all the authors at Better Read Book Fest get your ticket while they’re available at betterreadbookfest.com. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Connect with Suzy www.suzyreading.co.uk Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/suzyreading/ How to Be Selfish: https://smarturl.it/howtobeselfish * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
July 15 · 11 min
#170 – Three ways knowing about my ADHD has changed how I live
After eight years the podcast has changed names! Pressing Pause has become the Quiet ADHD Podcast. The thing with discovering you have ADHD – an explanation for how you feel, think, act and react – is that it changes how you treat yourself when you feel, think, act and react the way you do. Without this understanding I went through the first almost five decades of my life verbally berating myself. Criticising and shaming myself. Telling myself over and over that I was lacking, I was failing, I was too sensitive, I wasn’t strong enough… With this understanding I have drastically changed how I speak to and treat myself. I’ve been thinking about scenarios in everyday life and how different my response and treatment of myself has become in recent years compared to how it was before I discovered my ADHD. I thought I’d share three of them with you in this episode, perhaps they’ll sound familiar. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest ticket here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
July 1 · 8 min
#169 – 15 Lessons for life
Last month saw the 15th anniversary of my stepping away from paid employment as the deputy editor of a children’s newspaper to work full-time for myself. A lot has happened in those 15 years and I thought I’d share 15 lessons and observations I’ve taken from these years working for myself that apply just as much to life as they do to business. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * Get your Better Read Book Fest Early Bird ticket with Festival Gift Bag here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
June 17 · 12 min
#168 – The struggle to get stuff done
Accountability is something that comes up a lot in conversations with my coaching clients and in my Quiet ADHD Club membership. It’s a funny thing because it can be helpful, it can feel like nagging, and it can invoke the rebel within us. In this episode I’m sharing the different ways we can relate to inner and outer expectations along with three key tools I use when I struggle to get stuff done.. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Get your Better Read Book Fest Early Bird ticket with Festival Gift Bag here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
June 16 · 22 min
💛 Better Read Book Fest: What's it all about?!
Toni Jones and I talked about everything involved in the UK’s first literary festival dedicated to wellbeing books – Better Read Book Fest – taking place in Abergavenny, south Wales, on Saturday 3 October (early bird ticket offer ends Wednesday 17 June): * Why create this festival * Who the speaking authors are and their books * What will happen on the day including Toni’s involvement * Who the festival is for and how lots of people are coming on their own * What the process of creating the Festival has been like so far * What you get in the Early Bird ticket offer * Why the day itself is going to be special We packed it all into 22 minutes! You can find all the info including the authors, the schedule for the day, how to get there and get your tickets at betterreadbookfest.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
June 3 · 11 min
#167 – A novel way to boost your dopamine
Sometimes following your ADHD curiosity and creativity leads you down quite unexpected paths – like creating the UK's first literary festival dedicated entirely to wellbeing books! In this episode I'm sharing the next instalment of my Festival Diaries including the amazing authors who will be speaking at Better Read Book Fest and which of my ADHD buttons it's pressing. Early Bird tickets are available now until Wednesday 17 June – you can save money AND get a Festival Gift Bag packed with goodies! If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Get your Better Read Book Fest Early Bird ticket with Festival Gift Bag here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
May 20 · 11 min
#166 – What helps me overcome procrastination and stay focused
Procrastination and motivation can be a real struggle for ADHDers so I thought we’d get practical in this episode and I’d share what helps me do things that I’m finding hard to get on and do. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Get your Better Read Book Fest Early Bird ticket with Festival Gift Bag here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
May 11 · 40 min
Celebrating Self-help with Shelf Help Club's Toni Jones
Toni Jones and I had a great conversation about writing, reading 1000+ books including a particularly famous self-help book that we both struggle with, recommendations for your TBR pile, and lots more (just ignore the first minute or so of me having tech woes). There is a brief window to order Toni’s book – YOU (The Beginner’s Guide) – so don’t delay! Hope on over to The Pound Project’s site here and order it now. Thank you Claire Venus ✨, Margaret Williams, MS, ACC, Angela Limb, Emmett Tatter, and many others for joining us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
May 6 · 9 min
#165 – Think you’re flaky for quitting a hobby or dropping an interest? Think again
Because we’ve been taught that we need to pick a thing and stick to it, that consistency is next to goodliness, we've taken on the message that to get bored of an interest or hobby and drop it shows we’re flaky, faddish, and can’t commit. Which means we feel shame for the stash of supplies gathering dust, we’re embarrassed about our excitement over a new interest that turned to boredom and we stop ourselves from trying new things, from following our curiosity in case it becomes yet more proof that we’re incapable of consistency. In this episode I share my own shame struggles and argue the value of allowing ourselves to explore our curiosity and play, what there is to be gained and where it could lead. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Get your ticket to Better Read Book Fest when the first Early Bird special offer tickets go on sale Saturday 9 May or get access a day earlier by signing up here. Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
April 22 · 12 min
#164 – Breaking the rules when you’ve been raised a rule-follower
As introverted, sensitive women who spent most of our lives oblivious to our neurodivergence, as did everyone around us, we find it SO hard to believe or feel that we have permission, that it’s okay, that we’re allowed to do, say, be, ask for, or take what we want or need. After decades of taking on board the message that we need to live by others’ rules and expectations, that someone ‘better’ than us needs to signal their approval, we find it incredibly difficult to give ourselves permission. To allow ourselves to state what we need or want, what we like or don’t like. To show our enthusiasm and excitement. To take time for solitude and rest. To permit ourselves to move on from what no longer interests us. To say no when we want or need. To be ourselves. The result of defaulting to others for approval and permission means a lack of trust in ourselves as well as a cocktail of exhaustion, resentment and overwhelm. Learning that you can give yourself permission, that your own approval is the most important of all, is a tricky process but incredibly worthwhile. Because without it how can we hope to find the peace, ease and joy in our daily lives that we crave? In this episode I share five ways I give myself permission to do things in ways that work for me, even if it means not following society’s rules… If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
April 8 · 7 min
#163 – When you’ve masked your unrecognised ADHD all your life what does unmasking even look like?
Back when I was considering that perhaps ADHD could explain – well, me – I started a document called ‘Reverse engineering my life’ where I wrote all the different ways I did not display obvious ADHD traits. With this list I was trying to prove to myself that ADHD couldn’t be the explanation for what I found difficult, for what I had been criticised for or made to feel was disappointing about myself, because the real explanation was that it was a failing on my part, I was just a bit crap. Instead the document revealed the many, many coping mechanisms I had been using for decades which took vast amounts of energy and left me regularly exhausted and overwhelmed. In this episode I’m sharing some of the ways that women, often sensitive, introverted, perfectionist people-pleasers, try to manage or hide their ADHD features for decades before realising their neurodivergence. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here and be the first to know when authors are announced and tickets go on sale by signing up here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
March 25 · 12 min
#162 How women manage or hide their ADHD for decades without knowing it
Back when I was considering that perhaps ADHD could explain – well, me – I started a document called ‘Reverse engineering my life’ where I wrote all the different ways I did not display obvious ADHD traits. With this list I was trying to prove to myself that ADHD couldn’t be the explanation for what I found difficult, for what I had been criticised for or made to feel was disappointing about myself, because the real explanation was that it was a failing on my part, I was just a bit crap. Instead the document revealed the many, many coping mechanisms I had been using for decades which took vast amounts of energy and left me regularly exhausted and overwhelmed. In this episode I’m sharing some of the ways that women, often sensitive, introverted, perfectionist people-pleasers, try to manage or hide their ADHD features for decades before realising their neurodivergence. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here and be the first to know when authors are announced and tickets go on sale by signing up here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
March 11 · 9 min
#161 I’m back with BIG news!
It’s been a little while since I was last here and I have something new and pretty exciting to tell you about. As well as coaching ADHD women one to one, and running the Quiet ADHD Club, I’m creating a book festival! Specifically the UK’s first literary festival dedicated solely to books on wellbeing – personal development, mental and emotional health. In this episode I’m sharing the huge impact wellbeing books have had on my life and why it’s driving me to create a literary festival, as well as details about the book fest itself. If what I share resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. Feel free to share the podcast on social media or with your friends or family so that more quiet ADHDers can know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Follow Better Read Book Fest on Instagram here and be the first to know when authors are announced and tickets go on sale by signing up here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
Nov 26, 2025 · 10 min
#160 A formula for managing your own inconsistency
Something I hear ADHDers talking about a lot is how frustrating they find their own inconsistency. How one day, or week, you’re focused, productive, you’re ticking things off, making great progress, firing on all cylinders, getting things done. But then the next day, seemingly out of the blue, you’re completely unfocused, you don’t know what to do next, you can’t summon the energy or motivation or brain power to do any of the things you were doing and generally just faff around not getting anywhere. It’s infuriating and feeds into an old story we’ve taken on that we can’t be relied upon, that we can’t rely on ourselves because of our inconsistency. In this episode I share what’s really going on here and a three-step formula for how to deal with what is seen as inconsistency and erratic energy. If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Take a look at the Quiet ADHDer’s Guide to Thriving (not just surviving) this Christmas here * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com
Nov 12, 2025 · 6 min
#159 ADHD – what's in a label?
A question that can be asked when you’re talking with someone about your ADHD suspicions or suggesting you might pursue a diagnosis is: “What do you need a label for?” That one question can feel like a shut down of this new, fragile and seismic realisation about yourself and your life to date. The real question is, what other labels have you been carrying around with you for decades and what’s been their impact on you? If what I share in this podcast resonates with you and you’re looking for support go to gabrielletreanor.com. And if you’d like to share this or any of my podcast episodes on social media or with your friends or family that would help more quiet ADHDers to know they’re not alone too. Resources: * Listen to Episode 146 The fear of your ADHD not being believed here. * If what I’m sharing resonates with you I’d love to hear from you, email me gabrielle@gabrielletreanor.com. * Read my posts about the experience of a midlife, late-discovered ADHD woman here. * Find out more about the Quiet ADHD Club and join here. * You can find more info including my coaching services on my website here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gabrielletreanor.substack.com

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