A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldy, and Break Through Barriers

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This was really hard to get through it was so frustrating. I have learnt more from TikTok about adhd in women then from this book. It feels very very old fashioned and bleak. It doesn’t really hit the mark of any celebration of the benefits of non neurotypical folks take on the world. I listened to the audiobook version and I see their are currently 16 people waiting to borrow it next. I wish I could reach out to them and tell them to not give it the time. Michelle Frank, PsyD, is a well-regarded clinical psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, education, and empowerment of individuals with ADHD. She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based practices, and psychoeducational approaches based in the latest research to help individuals with ADHD live fulfilling, empowered lives. Frank serves on the board of ADDA, the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to helping adults with ADHD. She speaks nationally on issues related to ADHD, neurodiversity, and women’s empowerment. A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD is the first guided workbook for women with ADHD designed to break the cycle of negative self-talk and shame-based narratives that stem from the common and limiting belief that brain differences are character flaws. In this unique guide, you’ll find a ground-breaking approach that blends traditional ADHD treatment with contemporary treatment methods, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), to help you untangle yourself from the beliefs that have kept you from reaching your potential in life. This is a guide to help you do the important work that comes before ADHD strategies can be effective. Don't misunderstand--strategies are essential when you live with ADHD. But are you looking for strategies that will allow you to reach your goals? Or are you looking for strategies that will help you blend in with the neurotypicals? Without understanding, you cannot accept. Without acceptance, there is no path to living out loud with ADHD. Skim read the first half trying to find some substance, but did not, so gave up on it. Maybe if you’ve never read a self help book, maybe if you know nothing about the challenges women in general face, maybe it may be of interest to you, but I found it to be utter crap.

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A lot of it is is framed as *despite what you believe, you can still achieve some level of a normal life and may even achieve some limited success* which is so bleak.

Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers

It was that low point in my life where all of a sudden my flaws became magnified. What if I had been normal? Would he have cheated on me? What if I had been less emotional/irrational?

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A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers Part autobiographical, part educational, Sari takes us through the journey of what it’s like to be a grown woman with ADHD. And immediately I was relieved that I wasn’t the only one hurrying home for the weekends so that I could spend my entire weekend organizing my life just to survive. She doesn’t only get the ADHD part. She gets the woman part. For every man who asks why my podcast and accountability group are for women, I want to point to the chapters that explain how it really is different for women with ADHD. Not just physically (hello, hormones), but in terms of societal norms (hello, domestic life and mommyhood). My ReviewWe ADHDers do things differently. We feel things intensely ( I feel negative emotions as physical pain). We are excited by the things that interest us, and avoid ( like the plague) the boring stuff of life. This book is not a guide to change – but to accept your differences, ditch the shame and feelings of inadequacy and help you uncover your authentic self that has been buried for so many years. It helps you find your voice and there is nothing more empowering than being seen and heard. Generally I do not enjoy reading self-help books. This one grabbed my attention, because as someone with ADHD, and the parent of someone with ADHD, I wondered what new info or help could be gained. I was instantly surprised with how much resonated with me. Topics that I never considered to be ADHD related were suddenly revealed to me.

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Book Genre: Adhd, Disability, Health, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Self Help, Womens Arthur L. Robin, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist, and coauthor of Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy--Arthur L. Robin, PhD Women with ADHD express shame, despair, and regret about the condition of their homes (messy), their timeliness (often late), and their lists (usually long, rarely completed). Our anxiety about these issues doesn’t mirror our male counterparts. Women with ADHD are often diagnosed with anxiety or depression before getting an ADHD diagnosis. This week I’m re-releasing my interview with Sari Solden, which originally aired as Episode 63 in December of 2021. Getting the chance to interview Sari was a dream come true for me, and I’m not at all surprised that it’s been one of my most listened to episodes to date. Her books have been so influential in my own life and the lives of so many women I’ve gotten the chance to meet and work with along the way.From the home and workplace to school and in relationships, this update from the 1999 classic is more comprehensive than ever. The complexity of women and girls is captured by team of two therapists and a pediatrician/ADHD specialist using clinical examples, research and case material and does not shy away from controversy. All of us have our own pre-conceived notion of the disease and are aware of stereotypes, but this book is straightforward and to the point and does not focus on either of those. As we all know, relationships can suffer greatly when ADHD is involved, and this book can help identify why we do some of the things we do, and how to understand and correct those behaviors. Buy Now Live boldly as a woman with ADHD! This radical guide will show you how to cultivate your individual strengths, honor your neurodiversity, and learn to communicate with confidence and clarity.

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The solutions they DO talk about come with caveats like, strategies need to be personalized, and come from a place of power instead of pain. Overall, here’s the big idea the authors (who earned bonus points for being women with adhd themselves) state that moved me: I’ve lived with a lot of secrecy and shame throughout my life, largely berating myself for being a failure as an adult. Yes, I managed to muscle myself through and complete a doctoral program, but so much of that also came from patient, kind, understanding, and empathetic professors, mentors, and friends who put a lot of effort into assuaging these fears (well, at least enough to calm my brain to get though the next hurdle). The thing is, you will have to invest time into this book since it is a workbook, I know that’s not easy for the ADHD brain, I just set a timer 20 minute timer to read and reflect on the prompts every morning that I woke up and finished the book in about a month. This book is for those who want to know about challenges women with ADHD specifically experience and how to build you confidence and thought process around them. It is also a workbook for you to easily process your thoughts, so if you are recently diagnosed or think you may be on the spectrum, this is prefect for you!Learning skills to manage ADHD is really important, but at the end of the day you’re still going to have ADHD. There can be so much frustration with feeling like you’re using all of the coaching techniques and still falling short of expectations. This workbook creates space to explore where those expectations come from, and what would happen if you focus a bit more on self-acceptance than on change.