ADHD Journey with Paula Hirst - Battling Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and Missing Inattentive ADHD

Could it be ADHD?

Paula Hirst helps neurodivergent women overcome their business roadblocks (aka Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria!) and as a late diagnosed ADHDer herself it was a pleasure to have her on to share her story.

If you have neurodivergent children then this might sound unsurprisingly similar to your own story! I had a lovely chat with Paula including:

• How her ADHD realisations came about
• Why it took a year to go for an ADHD diagnosis
• Paula’s experiences with ADHD medication
• How Paula discovered her strengths
• What inattentive type ADHD was like as a child
• Letting go of the ADHD mask
• Paula’s business journey and changes since her ADHD realisations
• The difficulties Paula had finding a black ADHD business coach
• The power of rejection sensitivity as a business owner
• How the subconscious sabotages our success
• Some of Paula's strategies for life and work with ADHD (including a really clever washing hack!)
• What Paula loves about her ADHD
• What Paula would say to anyone that thinks they might have ADHD and how to be prepared for some potentially unexpected feelings (that both Paula and myself experienced)

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