Angry On The Inside - ADHD Women Talking Late Diagnosis

The holidays come with expectations and for ADHD women, those expectations often collide hard with reality.

In this episode of Angry on the Inside, Jess and Jeannine talk honestly about why December feels so overwhelming for ADHD brains. From invisible “shoulds” and perfectionism to emotional overload and burnout, the holiday season becomes a pressure cooker for women who are already doing too much and trying to hold everything tog...

The holidays hit different when you’re an ADHD woman trying to keep yourself regulated while your kids bounce between overstimulation, sugar crashes, and relative-induced chaos. In this episode, Jess and Jeannine break down real-world co-regulation strategies that actually work for ADHD moms and sensory-sensitive kids without shame, perfection pressure, or Pinterest-mom energy.

We talk about: 🎄 Why co-regulation isn’t codependence...

December hits ADHD women differently and no one talks about it. One minute you’re thriving on holiday dopamine and twinkle lights, and the next you’re in the bathroom with a six-pack of Reese’s trees wondering why your nervous system has abandoned you for the holidays.

In this episode, Jess and Jeannine break down the real ADHD holiday arc: overstimulation, disappearing routines, perfectionism pressure, emotional labor, family trig...

Gratitude season hits different when you have ADHD. While the world is shouting “just be thankful,” most of us are stuck juggling overwhelm, rumination, perfectionism, emotional intensity, and a brain that cannot seem to slow down long enough to notice the good stuff.

In this episode, Jess and Jeannine get honest about what gratitude actually looks like for ADHD women not the Pinterest version, not the toxic-positivity version, and...

Many ADHD women move through Thanksgiving with a mix of joy, pressure, sensory overload, and invisible labor that most people never see. This episode offers a grounded, honest look at how the holiday actually feels for neurodivergent women without shame, without judgment, and without telling you how you’re “supposed” to handle it.

Jess and Jeannine explore the very real contrast between the parts of the holiday that feel comforting...

Ever gone from fine to furious in half a second? That flash of rage it's chemistry before it become emotion. In this episode, Jess and Jeannine explain how cortisol, the stress hormone, acts like fuel for the fire when ADHD brains are already running hot.

They dive into:

• Why cortisol floods ADHD systems faster and sticks around longer

• The addictive hit of control you feel mid-rage

• What happens during the crash and why sha...

Jess & Jeannine explore the ADHD tipping point.  The moment everything you’ve been holding together finally slips, and what it really means to rebuild without shame, burnout, or masks.

When ADHD women hit the tipping point, it’s not failure, it’s the truth finally catching up.

In this episode of Angry on the Inside, Jess and Jeannine unpack why coping systems collapse, what “going over the edge” really means, and how to steady ...

It’s Halloween, the dopamine’s high, and the masks are off, literally and figuratively for ADHD women. In this bonus “After Dark” episode, Jess and Jeannine get unmasked about ADHD, dopamine, chaos, and why Halloween feels like home for neurodivergent brains.

From glow-stick jokes and dirty puns to executive dysfunction and dopamine hits, this episode celebrates the freedom, laughter, and chaos that come when the masks finally drop...

For many women with ADHD, burnout doesn’t start with chaos it starts quietly. The slow burn builds in the background as we push harder, over-function, and hold everything together until it all gives way.

In this episode of Angry on the Inside, Jess and Jeannine unpack the hidden signs of the slow burn, the exhaustion you dismiss, the scaffolding you build to stay afloat, and the moment you realize willpower isn’t enough anymore.

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October isn’t quiet for anyone living with ADHD. In Part 2 of “October Is Loud,” Jess and Jeannine continue their deep dive through the month’s overlapping awareness causes. From domestic-violence and bullying prevention to dyslexia, LGBTQ+ visibility, disability employment, and cyber-safety. They connect every theme back to empathy, inclusion, and how visibility changes lives. Thoughtful, grounded, and real. This bonus episode clo...

Ever feel like your ADHD brain only runs on two settings? All in or completely shut down. In this episode, Jess and Jeannine dive into the gray space between perfectionism and paralysis. They unpack rest guilt, hyper-independence, and why balance feels impossible for ADHD women. Honest, funny, and validating this conversation is a reminder that rest isn’t lazy, and living in the gray is its own kind of strength.

00:00 – The ADHD Al...

October isn’t just busy it’s loud! Every awareness campaign seems to hit close to home for ADHD women. Why do they all circle back to us!

In this bonus episode, Jess and Jeannine look at October through the ADHD lens: from breast cancer awareness and dysautonomia to health literacy, physical therapy, and mental health. They talk about how our bodies, our brains, and a healthcare system built on executive function collide and how se...

Imposter syndrome hits differently for ADHD women especially those diagnosed later in life. In this episode, Jess and Jeannine unpack how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and impossible standards leave us questioning our worth. They talk about masking, burnout, and what it means to finally believe: you’re not the imposter the system is.

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Awareness Month isn’t just hashtags and graphics. It’s about being seen in a world that still misunderstands what ADHD actually looks like, especially for women.

In this bonus episode, Jess and Jeannine get real about the emotional side of visibility: why “awareness” can feel equal parts empowering and terrifying, how perfectionism and masking show up even in advocacy, and what it really means to stand up and say, “Yes, this is ADH...

ADHD loves extremes. All or nothing, perfect or broken. In episode 7, Jess and Jeannine unpack the sneaky illusion of black-and-white thinking and how it shapes everything from work to relationships to self-worth.

They dig into why women with ADHD are especially vulnerable to this trap. The role of rejection sensitivity, executive function overload, and decades of masking that hard-wire perfectionism into identity.

With humor, hone...

For women with ADHD, anger doesn’t always come out as yelling. It often hides in plain sight. Rage leaks out through tears, silence, shutdowns, guilt, or even endless “rage cleaning.” In this episode of Angry on the Inside, Jess and Jeannine break down why so many late-diagnosed women were taught that anger is unsafe, how that message turns rage inward, and the toll it takes on our bodies and relationships.

They call out the lies b...

Getting an ADHD diagnosis is life-changing ,but who actually deserves to know? In this episode, Jess and Jeannine dig into the messy, personal, and sometimes hilarious reality of deciding who to tell about your ADHD. From supportive spouses and curious kids to skeptical family members and workplace politics, they explore the first circles, the second waves, and the “you don’t look ADHD” crowd.

Expect raw honesty about shame, stigma...

Getting an ADHD diagnosis as an adult doesn’t hand you a neat instruction manual. It drops you into a storm of relief, grief, and “Why the hell didn’t anyone catch this sooner?”

In this episode, Jess and Jeannine get real about what happens after the diagnosis: the messy emotions, the missing pages, and the process of rewriting your story on your terms.

Come with them into the emotional rollercoaster, the myths and misinformation, ...

You can’t change what you can’t name and when it comes to ADHD, vocabulary isn’t optional. Women with late diagnoses have been slapped with labels like lazy, flaky, disorganized, or too much. None of those explain what’s actually happening in our brains.

In this episode, Jess and Jeannine dive into why words like time blindness and rejection sensitivity actually matter and how having the right vocabulary can shift the story from sh...