ADHD PERI PUNKS

Getting It All Done (or Not): Productivity, Perimenopause & Permission to Be Human with Dr. Ari Tuckman

SUMMARY: What happens when a clinical psychologist known for helping ADHD adults “get it all done” joins two ragey, hilarious, perimenopausal podcasters who can’t remember what they walked into the room for? In this episode of ADHD Peri Punks, hosts Sarah Glasco and Chrissy Powers welcome Dr. Ari Tuckman (PsyD) — psychologist, author of The ADHD Productivity Manual, and co-chair of the CHADD/ADDA/ACO Conference — to explore what productivity really means when your dopamine is crashing and your hormones have filed for divorce. Together, they unpack: 🧠 Why “getting it all done” is the wrong goal for ADHDers 🔥 How perimenopause disrupts executive function, motivation, and emotional regulation 🩺 Why most therapists and researchers still ignore hormonal impacts in ADHD treatment 💬 How clinicians (especially male ones!) can better support women in midlife 💪 Practical strategies for working with your brain instead of fighting it Plus, Ari bravely takes the ADHD Peri Punks Pop Quiz — a five-question test on ADHD and menopause that proves once and for all that even experts are still learning. Dr. Tuckman’s decades of experience, humor, and humility make this one of our most balanced and insightful episodes yet — a bridge between evidence-based psychology and lived neurodivergent experience. Whether you’re a therapist, an ADHD adult trying to stay afloat, or someone who’s ever screamed into the void over a broken to-do list, this episode reminds you: you don’t need to “get it all done” to be doing enough. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, and check out Dr. Tuckman’s work at adultADHDbook.com [https://adultadhdbook.com/] and on Instagram @arituckmanpsyd [https://www.instagram.com/arituckmanpsyd] KEY WORDS: Dr. Ari Tuckman, ADHD Peri Punks, ADHD podcast, ADHD and perimenopause, ADHD women, ADHD productivity, ADHD executive function, ADHD and hormones, ADHD midlife, ADHD therapy, perimenopause and executive dysfunction, ADHD and estrogen, ADHD psychologist, ADHD burnout, ADHD coping skills, late-diagnosis ADHD, ADHD treatment, ADHD adult strategies

Anxious But Still That Bitch: Magic, Mental Health & Taking Up Space with Roro Comeau, Your Mental Health Fairy Godmother

SUMMARY: In this episode of ADHD Peri Punks, hosts Chrissy and Sarah talk with artist, Black feminist, and Mental Health Fairy Godmother Ronide "Roro" Comeau of Anxious Black Girl Comics. We discuss: ✨ Why it’s critical to start learning about neurodivergence and hormones before perimenopause 🌎 How she navigates racism and misogyny in mental health spaces and the reality of systemic racism in creative spaces, too 💖 Why softness and vulnerability are radical and revolutionary -especially for Black women - and how she holds onto them 🖕 How she balances marriage, magic, and middle fingers If you’ve ever felt like your softness was weakness, or like the world didn’t have room for both your rage and your joy — this episode is your permission slip to take up space anyway. Basically... you can be anxious but still that bitch — in art, advocacy, and mental health before, during, and after perimenopause. Don’t forget to rate us 5 stars, leave a written review, follow us everywhere, and share this episode. Then go outside and scream your magic into the sky. Find Roro : 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Threads: @anxiousblackgirlcomics [https://www.instagram.com/anxiousblackgirlcomics]  🛒 Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Anxiousblackgirl KEY WORDS: Anxious Black Girl Comics, Black feminist artist mental health & art neurodivergence before perimenopause softness as rebellion systemic racism & mental health ADHD podcast women body-positive merch early 30s mental health education

Neurodivergent Burnout & Belonging: ADHD Truths & the Importance of Community with Trina Haynes of My Lady ADHD

Neurodivergent Burnout & Belonging: ADHD Truths & the Importance of Community with Trina Haynes of My Lady ADHD Short Summary: Founder of My Lady ADHD and co-creator of NeuroDiversion, Trina Haynes joins ADHD Peri Punks to talk burnout, late diagnosis, community, and how peri/menopause magnifies it all. SUMMARY: In this episode of ADHD Peri Punks, Sarah and Chrissy sit down with Trina Haynes—founder of My Lady ADHD, Growth & Partnerships Manager at Shimmer ADHD Coaching, and co-creator of NeuroDiversion. We talk about ADHD burnout, late-diagnosis chaos, the hormonal storm of peri/menopause, and why community is the antidote to shame. Trina shares her own story, why belonging matters more than ever in midlife, and how coaching + community are changing the game for neurodivergent women. 🔥 Plus, details on NeuroDiversion Austin 2026—the event built for and by ND minds. Follow Trina: * @myladyadhd [https://www.instagram.com/myladyadhd] * @shimmer.care [https://www.instagram.com/shimmer.care] * shimmer.care [https://www.shimmer.care/] * neurodiversion.org [https://www.neurodiversion.org/] KEY WORDS: ADHD burnout, ADHD late diagnosis, ADHD women perimenopause, ADHD midlife, My Lady ADHD, Shimmer ADHD Coaching, NeuroDiversion, ADHD community, neurodivergent women podcast, Christal Wang, Meredith Carder, neurodivergent community, Trina Haynes, ADHD conferences, CHADD

Trauma, Unmasking & the Social Justice Movement: Divergent Life with Dr. Emma Offord

SUMMARY: In this fiery episode, Dr. Emma Offord talks with Chrissy and Sarah on Trauma, Unmasking & the Social Justice Movement and how neurodivergence isn't a disorder. That's right! You heard us. In this raw and revolutionary episode of ADHD Peri Punks, we sit down with Dr. Emma Offord—clinical psychologist, neuroaffirming coach, and founder of Divergent Life. Emma opens up about her late identification as neurodivergent during perimenopause, the trauma of being unseen, and why she rejects the “disorder” label in favor of the neurodiversity paradigm. We talk invisible system trauma, unmasking after decades of survival mode, and why neurodivergence is not a trend but a social justice movement. Emma brings humor, rage, and radical compassion to a conversation that will resonate with anyone who’s ever felt erased by medical models or societal expectations. This episode has everything. Fire, earth, heart, rage, and lots of laughter. Keywords: Dr. Emma Offord, Divergent Life, ADHD women, perimenopause ADHD, late-diagnosis ADHD, unmasking, invisible system trauma, neurodiversity paradigm, neuroaffirming therapy, neurodivergent women, social justice movement, ADHD podcast, ADHD Peri Punks, ADHD and trauma, ADHD identity, menopause and ADHD, Divergent Lives, neurohybridity, neurodiversity and creativity, OCD, autism, stimulant medication, women who lead, neurodiversity revolution, neurodivergence is political

Memory Cushions , Marathons & Coaching ADHD with Sparkle (and Squirrels): ADHDing with Anj Cairns

SUMMARY: What is ADHD coaching—and what do marathons, memory cushions, and zombie squirrels have to do with it? In this episode of ADHD Peri Punks, hosts Chrissy and Sarah talk with UK-based ADHD coach, author, and all-around sparkle-machine Anj Cairns about what ADHD coaching really looks like, how it helps, and why our “impractical” side hustles actually matter. ✨ Learn what ADHD coaching can and can’t do 🐿️ Hear why creative ADHD “side quests” are medicine for your brain 🏃‍♀️ Discover how running marathons and writing novels became part of Anj’s journey If you’ve been waiting for permission to chase the weirdest dream on your list—this is it. If you’ve been telling yourself you’re too chaotic, too scattered, or too late to build something meaningful—this episode is your sign to go chase that squirrel. Don’t forget to rate us 5 stars, leave a written review, follow us everywhere, and share this episode. And take your rage outside and scream it into the sky. KEY WORDS * ADHD coaching * ADHD women over 40 * ADHD and creativity * ADHD side hustles * memory cushions ADHD * perimenopause and ADHD * late-diagnosed ADHD * ADHD podcast women * zombie squirrel film * ADHD and menopause * ADHD and dopamine * neurodivergent women * ADHD coach * menopause and rage * hormones and ADHD * ADHD and sidequests * neurodivergent families * late-diagnosed ADHD women * ADHD assessment waitlists in the UK