351 🧠 The Midlife ADHD Wake-Up: Late Diagnosis, Big Emotions & Dopamine with Andrea Morton, ADHD Coach for Midlife Moms - The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose | Lyssna här

What if the hardest parts of your life finally made sense?

Wendy Valentine sits down with certified ADHD coach Andrea Morton, who was diagnosed with combined-type ADHD at 48 — after a lifetime of masking, over-functioning, and secretly Googling “who takes care of moms?” at 2 a.m. Andrea breaks down what ADHD really is (spoiler: inconsistent attention, not a lack of it), why so many women slip through the cracks until midlife, and how plummeting estrogen in menopause can unmask symptoms you’ve managed for decades.

She shares the tools that actually help — exercise, the physiological sigh, modeling self-regulation for your kids — plus the story behind her new guided journal, The Late Starter Kit for Late-Diagnosed ADHD Moms, illustrated by her daughter. If you’ve ever called yourself lazy, flaky, or “too much,” this conversation will feel like one great big exhale.

✨ What You’ll Learn

• What ADHD actually is — and why “inconsistent attention” beats “attention deficit”

• How ADHD shows up differently in adult women (hello, 2 a.m. rumination)

• Why menopause and dropping estrogen can unmask a lifetime of hidden ADHD

• In-the-moment tools: the physiological sigh, exercise, and modeling self-regulation for your kids

• How to trade shame and masking for self-knowledge, self-compassion, and self-love

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