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If you’re experiencing ADHD during perimenopause, whether you are late diagnosed, exploring an assessment, or self identifying, it can feel like everything that once just about worked has suddenly fallen apart.
Your emotions feel louder - in a things hit harder than they used to way. You find yourself tearing up over something small, snapping at someone you love, or feeling surprised by how quickly a feeling takes over. You find yourself in a rage rut out of nowhere and you don't feel able to "cope" like you used to.
Your tolerance is thinner - noise, questions, touch, decisions, all arriving at once can suddenly feel like too much. You need more space than you used to. Things feel harder to manage (work, chores, to do lists, things to remember for the kids.) Your senses feel like they are on constant overload - sounds are louder, you feel overstimulated more often.
Recovery takes longer - one hard moment doesn’t just pass, it lingers. You replay it later, especially when you’re trying to sleep (or focus at work) , and it can leave you feeling wrung out long after the moment itself is over. You feel more tired than ever and are left wondering "why am I so tired all the time!?"
And the voice in your head keeps asking, “What is wrong with me?”
You might be holding a quiet shame you don’t often say out loud - worrying that you’re failing, too much, or somehow damaging the people you love simply by existing like this. Nothing about that means you’re broken. It means your nervous system, hormones, and neurodivergent brain are under a lot of strain.
I support midlife women discovering ADHD during perimenopause who feel emotionally overwhelmed and quietly broken.
Together, we make sense of what’s happening - in your brain, your body, and your emotional world - so things stop feeling so personal, so shame-laden, and so confusing. We don’t do rigid systems or one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we find strategies that actually work for you - strategies that honour your energy, your hormones, your responsibilities, and your reality.
When you understand why things feel harder, something powerful happens:
The harsh inner critic starts to loosen its grip - you stop immediately tear yourself apart after a hard moment. You notice when things don’t go well, but you don’t pile on quite so fast, or stay stuck in the self-attack for hours. This gives you more space for self compassion which increases your self esteem and confidence.
Guilt stops running the show - you’re not constantly second-guessing every reaction, boundary, or need for space. You care deeply, but guilt no longer gets the final say in how you parent or how you treat yourself. The downward emotion spiral ends and you have more emotional and mental capacity - everyone benefits!
You begin responding to yourself with curiosity instead of criticism - asking “What was going on there?” rather than “Why am I like this?” You start noticing patterns without turning them into personal failures.
And slowly, you start to feel safer inside your own skin - not because life gets easier, but because you’re not fighting yourself the whole time. Hard days still happen, but they don’t feel quite as threatening or defining. You develop a toolkit of what calms your nervous system back into safety and you are able to manage "life" again (but in a way that works for you!


"Learning to love myself a bit more everyday!"
"Di has helped me to understand why my brain ticks the way it does, why I become dysregulated in certain situations and why I feel like i'm on a roller coaster daily! Thanks to Di, I'm finally appreciating my own personality and learning to love myself a bit more everyday!"

"Di is kind , compassionate and thoughtful"
"Di is kind, compassionate and thoughtful. She listens carefully and holds space sensitively. She challenges and supports in equal measure and uses a range of tools to help us explore the issues and come up with possible strategies."

"I took more action after Di's sessions"
"I took more action after Di's sessions than I had in many months floundering before. All coaches need coaches but everyone needs a Di! Someone who gets you and cuts through all the ND BS we try to employ!"


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