It was such a privilege to have Michaela Thomas on the podcast this week. A respected Senior Clinical Psychologist Michaela runs her own practice and was diagnosed with ADHD just over a year ago.
Talking to Micheala was so refreshing as she is utterly authentic and openly shares about her experience with ADHD and throughout the podcast we kept coming back to the word compassion. How to have compassion for yourself. ADHD doesn’t define us – but we’ll never be rid of it completely so how do we learn to live with it?
Be sure to listen out for the bit about ‘twice exceptional’ – something I’ve never heard of but found fascinating and may make a lot of sense to some of you out there.
We covered:
- How Michaela’s ADHD diagnosis came about
- Switching from a private diagnosis to an NHS diagnosis
- The feelings that come up post diagnosis that Michaela describes as ‘Relief and Grief’
- Why Michaela started to attract ADHD women into her practice
- The meaning of ‘twice exceptional’ and how this affects high-achieving women
- The complexities of ADHD and sometimes difficulties in seeing it in yourself
- The importance of having an understanding and compassionate team of people around you
- Mindfulness the ADHD way
- Michaela's advice for anyone exploring an ADHD diagnosis
Thank you so much for listening. If you’d like to support this podcast then please consider buying me a cup of coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/coulditbeadhd
You can find me over on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/coulditbeadhd_thepodcast
And my Free Facebook Community for newly diagnosed ADHDers or those on the pathway for ADHD to come and talk in a safe space: https://www.facebook.com/groups/471027132415779
If you’d like to follow Michaela or find out more about any of her programs or membership then check out the links below:
Michaela’s website: https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/
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