Julie Legg chats with ADHD coach and advocate Leah Carroll, whose own diagnosis at 28 catalyzed a deep journey of self-understanding and transformation. Leah shares how her early attempts to "fix" her ADHD through medication alone fell short and how travel, radical honesty, and coaching led her to discover the personalized systems that now support her neurodivergent brain.
Leah unpacks the behind-the-scenes reality of living with ADHD from executive dysfunction to emotional dysregulation and offers powerful strategies to shift from shame to self-trust. Whether it's in the workplace, relationships, or day-to-day life, this conversation is full of relatable truths and practical tools for anyone navigating ADHD.
Key Points from the Episode:
- How Leah’s ADHD diagnosis at 28 was just the beginning, not the solution
- Why medication alone wasn’t enough and what she needed instead
- The emotional toll of shame, blame, and victimhood in undiagnosed ADHD
- What long-term travel taught her about adaptability and executive dysfunction
- The hidden labour behind ‘looking functional’ as an ADHDer
- How executive function challenges overlap to create chaos and paralysis
- The complex toll ADHD takes on relationships and how to build better communication
- The workplace mismatch: thriving in crisis but overwhelmed by admin
- Strategies for minimizing friction and maximizing clarity at work
- Why emotional regulation is about safety, not just willpower
- Building self-trust through small, consistent wins
- The underestimated power of foundational habits: sleep, food, movement, light, and hydration
- The magic of a “dopamine menu” and tiny strategies that re-regulate the nervous system
Links:
- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/adhd.coach.leah/
- WEBSITE: https://leahccoaching.com/
- LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahdcarroll/
- BOOK A FREE COACHING CALL: https://calendly.com/adhdlc/free
- REFERENCE BOOK: https://www.thefouragreements.com/
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