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From the outside, Susie Owens looked like she was gliding. Straight-A student, entrepreneur, devoted mom — and exhausted in ways nobody could see. When you’re an ADHD high achiever, masking is a whole job.
Susie spent years in therapy for anxiety, quietly holding it together. A second child tipped the scales. Through her ADHD diagnosis, she learned that her struggles weren’t a reflection of who she was as a person or as a mom. It was just ADHD.
For more on this topic
Listen: Emotional regulation, and yelling, as a mom with ADHD (Patricia Sung’s story) understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/emotional-regulation-adhd-patricia-sung
Read: Mental load: The invisible weight women with ADHD carry understood.org/en/articles/adhd-mental-load
Watch: Renowned ADHD expert on how to juggle ADHD and motherhood google.com/url?q=http://youtube.com/watch?v%3D8Fs3-Ru3E10&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1786470364876591&usg=AOvVaw21Tk6D5XunPl4cvKqyqS--
For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on Understood.org. understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/high-achieving-mom-adhd
You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org.
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From the outside, Susie Owens looked like she was gliding. Straight-A student, entrepreneur, devoted mom — and exhausted in ways nobody could see. When you’re an ADHD high achiever, masking is a whole job.
Susie spent years in therapy for anxiety, quietly holding it together. A second child tipped the scales. Through her ADHD diagnosis, she learned that her struggles weren’t a reflection of who she was as a person or as a mom. It was just ADHD.
For more on this topic
Listen: Emotional regulation, and yelling, as a mom with ADHD (Patricia Sung’s story) understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/emotional-regulation-adhd-patricia-sung
Read: Mental load: The invisible weight women with ADHD carry understood.org/en/articles/adhd-mental-load
Watch: Renowned ADHD expert on how to juggle ADHD and motherhood google.com/url?q=http://youtube.com/watch?v%3D8Fs3-Ru3E10&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1786470364876591&usg=AOvVaw21Tk6D5XunPl4cvKqyqS--
For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on Understood.org. understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/high-achieving-mom-adhd
You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org.
Questions about learning and thinking differences? Get answers and expert-vetted resources by asking the AI-powered Understood Assistant:
understood.org/en/assistant?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=assistant-agn-prod&utm_content=video
Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/en/donate?sc=AHA0725YTO&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=fundraising-agn-vid-adhdaha&utm_content=video
For more resources, support, and excellent memes, subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on:
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