Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
ADHD symptoms can be easy to miss — even when you’re someone who knows a lot about ADHD. Kim Holderness shares her adult ADHD diagnosis and the complicated feelings that came with it.
Kim felt embarrassed and like a fraud. For years, she assumed her anxiety and emotional ups and downs were simply part of the very real load many busy moms carry.
Kim and Penn Holderness — creators, authors, and the couple behind the Holderness Family — have long been surrounded by ADHD in their life and work. In a quick, sweet cameo, Penn (who also has ADHD) shares how he supports Kim in practical ways, like handling paperwork and day-to-day logistics.
For more on this topic
Listen: ADHD and emotional dysregulation understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood/adhd-symptoms-in-women-emotional-dysregulation
Read: 3 surprising skills ADHD affects understood.org/en/articles/surprising-skills-adhd-affects
Watch: Are people with ADHD oversensitive? youtube.com/watch?v=Jj2xJEalgqU
For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org.
ADHD symptoms can be easy to miss — even when you’re someone who knows a lot about ADHD. Kim Holderness shares her adult ADHD diagnosis and the complicated feelings that came with it.
Kim felt embarrassed and like a fraud. For years, she assumed her anxiety and emotional ups and downs were simply part of the very real load many busy moms carry.
Kim and Penn Holderness — creators, authors, and the couple behind the Holderness Family — have long been surrounded by ADHD in their life and work. In a quick, sweet cameo, Penn (who also has ADHD) shares how he supports Kim in practical ways, like handling paperwork and day-to-day logistics.
For more on this topic
Listen: ADHD and emotional dysregulation understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood/adhd-symptoms-in-women-emotional-dysregulation
Read: 3 surprising skills ADHD affects understood.org/en/articles/surprising-skills-adhd-affects
Watch: Are people with ADHD oversensitive? youtube.com/watch?v=Jj2xJEalgqU
For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org.
