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Ever lose your phone while holding it? Start 10 projects and finish zero? Or hyper-fixate on Pope Leo’s baseball fandom at 2 AM? 👀 Welcome to the ADHD club, friend. In this episode, Caitlin and Ariella (a fellow ‘elder millennial with a PhD in awesome’) break down what ADHD really looks like in women—and why so many of us are just now figuring it out.

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Who Should Listen

• Moms who’ve been called "scatterbrained" but suspect there’s more to it.
• Women diagnosed with anxiety/depression but still feel like something’s "off."
• Anyone who’s ever gone to put away the box of Cheerios and ended up reorganizing the entire pantry.

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What You Get In This Episode

• ADHD 101: It’s not "squirrel syndrome"—it’s erratic brain Wi-Fi, y’all.
• Overlooked Signs in Women: Perfectionism masking chaos, time blindness ("I’ll be ready in 5 minutes" = lies), and why you cry over spilled milk (then apologize to the dog).
• The Diagnosis Gap: Why girls fly under the radar (hint: society hates feral women).
• "Wait, That’s ADHD?!" From losing your keys in your hand to winning shower arguments that never happened.
• Why It’s Everywhere Now: TikTok, pandemics, Millennial parenting, and Gen Z’s refusal to suffer in silence.

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Bios

Caitlin Kindred: Recovering teacher, professional overthinker, and mom who finally got diagnosed with ADHD at 38. Host of How to Be a Grownup—where "adulting" is a group project.

Ariella Monti: Author of Roots in Ink, flannel-clad bisexual icon, and mom who registered her car 2 months late (the ADHD angels spared her).

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Sources & Mentions

📖 Articles/Studies:

• Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? | The New York Times
• Speaking of Psychology: Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD | ADA

🧠 Instagram Recs:

• @ADHDoers (memes + truths)
• @coachingwithbrooke (actionable tips)
• @alex_partridge_100 (founder of UNILAD)

💡 5-Second Therapy:

• "Progress = Wellness" (Caitlin’s mantra for task overwhelm)

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