The Rage Is Real: Hormones & Midlife Identity Crises with the ADHD Menopause Therapist , Mandi Dixon
What happens when perimenopause hormones file for divorce and you realize your brain has been running on a completely different operating system your whole life? Enter today’s guest: Mandi Dixon, LPC, NCC — Licensed Professional Counselor, menopause mental health specialist, ADHD/executive functioning coach, and the therapist you didn’t know you needed until right this second.Mandi works with midlife women in all their messy, magical “what the actual fuck” chaos—anxiety, identity unraveling, rage, executive dysfunction, and the hormonal storms that hit at the exact moment life is already asking more of us. She’s a proud member of The Menopause Society and ISSWSH, and she’s on a mission to finally bridge the massive gap between mental health and menopause education.But here’s where it gets personal: Mandi recently discovered she’s neurodivergent herself. She made a TikTok about her ADHD revelation in perimenopause, it went viral, and suddenly she found herself not only guiding women through their midlife meltdowns, but sharing her own.In this episode of ADHD Peri Punks, we go deep into:🌪️ Her viral TikTok ADHD confession — what it’s like to out yourself online and be met with millions of “me too’s.”🧠 Shifting identities — from “menopause therapist” to “ADHD menopause therapist,” and what her own late diagnosis means for her life and work.🔥 The rage is real — why naming rage hits so hard in perimenopause, how it intersects with neurodivergence, and how to process it without shame.🛠️ Therapy + coaching strategies — practical tools that actually help when executive dysfunction is riding shotgun.💔 Identity free-fall — how masks come off in midlife, what women are telling her in her DMs and therapy sessions, and how to find stability in the unraveling.🖕 Myth-busting — why ADHD isn’t a trend, why menopause isn’t “just mood swings,” and what neurodivergent midlife women really want the world to know.And because we’re ADHD Peri Punks, we also rant about:Content theft: why stealing reels and captions from smaller creators is unethical, harmful, and needs to stop.Religious shame: what it’s like for women in the Bible Belt to navigate perimenopause and neurodivergence while battling entrenched cultural + patriarchal narratives.This episode is raw, validating, rage-fueled, and deeply funny. Whether you’re in the throes of hormonal chaos, wondering if you’re neurodivergent, or just sick of screaming into pillows instead of the damn void, you’re going to feel seen here.👉 Where to find Mandi Dixon:📲 Instagram + TikTok: @adhdmenopausetherapist🌐 Website: mandidixonlpc.com✨ Listener love helps us keep going!Rate ADHD Peri Punks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Leave us a written reviewShare this episode with someone navigating hormones + neurodivergenceFollow us on social and scream into the ether with usYou are not alone, you are not broken, and you are not “too much.” You are a ragey, dopamine-chasing, hormonally unhinged legend—and we love you for it.🔑 KeywordsMandi Dixon, ADHD menopause therapist, ADHD therapist Texas, ADHD women, perimenopause and ADHD, neurodivergent women, late ADHD diagnosis, executive dysfunction, menopause rage, religious shame and menopause, Bible Belt women, content theft social media, ADHD TikTok viral, ADHD mental health, therapy strategies ADHD women, ISSWSH, The Menopause Society, midlife identity crisis, ADHD podcast, ADHD Peri Punks
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