Navigating Adult ADHD

Do you forget to eat… until you’re suddenly hangry and shaky?
Or eat past full & wonder “why did I do that?”
If food feels chaotic, confusing, or all-or-nothing - you are not alone.
In this episode, we’re unpacking how ADHD impacts your relationship with food - from missed hunger cues and hyperfocus, to dopamine-seeking, emotional eating, & food noise.

We cover:
Why ADHDers forget to eat (and then it becomes urgent)
The role of interoception, time blindness & medication
Why overeating happens (and why it makes sense)
Food noise, sensory “icks” & hyperfixation foods
How executive dysfunction makes eating harder than it “should”
ADHD, diet culture & all-or-nothing patterns
Plus simple, ADHD-friendly supports to help improve your relationship with food & eating

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “bad with food”… This episode will help.

LINKS TO OTHER GOOD SH*T:
*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain
*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)
*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD
*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List
*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena
*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community 
*Come hang out with me on Instagram!

In this episode, we’re unpacking the very real (and often overlooked) connection between ADHD, your nervous system, and chronic pain - including why so many ADHDers feel things more intensely… 

In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why ADHDers are more likely to experience chronic pain, headaches & fibromyalgia
What’s actually happening in your nervous system (and why it feels so intense)
The link between ADHD, anxiety, depression & pain amplification
Why headaches and migraines are so common with ADHD (it’s a perfect storm)
The overlap between ADHD brain fog & “fibro fog”
Simple, ADHD-friendly ways to better understand & support your body

This episode is part education, part validation, and part “ohhhh… that explains a lot.

LINKS TO MORE GOOD SH*T:
*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain
*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)
*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD
*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List
*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena
*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community 
*Come hang out with me on Instagram!

Freddie Bennett spent decades not knowing why his brain worked differently. Inattentive at school, masking his way through life, and by adulthood - stressed, depressed, and addicted. It wasn't laziness. It wasn't stupidity. It was undiagnosed ADHD.

Getting that diagnosis in his mid-30s changed everything. But when his son then spent two years stuck on a public waitlist - Freddie decided enough was enough and Bay Paediatrics was built.

Bay Paediatrics gives neurodiverse children and their families the fast answers, real support, and confidence they deserve to thrive. And Freddie is on a mission to establish New Zealand as a world leader in ADHD assessment and treatment. 

In this episode, Freddie gets real about what it actually feels like to be a late-diagnosed adult raising a child with ADHD. The shame. The masking. The dark years before the lightbulb moment. And how leaning into his neurodiversity is what took him from rock bottom to the Arctic, the Sahara Desert, a Guinness World Record - and now, to building a neurodiversity revolution in Aotearoa.

This one's for every adult who spent their whole life being told they weren't enough.

Connect with Freddie: 
Bay Paediatrics: https://baypaediatrics.com/
Freddie on Instagram and Facebook

LINKS TO OTHER GOOD SH*T:
*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain
*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)
*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD
*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List
*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena
*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community 
*Come hang out with me on Instagram!

This is a little bonus episode… and a personal one.
From losing my brother young, to being diagnosed at 36, to a moment at 28 that completely changed the direction of my life… this episode connects the dots of how I went from feeling lost, overwhelmed & “WTF is wrong with me?”… to building something I wish existed years ago.

Because here’s the truth:
Getting diagnosed with ADHD explains a lot…
But it doesn’t teach you how to actually live with it.

In this episode, I share:
What my life looked like before I understood my brain
The moment that changed everything for me
Why diagnosis alone isn’t enough 
The gap I kept seeing… and couldn’t ignore
How Adulting with ADHD was created (and who it’s really for)

And yes - Adulting with ADHD is on sale till midnight 23 May, so I also walk you through what’s inside and how to join if it feels like your time.
https://www.navigatingadultadhd.com/awa

ADHD isn't just distraction. It's not laziness. It's not "everyone feels like that sometimes."

It's crying over a text message. Needing a nap after replying to three emails. Avoiding something for three weeks that takes seven minutes.

In this episode, we go back to basics…
What ADHD actually is
How it shows up in the brain
Executive function explained in a way that finally makes sense
The emotional side nobody talks about enough 
And why inconsistency isn't a character flaw

You weren't doing it wrong. You just had the wrong manual my friend.

🧠 Adulting with ADHD is on sale until 23 May - $388 NZD (usually $777) www.navigatingadultadhd.com/awa

LINKS TO OTHER GOOD SH*T:
*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)
*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD
*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List
*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain
*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community 
*Come hang out with me on Instagram!