241. The Perimenopause & ADHD One ft. Mandi Dixon, LPC

Finding Mr. Height: The Podcast

Ali Jackson

Relationships, Society & Culture

3.9 • 712 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that perimenopause can start in your 30s and last up to 10 years?? Many people (your host included, until recently) do not and Mandi Dixon, LPC is here this week to talk about it. In her work as a therapist, she also focuses on navigating ADHD during this time of life and how those hormone swings can hit especially hard. Without us even realizing it! She sits down with Ali to break down why so many women are diagnosed with ADHD later in life, how estrogen impacts dopamine and executive function, and what all of this means for your relationships (plus much more!).

But first, in Updates, Ali reflects on a long weekend with her family (and Skyline) as they continue to organize their home and prepare for a housewarming. Plus, we hear from Elyse in a Dating Diaries update section!

Where to find Mandi: On Instagram @adhdmenopausetherapist, on TikTok @adhdmenopausetherapist, at www.mandidixonlpc.com.

Timestamps: Mandi joins us at around minute 41.

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0:00.0	There's the inattentive type.
0:01.9	There's the hyperactive type.
0:03.3	And then there's a combined type.
0:04.9	So a lot of girls have the inattentive type.
0:07.5	And when do most people you would think ADHD causes a problem?
0:11.4	It's in school.
0:12.4	Right.
0:12.5	So if a girl isn't causing issues like the hyperactive boy that can't sit still that's blurting things out, she may not get noticed.
0:31.7	Hello and welcome to another episode of Finding Mr. Hyde the podcast. I'm your host,
0:35.2	Ali Jackson, and I am bringing you my positive and practical approach to dating relationships and a whole lot else about life every single week,
0:41.9	every single Monday, with some bonus episodes thrown in lately. I'm loving how much y'all are
0:46.7	loving my mini series with Talia from Dating Intentionally. We recorded part three of the
0:51.5	Comparing Note series about early relationships. Last week, it's going to come out in October. I've just loved recording with her. It's been so much fun. I know that so many of you have shared that you missed that banter of me having a co-host, and that is something I miss too. You know, I've mentioned before on the pod about how it's a little bit more of a complicated thing to bring on a co-host.
1:12.8	You know, it's not just like, hey, you, do you want to do a podcast with me?
1:16.2	Especially because something that I loved so deeply about hosting with Rourke and then with Erica is that we were friends outside of the pod and had relationships that we built before the pod pod even began, especially Rook and I go back
1:28.2	over 10 years.
1:29.6	Man, 15 almost at this point.
1:31.6	And that just isn't with everybody, you know?
1:33.8	Like I don't just have a whole bunch of people waiting in the wings that have known me for a while
1:37.5	or know me and want to do a podcast with me.
1:40.4	And so it's just nice to have a little bit of that banter back sometimes, even as I navigate
1:46.2	this solo podcasting journey, which is the right thing for me right now. That's been really,
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