ADHD Masking Expert: The Truth About Female Masking, The Loneliness Is Crippling!

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Dana Dzamic is a world leading ADHD consultant, specialising in female masking and loneliness. Dana has helped thousands of ADHD women understand their diagnosis and themselves. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:45 What is masking 05:11 Why ADHD people are expert maskers 07:24 What ADHD kids hide their true self 11:43 The positive side of masking 16:08 Women’s societal expectations 18:42 How to stop shaming your true self 20:23 The root cause of shame 21:48 How masking delays an ADHD diagnosis 23:12 Tiimo advert 26:07 The risks of masking 29:18 The link between RSD and masking 34:30 The link between masking and loneliness 37:22 Patreon advert 38:12 The link between masking and alcohol 41:48 The truth about unmasking and grief 43:32 How to unmask 44:55 Top 3 audience questions about un-masking Visit Dana’s website 👉 https://adhdinsighthub.com/ Find Dana on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-dzamic-she-her-3481861bb/ Join the ADHD Chatter Patreon community 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/ADHDChatter Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Pre-order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Children actually start masking from very early age.
0:02.9	When children start school at the age of four, they're expected to do good sitting and good listening.
0:08.0	ADHD children can't do that definition of good sitting or good listening, or they can do one thing or another.
0:13.5	They actually have to force themselves into that to be praised and reinforced and accepted.
0:18.1	Dana Zamek is a world-leading ADHD consultant.
0:23.2	Specializing in female masking and loneliness.
0:27.8	She has helped thousands of ADHD women understand their diagnosis and themselves.
0:33.0	If people are undiagnosed or they actually didn't have a support to dealing with masking,
0:36.8	then masking can be obviously incredibly tiring.
0:40.7	It can be almost like incorporating a mystery identity.
0:43.0	There is no understanding of what is going on.
0:47.3	Do you think there's societal expectations on women generally that makes them better at masking?
0:50.3	That's a good question.
0:52.1	Well,
0:52.4	Can I have just a second of your time?
0:55.4	If this podcast has helped you understand your brain or made you feel less alone,
1:00.1	can you do me one favor?
1:01.4	Can you hit the follow button?
1:02.9	And I'll repay the favor by continuing to book the best and most exclusive conversations on this topic.
1:08.4	Please enjoy the episode and always remember, you're not broken,
1:11.5	just different, and you have always been enough.
1:16.8	Dana, welcome back.
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