ADHD Specialist WARNING: "93% of ADHD women won't know they're addicted to THIS! | Serena Palmer

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Serena Palmer is an ADHD activist and author focusing on ADHD’s alarming connection to addiction. Equipped with her own late ADHD diagnosis and incredible recovery story, she’s on a mission to help you change your habits and optimise your ADHD. 00:00 Trailer 02:35 Serena’s Mission in the ADHD space 08:01 Serena’s definition of ADHD 10:17 How ADHD looks in women and girls 15:05 Early signs of addition in kids 16:47 Good addictions VS bad addictions 23:20 New ADHD management technique 29:29 Tiimo advert 30:30 The link between ADHD and mobile phone addiction 33:59 Common addictions in ADHD adults 42:41 Are ADHD adults at risk of toxic relationships 45:28 How ADHD adults experience love 53:41 How many ADHD women are addicted to something 56:19 3 challenges when trying to go ‘cold turkey’ 58:03 The complex link between AuDHD and addiction 59:28 Serena’s ADHD item 01:01:59 The ADHD agony aunt 01:07:33 A letter from the previous guest Buy Serena’s book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Two-Brains-Serena-Palmer/dp/B0DTTXMYC5 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 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	You will hear an ADHD girl before you see an ADHD girl.
0:04.7	With boys, you will often see before you hear.
0:07.4	We used to think of as ADHD being very physical for girls.
0:11.7	It tends to be audible.
0:13.3	Most women in particular, they've got a lot of issues around societal norms, expectations,
0:19.4	the do's and don'ts, and then low self-esteem, and we're just in a mess.
0:24.8	Serena Palmer is an ADHD specialist.
0:27.4	And author with a focus on ADHD's alarming connection to addiction.
0:31.3	Equipped with her own late ADHD diagnosis.
0:34.1	She's on a mission to help you change your habits.
0:36.5	And optimize your ADHD.
0:38.1	A lot of ADHD women take really big risks with romantic relationships.
0:42.9	And there's something there about self-esteem.
0:45.0	There's something there about I must feel lucky if somebody is going to show me the attention,
0:50.2	that self-belief that comes through all of the stuff in childhood.
0:54.0	But then there's an
0:54.8	equal dolep of risk-taking and excitement. You know, I've been chatting to a guy online. He says,
1:01.2	why don't you meet me in a car park behind Satesbury's at 10 o'clock? Why would a rational human
1:07.5	being do that? Quick one one before I get distracted.
1:12.4	I just wanted to say a very brief thank you to all of my listeners.
1:15.9	Thank you for tuning in and thank you for subscribing and following the podcast.
1:19.9	It really, really helps.
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