EP. 158: ADHD and Women: Speak Your Mind, Embrace Your Too-Muchness and Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Many ADHD women are known for being bold, outspoken, and strong-willed, but in a society where those attributes are often reserved for men it can leave us feeling like we’re “too much.” My guest this episode, author Andrea Owen, used to let this fear of taking up space prevent her from letting her stand out. In her mid-30s when she started to embrace her “too-muchness” she realized just how much she had been diminishing herself for the comfort of others. Since then, Andrea has taught hundreds of thousands of women tools and strategies to empower themselves and live their most kick-ass life. Her most recent book, Make Some Noise: , felt like I was reading something I myself had written; the things Andrea struggled with are exactly the things that I and many ADHDers struggle with as well. Join us for an insightful conversation where we discuss the impact people-pleasing has on ADHD women, the importance of taking up space with our emotions and voice, how to have compassion for ourselves, and more. Resources Instagram: @heyandreaowen Website: Her book: Workbook link:

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0:00.0	Women who are diagnosed later in life were used to dismissing our own symptoms, and
0:06.8	we're also used to being incredibly resourceful and resilient and learning to make do with
0:14.1	what we have, and that sort of bleeds out into other areas of our life.
0:20.5	All that to say is that I have finally gotten to a place where I am not going to settle
0:27.0	for just good enough when it comes to my mental health, when it comes to my physical health.
0:36.6	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserr, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:46.1	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:52.0	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
0:58.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:04.0	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
1:12.8	Cher. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast,
1:21.5	ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student,
1:29.7	now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people
1:37.8	like you figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD,
1:44.0	your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying
1:50.0	to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier
1:58.5	life for you too. So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
2:10.8	Hello, I am your host, Tracy Otsuka. Thank you so much for joining me here for episode number
2:16.8	158 of ADHD for smart ass women. I hope you'll subscribe to this podcast and our newsletter,
2:25.2	and you can do that over at TracyOtsuka.com. You know, my purpose is always to show you who you are
2:32.0	and then inspire you to be it. In the thousands of ADHD women that I have had the privilege of meeting,
2:37.8	I've never met a one that wasn't truly brilliant at something, not a one. And our guest today,
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