Episode 284: Powered by ADHD with Dr. Amelia Kelley (Neurodivergence in Relationships)
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Amelia Kelley, a trauma-informed therapist and author, joins me to explore the nuances of ADHD in women, discussing how it often goes unnoticed and untreated. We tackle the complex question, "Do I have trauma or ADHD?"—exploring whether childhood trauma manifests as ADHD or if living with ADHD contributes to traumatic experiences.
Plus, we uncover the superpowers of ADHD, the fascinating link between hyperfocus and procrastination, and how neurodiversity and ADHD affect relationships. Tune in to gain valuable insights and feel empowered to understand yourself better or loved ones living with ADHD.
Featured topics:
- The impact of untreated ADHD on women's lives (3:25)
- "Do I have trauma or ADHD?" Exploring the relationship between trauma and ADHD (15:22)
- Coping skills: Embracing change as a compassionate choice (27:02)
- The superpowers of ADHD + the link between hyperfocus and procrastination (27:44)
- Healthy relationships, neurodiversity, and ADHD (34:00)
- The correlation between ADHD and attachment styles (43:30)
Learn more about Dr. Amelia Kelley:
Dr. Amelia Kelley is a trauma-informed therapist, author of several books, co-host of The Sensitivity Doctors podcast, and certified meditation and yoga instructor. She is a psychology professor at Yorkville University and a nationally recognized relationship expert featured on SiriusXM Doctor Radio's The Psychiatry Show as well as NPR's The Measure of Everyday Life. Her private practice is part of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute. She is a contributing author for Psychology Today, ADDitude Magazine and the Highly Sensitive Refuge, the world's largest blog for HSPs. You can find out more about her work at ameliakelley.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of |
| 0:23.3 | the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to |
| 0:29.1 | hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process |
| 0:35.1 | with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 0:43.8 | Hey everyone, welcome back. So I just have a couple of things I want to ask of you. One is if you like any of these episodes that you hear and you want to |
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| 1:05.3 | if you like it, and you would leave me a review on Apple Podcasts in particular, I think, is the most important one. |
| 1:16.6 | But really anywhere else, that would also be amazing, mainly to counteract some of the negative reviews I get. |
| 1:25.9 | Some people don't like the fact that I talk on my own podcast. It doesn't, |
| 1:30.5 | I try not to read them. But if you would leave a review or at least just hit like five stars, |
| 1:37.8 | that would really be awesome. Thank you. I love you. All right, we're going to get into today's episode. So as I said last week, |
| 1:47.8 | we are starting off a month-long series on neurodivergence in relationships. And our first guest |
| 1:56.3 | is none other than Dr. Amelia Kelly. You know, she's been on the podcast a few times. |
| 2:02.5 | She has been on the podcast talking about what it's like to be a highly sensitive person. |
| 2:09.0 | She has been on the podcast talking about her book about healing from gaslighting. |
| 2:16.6 | And she has written a new book about women with ADHD called Powered by ADHD. |
| 2:24.3 | And she's awesome, of course, as always. |
| 2:28.6 | And she brings us some incredible, amazing wisdom about experiencing living with ADHD yourself or living |
| 2:39.7 | with and raising a child with ADHD, both of which I have a lot of experience with. |
| 2:47.9 | And you know what? |
| 2:49.9 | We're just going to go right to it. So without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Amelia Kelly. |
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