Lindsey Buchanan: Releasing shame and finding self-compassion
Women & ADHD
Katy Weber
4.9 • 726 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Episode 201 with Lindsey Buchanan.
“ADHD doesn’t always feel like you’re the abnormal one — often it just feels like everyone else isn’t cooperating.”
Lindsey is an ADHD and executive functioning coach and a member of our Women & ADHD coaching team. We talk about the surprising way she got diagnosed (spoiler: her psychiatrist sister broke it to her), the relief she felt after finally finding her people, and how self-compassion has been a cornerstone of her journey.
We also talk about the role of exercise and how vital it is for ADHD brains, we talk about how Lindsey has moved past some of her shame spirals around lateness and organization, and the ways she now made a career out of helping others “unwrap their gifts” through ADHD coaching.
In this episode, Lindsey and I discuss:
- Lindsey’s path to an adult ADHD diagnosis and how it reframed her life story
- The role of family, genetics, and self-advocacy in her journey
- Navigating shame, indecision, and societal expectations as a woman with ADHD
- The importance of movement, exercise, and honoring your needs
- How Lindsey transitioned from the corporate world to ADHD coaching
- Lindsey’s favorite tools and strategies for building self-awareness and self-compassion, including values work and the satisfaction wheel
- The power of community, asking for help, and redefining success
- Lindsey’s coaching philosophy: helping clients “unwrap their gifts” and integrate their strengths into daily life
If you love this episode and you’d like to hear even more of how Lindsey became an ADHD coach, don’t miss Episode 200 of Women & ADHD, where she shares more of her journey.
Website: womenandadhd.com/lindsey
Links & Resources:
Allow Me to Interrupt: A Psychologist Reveals the Emotional Truth Behind Women's ADHD by Gilly Kahn, PhD
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| 0:00.0 | I would forget to pack their snacks, for example, in the diaper bag, and we'd go to the park, and they'd be hungry for a snack. |
| 0:07.4 | And I'm like, oh, I didn't think to bring a snack, you know? |
| 0:12.4 | And I would notice that other moms were really good at that. |
| 0:15.6 | Like, they would have their little snack containers everywhere they went. |
| 0:19.0 | And I'm like, dang, I wish I was better at that. I don't know why. |
| 0:23.2 | That's hard for me. I don't think through that far. |
| 0:31.7 | Hello and welcome to the women and ADHD podcast. I'm your host, Katie Weber. I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 45, |
| 0:40.5 | and it completely turned my world upside down. I've been looking back at so much of my life, |
| 0:46.7 | school, jobs, my relationships, all of it with this new lens, and it has been nothing short of |
| 0:53.1 | overwhelming. I quickly discovered I was not the only woman to have this new lens and it has been nothing short of overwhelming. I quickly discovered |
| 0:55.1 | I was not the only woman to have this experience and now I interview other women who, like me, |
| 1:00.4 | discovered in adulthood they have ADHD and are finally feeling like they understand who they are |
| 1:06.6 | and how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. |
| 1:11.6 | Hello and welcome back. It is so great to be returning with a brand new episode after a |
| 1:17.7 | mini vacation. And before we get started, I'd love to share with you this review from Rachel |
| 1:23.0 | in New Zealand. It's entitled Practical, Plugged In, and Positive. As a newbie to ADHD, |
| 1:30.3 | this is an incredible resource that isn't overwhelming, but feels very fave pair of comfy slippers. |
| 1:37.0 | The podcast has the perfect tone. Inclusive, accessible, warm, friendly, and very authentic. |
| 1:43.6 | It's hot chocolate with marshmallows for the soul, if you're a woman and struggling on this |
| 1:48.1 | journey. |
| 1:48.8 | Validating and positive with lots of useful insights and a good dose of virtual hugs. |
| 1:54.1 | Thank you so much, Katie, and guests. |
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