Sarah Collins: Burnout & the pressure to have it all together
Women & ADHD
Katy Weber
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Episode 187 with Sarah Collins.
“I’ve probably spent more money on therapy than anything else in my life, and yet nobody ever said anything about ADHD or neurodivergence.”
Sarah is an activist and entrepreneur. Having grown up in apartheid South Africa, Sarah has spent much of her life passionate about social justice and improving the welfare of others, especially when it comes to gender equality and environmental sustainability.
In 2008, Sarah founded Wonderbag, a portable, non-electric slow cooker designed to retain heat and continue cooking food after being brought to a boil. It has enormous versatility, especially for communities in crisis where electricity and fuel are either scarce or non-existent. Wonderbag has won dozens of environmental & leadership achievements over the years, and was voted one of the world's Top 50 Genius Companies by Time Magazine in 2018.
Sarah and I talk about the ups and downs of being a neurodivergent entrepreneur, as well as how neurodiversity intersects with innovation and its potential to spark humanitarian change. And we also talk about the very real hidden costs of being an ADHD entrepreneur, like masking, burnout, and the constant pressure to appear as if you have it all together.
Sarah is also my coaching client, and we talk about the difference coaching has made in her life since her adult diagnosis. If you’re looking to make that step in your own life, make sure to head over to womenandadhd.com/coaching to book a free introductory consult with me to find out if we’re the right fit.
Website: wonderbagworld.com
Instagram: @thewonderbag
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, it's Katie here. Have you spent your whole life wondering why things feel harder for you |
| 0:05.2 | than they do for everyone else? Do you struggle with motivation even for the things you actually want to do? |
| 0:10.6 | Are you exhausted even though it feels like you're not getting anything done? If you're nodding along, |
| 0:15.9 | then I've got some exciting news. I've recently expanded the women and ADHD team by joining forces with a few |
| 0:22.4 | of my favorite ADHD coaches, each of whom I trust wholeheartedly because they share my values |
| 0:28.1 | of compassionate, neurodivergent affirming support. Consistent one-on-one coaching from someone |
| 0:33.1 | who truly understands what it's like to live with ADHD can make all the difference in life. |
| 0:38.6 | Our women and ADHD coaches provide guidance, support, and accountability you can trust |
| 0:43.6 | with accessible pricing and free consultation calls, so you can find the right coach for you |
| 0:48.6 | without any pressure or pushy sales tactics. Just real support from women who truly get it. |
| 0:54.3 | Discover what's possible when you have the right support. |
| 0:57.2 | Head to women and ADHD.com slash coaching to book your free consult today. |
| 1:02.7 | When I started the journey of trying to look for what was wrong with me, I did. |
| 1:08.5 | I went for brain scans. I went for MRIs. I went for, you know, |
| 1:15.8 | looking for tumors. But there was nothing there. Yeah, I think we look in the wrong places. |
| 1:27.4 | 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, and it completely turned my world upside down. I've been looking back at so much of my life, school, jobs, my relationships, all of it with this new |
| 1:46.7 | lens and it has been nothing short of overwhelming. |
| 1:49.9 | I quickly discovered I was not the only woman to have this experience, and now I interview |
| 1:54.4 | other women who, like me, discovered in adulthood they have ADHD and are finally feeling |
| 2:00.2 | like they understand who they are and |
| 2:02.6 | how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. Well, hello there, |
| 2:08.7 | and welcome back. I'm so glad you've decided to join me. Here we are at episode 187, |
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