The ADHD Woman's Guide To Sex & Intimacy: No more shame, no more guilt!

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Karen Doherty is a Leading ADHD Couples Therapist who's helped thousands of people with ADHD. She’s here to discuss ADHD and how it effects sex and intimacy in your relationship. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:56 How ADHD impacts sexual relationships 04:38 Difference between love & limerence 10:26 How to manage transition difficulty 14:21 Sensory issues during intimacy 17:00 The trouble with orgasms 22:12 Tiimo advert 23:14 RSD in the bedroom 28:45 How ADHD impacts sex drive 29:35 Vaginismus 32:07 When sex becomes a mask to save the relationship 37:09 Sexual OCD 39:39 AuDHD intimacy 42:07 Audience intimacy questions Visit Karen’s website 👉 https://karendohertycoaching.co.uk Find Karen on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/karendohertycoaching/ Join the ADHD Chatter Patreon community 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/ADHDChatter 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 Pre-order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e 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	Female ADHD can have huge difficulties and orgasmia is a distraction, that not feeling right,
0:06.0	that sensory zone, that has to be right for somebody to be able to carry through to orgasm.
0:11.6	And men as well, there are erectile difficulties with performance anxiety.
0:15.7	One thing is focus. What about the distraction, just losing their moment?
0:19.4	Karen Doherty is a leading ADHD couples therapist who's helped thousands of people with ADHD.
0:24.5	She's here to discuss ADHD and how it affects intimacy in your relationship.
0:29.0	It's quite difficult for some people with ADHD to transition from actually what they're doing
0:33.6	in order to be able to respond maybe to an initiation to move into an intimate or sexual mode.
0:39.7	What would you recommend if somebody is listening or watching and they think, that sounds like
0:43.4	my relationship? We don't perhaps like each other, but we have sex a lot. Is it healthy to
0:48.0	maintain a relationship that way? Well, I would say, can I have just a second of your time?
0:53.6	If this podcast has helped you understand your brain or made you feel less alone,
0:58.2	can you do me one favor?
0:59.5	Can you hit the follow button?
1:01.0	And I'll repay the favor by continuing to book the best and most exclusive conversations on this topic.
1:06.5	Please enjoy the episode and always remember, you're not broken, just different, and you have always been enough.
1:14.9	Karen, welcome back.
1:16.9	Hello, Alex.
1:17.9	Lovely to be back.
1:19.3	Last time you were on, Karen, you suggested that we cover the topic that we're going to cover today, which is ADHD and how that crosses over with intimacy and sex. And I don't know why
1:30.2	I'm quite nervous about this conversation because my parents listen to this podcast. I will be
1:35.3	reserved, Alex. I will be very careful. I'll choose my best. I won't be. Sorry, Mom. Sorry. Yeah,
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