The Masking Expert: '97% of ADHD women can’t unmask until they learn THIS!' | Dana Dzamic

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Dana Dzamic is an ADHD coach and consultant specialising in masking in women. Dana has helped thousands of ADHD women understand themselves and feel less isolated in their ADHD experience. The ADHD Chatter team have mistakenly referred to Dana as a doctor. This is incorrect and we wish to make that clear that Dana is not a doctor. Further, Dana has made us aware that she does not view herself as a 'world leading' ADHD expert, but rather an ADHD expert. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 02:07 Dana’s mission 03:32 Why so many women get diagnosed late 07:01 The hidden costs of masking 13:08 ADHD burnout explained 15:25 The solution to emotional burnout 19:32 RSD 23:06 Tiimo advert 24:17 Is people pleasing a learnt behaviour 25:46 Hidden costs of people pleasing 27:47 Social overwhelm explained 33:48 Overwhelm vs laziness 38:14 The solution to overwhelm 39:51 Is ADHD a lonely experience 43:38 The fear of unmasking 45:19 How our environment impacts our ADHD 48:51 A new ADHD coping strategy 51:23 The ADHD item section 52:45 The ADHD agony aunt 56:35 3 rules to live by 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 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	Girls start masking very early on because they want to fit in and they simply know how to camouflage.
0:06.0	And because of the way the girls play and communicate, the problem starts showing a lot later, usually reaching puberty.
0:13.0	This is why we now talk about diagnosing girls very early on.
0:16.0	The question is why the age of eight, after that age, the communication becomes more complex.
0:22.1	Girls find it hard to actually navigate social life.
0:24.8	If the girl is not diagnosed, if she's been masking and nobody noticed, then she was great
0:29.9	in school and tired at home and had all these symptoms showing up in different places,
0:34.0	it can really lead into mental health problems or some other problems.
0:37.9	Dr. Dana-Zamic is a world-leading ADHD coach and consultant.
0:41.7	Specializing in masking in women.
0:43.6	Dana has helped thousands of ADHD women understand themselves and feel less isolated in their ADHD experience.
0:50.0	People really find it hard to see where masking ends and where real eye begins.
0:56.2	Unmasking can be as hard as living years and years with masking.
1:00.5	What do you think the risks are of maybe never going through this process of realization?
1:04.4	Of never really understanding that you are putting all of this effort into masking.
1:09.0	I think there is a huge risk for...
1:11.1	Quick one before I get distracted.
1:14.1	I just wanted to say a very brief thank you to all of my listeners.
1:17.5	Thank you for tuning in and thank you for subscribing and following the podcast.
1:21.5	It really, really helps.
1:23.2	At ADHD chatter, my mission is to ask the world leading experts the hard questions to give you
1:28.3	access to the most pioneering advice the world has to offer. And with an aim to help you feel
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