Can’t Burp, Can’t Focus, Can’t Stop Fainting (with Kate Owens)

This week on 2 Curly Haired Girls with ADHD -Our first guest!!! ---Kate Owens - Comedian and 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nomineehttps://www.kate-owens.com/cookingwithkathrynInstagram: @kate__owensShe made her TV debut recurring on Hulu’s THE OTHER BLACK GIRL and her Broadway debut in “Melissa Etheridge: My Window” (GLAAD Award for Outstanding Broadway Production) at Circle in the Square. Kate was a ‘New Face of Comedy’ at the Just For Laughs Festival (2021). She earned a spot on the highly coveted Cirque du Soleil roster and has studied with the French master clown, Philippe Gaulier, AKA “The Tormentor.”Episode Breakdown:Florence and Julia are joined by comedian Kate Owens for a conversation that connects ADHD, not being able to burp, fainting, tongue ties, chronic tension, and all the weird things our bodies do that nobody warned us about.Kate talks about her experience with R-CPD (no-burp syndrome) and what it’s actually like to physically not be able to burp — including the bloating, pressure, and the realization that there’s an actual medical explanation for it. The conversation also gets into low ferritin and iron deficiency, and how something as seemingly simple as low iron stores can show up as fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, and feeling like something is just off. They talk about the frustrating process of trying to understand what your body is telling you, interpreting bloodwork and ferritin levels, and finally finding explanations for symptoms you may have been dealing with for years.It’s part of a much bigger conversation about women’s health, ADHD, and learning to advocate for yourself medically — especially when symptoms that have become “normal” to you might actually be worth investigating.The girls also get into tongue ties, myofascial release, body tension, fainting, and the strange experience of finally discovering that something you thought was just a weird quirk might actually have a name.And, naturally, it all comes back to the brain.They talk about ADHD in women, getting diagnosed later in life, recognizing ADHD symptoms you never realized were ADHD, and what happens when years of seemingly unrelated experiences suddenly start making a lot more sense.It’s an episode about ADHD, bodies, diagnoses, and the extremely specific health problems you didn't know you needed to Google until someone mentioned them on a podcast.In this episode:• ADHD in women and late ADHD diagnosis• R-CPD / no-burp syndrome• Why some people physically can’t burp• Bloating and pressure from R-CPD• Fainting and weird body symptoms• Tongue ties• Myofascial release and body tension• Discovering there’s actually a name for your “weird thing”• Neurodivergence and understanding your body• Low ferritin and what happens when your iron stores are depleted• The connection between low ferritin, fatigue, dizziness, and fainting• Why “normal” bloodwork doesn’t always mean you feel normal• Learning to advocate for yourself when you know something feels off• And, obviously, a lot of oversharingSubscribe for new episodes of 2 Curly Haired Girls with ADHD and more conversations about ADHD, neurodivergence, relationships, mental health, bodies, and everything else our brains decide is relevant.#ADHD #ADHDWomen #WomenWithADHD #LateDiagnosedADHD #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #RCPD #NoBurpSyndrome #ADHDPodcast #ComedyPodcast #WomenInComedy #KateOwens #ferritin #lowferritin