Motherhood, ADHD, and the Identity Crisis Nobody Warned You About

Motherhood, ADHD & the Identity Crisis Nobody Warned You AboutWhat happens when a coach realizes she abandoned her own journey while helping everyone else with theirs? Dr. Gertrude Lyons got a doctorate about it. In this warm, wide-ranging conversation, Steph and Dr. Gertrude bond over late ADHD diagnoses, the chaos of new motherhood, and why "doing it differently" isn't something to apologize for.What we're getting into:Premarital counseling at 23 — weird then, genius in retrospectFrom economic analyst to transformational leadership doctorate — the winding, beautiful road that got her hereWhat it means to "mother" even if you've never had children (yes, you're already doing it)The moment she realized she'd been coaching everyone but herselfHer brand new book Rewrite the Mother Code and the eight-year journey it took to write itLate-in-life ADHD diagnosis talk — the guilt, the grief, the oh thank God that explains it momentLosing yourself in motherhood (even when you know better)Why that "gelatinous mass" of new parenthood is actually a massive opportunity for growthRewriting your mother code — and what that even meansBoth Steph and Dr. Lyons have ADHD — and neither of them found out as kids. Here's what that journey looked likeLetting go of the guilt that you don't work like your (very organized, very linear) partnerCreating structures you'll actually use vs. the ones you think you should useNeurodiverse kids in a square-box world — a real conversation about accommodations, resilience, and meeting in the middleCelebrating the wins (a reminder we all apparently need)Find Dr. Gertrude Lyons:🌐 www.drgertrudelyons.com🎙️ Podcast: Rewrite the Mother Code📸 Instagram: @DrGertrudeLyons📺 TEDx talk on YouTube📚 Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust — available now🎧 Catch Steph on the Rewrite the Mother Code podcast: Listen hereSee Steph LIVE:🎟️ LTYM Boulder in-person tickets: Grab yours here💻 Can't make it in person? Livestream tickets: Get the link hereDr. Gertrude Lyons is the author of Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust - A Cosmic Approach to Motherhood and is a leading coach and educator in women’s leadership development, parenting, and relationship satisfaction. As the founder of Rewrite the Mother Code, LLC, she inspires women to take control of their own personal transformations and has spent the last 27 years empowering individuals, couples, parents, and families to realize meaningful, successful lives. Dr. Lyons has a Masters degree in coaching and a Whole Brain Living certified coach through Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Lyons received her B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, her M.A. in Psychology from Antioch University McGregor School and her Ed.D and M.A. in Transformational Leadership and Coaching at the Wright Graduate University. She is a noted media and podcast guest, and the host of the popular podcast, Rewrite the Mother Code. A TEDx speaker, Dr. Lyons has spoken at Google and other