EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 53 MIN
Two Neuro-Spicy Women - Two Completely Different Journey's
from The Shadow Diaries · host Lurinda & Steph
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Steph and Lurinda share their personal ADHD journeys, and they don’t fit into neat, inspirational narratives.One experience of medication increased productivity but felt like it muted joy and personality.The other created rare calm, spaciousness, and the ability to actually choose instead of react.We talk openly about ADHD in women, masking, late diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and the stigma that still surrounds medication. This isn’t about being pro or anti. It’s about honesty. Medication can be an assist, not an identity. A tool, not a personality trait.We unpack rejection sensitivity, emotional overwhelm, and what emotional regulation actually looks like when you’re navigating ADHD alongside business, motherhood, and partnership.You’ll hear us explore:• ADHD in women and the cost of masking • Medication as support, not a label • RSD, shame spirals, and nervous system regulation • Systems that actually stick: whiteboards, zones, shared calendars • Somatic tools for when talk therapy isn’t landing • PMDD, menstrual cycles, and planning around capacity • Using data without becoming the diagnosis • Joy, humour, and sustainable dopamine • Bare minimums for food, water, and movement • Weekly check-ins to protect relationships instead of burning them downThis is a conversation about self-trust. About experimenting. About letting your life be customised instead of copied.If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re broken, too much, too sensitive, too inconsistent, this episode will meet you in that space and gently widen it.Subscribe for more conversations that stretch you in the best way.Send this to someone who needs to hear they’re not failing, they’re navigating.And tell us what came up for you. The honest reflections are our favourite.Reach out to us on Instagram!Steph is here and Lurinda is here.
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Steph and Lurinda share their personal ADHD journeys, and they don’t fit into neat, inspirational narratives.One experience of medication increased productivity but felt like it muted joy and personality.The other created rare calm, spaciousness, and the ability to actually choose instead of react.We talk openly about ADHD in women, masking, late diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and the stigma that still surrounds medication. This isn’t about being pro or anti. It’s about honesty. Medication can be an assist, not an identity. A tool, not a personality trait.We unpack rejection sensitivity, emotional overwhelm, and what emotional regulation actually looks like when you’re navigating ADHD alongside business, motherhood, and partnership.You’ll hear us explore:• ADHD in women and the cost of masking • Medication as support, not a label • RSD, shame spirals, and nervous system regulation • Systems that actually stick: whiteboards, zones, shared calendars • Somatic tools for when talk therapy isn’t landing • PMDD, menstrual cycles, and planning around capacity • Using data without becoming the diagnosis • Joy, humour, and sustainable dopamine • Bare minimums for food, water, and movement • Weekly check-ins to protect relationships instead of burning them downThis is a conversation about self-trust. About experimenting. About letting your life be customised instead of copied.If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re broken, too much, too sensitive, too inconsistent, this episode will meet you in that space and gently widen it.Subscribe for more conversations that stretch you in the best way.Send this to someone who needs to hear they’re not failing, they’re navigating.And tell us what came up for you. The honest reflections are our favourite.Reach out to us on Instagram!Steph is here and Lurinda is here.
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