Why Parenting Feels So Hard When You Have ADHD & RSD with Laura Kerbey

Enjoyed the episode, got a suggestion or a question send me a textIn this episode, Laura Kerbey, author and founder of PAST (Positive Assessments, Support and Training), shares her lived experience of growing up undiagnosed with ADHD, and how that shaped not only her childhood but adulthood and parenthood as well.Laura talks honestly about how deeply she wanted to be a parent, alongside how challenging parenting felt while living with undiagnosed ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). She opens up about the overwhelm, the self-doubt, and the low moments, but also the joy that came with it.Laura talks about how she and her boys have built a strong, trusting relationship, the kind of relationship so many parents hope for, and what helped her move from survival mode to understanding, compassion, and connection.I am so grateful to Laura for sharing so openly how she experienced things. This is a raw, validating conversation for parents who feel like parenting is overwhelming them, they should be doing better, and who need reminding that they are not failing. Find Laura OnlineFacebookInstagramLinkedInPAST website: https://p-ast.co.uk/Books by Laura Kerbey (Mentioned in This Episode)The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA Laura Kerbey & Eliza FrickerThe Kids’ Simple Guide to PDA Laura KerbeyThe Teen’s Guide to PDA Laura Kerbey & Eliza FrickerThe (Slightly Distracted) Woman’s Guide to Living with an Adult ADHD Diagnosis Laura Kerbey & Eliza FrickerThe Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance An illustrated guide to PDA and learning — Laura KerbeySupport the show