Episode Details

ADHD coach and creator Caren Magill was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020, during the pandemic. Caren gets real about her experience as a teen girl with undiagnosed ADHD: dropping out of high school, smoking, having poor self-care, and being a “messy kid.” She also shares how she manages her ADHD through fitness, sleep, and meditation.  

Caren is also the host of It’s The ADHD-Friendly Show podcast. Listen as she shares what she’s hearing from women with ADHD about overwhelm, and approaching ADHD challenges with curiosity instead of shame.  

Related resources:

ADHD in teens: From friendship to forgetting homework (Miya’s story)

5 ways ADHD teens take risks — and why

Caren’s website

Caren’s podcast, It’s The ADHD-Friendly Show

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