Your hormones are messing with your ADHD


BETH THOMAS

RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST

H iReader,

Did you know your hormones are directly affecting how your neurodivergent brain shows up day to day?

Hormones and neurotransmitters are in a constant conversation, which means when your hormones fluctuate (hello, menstrual cycle), your ADHD challenges can get significantly worse.

Or sometimes easier.

It depends where you are in your cycle. If you menstruate, you've probably noticed this without realising what was happening.

Tasks that felt manageable last week suddenly feel impossible.

Your focus disappears.

So does your executive function.

And you start the entire shame spiral of "why can't I just do better?"

But it's not you failing.

It's your hormones changing what your brain has capacity for.

I've spent years beating myself up during times when my body was literally telling me to rest or adjust expectations.

But working with my cycle instead of against it means I actually get better quality work done.

Quelle surprise.

This stuff MATTERS.

If you don't understand how your hormones impact your neurodivergence, you're missing a huge piece of the puzzle.

That's why I'm running a masterclass next week with ADHD and hormone specialist Samantha Garstin called "ADHD and Hormones: Rewire the Brain Fire" and we're packing it with actual useful information – not fluff.

Education, strategies, tools, resources you can use immediately.

Since it's ADHD Awareness Month, I'm offering 25% off with code TAKE25.

And before you think "this doesn't apply to me because I don't menstruate" – yes it does.

You live with, work with, or care about people who do.

Learning how hormones affect neurodivergent people makes you better equipped to support them and create spaces where everyone can actually function.

This is information we should have had years ago.

Come get the answers.

Sign up here

Best and brightest love.

Beth x

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