In this week’s episode of The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, we’re joined by Nick Potter, consultant osteopath and head of health and wellbeing at Brevan Howard Asset Management.

Nick brings a fresh perspective on what’s really going on in our bodies, especially for neurodivergent women navigating stress, sensory overload, pain, and misdiagnosis.

We talk about how the brain processes pain, why hypermobility might be affecting your nervous system more than you think, and the powerful link between chronic conditions like fatigue, fibromyalgia, migraines, and hormonal symptoms and ADHD.

Key takeaways:

What proprioception is and why ADHD women need to understand it
The science behind pain perception and why your brain might interpret things as worse than they are
How hypermobility and collagen differences affect proprioception (a unspoken 6th sense)
Why neurodivergent women experience more chronic fatigue, pain, and hormonal symptoms
The emotional relief and reduced pain that come with a proper diagnosis
The body budget theory: how burnout happens when your energy runs low, and what to do about it
How childhood stress and trauma can change the way your nervous system responds to the world
Using HRV (heart rate variability) as a signal for stress, illness or burnout
The additional stress women go through from having an additional hormone (the womb), and its impact on health
The importance of using anxiety and fear as a signal, not something to ignore
Simple, free tools to support your nervous system, such as resistance training, breathwork, and rest

This is an empowering and validating episode which explains why your body feels like it's constantly in overdrive and help you connect the dots between your body and brain in a whole new way.

My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is now available, grab your copy here!

Timestamps:

08:16: Understanding Pain and Neurodivergence
11:13: Understanding Hypermobility and the Brain
18:22: Understanding Burnout and Chronic Stress
26:45: Understanding Women's Health and Sensitivity
36:06: Starting the Day Right: Awakening the Body and Mind
38:26: The Importance of Movement in Cultural Practices

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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

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