Redefining Rest: What Recovery Looks Like for ADHD Minds

Feb 26, 2025

Meredith Carder, an ADHD coach and author of "It All Makes Sense Now," shares her insights on navigating ADHD, focusing on burnout and perfectionism. She explores the need for redefining rest and its significance for ADHD minds. Meredith discusses her journey in rebuilding self-trust and highlights the importance of self-compassion. The conversation emphasizes how ADHD shapes career paths and the benefits of early diagnosis, aiming to empower women to embrace their neurodivergent strengths.

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Intro

00:00 • 5min

Navigating ADHD: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Empowerment

05:25 • 3min

Writing with ADHD: Strategies and Insights

08:10 • 4min

Navigating ADHD: Productivity and Rest

11:45 • 15min

The Power of Self-Trust and Personal Fulfillment for ADHD Minds

26:45 • 5min

Navigating ADHD: Early Insights and Support

31:37 • 11min

Do you constantly overcompensate, push yourself to exhaustion, and struggle to slow down? If so, this episode is for you.

This week, I’m joined by Meredith Carder, ADHD coach and author of It All Makes Sense Now, to discuss why so many women with ADHD fall into patterns of burnout, perfectionism, and self-doubt—and, more importantly, how to break free.

Meredith shares her personal ADHD journey, how she rebuilt self-trust after years of masking, and why redefining rest is essential for managing ADHD effectively. If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly doing too much yet never doing enough, this conversation will help you reframe your mindset, embrace your neurodivergent brain, and find self-compassion along the way.

What You’ll Learn:

✨ Why women with ADHD often overcompensate and experience burnout

✨ How to redefine rest so it actually works for your ADHD brain

✨ The importance of self-trust and self-compassion in managing ADHD symptoms

✨ How ADHD impacts career paths and the need to create a work-life balance that supports your wellbeing

✨ Why early diagnosis and education can empower individuals with ADHD in both personal and professional life

Timestamps:

🕒 09:40 - Understanding ADHD and productivity

🕒 19:17 - Redefining rest for ADHD

🕒 24:11 - Rebuilding self-trust in neurodivergent Individuals

🕒 26:49 - Understanding ADHD and its impact on career paths

🕒 37:25 - Embracing ADHD awareness and acceptance

If you’re tired of pushing through burnout and want to embrace your ADHD in a way that supports your wellbeing, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical strategies to help you move forward with more ease.

Ready to swap burnout and overwhelm for balance and ease this spring? Join me for breakthrough ADHD Wellbeing Workshops and step into unstoppable self-acceptance!

https://adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/adhd-womens-wellbeing-series

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.