41. "Tell me why I BINGE EAT even when I'm happy" 🍫🙃 ADHD, impulsive eating & sensory needs

Hi tiny little ADHD babes,

In today’s episode, Grace is forcing Tara to do her recommendation in a Kiwi accent even though she's in the throes of PMDD (cute). We discuss important subjects: like “what ARE the cakes in men’s urinals made out of?”  and "public proposals, sweet or stressful?". Meanwhile, Grace shares an inattentive moment that she's still spiralling about (spoiler: her leather couch is NOT okay 🫠)

💌 DIVERGENT DILEMMA: “I get why my ADHD makes me binge eat when I’m sad, but why do I binge eat even when I'm HAPPY?!"

We discuss:

• ADHD & Emotional Eating – Understanding why ADHDers use food for emotional regulation and sensory input.
• Sensory Needs & ADHD – How food provides vestibular and proprioceptive system input for neurodivergent brains.
• Blood Sugar & ADHD Symptoms – Why stable glucose levels help mood, focus, and prevent binge eating.
• Impulsive Eating & ADHD – Managing erratic eating patterns and emotional food cravings.
• Women with ADHD & Eating Habits – How dysregulation affects appetite, fullness cues, and nutrition.
• Food as ADHD Self-Regulation – Identifying foods that support sensory and emotional balance.
• ADHD, Binge Eating & Overeating – Why even when life is good, ADHD brains can still struggle with food.

👻 IREGGY SEGGY: The H in ADHD stands for history
We discuss the anarchy that would ensue if ADHDers were present at key historic moments like the moon landing, the Trojan horse and invention of the printing press.

🤌 RECS:
Tara: Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Grace: Cancer Council Face Day Wear CC Cream Sunscreen SPF 50

Sending you all of the don’t RSD vibes.

Lots and lots of love,
Grace and Ta xxxxx

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