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In this week’s wisdom episode, we dive into Chapter 2 (Soothe Your Anxiety) of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit and explore what it takes to understand and manage anxiety through an ADHD lens.

Kate is joined by Joshua Fletcher, a psychotherapist, bestselling author, and former anxiety sufferer, who brings a refreshingly honest and grounded take on psychoeducation, fixation, and how our brains respond to stress.

We’re also joined by Pearl Lopian, EFT Master Trainer and Kate’s mentor, to explore the power of tapping for soothing the nervous system. With over 15 years of experience, Pearl helps us understand how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can interrupt shame, guilt, and rumination, offering genuine relief for the neurodivergent mind.

What You’ll Learn:

Why psychoeducation is one of Josh’s go-to ADHD tools for managing anxiety.
How recognising fixation patterns helped Josh manage anxiety and overthinking.
What the amygdala does in moments of stress, and its impact on neurodivergent anxiety.
How the “stress jug” metaphor makes stress easier to understand and manage.
What EFT tapping is, and how it helps to break the brain-body anxiety loop
How tapping supports anxiety relief by reducing guilt, shame, and emotional overload.
Pearl’s simple, calming approach to using EFT in daily self-care.
Why validating your anxiety is essential for effective coping.
How small daily practices, like breathwork and movement, support mental health for women with ADHD.

Timestamps:

00:26 - Exploring anxiety and ADHD strategies
01:06 - Anxiety in neurodivergent individuals
12:55 - "The Stress Jug" - A therapeutic approach
17:22 - Emotional Freedom Techniques
24:13 - The power of tapping

If you're intrigued about using EFT for ADHD traits such as RSD, overwhelm, anxiety, self-doubt, stepping into your potential or overthinking, Kate has free tap-along videos here and resources on her website here. Kate also wrote an article on ADHD and EFT for ADDitude, have a read here.

Links and Resources:

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.

Links referenced in this episode:

ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit

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