ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

EP. 158: ADHD and Women: Speak Your Mind, Embrace Your Too-Muchness and Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Jan 12, 2022

Author Andrea Owen discusses embracing 'too-muchness' and empowering women with ADHD. They explore people-pleasing, taking up space emotionally and vocally, and self-compassion. The conversation delves into recognizing ADHD in successful women, embracing unique traits, navigating self-worth and symptoms, and reclaiming self-worth through feminist realizations.

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Andrea Owen

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Embrace your 'too-muchness' to overcome societal norms and diminish self-diminishing behaviors.

Prioritize self-compassion to navigate ADHD challenges and maintain balance in decision-making.

Advocate for embracing individual strengths, authenticity, and self-trust to overcome conditioning and societal norms.

Deep dives

Creating Blends for ADHD Brains

Blends, a coaching mix tailored for ADHD brains, offers daily 10-minute sessions. It's designed to ground, reduce overwhelm, and foster positivity. Tracy, the creator, emphasizes hope, optimism, and strengths, aiming to empower individuals to see their brilliance.

Introduction

3min

Empowerment and Recognition of ADHD in Successful Women

5min

Embracing Unique Traits and Personal Journey with ADHD

5min

Navigating Self-Worth and ADHD Symptoms

5min

Navigating Emotions and Gender Expectations

7min

Navigating ADHD and Tactile Habits

17min

Reclaiming Self-Worth Through Feminist Realizations

20min

Embracing Strength, Book Recommendations, and Community Support for ADHD Women

3min

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Many ADHD women are known for being bold, outspoken, and strong-willed, but in a society where those attributes are often reserved for men it can leave us feeling like we're "too much." My guest in this episode, author Andrea Owen, used to let this fear of taking up space prevent her from letting her stand out. In her mid-30s when she started to embrace her "too-muchness" she realized just how much she had been diminishing herself for the comfort of others.

Since then, Andrea has taught hundreds of thousands of women tools and strategies to empower themselves and live their most kick-ass life. Her most recent book, Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength, felt like I was reading something I myself had written; the things Andrea struggled with are exactly the things that I and many ADHDers struggle with as well. Join us for an insightful conversation where we discuss the impact people-pleasing has on ADHD women, the importance of taking up space with our emotions and voice, how to have compassion for ourselves and more.
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Resources:

Instagram: @heyandreaowen
Website: andreaowen.com
Her book: Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength
Workbook link: andreaowen.com/msn

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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

EP. 158: ADHD and Women: Speak Your Mind, Embrace Your Too-Muchness and Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Creating Blends for ADHD Brains

Navigating ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment

Challenging Stereotypes and Embracing Feminism

Empowering with Self-Compassion

Encouraging Authenticity and Strength

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts