Founder of World’s No.1 ADHD Coaching company: The real reason ADHD women are still struggling

Shanna Pearson has over 26 years of experience providing one-on-one action-based coaching for easily distracted adults seeking personal, professional, and financial success. She has designed and led focus and goal-achievement programs for executives and directors at Fortune 500 companies and world-class institutions, including Google, X, Tesla, PayPal, Pfizer, Intel, Ford Motor Company, Yale School of Medicine, Disney, Meta, Johnson & Johnson, Apple, and SpaceX—and has helped tens of thousands of adults transform their lives through her results-driven, brain-based approach. Chapters: 01:57 Shanna’s mission 09:04 How to define ADHD 11:42 Nature vs Nurture 15:53 How to connect with your inner child 18:35 What is ‘normal’? 20:28 How to embrace your differences 21:49 The hack that’s helping thousands of ADHD adults 28:41 Tiimo advert 29:42 How to turn ADHD into a superpower 36:38 Why ADHD women were missed 41:45 Why some ADHD women feel unlovable 48:07 How to manage Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 53:00 Why ADHD women get misdiagnosed with anxiety 59:06 Shanna’s ADHD item 01:02:17 The ADHD agony aunt 01:04:32 A letter from the previous guest Visit Shanna’s website 👉 https://www.adhdcoaching.com Pre-order Shanna’s book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-ADHD-Proven-Management-Scattered/dp/1035082667 Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer Editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

Shanna PearsonguestAlex Partridgehost

Aug 25, 20251h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: August 25, 2025
Duration: 1h 6m
Channel: ADHD Chatter Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Shanna Pearson has over 26 years of experience providing one-on-one action-based coaching for easily distracted adults seeking personal, professional, and financial success. She has designed and led focus and goal-achievement programs for executives and directors at Fortune 500 companies and world-class institutions, including Google, X, Tesla, PayPal, Pfizer, Intel, Ford Motor Company, Yale School of Medicine, Disney, Meta, Johnson & Johnson, Apple, and SpaceX—and has helped tens of thousands of adults transform their lives through her results-driven, brain-based approach. Chapters: 01:57 Shanna’s mission 09:04 How to define ADHD 11:42 Nature vs Nurture 15:53 How to connect with your inner child 18:35 What is ‘normal’? 20:28 How to embrace your differences 21:49 The hack that’s helping thousands of ADHD adults 28:41 Tiimo advert 29:42 How to turn ADHD into a superpower 36:38 Why ADHD women were missed 41:45 Why some ADHD women feel unlovable 48:07 How to manage Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 53:00 Why ADHD women get misdiagnosed with anxiety 59:06 Shanna’s ADHD item 01:02:17 The ADHD agony aunt 01:04:32 A letter from the previous guest Visit Shanna’s website 👉 https://www.adhdcoaching.com Pre-order Shanna’s book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-ADHD-Proven-Management-Scattered/dp/1035082667 Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer Editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

SPEAKERS

Shanna Pearson
guest
ADHD coach and author of the book “Invisible ADHD,” known for large-scale ADHD coaching work.
Alex Partridge
host
Host of the ADHD Chatter Podcast who interviews ADHD experts and shares ADHD-focused strategies and resources.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of ADHD Chatter Podcast, featuring Shanna Pearson and Alex Partridge, Founder of World’s No.1 ADHD Coaching company: The real reason ADHD women are still struggling explores why ADHD women struggle: invisible emotional overload, masking, and misdiagnosis persist Pearson reframes ADHD from a medical “disorder” label to a whole-life experience shaped by poor compartmentalization, constant stimulus, and cumulative social exclusion.

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