Hormones, ADHD & Me

ADHD & Hormones in Women: Why Everything Feels Harder (And What Actually Helps)

Hormonal changes can dramatically impact ADHD, but many women are never told this.

If your focus, emotions, energy or overwhelm seem to shift dramatically across your cycle or life stages… you’re not imagining it.

And you’re not alone.

What you’ll gain

By the end of this session, you will:

✔ Understand how hormones affect the ADHD nervous system
✔ Recognise why things can feel harder at certain times, and what’s driving it
✔ Make sense of changes during puberty, pregnancy, postnatal periods and perimenopause
✔ Learn gentle, realistic strategies to reduce overwhelm and work with your brain
✔ Leave with greater self-understanding, validation, and self-compassion

What we’ll cover

We’ll explore how hormonal shifts influence:

• Focus, memory and executive functioning
• Emotional intensity and regulation
• Energy levels and burnout risk
• Sensory sensitivity and overwhelm

And importantly: what can actually help in real life (without adding more pressure).

A calmer, safer way to learn

This isn’t a high-pressure workshop.

It’s a small, supportive online space where you can:

• Listen without needing to speak
• Reflect on your own experiences
• Feel understood, not judged

Who this is for

This workshop is for people who:

• Have an ADHD diagnosis
• Identify with ADHD traits
• Are exploring whether ADHD might apply to them
• Are supporting children and teens with ADHD

Especially if you’ve been thinking:
👉 “Why does everything feel harder at certain times?”
👉 “Why is my ADHD getting worse lately?”

About the facilitator

Led by Becky Richens, Independent Mental Health Nurse with 20+ years’ experience, specialising in supporting neurodivergent individuals using compassionate, trauma-informed, neuroaffirming approaches.

Why this matters

When you understand how hormones interact with ADHD, things start to make sense.

And when things make sense, you can begin to support yourself differently.

🎟 Secure your place

Spaces are limited to keep the group supportive and neuroaffirming.