Interview - Your Priority Centered Life Podcast

I was delighted to be a guest on Dr Alise Murray’s podcast: Your Priority Centred Life all about my late ADHD diagnosis.

We talk about the journey to late diagnosis, navigating relationships when both partners have ADHD, the emotional whiplash of unmasking after decades, and how nonlinear, multi-tab living is a strength to harness, rather than a problem to fix.

We chat about:

The surprising signs of ADHD that women often overlook
Why masking at work leads to burnout (and how to unmask safely)
How ADHD creativity shows up in nonlinear, beautiful ways
The emotional rollercoaster of getting diagnosed later in life
How ADHD impacts romantic relationships, especially when both partners have it
Simple micro-strategies for “multiple tabs open” brains
Why your nontraditional career path is probably a great strength

LISTEN HERE

I first met Dr Alise Murray when I invited her onto the ADHDifference podcast where she shared insights into ADHD and Highly Sensitive People. Two distinct things, but often intertwined in lived experience. Alise is a clinical psychologist, ADHD coach (and yoga teacher!) and, at the end of our podcast recording, she asked if I would join her on her podcast to talk about ADHD from a late-diagnosis perspective. Of course I said yes.

If you haven’t already gathered, I love talking about all things ADHD.

That conversation with Alise became an opportunity to reflect on what it meant to discover I had ADHD at 52. Growing up off-grid on a rural New Zealand island, with no electricity, no school, and no formal structure, shaped me in ways I’m still unpacking. I with Alise about what late diagnosis brings up and how it continues to ripple outward into relationships, creativity, and self-trust.

Enjoy!