ADHD Running in Heels

What if the problem isn’t burnout, age, or motivation - but estrogen? In this episode of Running in Heels, we unpack the cognitive chaos that hits high-functioning ADHD women during perimenopause and menopause. The conversation moves beyond hot flashes and mood swings into the neurochemical fault line where estrogen and dopamine collide. You’ll hear what the data actually shows - 94% of ADHD women...

Disorganization isn’t about mess - it’s about inability to find what you need to accomplish a task. This episode breaks down the executive function of  organization  through a practical, neurological lens: what it is, how it works, and the ten principles that make order sustainable across every domain of life.   We’ll strip the...

Why do so many high-performing women with ADHD feel like frauds—even when they’re crushing it? In this episode, we unpack the deep connection between ADHD and imposter syndrome, and why this experience is so often missed or misunderstood in women.   We explore how a lifetime of masking, over-functioning, and internalized self-correction can create a disconnect between external success and int...

What if the real problem isn’t your attention - but your awareness? In this episode, we unpack the often-overlooked executive function called metacognition: the ability to notice your own thinking while it’s happening. For ADHD brains, this function doesn’t always show up on time. And when it lags, everything else goes sideways. We’ll explore why delayed self-awareness creates patterns of impulsiv...

What Happens When the Assessment Says "Normal"? You got tested. You wanted answers. You expected clarity - maybe even a name for what’s been quietly draining your capacity. Instead, you were told your executive function was “within range.” No ADHD diagnosis for you. No plan. No support.   And now you're left trying to reconcile test results that say you're fine with a life that feels anything...

Executive Function Deep Dive: Goal-Directed Persistence Goal-Directed Persistence: How to Return to Yourself When Urgency Disappears Why can you move mountains for other people but lose traction the moment the only person depending on your persistence is you? Why do your goals feel solid one day and dissolve into fog the next? And why does trying harder keep making it worse? In this episode of Run...

How Did I Miss It?! (Mineela's ADHD Story) How does a therapist and executive function coach - someone trained to spot ADHD in others - completely miss it in herself? In this episode, Mineela breaks down the subtle ways ADHD hides in high-performing women. She explains why “high-functioning” is a misleading label, how performance becomes a mask, and what finally made the patterns impossible to ign...

Executive Function Deep Dive: Emotional Management Feel It Without Falling Apart: ADHD, Emotional Management, and the Myth of Stoicism Someone told to stay calm, be professional, and don’t take things personally. But for ADHD professionals with reactive nervous systems, emotional regulation is a survival skill. In this episode, we dismantle the cultural obsession with stoicism, clarify what emotio...

When people say “just go with the flow,” they’re usually not asking for adaptability. They’re demanding compliance. For ADHD professionals, especially those navigating executive dysfunction under pressure, the cost of cognitive flexibility is rarely acknowledged and almost never supported. This episode strips the moralism off “being flexible” and gets down to what cognitive flexibility actually is...

We kicked open the door to executive function. Now we're going to get into the weeds. This twelve-part series unpacks each function in depth, from cognitive flexibility to working memory. You’ll finally understand why certain tasks feel impossible, why time keeps slipping, and why productivity hacks built for someone else never seem to work for you. You’ll leave with a map, a language, and a way f...

You’ve built a career on clarity, leadership, and delivering results. But behind the scenes? You’re chasing your own calendar, rewriting the same email, and quietly wondering why simple tasks feel...not so simple. This episode pulls back the curtain on executive functions - the brain’s internal management system - and why they matter so much more than most productivity advice ever admits. We unpac...

What does it really look like when ADHD hides in plain sight for decades? It’s not the little boy bouncing off the walls. It’s the woman with the color-coded planner, the corporate title, and a PhD in pretending everything’s fine. In this episode of Running in Heels, we unpack why so many women miss an ADHD diagnosis in childhood, only to discover it years later - usually after the scaffolding col...

ADHD has been flattened into TikTok sound bites and chaos-core aesthetics. But, the truth is far more complex (and far more interesting). This episode is a sharp, research-grounded unpacking of what ADHD actually is - and all the things it absolutely isn’t. We’ll cut through the noise to explore: The four core traits that define ADHD (and why the rest is just algorithmic fluff) Why RSD, burnout, a...