ADHD and women a guide to optimizing your hormones and thriving with ADHD

Many women unknowingly live their entire life with ADHD (often highly masked and quietly overwhelmed) until hormonal shifts in their late 30s and 40s make symptoms impossible to manage. Board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist and bestselling author Dr. Jolene Brighten uncovers the real reason A...

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Main Author: Brighten, Jolene (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Rodale, [2026]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Many women unknowingly live their entire life with ADHD (often highly masked and quietly overwhelmed) until hormonal shifts in their late 30s and 40s make symptoms impossible to manage. Board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist and bestselling author Dr. Jolene Brighten uncovers the real reason ADHD symptoms often get worse during transitions like PMS, pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause, and beyond: hormones. Drawing on clinical research, patient experience, and her own lived journey as a neurodivergent woman, ADHD and Women illuminates ADHD as a dynamic brain-body condition. Anxiety, PMDD, focus and memory struggles, lack of motivation, brain fog, sleep disruption, sensory sensitivity, and emotional dysregulation are not personal failures--they are symptoms of dysregulation that ADHD women are more likely to report when hormones fluctuate. Dr. Brighten helps you discover your unique ADHD-Hormone profile and personalized plan for regaining focus and ending overwhelm.
Physical Description:xii, 445 pages : illusrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593981603
059398160X
Author Notes:Dr. Jolene Brighten is an internationally recognized expert in hormones, women's health, and ADHD across the female lifespan. A board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist, nutrition scientist, certified menopause specialist, and sex counselor, she is widely known for translating complex hormonal science into clear, clinically relevant care for patients and the doctors who treat them. The bestselling author of Beyond the Pill and Is This Normal, Dr. Brighten is the host of The Dr. Brighten Show , a top-rated women's health podcast.