Episode 157

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30th Jun 2024

ADHD Addictive Behaviours, Compulsive Eating and Obesity

Today’s guest is Toni Russo, a specialist nurse with 20+ years of practice in obesity management. Toni was diagnosed with ADHD a year ago and is now passionate about creating more awareness around ADHD and obesity.

In this week's ADHD Women's Wellbeing episode, Toni and Kate speak about:

  • Toni's ADHD diagnosis story
  • How Toni's has tweaked her life since her ADHD diagnosis
  • The ADHD support group and connection Toni has found helpful
  • Why there could be a link between undiagnosed ADHD, the compulsion/addictive tendencies and obesity
  • The power of simple ADHD screening in different medical areas
  • Unhelpful comments from medical professionals and how to deal with them
  • How medical professionals can help their ADHD patients

Access my all online ADHD Wellbeing resources here: adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk

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The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast
Empowering mindset, wellbeing and lifestyle conversations for newly-diagnosed ADHD women
Are you ready to feel healthier, calmer and more balanced with your ADHD? Do you need help getting your emotional health, lifestyle and health on track but not sure where to begin? Perhaps you're newly diagnosed with ADHD and need some insights and perspectives on how you can turn your life around following this new discovery? In this new podcast, ADHD lifestyle & wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner, mum of four and ADHD herself, Kate Moryoussef will be having conversations with global experts, thought leaders, professionals and authors about how we can harness our wellbeing to work alongside our brains and enhance our lives as women with ADHD. So whether you're struggling with your nutrition, motivation to exercise, need help to calm your nervous system, struggle with anxiety, have found sleep difficult or simply looking for guidance on how to live a calmer and more balanced life - this podcast is for you. Kate will be bringing in a variety of guests and topics to help you live alongside your ADHD with more awareness, self-compassion and acceptance - no more self-criticism, judgement or blame - just honest, straight-talking conversations to help you live a kinder and more authentic life.
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Kate Moryoussef

ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast host, wellbeing and lifestyle coach, and EFT practitioner for women with late-diagnosed ADHD.
www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk