ADHD Isn’t Laziness: Understanding Neurodivergence at Work, in Parenting & Within Yourself with Kristen Pressner

About this episode

The episode discusses the misconceptions surrounding ADHD, particularly in women, and features insights from Kristen Pressner on neurodiversity in various aspects of life.

For so many women, ADHD has been misunderstood for decades — often internalised as laziness, failure, or not trying hard enough. But what if that story was never true to begin with? In this week’s episode of the ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by Kristen Pressner , Global Head of People & Culture, TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for neurodiversity for a conversation on ADHD, leadership, parenting, and why understanding your brain can change how you live, work, and relate to yourself. Kristen brings both professional insight and deeply personal experience to this conversation, sharing what it’s been like raising four neurodivergent children while navigating a high-powered career, and how this journey has reshaped the way she understands ADHD, both at home and in the workplace. This is a conversation that gently challenges some of the narratives many of us have grown up with, particularly the idea that ADHD is about laziness or lack of discipline, and instead invites us to explore what might be possible when we approach ourselves (and others) with more curiosity, compassion, and understanding. In this episode, we explore: Kristen's experience of supporting her…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Moryoussef

Guest: Kristen Pressner

Topics covered

• ADHD
• neurodiversity
• parenting
• mental health
• workplace
• self-understanding

Keywords

• ADHD
• neurodivergence
• parenting
• mental health
• workplace
• self-improvement
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEDx

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