ADHD, Weight Loss and Identity Why Diets Don’t Work
From Even The Dog Has ADHD by Eventhedoghasadhd
May 27, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 2 · Episode 6
About this episode
Diana and Naomi discuss the complexities of weight loss, identity, and emotional eating in relation to ADHD and menopause.
What if the thing you’ve been trying to fix with another diet or supplement was never really about food?In this episode of Even The Dog Has ADHD, Diana talks with Naomi Holbrook, the Unconventional Weight Loss Coach, about ADHD, weight loss, identity, emotional eating, menopause, and why diets so often miss the real pattern.Naomi shares her own story of growing up feeling different, building a successful corporate career while privately struggling, losing five stone, and realising that changing her body did not automatically change the shame, anxiety, or identity underneath.Together, Diana and Naomi explore food noise, alcohol, late-recognised neurodivergence, perimenopause, burnout, and the moment many women reach when “I’ll do it when I have headspace” actually means “I’m scared of what I might find.” This is a conversation about hidden patterns, not willpower.You’ll leave with a gentler reframe: maybe you are not broken, maybe you have been carrying more than anyone could see. Side Quest And if you want to know more about the Beguines that I mentioned in this episode, read on.Women in medieval Europe who began forming independent religious communities from around the late…
People in this episode
Host: Diana
Guest: Naomi Holbrook
Topics covered
- ADHD
- weight loss
- identity
- emotional eating
- menopause
- neurodivergence
- burnout
Keywords
- ADHD
- weight loss
- identity
- emotional eating
- menopause
- neurodivergence
- burnout
- food noise
- perimenopause
- shame
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Unconventional Weight Loss Coach
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