About this episode

Lucy Procter discusses her experiences with ADHD, PMDD, and the pressures of being a top HYROX athlete.

Lucy Procter is one of the world’s leading HYROX athletes. At just 23, she has already competed at the highest level — but behind her remarkable rise is a story of late diagnosis, masking, burnout and learning to understand her body. In this honest conversation, Lucy opens up about being diagnosed with ADHD and autism as an adult, struggling to make and maintain friendships at school, and mistaking anxiety, overwhelm and “freeze days” for laziness or a lack of discipline. She also shares the impact of PMDD on her mental health, body image, heart rate, training and performance, alongside the difficult journey of losing — and ultimately regaining — her menstrual cycle. Lucy explains how she changed her fuelling, recovery and approach to training, and why rest is now an essential part of her career. As a Red Bull athlete, Lucy is competing on the world stage while learning how to work with her neurodivergence rather than against it. This is a candid conversation about ADHD, autism, PMDD, elite sport, body image, self-compassion and building a healthier, more sustainable future. Keywords: Lucy Procter, ADHD, autism, AuDHD, PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, women’s health, elite…

People in this episode

Host: Women's Health UK

Guest: Lucy Procter

Topics covered

• ADHD
• PMDD
• neurodivergence
• elite sport
• body image
• mental health

Keywords

• Lucy Procter
• ADHD
• autism
• PMDD
• elite sport
• HYROX
• body image
• neurodivergence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Bull

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