About this episode

This episode features a conversation about the intersection of AuDHD, unmasking, and perimenopause with guest Heather Zimmerman.

When AuDHD, Unmasking, and Perimenopause Collide What happens when your brain finally makes sense, just as your old coping tools stop working? In this episode, I sit down with Heather Zimmerman for an honest conversation about late discovery, AuDHD, masking, and the very real shift that can happen during perimenopause. We talk about what it’s like to look back at your life through a new lens, why so many women are missed or misread for years, and what changes when you stop trying to fit into spaces that were never built for you. Heather shares her perspective with both personal experience and professional insight, which makes this conversation especially powerful. We also get into overstimulation, literal thinking, burnout, identity, and the quiet relief that can come when you finally understand why life has felt harder than it looked from the outside. Heather Zimmerman has a master’s in psychology and is the founder of Divine Ascension Co. She creates content around neurodivergence, perimenopause, intuition, and self-understanding. If you’ve ever wondered whether masking is costing you more than you realized, or why certain life stages seem to turn the volume up on everything…

People in this episode

Host: Reid

Guest: Heather Zimmerman

Topics covered

• AuDHD
• unmasking
• perimenopause
• neurodivergence
• identity
• burnout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Divine Ascension Co.

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