Just Two Therapists with ADHD

ShrinkChicks

Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Relationships

5 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are covering a long awaited episode topic: ADHD. They share about their ADHD diagnoses, when they were diagnosed, and their different experiences living with ADHD. Emmalee and Jen discuss the difference between men and women with ADHD including the age of diagnosis and presentation, shame that can arise from ADHD, what masking is and why we do it, emotional dysregulation, rejection sensitivity, the benefits of ADHD, how to navigate a partnership when one person has ADHD and the other does not, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 5:30 to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content. Get Matched With One of Our Therapists at The Therapy Group! ShrinkChicks on Instagram Our Know Yourself Grow Yourself Journal!! Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners: Wildgrain: Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/SHRINKCHICKS to start your subscription or use code SHRINKCHICKS at checkout Factor: Get started at factormeals.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping Prose: See the difference custom care can make with 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/shrinkchicks Mint Mobile: Shop plans at mintmobile.com/shrinkchicks Quince: Go to quince.com/shrinkchicks for free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:04.0	There was a study in the journal of attention disorders in 2019 that highlighted how many women develop compensatory strategies like people pleasing and overworking to mask ADHD-related struggles.
0:18.0	They called it the Good Girl masking effect. It refers to how many women
0:23.1	with ADHD unconsciously develop coping mechanisms to hide their struggles due to societal
0:29.1	expectations. Young girls are typically expected to be quiet and well-behaved and organized,
0:34.7	and those with ADHD may internalize their symptoms rather than
0:38.3	acting out leading to this misdiagnosis or it being overlooked entirely.
0:57.1	Welcome back to another episode of shrink chicks. Take a seat on our virtual therapy couch and get ready to learn all about, well, you.
1:02.4	I'm Emily Beirley.
1:03.6	And I'm Jennifer Chakin.
1:04.8	And we're both licensed, marriage and family therapist and relationship experts.
1:08.9	We're the owners and founders of the therapy group, a nationwide psychotherapy practice
1:13.5	with down-to-earth therapists just like us.
1:16.2	Your session is starting, so get ready to know yourself and grow yourself.
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