What if the overwhelm you’ve always blamed on anxiety or “being too sensitive” is actually ADHD… or both?

In this episode of Real Parenting for the Sensitive Mom, Adrienne Bishop and Leah Andeoni sit down with licensed, trauma-informed therapist Avery Wasmanski to unpack the complex and often confusing overlap between high sensitivity, ADHD, anxiety, and trauma in motherhood.

With both professional expertise and lived experience as a mom with ADHD, Avery helps us explore why so many women are diagnosed late (or not at all), how ADHD shows up differently in moms, and why executive functioning, emotional regulation, and rejection-sensitive dysphoria can make parenting feel impossibly hard.

Together, we talk about:

• The key differences and overlaps between high sensitivity and ADHD
• Why anxiety and burnout are so common in undiagnosed moms
• Executive functioning struggles vs. sensory overwhelm
• Emotional reactivity, impulse control, and parenting under stress
• Rejection-sensitive dysphoria and how it impacts moms and kids
• The role of trauma in amplifying ADHD symptoms
• Why self-compassion and understanding your brain are essential (not optional)
• Small, realistic steps to feel more empowered and less overwhelmed

If you’re a mom who feels like your brain never shuts off, you’re exhausted from masking, or you’re wondering whether ADHD might be part of your story, this conversation will help you feel seen, validated, and less alone.

Avery's contact information: https://averywasmanskilpctherapy.com/

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