How do you describe your depressive symptoms to a family member? How do you share your symptoms of ADHD and severe depression? I've been feeling depressed the last few days. Today is the first day I felt the "depression fog" lift. I wanted to capture my story before the symptoms of depression fade away from memory, so I can accurately share what it truly feels like for me when I'm IN IT. It's beyond negative thinking and not what you might expect.

What if you could thrive as an undiagnosed girl with ADHD in a culture that doesn't talk about mental health? In her interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison, thriving ADHD Mom Katherine Lizardo shares her vulnerable stories in response to this question. In her interview, you'll learn (1) "Odd" feelings and symptoms of ADHD and Depression; (2) the deeper meaning behind "hitting a wall" with your undiagnosis; and (3) the connection between ADHD and female hormones, menstruation, perimenopause, menopause, and other drastic hormonal changes in a female's life cycle.

ADHD in women is severely underdiagnosed. ADHD symptoms and treatment for adult women with ADHD are much more complicated than for men. In this blog post, thriving ADHD Mom Katherine Lizardo shares the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about women with ADHD that many don’t want to talk about - but we must. This information is not only for ADHD moms and women. This blog post is also for non-ADHD partners and family members who want to learn more about the remarkable ADHD women of their lives.

As an ADHD Simplifier for over two decades, Katherine Lizardo shares the 5 little-known ways to manage and simplify your ADHD life, which she calls the S.M.A.R.T. Way. These are the same tools she used to become a thriving ADHD Mom, speaker, and lawyer. You, too, can thrive with your ADHD symptoms in your daily life! Learn more in this blog post.