ADHD 101 for Women
A five-hour, live workshop for women ready to understand what's going on in their ADHD brains.
Getting Started
Understanding Your ADHD Brain
ADHD. Hmmm. You might have spent a lifetime wondering why you can’t just “get organized.” Or why you can forget things that matter but hang on to trivia that doesn’t.
Or how you can hyperfocus for hours on the shiny, new stuff, but fall asleep when it’s B-O-R-I-N-G.
And how come, after buying all those planners and setting up routines and strategies you still have trouble getting where you need (or want) to go on time?
“Here’s what ‘they’ aren’t telling you: it's not a character flaw. It's not laziness. It’s not a lack of intelligence or determination or effort (OMG we try SO hard). It's just ADHD — and it's been controlling your life for a long, long time.”
Why It Matters
So… Is It ADHD?
It’s different for ADHD women. So, I created ADHD 101 to lay out the basics and nuances of living a female ADHD life. Not a clinical pamphlet. Not a list of tips you’ve already tried. A genuine, grounded, start-from-the-beginning understanding of what ADHD actually is, why it works the way it does, and how it has shaped your life in ways you may not have fully recognized. Yet.
ADHD 101 for Women covers 10 key areas. Along the way, you’ll begin to build your own story of what it means to be a woman with ADHD.
Inside the Workshop
What You’ll Learn in ADHD 101
01. ADHD Basics
We clear away decades of misinformation and build a solid foundation. What ADHD actually is (and isn’t), the history of why ADHD women went undiagnosed until the 1990s, the three ADHD ‘presentations,’ and the neuroscience — neurons, dopamine, the prefrontal cortex — explained in a way that makes sense.
02. The Estrogen Factor
Estrogen and dopamine are deeply connected — which means every major hormonal shift in a woman’s life ripples through her ADHD. We cover the hormonal roller coaster across the lifespan, why perimenopause and menopause often make ADHD symptoms significantly worse, and what that means for treatment and daily life.
03. ADHD Women & Emotion
“We feel all the feels.” And sometimes those emotions bubble up at the most inopportune moments – experts call it emotional dysregulation. It ties into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and the high costs of (trying to) mask our ADHD. Vitally important information and conversation.
04. Other People
“They just don’t understand.” It’s a common refrain so we’ll tackle how to communicate effectively with family, friends and partners. You’ll learn the Rules of Engagement with people ‘out there’ so you get your point across without giving up yourself in the process.
05. Memory
Short term memory glitches are frustrating: why DID you come into this room? We’ll look at how memories are stored in your ADHD brain and how to retrieve them. Sometimes. This chapter explains exactly how, and why brain fog is often far more complex than it sounds.
06. It’s About Time
ADHD brains experience time differently — it’s either “now” and “not now.” We unpack time blindness, chronic lateness, deadline paralysis, and the tools that help bridge the gap between intention and action.
07. Organization
A lot of ADHD women are ‘professional disorganizers’ but it’s not necessarily a permanent title. First, we’ll do a quick review of our ADHD executive function (or dysfunction), then jump into step-by-step instructions that really work for ADHD brains. (Hint: it’s not dragging everything out of the closet at once.)
08. Money & Work
Money. It’s pretty darned important for survival but ADHD women tend toward patterns of job-hopping, earning far less than they are worth and being fired for tardiness even with stellar job performance. We’ll talk about what support ADHD women need and how they can build financial and professional stability.
09. Let’s Fix It
OK, not really. ADHD doesn’t get “fixed” but it does get easier to manage. This evidence-based overview addresses current treatments including medication, ADHD coaching, therapy, ADHD-specific strategies, community, and lifestyle factors. The goal is to build a toolkit
10. Your ADHD Story
The most personal and thus most important part of the workshop. Throughout the workbook, you’ll find blanks to fill in your own experience of each topic. Then in the final section is a chance to truly map an ‘on the page’ description of how ADHD manifests in your life. It’s the centerpiece of the program. If you know what to expect from your ADHD brain, you’ll be in a better position to make appropriate choices. On your own behalf.
Is this for you?
Is this for you?
The program was created for women who recognize themselves in at least a few of these:
- You were diagnosed as an adult — recently or not-so-recently — and you still feel like you’re piecing together what that actually means for you.
- You were diagnosed as a child and the ADHD road has been bumpy. Or you pushed ADHD aside, thinking you could do this alone. But now you’re older and smarter.
- You’ve suspected for years that something is going on but you haven’t gotten an official diagnosis. You want to understand what ADHD for women actually looks like before you take the next step.
- You’ve read the books and listened to the podcasts, but you still feel like something fundamental isn’t clicking yet.
- You’re in midlife and your symptoms have gotten worse — you’re pretty sure hormones are to blame, but how?
- You’ve worked hard your whole life to appear competent, together, and on top of things — and you are exhausted from the effort.
- You’ve been told you’re too sensitive, too scattered, too much, or not quite enough — and some part of you has started to believe it.
- You want to understand your own brain, not just manage your symptoms. You want the full picture, not just the tips.
How it works
Live. Interactive. Designed for the ADHD brain.
ADHD 101 Workshop
Dates Will Be Announced Soon
ADHD 101 for Women is live, online and moderated by Linda Roggli, PCC, a pioneer in working with and understanding ADHD women. That means you get the content and the conversation. Real questions, real answers, real ADHD women who get it.
Live sessions with Linda
Each chapter is taught live — you’re not watching a recording alone, you’re in the room (virtually speaking) with Linda and a community of women like you.
Real-time Q&A
Ask the questions you’ve been carrying around. Get answers that are specific to your experience, not a generic FAQ.
Replay is included
The entire five-hour session is recorded (with a promise of confidentiality) so if you cannot attend the live event, listen or watch at your convenience. Or use the replay for review – it’s yours forever.
Reflection prompts
Built into every chapter — not homework, just invitations to connect what you’re learning to your own experience.
The workbook is your personal account
The ADHD 101 for Women workbook is personalized throughout the workshop. It’s a unique journal of your ADHD journey to date.
Other women who get it
Hey, we’re all ADHD here! The ADHD 101 community is one of the most valuable parts of the workshop.
Join from anywhere
All you need is a computer or tablet and an internet connection. And you can show up in your ‘jammies.’
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