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Pause Purpose Play

Michaela Thomas

A psychology podcast for ambitious professionals interested in finding balance over burnout, by embracing imperfection and finding pause, purpose and play.

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275 episodes

  1. Big Impact Without Burnout: Choosing Joy, Focus, and Human Connection with Bianca Best 54:32
  2. Menopause and ADHD: Brain health, hormone fluctuations and navigating GP support, with Dr Helen Wall 1:04:56
  3. Not So Smug Now: ADHD, motherhood struggles, sobriety and the power of connection, with Cat Sims 1:13:13
  4. Dental hygiene and dentist visits with ADHD 13:27
  5. ADHD, perfectionism and burnout: Nuances, boundaries and lived experience, with Kate Moryoussef 1:04:58
  6. How to tell people you have ADHD (and deal with the doubters) 32:10
  7. Slow down to get clarity faster: Why rest isn't laziness (especially with ADHD) 15:44
  8. Why bright ADHD children struggle: Understanding Twice Exceptional (2e) kids, with Emma Hetherington 1:31:59
  9. Parental burnout in ADHD families 27:09
  10. When your ADHD child is excluded from childcare 14:27
  11. Why ADHD parents feel guilty about needing support 13:32
  12. Hormones, ADHD, and Perimenopause: Brain Fog, PMS/PMDD, and Practical Support with Dr. Fionnuala Barton 1:17:56
  13. Why ADHD gets missed in high-achieving women 22:09
  14. Grief doesn’t follow a plan. And ADHD brains don’t process it in a straight line. 15:52
  15. A Compassionate Reframe for Chronic Lateness, ADHD, and Executive Function Struggles 25:19
  16. ADHD and feeling ‘too much’? You’ve just not found your people yet 13:04
  17. ADHD and feeling like you don’t fit in — why being yourself hasn’t always felt safe 12:58
  18. Why your ADHD brain needs space to wander 16:04
  19. Neurodiversity at Work: Employment Lawyer Jodie Hill on Unlocking Neurodivergent Potential 1:00:36
  20. Active rest through knitting, with Mia Hobbs 50:03
  21. Problem solver or problem creator? The ADHD Paradox 17:36
  22. Under performing at work, or neurodivergence 18:45
  23. Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), with Carolyne Keenan 51:11
  24. Six “healthy” wellness habits on social media — A psychologist's reframe 20:27
  25. ADHD Nutrition Without the All-or-Nothing, with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas 1:02:03
  26. Patriarchal pressure, perfectionism, and male allyship, with Lee Chambers 1:02:34
  27. What your partner needs to know about ADHD 18:48
  28. Drug free ADHD, with Joseph Pack 49:48
  29. Why Busy Brains Burn Out: Matt Buff on Purpose, Pressure and Building Get Dopa 40:22
  30. Why “New Year, New Me” resolutions don't work for ADHD women 16:16
  31. Pressure building up, so is the conflict in ND families 18:28
  32. Calm the overwhelm at Christmas 20:35
  33. What Happens Before, During and After an ADHD Assessment? 28:06
  34. Running for mental health and ADHD, with Dr Chloe Bedford 46:32
  35. Black Friday & ADHD - How to Avoid Impulsive Spending 15:40
  36. Burnout, business and ADHD, with Mother Cuppa Tea Candice Mason 1:09:46
  37. Breakdowns, business freedom and permission slaps, with Jo Hooper 46:33
  38. ADHD and High Performance in Sport and Exercise with Dr. Josephine Perry 49:08
  39. What it really looks like to prioritise yourself 12:00
  40. You don't have to sacrifice to be successful 12:44
  41. What it really looks like to prioritise yourself 12:00
  42. "Can't stop, won't stop" vs "Can't start, can't finish" ADHD types 12:13
  43. Another face of ADHD: 'High-Functioning' women over-functioning into burnout 14:08
  44. From “I Should” to “I Choose To”: Stop forcing yourself into burnout 14:14
  45. Unmasking and showing the broken pieces 9:45
  46. Rest - to create your best ideas 9:32
  47. Going through ADHD assessment in mid-life, with Georgina Fuller 1:02:33
  48. Nervous system regulation without wanky wellness or woo 12:35
  49. How perfectionism and self-criticism impact ADHD women, with Kristin Carder 51:21
  50. Mum guilt vs mum shame, with Dr Tess Browne 53:36