A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers - Paperback

by Sari Solden (Author), Michelle Frank (Author), Ellen Littman (Foreword by)

Live boldly as a woman with ADHD. Embrace your neurodiversity, quiet shame-based narratives, and build a confident, authentic sense of self.

If you're a woman with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you've likely felt different for as long as you can remember. Over time, those messages can turn into negative self-talk, self-doubt, and the painful belief that your brain differences are personal flaws.

It's time for a new story.

A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD is the first workbook created specifically for women with adult ADHD who are ready to replace shame with self-acceptance. With this empowering guide, you'll learn to untangle from internalized criticism, challenge limiting beliefs, and honor the strengths that come with your unique brain.

In this workbook, you'll learn how to:

• Break free from negative self-talk and chronic self-criticism
• Cultivate self-compassion and lasting self-acceptance
• Recognize and honor your natural strengths and creativity
• Communicate your needs with clarity and confidence
• Build relationships rooted in authenticity rather than masking
• Embrace your neurodivergent identity without apology

This is not a workbook about "fixing" yourself. It's about understanding yourself--so you can move from shame to empowerment, from self-doubt to confidence, and from surviving to truly thriving as a woman with ADHD.

If you're ready to stop measuring yourself against impossible standards and start living boldly as your full, authentic self, this guide will show you the way.

Author Biography

Psychotherapist Sari Solden, MS, has counseled adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for thirty years. She is author of the pioneering books, Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys Through ADDulthood, as well as a prominent keynote speaker at national and international conferences. She serves on the professional advisory board of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), and is a past recipient of their award for outstanding service by a helping professional. Solden's areas of specialization include women's issues, inattentive ADHD, and the emotional consequences and healing process for adults who grew up with undiagnosed ADHD.

Michelle Frank, PsyD, is a well-regarded clinical psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, education, and empowerment of individuals with ADHD. She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based practices, and psychoeducational approaches based in the latest research to help individuals with ADHD live fulfilling, empowered lives. Frank serves on the board of ADDA, the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to helping adults with ADHD. She speaks nationally on issues related to ADHD, neurodiversity, and women's empowerment.

Foreword writer Ellen Littman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has devoted herself to the field of attentional issues for almost thirty years. In her private practice just north of New York City, NY, she focuses on a high-IQ adult and adolescent population, with expertise in identifying complex presentations of ADHD that may be overlooked. She is coauthor of Understanding Girls with ADHD.