Mid Life Bites
Midlife Bites is the unapologetic, unfiltered podcast for women standing in the messy middle of life where the rules you’ve lived by stop working, the roles you’ve carried feel too heavy, and the version of you in the mirror feels like a stranger.
Hosted by Clinical Psychologist and midlife mentor Kirstin Bouse, Midlife Bites gets real about how midlife “bites” the moments it stings, why it happens, what changes in the fallout, and the surprising clarity that can come after.
Some weeks it’s just Kirstin, cutting through the noise with equal parts fierce truth-telling and deep compassion. Other weeks, you’ll hear from women who’ve lived their own “midlife bite” moments and from experts who understand exactly what’s going on beneath the surface, biologically, psychologically, and socially.
This is not another midlife makeover show. It’s a place to name the hard stuff, strip away the shame, and find your own way forward on your terms.
If you’ve been thinking, “Why the hell don’t I feel like myself anymore?” … you’re in the right place.
Mid Life Bites
Understanding ADHD in Perimenopause with Kirstin Bouse
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One of the big questions I hear from perimenopausal women in the therapy room is: “Do I have ADHD?”
Women are increasingly being diagnosed with ADHD late in life (myself included!), and understanding whether you’re experiencing ADHD symptoms or if your symptoms are related to perimenopause can be tricky.
In this episode, I’ll chat about:
- The common symptoms between ADHD and perimenopause
- How to determine which you’re experiencing
- My experiencing being diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s
- The relationship between ADHD and our hormones
- How ADHD shows up in perimenopause
- Treatment options
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