Ladies with Tradies - WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
Grab a cuppa, or go through the coffee drive through, press play and buckle up Tradie business owners! We will cover things in this podcast that don't shy away from the raw honest truth about business. It is hard, it is raw, and we also wanna deliver you all the tips and tricks you need to learn about business too.
IN LOVE: How are you trekking in your relationship as a couple in business? Are you respecting each other? Are you finding it hard to toe the line between business and home? Do you squabble like husband and wife like you do at home when you are in 'work mode?' It is not easy to maintain a relationship and business at the same time. But the relationship should be #1 at all costs! Learn how to improve on this.
IN LIFE - do you have one or is your business taking over? Many couples need permission to actually have a life. The tradie thinks if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid - but you need some semblance of balance too. So how do you strike it?? First you need to be clear about what you want and how you want your life to look both now and into the future. Otherwise - you can just wander aimlessly with no real plans as to what you want your business to provide.
Ladies with Tradies - WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
EP. 52 Wired Different, Not Broken: ADHD, Burnout & Why So Many Tradies Struggle
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This week on the podcast, Kate sits down with Kayla from Dopamine & Co, an ADHD coach who truly gets the construction industry — because she’s lived it.
With nearly a decade in commercial construction before moving into coaching, Kayla brings a rare mix of lived experience, deep understanding, and straight-talking honesty to a topic that’s still surrounded by stigma: neurodivergence in adults — especially tradies.
In this wide-ranging and refreshingly honest conversation, Kate and Kayla unpack why so many people in the trades are unknowingly navigating ADHD, autism, and burnout — and the toll it takes when it goes unrecognised.
They dive into emotional dysregulation, rejection sensitivity, masking, task paralysis, and the brutal inner critic that keeps so many tradies stuck in survival mode. You’ll also hear why burnout isn’t “just needing a weekend off”, how neurodivergent burnout hits differently, and what actually helps — beyond medication alone.
Most importantly, this episode flips the script. Instead of asking “what’s wrong with me?”, Kayla explains how learning to work with your brain — not against it — can change everything in business, relationships, and life.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Why the trades attract so many neurodivergent people
- Emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity explained in real terms
- The hidden cost of masking at work — and why it shows up at home
- What burnout really looks like (and why it can take months to recover)
- ADHD, task paralysis, and why “just do the thing” doesn’t work
- Why forcing yourself into systems that don’t fit creates resentment
- Strength-based coaching vs trying to “fix” yourself
- Medication, coaching, and lifestyle changes — what actually helps
- Simple check-ins to regulate emotions before things explode
✨ Key Takeaway
You’re not lazy, broken, or failing — you might just be wired differently. When you stop fighting your brain and start working with it, everything gets easier.
Check out Kayla on her website and Instagram:
https://dopamineandco.com/home
https://www.instagram.com/adhdcoachkayla/