PRIMED for ADHD Podcast with Andrea Toole
If you’re a woman in midlife with ADHD, you’re in the right place.
This podcast will inform you, challenge the way you see yourself and your brain, and remind you that ADHD doesn’t have to control your life.
As a coach, I believe in practical, personalized action.
Through my PRIMED™ framework, I help my clients create strategies that are meaningful, realistic, and sustainable.
While I often speak directly to high-achieving women in midlife, the insights and tools I share are relevant for adults with ADHD at every stage of life.
Because ADHD isn’t about doing more, it’s about building a life for your racing brain, not against it, so it’s easier to be accountable.
As an ADHD coach and educator, I help women take charge of their ADHD, instead of feeling like it’s running the show.
I help women who are ready to stop using ADHD as an excuse. It’s a reason, not an excuse.
PRIMED for ADHD Podcast with Andrea Toole
The 30-Day Anchor Plan for ADHD Brains
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When life feels unsettled, many people with ADHD try to reset everything at once. New routines, new systems, new plans. That approach often creates more pressure than stability.
In this episode, I introduce the 30-day anchor plan, a simple way to build steadiness without forcing yourself into rigid routines. Anchors are small, repeatable moments in the day that give ADHD brains something reliable to orient around.
This episode explores why anchors work when traditional routines don’t, how to choose morning and evening anchors, and why consistency doesn’t require perfection.
Whether you’re listening in January or at any point when things feel fragile or harder than they used to, this episode offers a gentler way forward.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why ADHD brains struggle with both chaos and rigidity
- What anchors are and how they differ from routines
- Why two anchors are often enough
- How a 30-day container helps reduce all-or-nothing thinking
- What “consistency” really means for ADHD brains
Resources mentioned:
- Download the 30-day anchor plan: https://www.andreatoolecoach.com/s/30-day-anchor-plan.pdf
- Episode transcript: https://www.andreatoolecoach.com/s/primed-adhd-2-2-transcript.pdf
Coming up next:
What happens when ADHD meets perimenopause, and why coping strategies that once worked can suddenly stop feeling effective.
If you want to practice this kind of support in real time, with other women navigating ADHD in midlife, that’s what WILD Minds is for. Be a part of a community of professional women managing ADHD in midlife. https://www.andreatoolecoach.com/wildminds
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