Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
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Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Maybe no one saw the signs when you were a child.
Maybe you didn’t either - not until the burnout hit, the wheels came off, and everything started to feel unmanageable with the school admin, your next big work deadline and the brain fog of perimenopause.
This episode is for the women who have spent years masking, pushing through, and wondering why life still feels so hard.
You got the grades.
You looked like you were coping.
You held it all together on the outside.
But inside?
You were overwhelmed. Overthinking. Hiding the chaos.
And no one ever called it ADHD.
In this episode, I talk about the fear so many women bring into ADHD assessments — the worry that it won’t “count” if nobody noticed it when you were a child.
We’ll explore:
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What childhood ADHD symptoms actually look like — especially in girls and high achievers
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Why ADHD often goes undiagnosed until adulthood
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The emotional rollercoaster of being “on it” one day and burnt out the next
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How masking makes it harder to recognise (even in yourself)
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Why it’s not too late — and you’re not too much
Because this isn’t about how well you performed.
It’s about how you felt.
And if the signs were there all along - you deserve to understand them now.
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