Johanna Badenhorst Psychologist

Johanna Badenhorst Psychologist Helping high-achieving ADHD women thrive in business and beyond.
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Many ADHDers grow up believing something is wrong with them.They try even harder…Hide the chaos…Internalise the hyperact...
09/03/2026

Many ADHDers grow up believing something is wrong with them.

They try even harder…
Hide the chaos…
Internalise the hyperactivity and the shame.

From the outside they might look capable, organised, even high achieving.

But internally it can feel like they’re constantly falling behind, missing things, or working twice as hard just to keep up.

Research suggests many women with ADHD tend to internalise their struggles, often hiding difficulties with organisation, emotional regulation, and attention for years before receiving support.

ADHD affects brain systems involved in executive functioning, including
🧠 planning and organisation
🧠working memory
🧠starting tasks
🧠regulating emotions
🧠following through

So when ADHD women struggle with routines, overwhelm, or keeping up with daily demands, it’s often not about effort or discipline.

It’s about how the brain processes motivation, attention, and regulation.

That’s also why the strategies that tend to help are things like
✨ external supports and systems
✨emotional regulation tools
✨realistic routines
✨supportive communities where people actually understand

If you’re looking for a practical place to start, I’ve created an ADHD Essentials Bundle that brings together three workbooks designed to support areas many ADHD women find hardest
• managing overwhelm
• understanding and supporting rejection sensitivity
• building routines that work for your ADHD brain

Comment BUNDLE if you want to download these resources right away

08/03/2026

This week on podcast I sat down with clinical psychologist to talk about ADHD, autism and burnout.

But we also found ourselves talking about something that isn’t discussed enough.

Pregnancy.
Postpartum mental health.
And what it can feel like becoming a mother when you’re neurodivergent.

We also unpacked:

• the difference between ADHD boom–bust cycles and autistic burnout
• why stress and anxiety are often confused
• the experience of being twice exceptional (2E)

A thoughtful conversation for neurodivergent women trying to make sense of their experiences.

🎧 Episode out now on ADHD Her Way!

Ps there’s a bit of a hint of what I’m bringing to you next at th start of the beginning of the episode!

Plus if you’re interested in Marie’s upcoming trainging check her page or the show notes 📝

Happy International Women’s Day 💟Here’s to the women whosupport each other,challenge the status quo, and keep showing up...
08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day 💟

Here’s to the women who
support each other,
challenge the status quo,
and keep showing up even when the scales aren’t balanced yet.

The world changes because of women like you 🫶🏻

02/03/2026

If you’ve heard, “But you’re so outgoing…”
“you don’t look autistic…” or “you seem totally fine socially…”

This episode might land for you.

This week on the podcast, I’m talking about AuDHD in women and girls and the camouflaging so many of us learned without even realising.

The rehearsed eye contact.
The copying of other women’s mannerisms.
The smiling and apoligising.
The scripting conversations in advance.
The post-social emotional hangover noone sees.

Masking has been an adaptation. And for a lot of women, it started young, long before we had language for why we felt different.

If you’ve spent years perfecting how to look ‘normal’ while feeling exhausted underneath… I made this episode for you.

Please go listen to the latest episode. And because this podcast just turned 2 (which still feels surreal), I’m running a birthday competition as a thank you to this community.

If this space has helped you feel seen in any way, head to the pinned post to enter !

And if you want a link to the latest episode comment 68.

most didn’t start this podcast.Two years ago, I hit record feeling unsure, exposed, and very aware I was figuring out my...
02/03/2026

most didn’t start this podcast.

Two years ago, I hit record feeling unsure, exposed, and very aware I was figuring out my own ADHD in real time.

I didn’t know if it would resonate.

I just knew I needed conversations like this to exist.

Then the messages started.
You explained things were translated in a way they made more sense, you felt understood, and it motivated you to speak to professionals about a diagnosis.
That’s when I realised, this isn’t about content.

It’s about feeling seen and supported.

So as the podcast turns 2, I want to celebrate the women who helped shape what it is today

I’m giving away:
🎉 The BIG ADHD Her Way B’day Box
🎉 A Runner Up Digital Bundle
AKA the things I wish someone had handed me when I was newly diagnosed.

To enter (takes under a minute):
1. Follow +
2. Tag a friend (each tag = one entry)
3. Share this post to your stories

Want 5 extra entries?
🌟Leave a written review on Apple or rate + comment on Spotify and share your favourite episode to stories.

Winners announced 7pm Sunday 8/3/26!

Thank you for listening.
Thank you for trusting me with your stories.
This community is something really special.

Full T&Cs available via link in bio.

Photo dump from February. What a month! I’ve definitely welcomed in the Year of the horse! 🐴 #ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴅᴜᴍᴘ
01/03/2026

Photo dump from February. What a month!
I’ve definitely welcomed in the Year of the horse! 🐴

#ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴅᴜᴍᴘ

23/02/2026

Dismissal of adhd, autism, EDS, MCAS, Endo, POTS in medical rooms is more common than we like to admit.

Research shows women with chronic, multisystem presentations are more likely to have symptoms attributed to anxiety or stress before physical causes are explored.

Hypermobile EDS is under-recognised and often diagnosed years late.

Women with mast cell disorders frequently report being told symptoms are psychosomatic before appropriate investigation.

Layer neurodivergence on top.

Masking.
Overexplaining.
High functioning on the outside.
Exhausted on the inside.

Then add medical trauma.

You start doubting your own body.
You rehearse what you are going to say.
You minimise before you even walk in.

So when dismissal happens again, even subtly,
it does not feel small.
It reinforces years of being unheard.

comment 34 and I will send you the full conversation I had with Bianca Comfort on POTS, MCAS, EDS, medical trauma and advocacy just over a year ago!

And stay tuned tomorrow… as I’ll be revisiting this conversation! 🎙️

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