Making Sense of Executive Functions for ADHD Women with Belinda Edington
ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast
Myth-busting willpower and the knowing-doing gap
Belinda reframes struggles as skill deficits, not laziness, distinguishing knowing from doing in ADHD contexts.
In this week's More Yourself episode, I wanted to share a snippet from a recent guest workshop in the More Yourself Community.
In this clip, Belinda Edington, executive functioning coach and director of MindSpark CIC, joined the More Yourself Community to offer a gentle yet powerful reframing of what executive functioning really is and what it means for women with ADHD.
If you’ve ever wondered why things that seem simple for others, like starting tasks, managing time, or staying focused, feel impossibly hard, this session brings clarity, compassion, and hope.
Belinda breaks down the science behind executive functioning and helps us move away from shame or self-blame towards understanding and support.
In this clip, we explore:
- How executive function skills show up in everyday life
- The difference between knowing what to do and being able to do it
- The connection between ADHD, emotional regulation, memory and motivation
- Why struggles with focus, planning or impulsivity are not personal failings
- The role of compassion and scaffolding in building executive functioning skills
Timestamps:
- 05:46– What is Executive Functioning?
- 07:03 – Metacognition and Memory Explained
- 13:00 – Time Blindness
- 16:18 – ADHD and Misdiagnosis
- 17:00 – Reframing Laziness
- 17:55 – Neuroplasticity and Building New Skills
- 18:35 – Tools to Support Executive Function
This is a reminder that your challenges are not about willpower; they’re about brain function. And the more we understand, the more we can begin to support ourselves in ways that actually work.
If this snippet resonated, you can watch the full session and join future workshops inside the More Yourself community. Sign up here.
Tickets to our first LIVE ADHD Women's Wellbeing Event are ON SALE!
We're excited to offer you a full day of real-life connection, calm, and community for women diagnosed late in life who are ready to feel understood, supported, and seen.
Kate will be joined by two ADHD expert guest speakers, Hannah Miller and Dr Hannah Cullen!
You can expect:
- Honest, thoughtful, informative conversations
- Connection with like-minded, late-diagnosed ADHD women
- Information on hormones, energy levels and nervous system regulation
- A space to come back to yourself, with women who truly get it
Event details: Friday March 6th 2026, 10:00am – 15:30pm in Wilmslow (near Manchester).
Book your ticket or find out more information here!
Join the More Yourself Community - the doors are now open!
More Yourself is a compassionate space for late-diagnosed ADHD women to connect, reflect, and come home to who they really are. Sign up here!
Inside the More Yourself Membership, you’ll be able to:
- Connect with like-minded women who understand you
- Learn from guest experts and practical tools
- Receive compassionate prompts & gentle reminders
- Enjoy voice-note encouragement from Kate
- Join flexible meet-ups and mentoring sessions
- Access on-demand workshops and quarterly guest expert sessions
To join for £26 a month, click here. To join for £286 for a year (a whole month free!), click here.
We’ll also be walking through The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Toolkit together, exploring nervous system regulation, burnout recovery, RSD, joy, hormones, and self-trust, so the book comes alive in a supportive community setting.
Links and Resources:
- Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
- Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.
Today's episode sponsors:
This episode is sponsored by NeuroNatal, a social enterprise offering sensory-safe and ADHD-friendly pregnancy and postnatal support for neurodivergent women.
Founded by an ADHD midwife, NeuroNatal provides free classes, resources, and sensory tools designed for the way your brain works, along with specialist training for perinatal professionals.
Visit neuronatal.org to download free resources, join the mailing list, or share with a midwife or mental health team who needs to know this support exists.
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