ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka EP. 80: ADHD and Female Friendships with Janet Murray
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Jul 15, 2020 Janet Murray, a content marketing expert and author diagnosed with ADHD at 45, shares her journey of navigating life and business with ADHD. She discusses how her diagnosis illuminated lifelong struggles, the complexities of female friendships, and her preference for low-maintenance relationships. Janet highlights the challenges of social dynamics, especially in motherhood, while emphasizing enterprise as a fitting path for ADHD minds. She shares her secrets to productivity, like time-blocking and morning routines, that transformed her chaotic experience into a thriving business.
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Late Diagnosis, Immediate Resonance
- Janet waited weeks after diagnosis at 45 before sharing publicly and first told her team.
- Her LinkedIn/Facebook post listing lifelong symptoms resonated widely and sparked hundreds of responses.
Spiky Strengths And Weaknesses
- ADHD can create sharp strengths in some areas and severe weaknesses in others.
- Janet's school reports showed excellence in a few subjects and underperformance in the rest, a classic ADHD pattern.
Bullying Rooted In Rejection Sensitivity
- Janet was extremely sensitive as a child and was bullied, later identifying it as rejection sensitivity dysphoria.
- She learned to mask crying and developed a hard shell to cope socially.