{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Women ADHD Entrepreneur Cost of \u201cGood Girl\u201d Training with Dr. Stephen Hinshaw","description":"What did being a \u201cgood girl\u201d cost you? Stigma isn\u2019t a buzzword \u2014 it keeps ADHD women silent, unseen, untreated. The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae and Dr. Stephen Hinshaw rip into why society still isn\u2019t catching ADHD in girls \u2014 and what it\u2019s costing all of us.   In This Episode: Why stigma around ADHD is more than social \u2014 it\u2019s internalized and impacts diagnosis for women How impossible \u201cgood girl\u201d expectations push masking, burnout, and depression The role of social media in both exposing and worsening ADHD stigma   What You\u2019ll Take Away: Increased awareness doesn\u2019t erase stigma. It just teaches stereotypes. ADHD women are forced to mask and self-stigmatize to survive Societal expectations for women still demand compassion, competition, and perfection \u2014 all at once ADHD is misread as laziness or bad behaviour unless you fit the male stereotype TikTok and algorithm trends are fuelling misinformation and overdiagnosis   GUEST BIO Dr. Stephen Hinshaw is a psychology professor at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. He led the largest long-term study of girls with ADHD, rewriting what we know about women\u2019s ADHD and why it matters right now. www.hinshawlab.berkeley.edu   Books by Dr. Hinshaw The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today's Pressures and Conflicting Expectations - https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Triple-Bind-Pressures-Conflicting-Expectations\/dp\/0345504003 The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today's Push for Performance - https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/ADHD-Explosion-Medication-Todays-Performance\/dp\/0199790558\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0   ABOUT THIS EPISODE This episode of The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae exposes how stigma trains girls and women with ADHD to hide \u2014 not seek help. The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae talks with Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, a leading ADHD and stigma researcher. They break down the triple bind: perfection, nurturing, achievement. ADHD women can\u2019t win, so they mask harder and break sooner. The cost? Crushed self-worth, missed diagnoses, and internalized shame. This isn\u2019t about awareness \u2014 it\u2019s about how false expectations get under your skin and block your growth as an ADHD Entrepreneur. Social media plays both sides: validation and a tidal wave of noise. Real stakes, real impact. If you feel like you\u2019re faking it to \u201cpass\u201d and burning out anyway \u2014 you need this episode. Email me about it at andre@theimpulsivethinker.com. Remember \u2014 ADHD failure is measured on society's measuring stick. Not yours. Your brain runs on interest, not importance. That's not a flaw. That's a different operating system. ADHD is not a deficit. It's a difference.   \ud83e\udde0Check out the ADHD Simplified\u00ae online course - coming soon! Join the waitlist for a special discount! \ud83d\udcc3Download The Sh!t List\u2122, my weekly planning tool. \ud83d\udcf0Join the Impulsive Thoughts newsletter. \ud83d\udd17Connect with me on LinkedIn. \ud83d\udc63Follow me on Instagram. \ud83d\udcbbCheck out our website. \ud83d\udc42\ud83c\udffcWe want to hear from you! Send us your ideas, questions, or feedback Here.   00:00 Understanding Stigma and Its Origins 08:38 The Triple Bind: Societal Expectations on Women 18:52 The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health 23:46 Navigating ADHD and Gender Dynamics   \u00a9 2025 The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae. All rights reserved. The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae and ADHD Simplified\u00ae are registered trademarks of Objective Engineering Inc. ","author_name":"The Impulsive Thinker\u00ae","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivethinker.com\/podcast","html":"