{"podcast":{"title":"Women & ADHD","slug":"women-adhd-3433052","podcast_index_feed_id":3433052,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/43b834d6-fd36-4f6d-9ecc-e0efc17e56cb","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/women-and-adhd","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/3/31/18/5d849e42-e1cf-45b6-9739-8247db3a6353_86-3183-4570-aec4-05fe18a3bca5_newpodcastcover.jpg","author":"Katy Weber","episode_count":212,"summary":"A late diagnosis turned her world upside down. Join Katy Weber each week as she interviews other women who discovered they have ADHD and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. This neurodivergence isn’t just for hyperactive little boys anymore!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T10:18:00.728339+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-adhd-3433052"},"episode":{"title":"Madeline Grace Matthews & Karla Pretorius: Finding our neurodivergent voice","slug":"madeline-grace-matthews-karla-pretorius-finding-our-neurodivergent-voice","published_at":"2026-02-02T05:05:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-adhd-3433052/madeline-grace-matthews-karla-pretorius-finding-our-neurodivergent-voice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-adhd-3433052","url":"https://womenandadhd.com/episodes","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1245/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/c9d71404-ed96-416a-b148-7a107a2685b4/stream.mp3","summary":"Episode 206 with Madeline Grace Matthews & Karla Pretorius “I'm learning more and more how to be myself.” Madeline is 23, and she was diagnosed with autism and a mild cognitive disability as a child. Originally from the U.S., she currently lives with her missionary family in Thailand. She is also the author of the recent book “Nineteen Letters to Myself: Guided Reflections and Prompts for Hope and Healing from a Neurodivergent Perspective.” Madeline’s book started as a series of letters to her younger self — originally as a coping tool, and eventually as a way to make sense of her neurodivergence, as well as childhood trauma, big emotions, religious faith, and learning to see herself as “different, not less.” Karla is a psychotherapist and PhD candidate who began working with Madeline in 2021 and helped her write and publish the book. In the first half of the episode, the three of us discuss the process of writing the book and the healing power of showing our younger selves kindness and acceptance. In the second half of the episode, I sit down with Karla and hear a little more about her research on women and ADHD and the incredible work she’s doing in the neurodivergent community. Karla, who has ADHD herself, shares how she’s working to bridge academic research with lived experience. If you’re the parent of a neurodivergent teen or if you’ve been diagnosed in adulthood and you’re on a journey of reparenting your inner child, or if you’ve ever felt like you were too much, not enough, or simply misunderstood — this episode is definitely for you. Website: karlapretorius.com Instagram: @therapy.neurodivergent Links & Resources: Nineteen Letters to Myself: Guided Reflections and Prompts for Hope and Healing from a Neurodivergent Perspective by Madeline Grace Mathews…","meta_description":"Episode 206 with Madeline Grace Matthews & Karla Pretorius “I'm learning more and more how to be myself.” Madeline is 23, and she was diagnosed with a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/women-adhd-3433052/episodes/madeline-grace-matthews-karla-pretorius-finding-our-neurodivergent-voice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-adhd-3433052/madeline-grace-matthews-karla-pretorius-finding-our-neurodivergent-voice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}