Climbing the Walls | Ep. 2: She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD
Climbing the Walls | Ep. 2: She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD  
Podcast: MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel
Published On: Thu Dec 04 2025
Description: In the next episode of Climbing the Walls, we meet Sari Solden — who was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from?Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women.More on this story:ADHD symptoms in womenHow ADHD can affect your mental healthA history of ADHD medicationADHD and shameMeet the pioneers of research on ADHD in womenFor a transcript and more resources, visit Climbing the Walls on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org. Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.