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S2E38: ADHD - Late Understanding, Early Shame & Making Peace + guest Carolyn Mallon

Julie Legg sits down with psychiatric nurse practitioner and mental health advocate Carolyn Mallon, whose journey from high school dropout to doctorate-level clinician is both inspiring and deeply relatable for late-diagnosed ADHDers. Carolyn shares how understanding her neurodivergence in adulthood radically shifted her ability to study, self-advocate, and succeed both academically and emotionally. The conversation explores the messy, non-linear paths many ADHDers walk, the grief that can accompany diagnosis, and how resilience often looks like simply showing up, trying again, and choosing compassion over shame. This episode is a great reminder that healing and success take many forms, and that it's never too late to start again... with better tools. Key Points in this Episode: • Carolyn’s diagnosis at 28 and how it changed her entire trajectory • Why ADHD can mask as laziness or failure in school settings • The emotional impact of late recognition and academic shame • Making peace with your “past self” through compassion, not criticism • How resilience is built in the middle of the mess, not just in hindsight • The importance of redefining success beyond degrees and careers • Why mental health providers with lived experience are uniquely powerful • The joy of offering others the kind of care she once needed Links: • LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/cmallonrn/ (  / cmallonrn  ) • WEBSITE: https://www.balancementalhealth.com/ • FACEBOOK:   / balancementalhealthnh   • YOUTUBE:    / @balancementalhealthnh   • INSTAGRAM:   / balancementalhealthnh   • RECOMMENDED READING: Learning Outside the Lines (https://www.amazon.com.au/Learning-Ou...) Send a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/tex...) Thanks for listening. 📌 Don’t forget to subscribe for more tools for beautifully different brains. 🌐 WEBSITE: ADHDifference.nz (https://adhdifference.nz/) 📷 INSTAGRAM: ADHDifference_podcast (  / adhdifference_podcast  ) 📖 BOOK: The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD (https://julielegg.nz/the-missing-piece/) ℹ️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or ADHDifference. Read More (https://adhdifference.nz/legal-discla...)