Healthy Happy ADHD - by Lisa Dee (Paperback)

About the Book

"ADHD makes it hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but an unhealthy lifestyle can make ADHD more difficult to live with. Health and fitness coach Lisa Dee experienced this firsthand when symptoms of her undiagnosed ADHD began wreaking havoc on her physical and mental health. Executive dysfunction left her in a constant state of overwhelm. She turned to unhealthy foods to cope with her exhaustion and seek stimulation, leading to unwanted weight gain. After finally receiving an ADHD diagnosis at age thirty-one, Lisa realized she needed to consider the unique ways her ADHD brain and body operated if she wanted to feel her best. In Healthy Happy ADHD, she shares the mindset shifts, systems, and habits that transformed her life and form her foundation for healthy living as a woman with ADHD. Drawing from her lived experience, she shows you how to revamp your routines, build new habits, and bring ease to your busy brain by learning to: Ditch the restrictive rules, shame-based ideas, and neurotypical expectations about what exercise, healthy eating, and rest "should" look like; Eat well with "ADHD Easy Meals," get curious about how food affects your energy and mood, and avoid the decision paralysis that comes with meal planning and grocery shopping; Prepare for the impacts of hormonal fluctuations on your ADHD symptoms and recognize the link between ADHD, PMS, and PMDD; Reconnect with yourself and practice self-compassion through introspective exercises that encourage self-reflection and mindfulness. Featuring creative wellness hacks and empowering practices presented in easy-to-digest chapters with an ADHD-friendly design, Healthy Happy ADHD offers a life-changing blueprint for becoming your most vibrant self, both inside and out"--

Book Synopsis

A health coach with ADHD offers the ultimate wellness guide for neurodivergent women, full of easy-to-implement and adaptable advice to help you thrive

ADHD makes it hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but an unhealthy lifestyle can make ADHD more difficult to live with. Health and fitness coach Lisa Dee experienced this problem firsthand when the executive dysfunction, exhaustion, and burnout from undiagnosed ADHD wreaked havoc on her physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

After receiving a diagnosis at age thirty-one, Dee realized that she needed to consider how her ADHD brain and body operated if she wanted to feel her best. In Healthy Happy ADHD, she shares the mindset shifts and strategies that form her foundation for healthy living and helped alleviate her ADHD challenges. Drawing from her lived experience and research, she shows you how to revamp your routines, build new habits, and bring ease to your busy brain by learning to

● ditch the restrictive rules and shame-based ideas about what exercise, healthy eating, and resting "should" look like
● eat well with ADHD Easy Meals and understand how food affects your energy, mood, and brain health
● prepare for the impacts of hormonal fluctuations and health conditions such as PMDD on your ADHD symptoms
● reconnect with yourself and practice self-compassion through reflection and mindfulness exercises

With practical advice tailored for women and presented in an ADHD-friendly format, this book empowers you to create a lifestyle that works with your ADHD.

Review Quotes

"Lisa Dee's book is brimming with enthusiasm, encouragement, and step-by-step assistance to help all women with ADHD transform their lives from ones of overwhelm, shame, and self-defeat to ones of positivity, energy, and a can-do attitude. Reading this book is like having a terrific coach at your side as you make healthy changes and choices as a woman with ADHD."--Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Understanding Women with ADHD

"Healthy Happy ADHD is the book that many of my clients needed without even knowing it. It's a must-read for any woman with ADHD."--Rachel L. Goldman, PhD, licensed psychologist, speaker, and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

"Think ADHD means chaos? Think again. Healthy Happy ADHD is a love letter to women navigating the ADHD journey, blending science and soul to show how you can live joyfully and authentically."--Lara Hemeryck, PhD, bioscientist and founder of Scicomwiz

"I have been waiting for such a book to be written and shared with the world for years! Healthy Happy ADHD is a life-changing guide for many people in need. It offers real-world solutions and instills a sense of hope and confidence for a brighter future. Lisa's refreshing and honest insights for people with living with ADHD helps them recognize that the battles they go through should not be pathologized."--Olessya Burgess, MD, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist

About the Author

Lisa Dee is an Irish health and fitness coach based in London with more than a decade's worth of experience. She has guided thousands of women through body and mind transformations on the gym floor and online. After being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, Dee created Healthy Happy ADHD, an online platform to help women with ADHD build healthy habits and improve their self-image.