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You’re Not Broken: Maybe It’s Just A.D.H.D.

For Adult Women Who’ve Always Felt Out of Place. Now, There’s an Explanation

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You’re Not Broken: Maybe It’s Just A.D.H.D.

By: Claire Thompson-Reed
Narrated by: Sophie Bennett-Clark, Daniel Morgan-Lee
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Do you constantly feel overwhelmed, even when nothing major is happening?
Do you jump between moments of brilliance and total shutdown?
Do you feel like you’re performing a version of yourself every day?
Do you struggle with shame, guilt, or a sense of never being “enough”?
Have you always sensed something was different about you—but no one ever noticed?


If you answered yes, this book is for you.

Inside, you'll find 10 powerful stories—each one a mirror for adult women who’ve lived with undiagnosed A.D.H.D.

Each chapter starts with a real, emotional experience and gently guides you toward a new understanding of yourself.

This is not a clinical explanation. It’s a human one.

You won’t find textbook definitions, but you will find yourself—in the audio, the feelings, the breakthroughs.

Understand what A.D.H.D. looks like in adult women
Learn to recognize the patterns behind your struggles
Release years of self-judgment and perfectionism
Finally feel seen, validated, and understood

The final chapter offers a super practical, compassionate guide to daily challenges—based on real life, not unrealistic goals:

How to manage emotional overwhelm
How to reduce shame and change your self-talk
How to build routines that fit your brain
How to avoid burnout and stop people-pleasing
How to create structure with flexibility and self-respect
When to ask for help, and how to explain what you need

Whether you have a diagnosis or are just starting to suspect the truth, this book gives you more than answers: it gives you permission.

Permission to stop blaming yourself.
Permission to live on your terms.
Permission to begin again—with softness, clarity, and strength.

You’re not lazy.
You’re not dramatic.
You’re not broken.

You’re just different—and now, you know why.

And that changes everything.

©2025 Claire Thompson-Reed (P)2025 Claire Thompson-Reed
Attention Deficit Disorders Gender Studies Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
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This audiobook doesn't yell at you with advice. It speaks softly, with understanding, and somehow that’s what makes it hit the hardest. It doesn’t try to fix you—it shows you that you don’t need to be fixed. For the first time, I felt like I could be gentle with myself without feeling weak. I’m starting to rewrite how I treat myself, one chapter at a time.

Gentle, Honest, and Completely Transformative

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No one has ever captured my inner world the way this book did. It felt like someone finally held up a mirror and said, “Look—you’re not broken, you’re just wired differently.” The stories were raw and real, and each one hit me in a different way. It was emotional, but also so empowering. I wish I had found this years ago.

Felt Seen for the First Time in My Life

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For most of my adult life, I thought I was the only one who struggled like this. The forgetfulness, the overwhelm, the emotional crashes—I just thought I was bad at life. This audiobook opened my eyes to an entirely new way of understanding myself. It was like a fog lifted. I’ve replayed several parts just to hear the kindness in the narrator’s voice again. If you’ve ever felt alone in your struggles, please listen to this.

I Thought It Was Just Me—Now I Know Better

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