This week Natalie is joined by TV personality Tanya Bardsley to talk the complexities of ADHD and how being diagnosed as an adult has ignited Tanya’s passion to make change for others. In a deeply honest and informative conversation, Tanya reflects on her life as a teenager and how she always felt like an outsider or different to her peers, noting that it was at home with her family where she sought solace from school bullying. She details her early battles with anxiety, depression and imposter syndrome and how now with an ADHD diagnosis she recognises that these were traits of the condition that were unrecognised at that time. Tanya talks frankly about the dark moments leading up to seeing a doctor and the relief she felt when finally she was given answers and a diagnosis of ADHD. In an informative part of the chat Tanya breaks down the symptoms, behaviours and mis conceptions of the condition and the first steps towards managing it, highlighting however that she is currently campaigning for diagnosis referral waiting times to be reduced in order to help more people. In managing her own symptoms, Tanya attributes going sober with having one of the biggest impacts and how being alcohol free allows her to feel more in control of her mental health and wellbeing.

Elsewhere in the episode Tanya discusses her passion for manifestation and how using the techniques which she first began practicing as a teenager have enabled her to create a life she always dreamed of. When discussing her journey with The Real Housewives franchise, Tanya notes how the show allowed her to be her most authentic self and gave her the opportunity to be open about her mental health struggles, her honesty resonating with millions of other women. From this Tanya has built a prominent platform where she is able to inform, educate and shed light on various mental health issues.

Listen in for an informative, honest and inspiring conversation with one of our most loved TV faces.

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