{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks","title":"Episode 88: Ewa Nowińska","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1863,"description":"Welcome to episode #88! We’re thrilled to be joined by Ewa Nowińska today.\n\nEwa Nowińska is a psychologist specializing in ADHD, trauma, and eating disorders, with a unique perspective shaped by her lived experience in a neurodivergent family. Originally from Poland, she has lived and worked across four different countries and now practices in Sydney.\n\nEwa's work focuses on helping adults with ADHD navigate emotional regulation, trauma healing, and eating disorders, using evidence-based methods like EMDR therapy. She also provides therapy in Spanish and Polish, making her practice accessible to diverse communities.\nIn this episode, we explore the link between ADHD and trauma, masking, self-acceptance, and how to build emotional resilience.\nWelcome to the show, Ewa!\n\nQuestions\n\nJN: When did you first realize you were neurodivergent?\nGrew up in a neurodivergent family but didn’t recognize her own ADHD\nHyperactivity and impulsivity were seen as personality traits rather than ADHD signs\nBegan working with ADHD assessments and recognized traits in herself\nJN: What was it like growing up with undiagnosed ADHD?\nEncouraged to be creative at home, but criticized for being too loud & direct outside\nCultural expectations in Poland added to the challenge of masking\nRealized her traits stood out even among other Polish people\nJN: How did your ADHD diagnosis change things for you?\nProvided relief and clarity about why certain challenges existed\nExperienced the grief of late diagnosis, wondering how life might have been different\nFaced dismissiveness from colleagues who viewed ADHD through a trauma-only lens\nJN: What’s the connection between ADHD and eating disorders?\nADHDers often struggle with impulsivity, emotional eating & interoception (body signals)\nHyperfixation on food or lack of structure can lead to disordered eating patterns\nEMDR therapy is useful for addressing past experiences tied to body image and food habits\nJC: What are some of the biggest challenges your ADHD...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}