Peri-Normal

Midlife ADHD can be scary. But it doesn’t have to be. Here on Peri-Normal, we are demystifying neurodivergence and perimenopause plus, with candid conversations and advice from experts. Join me for a no-holds-barred exploration of what it means to be neurodivergent at midlife.

Peri-Normal is a health podcast hosted by Stephanie Sprenger, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Stephanie Sprenger hosts Peri-Normal, a health show with 15 episodes published.

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  The "Now What?" Era: Reinventing Midlife After Divorce with Cindy DiTiberio

  Jun 8, 202649 minS0

  <p><b>ABOUT THIS EPISODE</b></p><p>What does it mean to arrive on the other side of the hardest thing you've ever done — and realize the rest of your life is suddenly, terrifyingly, exhilaratingly wide open?</p><p>In this episode, I'm doing something a little different. Before introducing my guest, I'm reading a piece I wrote about a year ago for my Substack column, The Reclamation Era, called The Case for Divorce. It came up in my Facebook memories right as I was preparing for this conversation, and I couldn't think of a better way in. It's ab...

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  Motherhood, ADHD, and the Identity Crisis Nobody Warned You About

  May 4, 202648 minS0

  <p><b>Motherhood, ADHD & the Identity Crisis Nobody Warned You About</b></p><p>What happens when a coach realizes she abandoned her own journey while helping everyone else with theirs? Dr. Gertrude Lyons got a doctorate about it. In this warm, wide-ranging conversation, Steph and Dr. Gertrude bond over late ADHD diagnoses, the chaos of new motherhood, and why "doing it differently" isn't something to apologize for.</p><p><b>What we're getting into:</b></p>Premarital counseling at 23 — weird then, genius in retrospectFrom economic analyst to transformational leadership doctorate — the winding, beautiful road that got her hereWhat it mean...

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  Finally, I Make Sense: An ADHD Diagnosis at 65 and the Little Girl Who Always Knew

  Apr 13, 202656 minS0

  <p><b>Show Notes:</b></p><p>What does it feel like to finally receive an ADHD diagnosis at 65? For writer Penny Hawes, it felt like someone had handed her a map—not an excuse, not a crutch, but a way of finally understanding the terrain she'd been navigating her whole life.</p><p>Penny is the witty, warm, and deeply perceptive voice behind the Substack column Slightly Over the Hill with ADHD, and in this conversation, she and Steph explore what it means to look back at six and a half decades of life through a brand new lens.</p>...

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  Midlife is the perfect time to return to your creativity: A conversation with Ann Imig

  Mar 26, 202629 minS0

  <p><b>Show Notes:</b></p>Experience a quick, grounding practice (PQ reps) to tune into our bodiesGuest Ann Imig and Steph have a discussion of the concept of saboteurs: patterns that keep us stuckWe overview  common obstacles to our creativity: perfectionism, procrastination, people-pleasing, or being a hyper-achiever“We don’t outrun our saboteurs, but we learn to turn them down and take action from a different place in our brains—the intuitive, clear, focused place.”What happens when you feel like you can’t find your spark, your creativity, or even yourself—it’s not lost, we promise!Learn more about work...

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  The Hormonal Accelerant: How Midlife Brings Patterns to the Surface with Dana Bowman

  Feb 18, 202650 minS0

  <p>Steph talks to Dana Bowman, author and TedX speaker, about midlife, recovery, hormones, and identity.</p><p>• <b>Sobriety & Motherhood</b> - Getting sober while raising young kids and navigating wine culture</p><p>• <b>Perimenopause as a Catalyst</b> - How hormonal changes during perimenopause can reveal underlying issues and trigger addictive patterns</p><p>• <b>Process Addictions</b> - Understanding addictions beyond substances (scrolling, sugar, exercise, gambling) and how they emerge during life transitions</p><p>• <b>The Medical Gap</b> - Why doctors often miss or dismiss perimenopause symptoms, especially for women in recovery</p><p>• <b>Identity...

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