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Carla Macquarrie

Adhd Australia, Australia

Live sessionFriday 2 October, 00:15–01:00 UK time

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Perimenopause is one of the least discussed turning points for women with ADHD, and one of the most consequential for their careers. Many high-performing women have built strong careers because of their ADHD, not in spite of it. Carla explores what happens next: how fluctuating estrogen can disrupt focus, memory, sleep and emotional regulation, why ADHD and perimenopause symptoms overlap so heavily, and why ADHD care and menopause care so rarely talk to each other. Speaking from lived experience as an engineer and project manager, Carla introduces the ADHD Domino Framework™, linking sleep, gut health, dopamine regulation, movement and executive function. She shares practical strategies that support medical care, especially for women not yet ready for medication, and how she turns peer-reviewed research into tactical tips for 66,000 followers. Expect honest storytelling, evidence-based strategies and a simple central idea: midlife is a turning point where women can protect and amplify their ADHD strengths.

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About Carla Macquarrie

Carla MacQuarrie is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with a Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). After building a strong, high-achieving career in complex project delivery, she is now discovering that her drive, creativity and ability to perform under pressure came because of her ADHD, not in spite of it. Her work focuses on the midlife transition, when perimenopause can disrupt the strategies women have relied on for decades, and on how women can keep amplifying their ADHD strengths rather than risk losing the careers they've worked so hard to build. Carla is the creator of the ADHD Domino Framework™, a five-step approach linking sleep, gut health, dopamine regulation, movement and executive function. She is also a certified mental wellness coach and the creator of @greenlifebydesign, where she translates peer-reviewed research into practical tips for more than 71K followers navigating ADHD, hormones, gut health and midlife.

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