What does ADHD look like when you've spent decades building a successful career, managing teams and appearing perfectly capable to everyone around you? And how much effort might be going into maintaining that appearance?

Nearly two years after Clare Landon (formerly Wearn) joined Change Unfiltered to talk about leaving corporate life, she returns for a rather different conversation. Since their first recording, Clare and Angela have discovered something else they share: both have ADHD. For Angela, who has rarely spoken publicly about her experience, this is an opportunity to explore something that has shaped much of her life and career but isn't always visible to the people around her.

They talk about receiving an ADHD diagnosis in midlife, looking back at behaviours they hadn't previously understood and navigating professional environments where success can make differences in how people think and work harder to recognise. From the tension between wanting freedom and needing structure to the overwhelming sense of dread that can accompany perceived rejection, they find plenty of common ground.

But some of the most revealing moments come when their experiences diverge. Clare describes her tendency to avoid conflict and process thoughts aloud, while Angela recognises a very different approach to both. They explore masking, the assumptions people make about ADHD and what happens when colleagues interpret someone's behaviour without understanding what's happening beneath the surface.

It's a conversation about two women who have built successful careers while experiencing the world differently, both from the people around them and, sometimes, from each other. And a reminder that understanding someone starts with curiosity rather than assumptions.

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