Intuitive Eating with ADHD: What Makes It Different (and How to Make It Work)

If you’ve ever forgotten to eat all day, struggled to meal plan, or felt like intuitive eating just doesn’t “click” with your ADHD brain — this episode is for you.

Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor, Heather Bray, breaks down how ADHD impacts your relationship with food — from dulled hunger cues and impulsive eating to medication-related appetite changes — and what you can do about it.

You’ll learn:

• Why intuitive eating can feel harder with ADHD (and why that’s not your fault)
• How ADHD medications affect hunger and fullness
• Practical RD tips for meal planning and consistent eating
• Habit-pairing strategies to make eating easier and more intuitive
• How to adapt intuitive eating to your brain — not the other way around

Whether you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD or just relate to the chaos of remembering to eat, this episode will help you find your rhythm, build body trust, and take the next step in your empowered eating journey.

Listen now and hit follow so you don’t miss next week’s episode: Why We Struggle with Body Image (And 3 Ways to Start Healing)

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