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ADHD Mums — 271 episodes
I'm Gentle With My Daughter for Ten Minutes. Then I Tell Myself to Stop Being Such a F*cking Embarrassment
104. When a Neuroscientist Says iPads Cause ADHD — And You Wonder if You've Damaged Your Kids
103: When You Say 'I Don't Mind, Whatever's Easy' for Mother's Day — And Spend Sunday Cleaning Up Your Own Gifts
102. When You Stop Calling Your Friend and Start Talking to ChatGPT — And You're Not Sure What It's Costing You
101. RE-RELEASE: When You Stop Your ADHD Meds for the Baby — And the Pram Rolls Across the Car Park
100. When You Know School Isn't Working — And You're Still Waiting for Permission to Leave
99. When the Teacher Asks ‘What Can I Do to Help? But You Don’t Know What to Say
99. When School Feels Too Much Too Early — Expectation Creep Explained
98. When You Say ‘Can We Talk’ — And It Blows Up Straight Away
97. The Invisible Job: Being the One Who Holds Everything Together
96. When You Keep Starting the Same Thing — And It Never Gets Finished
95. When You Make Yourself the Joke — And It Turns Into ‘That’s Just Who I Am’
94. When a Group Chat Goes in Circles — And You Leave Feeling Like You’re the Problem
93. When You Remove the Stress — And Start Wondering What’s Wrong With You
92 The Teen They Called ‘The Problem’ — And What Changed in a Different School Setting
91. ‘When Someone Says “We Didn’t Have ADHD Back Then” — And You Start Defending Your Parenting’
90. ‘When Someone Says “We Didn’t Have ADHD Back Then” — And You Start Questioning Yourself’
89. When the Quiet Kids Are Struggling — But No One Notices
88. When Being the ‘Good Student’ Is Actually Hurting Your Child
87.When You Stay Calm at School — And Leave Feeling Like You Didn’t Do Enough
86. When the Teacher Is Trying — And You Still Leave the Meeting Questioning Everything
85. Is the Problem the Child — Or the Learning Plan?
84. When School Decides Your Child Is the Problem
83. When ADHD Becomes the Reason You Stop Trying...
82. Overstimulated Before 7am — And No One Sees the Work
81. The Hidden Cost of Being the 'Good Girl' — How the Mental Load Became Ours
80. The Invisible Coordination Load: Why ADHD Mums Carry the Work Systems Won’t
79. Why Does My Partner Keep Asking Me Questions When My Brain Is Full?
78. Grieving the Child You Imagined — While Loving the One in Front of You with Dr Vanessa LaPointe
77. Turning the Car Around for the Hat — So It Must Be Me
76. Always Leaving First — The Social Cost for ADHD Mums
75. I Was Fine Until No One Replied
74. You’re Not That Mum (Back to School Edition)
73. Being Judged for Choosing Understanding Over Punishment
72. You’re Not Behind — You Learned to Carry Responsibility Too Early
71. When You Can’t Relax Even When It’s Quiet — What Your Body Is Doing and Why
70. The Resolutions None of Us Actually Did
69. Too Exhausted to Be the Parent You Want to Be
68. 🎅 You’re Allowed to Be Done — Even at Christmas
67: The Xmas Yes That Should’ve Been a No
66. Stop People-Pleasing This Christmas — The Year I Stopped Apologising for My Child
65. I’m the Magic of Christmas… But Apparently I’m Grumpy Too
64. Did Santa Just Take Credit for My Mental Breakdown?
63. The Year I’ve Decided Good Enough Is Enough
62. ADHD Meds & Kids: The Questions You're Too Afraid to Ask.
61. Christmas Is the Finish Line — And ADHD Mums Are Crawling There
59. The Red Pen Christmas: How to Stop Editing Yourself for Everyone Else
58. Things That Look Like Bad Parenting But Are Actually Neurodivergence
57. You’re Not Delusional — There’s Real Joy in Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
56. ADHD Meds & Kids. Your FAQ answered
55. CONFESSIONS: Things I Can’t Say at the Playground
54. Supplements for ND Kids: Calm Minds, Chaos Days, and What Actually Helps
53. QUICK RESET: Self-Care Feels Nice. Self-Regulation Keeps You Alive.
52. HORMONES: When HRT Isn’t Enough: Mum Rage & Perimenopause Explained
51. CONFESSION: My Kid Didn’t Get Invited — And It Broke Both Our Hearts
50. HORMONES: When Hormones Hijack the Mind: ADHD, Perimenopause & Emotional Burnout
49. QUICK RESET: “I’m Not Lazy — My House Just Doesn’t Have a Memory”
48. 'Not Disabled Enough?’ — The NDIS Changes Every Parent Needs to Hear
47. QUICK RESET: No, I can't meditate. I'm too busy disassociating.
46. ARFID, Eating Disorders & the Neurodivergent Body: What We Got Wrong
45. QUICK RESET: The biggest lie parents believe during school holidays? This is what everyone does
44. Why bad behaviour is rarely bad at all (and how to respond instead)
43. QUICK RESET: Mum hack meal planning for when you're already burnt out.
42. HORMONES: HRT, ADHD & Perimenopause: What No One’s Explaining to Women
41. CONFESSION: Mums wrote in anonymously… and what they shared wrecked me
40. HORMONES: The Perimenopause Crash – Progesterone, Stress, and the Rage Nobody Warned Us About
39. CONFESSION: Can You Love Someone and Still Dread S*x?
38. QUICK RESET: The Hallway Hook That Saved My Sanity
37. HORMONES: Histamine + Hormones – Why You Feel Like You’re Falling Apart
36. QUICK RESET: They said don't label him, so he suffered in silence
35. You Were the Good Girl. That’s Why You’re Falling Apart Now.
34. Is It Social Anxiety — or Is It Autism
33. CONFESSIONS: I Don’t Always Like Being a Parent
32. QUICK RESET: My child is being bullied and I'm supposed to stay calm
31. The ADHD Mum’s Guide to Surviving School Mornings Without Tears (Theirs or Yours)
30. MY UPDATE: The Lipedema Op: The Invisible Illness You Weren’t Supposed to Notice
29. MY UPDATE: What Happens When You Lose the Meds That Helped You Survive
28. ADHD Meds, Access & Equity — What Families Need Policymakers to Hear
27. CONFESSIONS: 10 Things That Scare Me as an ADHD Mum
26. QUICK RESET: Why You Keep Waking at 3am — And It’s Not Just Anxiety
25. The Emotional Load of Raising Neurodivergent Girls and How to Lighten It
24. QUICK RESET: The ADHD Myth of 'Just try Harder'
23. ADHD Meds Won’t Fix Everything – Now What?
22. QUICK RESET: Why self-care feels like another f*cking task
21. SCHOOL SERIES: The Future of Neurodivergent Education: What Needs to Change?
20. SCHOOL SERIES: How to Choose a School That Won’t Break Your Kid (or You)
19. SCHOOL SERIES: When School Stops Feeling Safe
18. QUICK RESET: Why you are bad at asking for help and what to do instead
16. QUICK RESET: No meds, No plan, and no help..... but yet they're still calling us undiagnosed
15. QUICK RESET: He wants the Maldives but we can't even manage the park
14. QUICK RESET: I Cancel Plans Because I Don’t Have the Energy to Fake My Personality
13. SCHOOL SERIES: When They Just Don’t Get It: Navigating School with Neurotypical Parents
12. QUICK RESET: I can’t stop snapping when my child does this one thing
11. SCHOOL SERIES: Reducing Stress Behaviours in the Classroom: Connection, Co-Regulation & Neuro-Aware Teaching
10. QUICK RESET: Why am I bracing for impact when nothing is wrong?
9. SCHOOL SERIES: IEP Meetings Are Broken — Here’s What to Say Instead
8. QUICK RESET: Advocating for Your Child Shouldn’t Break You — But It Often Does
7. SCHOOL SERIES: The Great Gaslighting: When Schools Say We Don’t See It
6. NDIS Is Making Psychology Support Harder To Access And The New Budget Rules
5. SCHOOL SERIES: Your Child Isn’t ‘Acting Out’ — They’re Burning Out
4. Advanced ADHD + Neurodivergent Myths.....Busted :)
3. SCHOOL SERIES - Burnout Starts in the Classroom — And Follows Them Home
2. SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents
1. Season 3 Starts Here: No More Explaining – ADHD Tools That Actually Work
88. Mothers Day: I Made the Lunches, Booked the Table, and Still Felt Invisible
87. Season 2 RECAP: The Year ADHD Mums Stopped Apologising
86. What the World's Biggest ADHD Meds Study Really Revealed
85. Real Tools for Real Rage (Mum Rage Part 2)
84. I Love My Family… But I’m So F**king Angry (Mum Rage Part 1)
83. Too Much? Or Just Misunderstood: ADHD, RSD & the Power of Emotional Intensity
82. ADHD or PTSD? Why So Many Women Are Misdiagnosed with Amanda Moses
81. You’ve Tried Everything… They Still Won’t Eat: Real Strategies for ARFID at Home
80. Executive Function, School Stress, and Support That Actually Works with Sue Larkey
79. Navigating School Holidays with Your Sanity & Self-Worth Intact
78. Could it be ARFID? Spotting the signs + why it’s not just fussy eating with Margo White
PSA! Concerta? Gone. Vyvanse? Broken – And Jane Called It a Year Ago
77. Self-Sacrifice Is Not Your Friend (And Here’s Why)
76. It’s Not Just Picky Eating - Claire Britton on ARFID – Claire Britton’s Story (Personal Perspective)
75. What We Wish Our Partners Knew About the Mental Load - And How to Truly Support Us
74. Keeping Children Safe from Tricky People & Unsafe Situations with Kristi McVee
73. Making the Invisible Mental Load Visible: How to Share the Load Without the Stress [Part 3]
72. Understanding the Risks – Neurodivergent Children, Social Safety, and Grooming [Part 1] with Kristi McVee
71. 7 Brutally Honest Reasons ADHD Mums Stay Silent About the Mental Load [Part 2]
70. The Truth About Time-Outs and What to Try Instead with Gen Muir
69. Why Mums Are Always the Backup Plan (And How to Change It) [Part 1]
68. Perimenopause & PMDD: The Hormonal Rollercoaster of Neurodivergent Women with Dr Miranda Robinson
67. Why Routines Always Seem to Fail for ADHD Families (and How to Fix Them)
66. Perimenopause, ADHD & What Doctors Don’t Tell You: Haylee’s Story
65. School Pick-Up Can Be Draining! How to Stop Overthinking & Save Your Social Energy
64. The NDIS Cuts and the Urgent Need for Immediate Action with Nicole Rogerson of Autism Awareness Australia
63. Surviving the Mental Load of the School Year
62. Burnout, Pain & Weird Symptoms? The ADHD Link No One Told Us About
61. Unhealthy Habits & ADHD: Why We Get Stuck & How to Shift
60. Mummy Needs More Than Wine: The Truth About Coping and Connection
59. Trauma, EMDR, and ADHD: Jess's Story of Recovery
58. Struggling to Understand ADHD? Here’s What Your Partner Needs You to Know [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
57. The NDIS Shake-Up and National Autism Strategy: What Jane Really Thinks [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
56. Setting Your ADHD Family Up for a Smoother School Year [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
55. ADHD Mum: What You Need to Know After Your Diagnosis [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
54. How to Talk to Your Child About ADHD: Empowering Conversations That Change Everything (Part 2) [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
53. Explaining ADHD to Your Child: Why It Matters (Part 1) [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
ADHD & Sensory Overwhelm: Identifying Triggers and Finding Relief with Rebecca Torpie [re-release]
52. Why Most Planners Fail ADHD Mums (and How to Finally Make One Work) [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
Neurotypical Mum vs ADHD Mum: Is It ADHD or Mum Life? [re-release]
Camouflaging ADHD + Autistic Traits in Girls with Millie Carr [re-release]
ADHD and Autistic Traits in Mums with Dr. Jacinta Thomson [re-release]
51. How to Handle Family Criticism About ADHD: Boundaries and Keeping Your Sanity [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
50. Stop People-Pleasing: The ADHD Mum’s Guide to Boundaries, Balance, and Breaking Free [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
49. Christmas Chaos: Hacks for Surviving Family Drama, Sensory Overload, and Picky Eaters! [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
48. Running Out of Time: Why ADHD Mums Feel Overwhelmed at Christmas (and How to Fix It!) [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
47. What happens if you take ADHD medication without ADHD? [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
46. ‘Tis the Season to Overspend: ADHD Mum vs. Impulse Shopping [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
45. Do neurodivergent women attract narcissists? [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
MINI SERIES (Episode 9): How Workplaces Can Support Employees Affected by Family and Domestic Violence with Laurie Arrowsmith
MINI SERIES (Episode 8): Why don't women just leave?
44. Supporting Neurodivergent Kids with Friendships and Boundaries with Bec Sparrow
MINI SERIES (Episode 7): Ensuring Safety When Leaving a DV Relationship with Laurie Arrowsmith
43. ADHD and Teens: A Conversation with Maggie Dent
42. Evidence-Based ADHD Strategies: Effective and Reliable Methods with Claire Britton
MINI SERIES (Episode 5): Workplace Violence and Emotional Abuse
41. Connection between ADHD, EDS and POTS: Vanessa’s journey through chronic health challenges
MINI SERIES (Episode 4): Emotional Abuse and Lived Experience
40. ADHD Medication: Stimulants vs. Non Stimulants [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
39. Misdiagnosis in ADHD and Bipolar Disorder with Georgia Poletti-Moulds
MINI SERIES (Episode 3): Maternal Suicide and Lived Experience
38. How ADHD medication revealed my Autistic traits [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
37. ADHD, Autism, or Both? Kara’s Story of Burnout and Sensory Overload
MINI SERIES (Episode 2): Coercive Control and Lived Experience
36. ADHD Entrepreneurs: Team Building, Delegation, and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Paula Maidens
MINI SERIES (Episode 1): Domestic Violence & Lived Experience
35. ADHD and Autistic Friendships with Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett
34. Navigating and Managing ADHD Medication During Interstate Travel in Australia with Rebekah Howard
33. Preventing Autistic Burnout: Practical Tips for Neurodivergent Mums and Their Children [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
32. Realising Autistic Burnout: A Personal Story for Neurodivergent Mums [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
31. Executive Function Challenges in ADHD: Strategies for Success with Claire Britton
30. Could it be PDA? Exploring the signs and why it’s different from ODD with Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett
29. 6 Practical Tips for ADHD Mums to Reduce Stress and Create a Calmer Home [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
28. Protecting Vulnerable Women: Addressing the Crisis of Sexual Assault with Tanya Hicks
27. 'Help, I Have an Antagonist in My House!' - Parenting ADHD Kids Who Love to Stir the Pot [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
26. The Dual Spectrum: Navigating Giftedness and Neurodivergence with Alison Balson
25. Feeling like PMS is taking over your life? It might be PMDD [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
24. PMS and ADHD: Making Sense of the Chaos [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
23. Avoid Doing More Harm: The Crucial Need for Neuro-Affirming Care with Monique Mitchelson
22. Is it ADHD or Motherhood? [Solo Episode] with Jane McFadden
21. Can Humour Help Us Understand ADHD Better? with Dr Jacinta Thomson
20. The Worst Assessment Process Ever: A Cautionary Tale With Dena Robertson
19. iPads Before School + ADHD: A Morning Madness Combo! with Dr Justin Coulson
18. Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders: Uncovering the Hidden Relationship With Lindsay Keating
17. Underneath the Mask: Uncovering who you are after diagnosis
16. Top 6 Questions to Consider When Choosing a Neuro-Affirming Practitioner with Jane McFadden
15. The Risks of Disclosing ADHD at Work: What You Need to Know
14. Unlocking the Secrets to Work-Life Balance: Practical Advice for Busy Mums with Leonie Dawson
13. ADHD & Sensory Overwhelm: Identifying Triggers and Finding Relief with Rebecca Torpie
12. Navigating Psychology Assessments: Avoiding Key Mistakes with Marie Camin
11. Breaking the Silence: The Untold Struggles of Motherhood with Lucy Hollister
10: Essential Tips for Positive Behaviour Support With Renee Dela Cruz
9. Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and ADHD medication with Rodney Whyte
8: How to Tell Your Child About Their Diagnosis: Essential Do's and Don'ts with Millie Carr
7. Raising Strong Children: How to Support Without Always Solving Their Problems
6. The Must-Know Guide for partners with Joe Peters
5. What Every Mum Needs to Hear from Top Autism Expert with Prof Tony Attwood
4. Sibling Peace: Transform Rivalry into Relationship Building with Gen Muir
3. My Top Takeaways From the Past Year with Jane McFadden
2. Transforming Your Inner Critic into a Source of Compassion with Ceri Sanford
1. Co-Parenting Amidst Diagnosis Disagreements with Alana Manix
66. Life as an Inattentive Mum with Bessie Campbell
65. From Skeptic to Advocate: Medication for Children with Jane McFadden
64. The Untold Struggles of Motherhood (Part 2) with Kaitlyn Faulkner
63. The Episode That Led Jane to Choose Homeschooling with Nicki Farrell
62. Uncovering the subtle traits of Autistic daughters with Eliza Harris
61. Unlocking Focus: Hypnotherapy for ADHD with Jessica Burgess
60. Perfectly Imperfect: Letting Go of Perfectionism with Angie Nennie
59. Transform Your ADHD Relationship Challenges into Strengths with Jessica Burgess
58. My Diagnosis Journey with Jasmine Meek (Part 3)
57. Unique Differences of ADHD and Autism in Women with Dr. Jacinta Thomson
56. Epic Mum Fails That Will Have You Roaring With Laughter with Shantelle Poynter.
55. Building Resilience in a Neurodiverse Family with Lael Stone
54. Advocating for your child's success at school with Tania Waring
53. Interview with Matilda Boseley on the book 'The Year I Met My Brain'
52. Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - A Personal Story With Tammie Ray
51. Addiction and ADHD (Food and Alcohol) with Fiona McIntyre
49. Strategies without medication for ADHD with Jess Bevan
50. Being Your Authentic Self with Louise Fitzpatrick
48. Supplements and ADHD
47. Emotional Eating and ADHD with Denise Stojceski
46. True Inclusion with Jules from William Ready
45. The Untold Struggles of Motherhood (Part 1)
44. School Holiday Planning & Hope with Tania Waring
43. PMS and ADHD with Kylie Smart
ADHD and Parenting with Sharon Collons
41. High Camouflaging ADHD and Autism with Millie Carr
40. High Performance and ADHD with Jessica Burgess
39. NDIS episode with Jane McFadden
38. My Diagnosis Journey with Jasmine Meek (Part 2)
37. Anxiety & ADHD with Jessica Burgess
36. Learning to holiday with ADHD and with ADHD kids with Shantelle Poynter
35. Do you have ADHD or is this just #Mum Life?
34. Being Neurotypical in a relationship with a ADHD person with Sharon Collon
33. Neurodiverse Classrooms with Millie Carr
32. My Diagnosis Journey with Jasmine Meek (Part 1)
31. Meltdowns with Tania Waring
Interview with Motherhood the Beautiful Nightmare
29. Self Hatred and ADHD with Shantelle Poynter
28. What is ADHD Coaching? with Michele Toner
27. Sensory Overload with Deanna Reynolds
26. School Holidays Shit Show
25. Is Overwhelmed Mum Syndrome real? with Dr. Jacinta Thomson
24. Relationships and ADHD with Shantelle Poynter
23. ADHD & Learning With Deanna Reynolds
Therapy Fatigue
21. The Australian school system & our sons. Interview with Tania Waring
20. Medication and Psychiatrists
19. ADHD Mum Fails and my big WHY I do this podcast.
18. ADHD and the family dinner pressure. Chats with Shantelle Poynter (Part 2)
17. Mum's just get to feel like shit for 10 years? Chats with Shantelle Poynter (Part 1)
16. Pregnancy, breastfeeding and ADHD meds. Interview with Rose Callaghan
15. Where does trauma start and ADHD begin? Interview with Jenny Cleary
14. Bored and Tired. #Mumlifeburnout with Angie Nennie
13. The Australian school system & our daughters. Interview with Jenny Cleary
12. How to get a diagnosis in Australia. Part 2. Interview with Dr Jacinta Thomson
11. Masking & ADHD.
10. Recognising ADHD in our daughters
9. An RSD story. Taking my own advice
8. Why am I never doing what I'm supposed to and what can I do about it?
7. How to get a diagnosis in Australia. Part 1. Interview with Dr. Jacinta Thomson
6. Is ADHD just an excuse?
5. ADHD Mum life and Study, how does that work? Interview with Lucy Holister
4. Hyperfocus - an uplifting story. Interview with Lucy Holister
3. Can we impact the world? Interview with Lucy Holister
2. Is the world ready for women to be diagnosed with ADHD? Interview with Katie Underwood
1: Why are so many Mums being diagnosed with ADHD?