ADHD Families Podcast

In this fun episode I am providing a waterfall of FREE parenting tips to help your family! One of my favourite things to do is breakthrough the noise about ADHD and give you clear, practical strategies that work - let's do this! Timestamps and key points: 1.50m Never act in the red 6.00m Adding and removing barriers 14.00m What to do when your child gets in trouble 16.00m What to feed your childre...

Anger is a big emotion and it often causes a lot of distress.  When we act from the red zone we often regret our actions.  But how do we support our kids that show anger and aggression?  This stumps a lot of parents because we also getting flooded and dysregulated by this display of emotion.  Anger issues and ADHD are common so today's podcast episode we chat to the incredible...

Let's chat about Teenagers with ADHD !  I know so many of you have questions around this topic, so I have bought in Leanne Tran who is a registered Psychologist who specialises in this topic.  How can we spot the difference between standard Teenage pushing of the boundaries and ADHD symptoms? How much should we worry about homework? What should we do about screen time?  Key Points a...

Do you ever wonder what an ADHD coach does? How can an ADHD Coach assist you in management of ADHD? How do we make sure we are seeing a qualified coach? In this podcast I chat with my mentor, Michele Toner. Michele is one inspirational human. There is a reason that she is my mentor! She was Australia's first ADHD Coach and shone a light for all that have come after. She is full of wisdom and let's...

In today's episode, Sharon chats with Yael Rothman and Katia Fredriksen - Neuropsychologists. We chat about what the difference is between a neuropsychologist and a clinical psychologist, the ADHD diagnostic process, why we should tell our kids about their ADHD and what to say to the know it all uncle at the BBQ.   Timestamps and key points 2.00m What do Yael and Katia do?  What is a neu...

Today we have the incredible Gen Dharamaraj from Nurturing Brain Potential chatting with us about functional neurology and ADHD. We discuss: - How do we support our beautiful kids brain development? - Why do children with ASD and ADHD have developmental delays ? - What are some easy strategies that we can do at home? 2.20m What does Gen do? 3.15m What is functional neurology ? 3.50m The developmen...

In this podcast we chat with the incredible Angela Lockwood about reducing overwhelm and minimising distraction in our modern lives.  There is so much gold in this interview and Angela shares her strategies around screen time and reducing stress. Key Points and timestamps 2.00m Angela's story 7.41m How Angela helps people with focus and distraction 10.00m Dysregulated nervous system in f...

Let's chat about ADHD in high achieving women!  In this episode of the ADHD Families Podcast we are with the incredible Jane McFadden and she share her story.  We discuss diagnosis of ADHD in girls and women and ADHD/ASD burnout.  Jane is famous for telling it how it is and is extremely vulnerable about her experiences and generous with her tips to help other women. You do not want...

This is a very special episode for our beautiful children's Grandparents (PLEASE SHARE IT). Here are my top 10 tips for supporting your gorgeous Grandchildren with ADHD . Grandparents have such an important role in our children's lives and it is a role that comes with a wonderful opportunity for connection.  2.00m The important role of the Grandparent 4.10m Education about and understanding A...

Have you been told you need to meditate or practice mindfulness but really struggle with this concept?  People with ADHD can often have negative feelings about mindfulness. So I wanted to find out strategies that work for the ADHD brain. Today's interview with the incredible Sammy Wynn.  Sammy is an  Integrative Mindfulness and Mindset Practitioner - she is here to give us...

In this episode we delve into parenting shifts or lessons that I have learnt and that are common in this beautiful community with a view to highlighting and shortcutting success for your family.  Key points and timestamps: 2.00m - Comparing your parenting journey 3.50m - The developmental delay 6.50m - Getting stuck in what is not working 7.40m - Parenting from survival mode 8.24m - Viewing y...

***Don't forget to register for our FREE ADHD Families Festival *** In this episode of the ADHD Families Podcast we chat with the incredible Chrissie Davies about advocating for your child at school.  Chrissie highlights so many gold nuggets of information in this podcast like what can we request from our child's school and how we can best communicate with our school.  Here are the key p...

In this episode Alexx Stuart and Sharon chat about Alexx's recent ADHD diagnosis, living a low tox life, mould illnesses and 3 steps to have a healthier life with ADHD .  Key takeaways: 2.28m Why Alexx created Low Tox Life 7.00m Why is living a low tox life is important to Alexx 8.10m It is about the simple swaps 9.40m Dopamine shopping/seeking 12.00m Alexx's ADHD diagnosis 14.20m Last m...

In this episode Sharon chats with Emma Gilmour from Hope Rising Coaching about ADHD and alcohol .  Wow!  What a mind blowing episode!  Emma shares her story and gives us practical tips on how we can be intentional about our alcohol consumption and why having neurodiversity in the mix can make this super important.  Here are the key points and time stamps: 2.06 - What Emma does...

This episode is about prepping conversations and how they can be used as a strategy to help with anxiety and prepare our family members for situations before they go into fight or flight.  1.48 - Pretend arguments in the shower  3.08 - What is a prepping conversation? 3.50 - Roll playing without the effort 4.09 - Where and when should we do prepping conversation 5.40 - Visualising the sc...

In today's episode Sharon chats with Melinda, Child Psychologist.  In this episode they cover what a child psychologist does, how they can support our beautiful ADHD kids and some strategies to help.   Key Points and Timestamps: 1.50 What does Melinda do and why does she do it? 4.30 Play based therapy 5.20 Why do children see a child psychologist? 8.50 Questions that parents sh...

You know those problems that keep coming up for your family...?  Those little points of friction that cause your whole body to tense?  I call these predictable problems. If they keep coming up... let's workshop these together. Key points and time stamps: 3.20 Meltdowns are distressing but that it not what causes burn out 4.02 People who support people with ADHD also end up with disregula...

In today's episode we chat with Dayna Abraham, a  bestselling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and Sensory Processing 101.  Dayna is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time. We also discuss her latest book, Calm the Chaos: A Failproof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids. As a National Board Certified educ...

Today's episode is about energy management, minor irritations and tolerations: 1.50m What is a toleration? 2.15m A rock in your shoe 2.56m Examples of tolerations and identifying them 4.26m Decision fatigue 5.10m The power of eliminating tolerations 5.58m Stress resilience 6.27m ADHD and stress resilience 7.00m Strategies for handling tolerations 7.50m The 6 options for handling tolerations 1...

How are your finances?    ADHD and Money is a BIG TOPIC!  It is something that we probably do not talk about enough.  In this episode, we chat to Tina   @theADHDaccountant   and owner of   The Diverse Accountants .  She shares with us some seriously good tips to help us manage our finances.  Here are the   key points   and timestamps: 1.40 Wha...

In this episode we explore your energy being your most important currency and Sharon gives you 5 practical steps to try to protect you from burnout. Here are the key points and timestamps: 2.20m Time v Energy 3.30m The Spoon Theory 4.00m ADHD and spoons 5.00m Being a spoon ninja 6.50m Step 1: Awareness 8.30m Step 2: Pockets of recharge time 11:30m Step 3: Triaging your time 15:00m Step 4: Building...

In this episode I chat with Narelle  all about ADHD and organisation. Narelle is the founder of Simply Happy, a professional organiser and yoga teacher with an Education background.  She helps individuals and families with organisational challenges to implement simple organisational strategies so that they can create a clutter-free, safe, functional and happy home. She’s a mum to 2 teena...

It is time to bring back the family meeting!  Get your free family meeting template here! Here are the important points with timestamps: 1.50 - The invisible load 2.20 - The anxious ADHD brain  3.00 - Being clear about expectations 3.27 - Why a family meeting is important 5.20 - Keep you meetings short 5.50 - Forward planning 6.11 - Sweet and sour 6.50 - Highlight of the week 7.25 - Pred...

Jules Galloway has been my naturopath and friend for a long time. Recently she has been diagnosed with ADHD.   It makes sense because all my favourite people have ADHD. In today's episode we hear a little about Jules' story.  Here are the important parts: Jules galloway’s story. 0:00 Jules' ADHD diagnosis Jules' childhood and background How did you know you had ADHD? 2:23 The diagno...

This episode is about patterns of thinking.  It is something that comes up a lot in ADHD coaching. Highlights and Timestamps:  2.40m - The ADHD brain's negativity bias 5.00m - Black and white thinking  6.30m - I know that 8.20m - I've tried that before 10.50m - That doesn't work for me 12.00m - Why can't I / I should be able to 13.00m - Rushing energy Would you like to explore ADHD...