ADHD Mums

Jane interviews Jess Burgess (Psychologist) on this expert view on Anxiety and ADHD. (Fast forward first 5mins if you don't want to hear about Jess and Jane friendship and surfing careers lolz). Highlights: x - How are anxiety and adhd are linked - Jess explains working memory about why people with ADHD struggle with it. - How beliefs form - Why people are often treated for anxiety instead of ADHD...

Jane interviews Shantelle Poynter (her most regular guest) on Holidaying with ADHD and ADHD kids. This is a follow up interview from 'Self Hatred and ADHD' where Shantelle mentions at the end about an upcoming holiday to Maryborough and that she would be holidaying differently this time. Jane catches up with Shantelle after the holiday to see how it went. Highlights: - Why are holidays (with kids...

Jane interviews Amanda Di Giglio (waiting on ADHD diagnosis) and Sarah Potts (Neurotypical). Both are 38 year old women who have been friends for 26 years. Amanda has 5 year boy with a ASD diagnosis and 2.5 year old daughter. Sarah has 7 year old daughter and 5 year old boy. Both are married and work part time in NSW. The idea of this episode is to compare the experiences of an ADHD Mum vs a Neuro...

Jane interviews Sharon Collin from 'The Functional Family' on relationships. Sharon has a ADHD husband and three sons with ADHD, she herself is neurotypical. Sharon has studied ADHD heavily and built a coaching business and family membership around it. Highlights - Sharon and Jane discuss the frustration, anger and common problems that occur between two different brains managing a house hold. - Sh...

Jane interviews Millie Car from Millie Carr Books. Millie has ADHD, three neurodiverse children and is a primary school teacher in Melbourne. Highlights - Millie talks about proactively setting up the classroom for neurodiverse learning from day one, let's not wait for something to happen, let's get ahead of it. - This is great for diagnosed kids, pre-diagnosis kids or undetected kids by just NOT...

Jane is joined by Jasmine Meek - the Bayside Doula who is just about to meet a Psychiatrist to discuss a possible ADHD diagnosis. Jasmine is married with two kids and is a post partum doula. ADHD Mum's plans to follow Jasmine through the lead up to the appointment (this episode) plus catch up after the appointment and see if Jasmine is diagnosed with ADHD, then follow along the medication journey....

Jane is joined by Tania Waring, a lawyer and advocate/care coordinator Mum of three neurodiverse boys. Tania has also completed her honours in Psychology and has just applied for a scholarship to begin her doctorate in the use of co-regulation to prevent and minimise meltdowns in the classroom. Tania is very passionate about inclusive education and improving outcomes for children with AD...

Jane interviews Tamara and Shanelle from Motherhood a Beautiful Nightmare.  Highlights - We discuss why women take on the mental load of housework, child care and all household duties even if they have ADHD? - Should we stage a protest?  -Tamara wonders whether she should have just let her husband do her daughter's make up for the dance concert? - Why do we prepare for armageddon if we a...

Jane interviews Shantelle Poynter (her most regular guest) on self hatred and ADHD. Highlights - Why is there self hatred and shame within so many adults with ADHD, particularly those who were late diagnosed? - If there is a huge amount of undiagnosed women with ADHD out there, are they all walking around with shame, guilt and self hatred and if that's the case - that might be related to addiction...

Jane interviews Michele Toner who has been supporting people with ADHD since 1995 and she was the first ADHD coach ever in Australia in 2003. Michele has now mentored over 100 ADHD coaches and promotes ADHD Awareness. Michele was awarded an OAM in 2021 for her work in ADHD. Highlights - How did Michele begin in this industry? - What training is involved with ADHD coaching? - How does it differ fro...

Are my kids the loudest kids in the world? Or can I just not cope with the noise. Jane interviews Deanna Reynolds, an ADHD Mum with two children on the Sunshine Coast who is studying to be a teacher. Deanna was diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year after advocating for herself for years and battling misdiagnosis that she was NOT just 'anxious' or a 'tired Mum.' Highlights - What is sensory overloa...

Not sure how people can enjoy school holidays? - Jane talks on the the hit of depression as she rode her bike to the park with her son after 3 + weeks with kids at home. - The huge melt down her son had at kindy over a ripped painting - Jane applies to NDIS for funding and goes through adding ADHD as a secondary diagnosis - Jane talks on how she sees labelling as positive to get NDIS funding and a...

Jane is back with Dr. Jacinta Thomson with Overwhelmed Mum Syndrome and whether it is real or not? - What are the key areas that create this? - How does executive function dysfunction impact this? --> Jacinta gives a great example on just simply buying 3 x things from supermarket and how that can go wrong - How does sensory overload create the perfect storm? - What are some of the tips/strategi...

Jane's back with one of her favourite guests Shantelle to discuss relationships and ADHD. Shantelle is a neurodiverse Mother of two neurodiverse children who is a nurse in Brisbane. Highlights include: -       Knowledge is power – the awareness of diagnosis is so important for ourselves and our children. -       Shame that we ca...

Jane is joined by Deanna Reynolds, an ADHD Tutor and student teacher. Deanna has ADHD herself, lives on the Sunshine Coast with her husband (teacher) and her two kids. They discuss the difficulties kids face in the classroom when learning the same material as other neurotypical kids. - The impact the classroom has on self esteem for children. - The reason people with ADHD share with their own pers...

Jane talks about the pressures that parents feel to do many early intervention therapies on their kids, which comes right at the same time as the diagnosis does. The overwhelm and indecision about what is the best thing to do for your kids which often comes at the same time as the physical demands on parents are the highest (kids under 7). - Jane discusses how she spent 50min + with a psychologist...

Jane is joined by Tania Waring, a lawyer and advocate/care coordinator mum of three neurodiverse boys. Tania is very experienced in advocacy for her children to get what they need at school. Tania has also completed her honours in Psychology and is passionate about inclusive education and improving outcomes for children in the schooling system. Jane and Tania share personal experiences and highlig...

Jane discusses her personal experience with medication and psychiatrists and answers FAQ: - How do I access medication quickly? - Should I see a psychologist or a psychiatrist what is the difference? - I can't get into a psychiatrist - should I see a Telehealth one? - What is the difference between a Telehealth psychiatrist and an in person one? - What is this going to cost me? - Can I get Medicar...

A LOT of listeners have been asking for a 'Day in a Life of an ADHD Mum' however I haven't had anyone keen as yet. I've gone through a few days of my life to shine a light on inattention and how it presents in full families of inattention. - Jane talks openly about her severe depression in her teenage years and how that has lead to her wanting to raise awareness about what ADHD looks like in young...

I was supposed to be interviewing Shantelle but we became instant friends and went OFF TOPIC hardcore. Part 2 in the Coffee chats with Shantelle- I'd go to Part 1 first. Topics covered: - Are ADHD Mum's the WORST at self care? and why is that? - Who created all the expectations on families to have dinner with their kids every night as a family and how bloody hard is that to do. - We can create a s...

I was supposed to be interviewing Shantelle on misdiagnosis but we went OFF TOPIC hardcore. I've kept the audio because it's a rant about Mum life that I have with friends at pick up/drop off. Topics covered: - Shantelle's GP was blown aware on her disclosure of the self hatred that comes to ADHD. - Why is it that when a Mum goes to the GP or seeks help she is just told she has post natal depressi...

Rose Callaghan, ADHD Ambassador and Australian Comedian - the first person I have interviewed who was diagnosed with ADHD BEFORE getting pregnant. Check out her complex ride as I interview her on: - Multiple psychiatrist visits to get a muddy answer on meds and pregnancy. - Multiple psychiatrist visits to get a even muddier answer on meds and breastfeeding. (But don't worry there's a study on rats...

In this episode Jane interviews regular Aussie Mum Jenny on her traumatic past and the complex web of trauma and ADHD. Jenny talks about her past and how she only began exploring it after she became a Mum and how that has impacted her parenting and children. We also discuss Neurofeedback therapy and EMDR therapy. *This podcast doesn't recommend any types of therapies, we just discuss our experienc...

Life feels like I've gotten on a one way rollercoaster to hell half the time and I can't get off. Where's the eject button? All my life I've been either speeding on a highway or my car is still trapped in the garage. Where's the balance? Angie Nennie has ADHD, is a mother of two and a professional ADHD coach we discuss: - Why is parenting so incredibly bloody boring but also so tiring? - What ADHD...

In this episode Jane and Jenny share their stories advocating for their daughters in the Australian school system. Both in public and private schools. What works, what doesn't and why the system fails our little girls. We cover everything from the over worked teachers under fire from parents, principals and the kids, the ratio of teachers aides in schools and how each school gets a different amoun...