Attempting Motherhood

What does an impulsive haircut have to do with understanding your capacity in motherhood? Listen to find out.   The TLDR version is as we understand and navigate our fluctuating capacity in motherhood it's important that we understand we simply DO NOT have the same capacity we had before becoming a mother. And the capacity changes with each additional child, but also through the month and yea...

I'm joined once again by the brilliant Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund. She is a Swedish researcher, physician, psychiatrist, and co-founder of LetterLife. Her book "ADHD Girls to Women: Getting on the Radar" was just released in English. It's available at all major book sellers and via audiobook.     In this episode we talk about hormones through the female life span - from in utero to...

Rose from Unschooling with PDA    joined me for a wonderful chat. We talk about her motherhood story ( TW: Intrusive thoughts 6:40-8:20 ), Leo's diagnosis story, and her own diagnosis story. She shared what brought them to unschooling / home education and she offered fantastic insight for those that may be curious about going down that path. There was also a very candid chat about managing yo...

In this short, solo episode I talk about what matrescence is and how it effects us as we go through motherood.  I reflect on my journey, having recently celebrated three years as a mother.  If you relate to anything in this episode, please let me know. It would be wonderful to hear others' stories of their own matrescence journey.  You can contact me on any of the social channels below:  Want...

Dr. Amy Joynt has a story similar to so many of us, she made it all the way to her late thirties without knowing she was ADHD. And once it was uncovered she was flooded with emotions. She took all of those emotions and experiences and created a wonderful self-guided journal to help other late diagnosed ADHD women process their experience. As I mention in the episode, the journal is part prompts an...

Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund is a Swedish researcher, physician, psychiatrist, and co-founder of LetterLife. Her book "ADHD Girls to Women: Getting on the Radar" was just released in English. It's available at all major book sellers and via audiobook.     In this episode we talk about how women and girls are too often abandoned by their health care providers, diagnosed with ADHD years aft...

CW: We discuss Katherine's experience with Postnatal Anxiety from 18:50-21:30 . Katherine, The Neurodiversity Mom, joined me for a chat about being a neurodivergent mom to neurodivergent kids. Her husband and her moved to Canada from South Africa when she was pregnant with their eldest, so we commiserated about parenting when you are without a village and managing our fluctuating capacities w...

If you're neurodivergent and don't already follow Tina (aka The ADHD Accountant ) I cannot recommend it enough. As we discuss in the episode, the majority of financial advice out there is "typical" . Meant for neurotypical people with neurotypical ways of thinking and spending. When we look at our neurodivergent brains (and especially if you're ADHD ) most of that typical...

In this episode I talk about resentment and expectations in relationship. How resentment can take root, what that word may mean for both you and your partner, and so much more.   I also dive into looking at the expectations we place on our partners and how unmet expectations can lead to resentment and even questioning the relationship as a whole. But we shouldn't expect our partners to be all...

Pasha Marlowe, MFT, joined me to talk about navigating our romantic relationships as a neurodivergent person.  She shares her story of being late realised neurodivergent (AuDHD) and queer and how that impacted her marriage. We discussed how we can fall into patterns as a couple and need to change things up to see these patterns - sometimes that's with the help of a coach/counsellor/therapist....

Em Powell, who you may know as WellByEm on TikTok and Instagram, joined me for a chat about parenting through autistic burnout, her year of recovery, utilising "so what", and leaning on your village. We also chatted about her upcoming retreat (sorry, no spots left) and her coaching services.  If you want to book in last minute to her group coaching call you can do so HERE. ( Call takes p...

Courtney is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) teaching parents how to best support their little one's sensory needs. She's a mom to a toddler so not only can she translate the information from a clinician perspective, but she also gets the challenges and thrills of implementing it with a child.   Her social media is full of digestible and easy to try tips and techniques. She has al...

I wanted to take the opportunity to go a bit more in depth about what INTENTION is and what you can expect if you want to sign up (link below). This is something I'm really excited to bring forward and cannot wait to connect with those who are joining me on the journey. Learn more> INTENTION: 12 Month Self Focus Journey  Please share this with anyone who may be interested in taking the nex...

This is part two of the episode with ADHD Coach Emily Weinberg. We discuss how coaching is different, tips and strategies that can help, and she shares some of her favourite resources (listed below). If you missed part one go and give it a listen - we talk about her very unique pregnancy and motherhood journey to twins, not twins. Resources: Strategies: 18:00 SURFing developed by Dr Sasha Heinz (...

This is a short and sweet solo episode where Sam talks about ways to mitigate the stress that can surround this time of year.  How can we rethink holiday traditions, make new ones, and adapt things to be more accessible to us.  Whatever you celebrate take this simple reminder- you can say "no". No excuse or reason needed, you can simply just say "no".  Have a wonderful holiday...

'Tis the season and I wanted to treat you all to a bonus episode! In this episode I go over my five Gift Lists for Neurodivergents that I created and shared on socials. I'll talk a bit about why I picked each gift and how it will be beneficial for the person you're giving it to. Time Stamps (if you want to jump right to a certain list in the episode): Free:    0:17 Under $20:  3:52...

*Trigger Warning: Pregnancy Loss and Fertility Treatment This is part one of a two part series with Emily. In this episode ADHD Coach Emily Weinberg tells her very unique motherhood story of having twins, not twins and realising she was ADHD as they were toddlers. If you're interested to learn more about coaching keep an eye peeled for Part 2 of this episode where we talk about ADHD coaching,...

(Episode 2) I was joined by Amber Collins, Neurodivergent Amber, to chat about mothering as an autistic - ADHDer. As to be expected when you get two ADHDers together, the conversation bounced all over the place from mothering to advocacy, to gaslighting yourself pre-diagnosis, the pressure of mothering with social media, and so much more. A special note for those listeners based in England, at 6:0...

(Episode 1) *Trigger warning - suicidal ideations In this episode I talk about how I first realised I was autistic and ADHD and what my motherhood journey was like that lead to that realisation. I wanted to give more context as to why this podcast will highlight both motherhood and neurodivergence as the main points. For me the two are so intertwined because becoming a mother made me realise I am...

[Trailer] Attempting Motherhood: The Aud Way  Hosted by Sam, an autistic-ADHD (AuDHD) elder millennial mom.  This trailer will give you an idea of what to expect in the coming episodes.  Be sure and subscribe, share, and review.  I look forward to chatting with you.  Want to get in touch? Send us a message! If you enjoyed this episode please share, subscribe, rate, and review. Each time you do our...