Motherhood in ADHD – Parenting with ADHD, Productivity Tips, Brain based Science, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Education to Help Moms with Adult ADHD

Meet my friend Bethany Lovern, host of Breastfeeding Relief with Bethany.  In this episode, Bethany and I chat about struggles as a new mom, including breastfeeding, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Postpartum Anxiety (PPA), and Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex or D-MER. Bethany shares: In this episode, Patricia discusses how she struggled with her ADHD symptoms after becoming a mom, leading to sleeples...

Struggling with sleep at your house?   Today's guest is Heather Erickson of Sleep and Beyond Consulting. Heather is a sleep coach that helps parents support their children for better sleep.  No matter if you have a big kid who fights sleep or you're pregnant with your first nugget, Heather shares a ton of strategies on how to make bedtime easier for everyone.  We dove into how to create a soothing...

Are you feeling anxious or lazy cuz you're avoiding tasks you need or want to do?  Do you want to achieve a big goal but think it isn't realistic right now? What if you *never* get around to the big dreams you have?  *cue PANIC* When you've spent years feeling like you're procrastinating, being lazy, and not understanding why you can't just do the thing, you can easily get confused when there is s...

How do you juggle growing professionally while also being a great mom and taking care of yourself?  Meet today's guest, Crystal Ware. Crystal and I dive into a dual episode that is being aired both on my podcast and on her podcast "Get Clear with Crystal Ware".  From discussing the struggles of balancing work and family, to offering advice on advocating for a raise at work, Crystal's insights prov...

When you feel like a BIG loser and failure… Eryn asks for help: "I'm always disappointed in myself that when faced with one small obstacle, I give up and cave on everything I've worked so hard to build and then it takes me WEEKS just to summon the effort/courage to get back on track - whether with diet/exercise, my small business, supporting my husband in his own business, or keeping a consistent...

Recently, I discussed with 4 mom friends the point of Mother's Day. Spoiler Alert: We all had differing opinions and none of us do the same things on Mother's Day. While some dislike its baggage and some of us loved a day of being treated like a queen, we did agree that moms could all use a lot more care and rest. You deserve more than 1 day out of 365, mama. Because caring for yourself isn't an o...

Scared of meeting new people? Does small talk give you hives? If you want to make new mom friends, but aren't sure what to do next, let's hang out on today's episode! Until recently, parties where I didn't know anyone were scarier than any snake, clown, or ghost. As someone who's been painfully shy my whole life, I never knew what to say or how to leave a conversation before it got awkward.  I was...

When is it too late to get an ADHD diagnosis? For today's guest, Tami Hackbarth, getting diagnosed with ADHD at age 53 was worth it. After years in the classroom working with copious ADHD children, Tami has plenty of strategies and tools to help those of us with neurodivergent brains.  We dove into Tami's journey of self-discovery, self-compassion, and self-acceptance. She opens up about her strug...

We all know someone who has an emotionally immature parent.  The one who lays on guilt trips. The one who never shows up. The one who struggles with demons bigger than their kids. Maybe it's you.   Maybe it's your neighbor or your best friend. As a mom, it hits different.  You see the pain, the nuance, the struggle a little more clearly. And yet you still can't fix the other person. But you can ma...

What "should" you have done already?   Finish your degree?  Pass your driver's license test?  Make that doctor's appt?  Left the house for school pickup? If you're constantly thinking "I'm behind!", this episode is for you.   Often it's literal, as in, "I'm 20 minutes late to my appointment!" But it's also in the big things, like you "should" have more kids by now or gotten that promotion.  You're...

Do you ever feel like an emotional sponge, absorbing the feelings of others around you? Especially when you're with someone you care about? Especially when you're in certain parts of your cycle? Extra especially when they are agitated, frustrated, angry, or anxious? In this episode, we dive deep into understanding emotional regulation, stress management, and the unique challenges faced by moms wit...

Sometimes you need a reminder that it's okay to spend a little money on yourself, especially when the guilt of the last 3 wasteful impulse buys are still weighing on you. In this episode of Motherhood in ADHD, we're diving headfirst into why self-care is NOT selfish. I want you to know that putting yourself on the budget's priority list is worth it - without guilt creeping in and talking yourself...

Watching your child struggle is pretty much the worst. Not knowing what to do about it is more than icing on the doo-doo cake. I've got your back, mama! In this episode of Motherhood in ADHD, I dive into the rollercoaster of emotions and challenges of parenting a struggling child. When your child needs help, but you don't know where to begin, this episode is for you. From dealing with overwhelming...

It's here again… that awful feeling: I'm behind. You swore this year you'd print those adorable Christmas cards with your family's smiling faces in front of a glowing tree, but it's December and you haven't even started.  Your friends are sending you theirs, and just seeing them makes you feel guilty.  You're scrambling to shop for presents online, wondering how you're going to fit it into your bu...

Ever feel like making friends is a puzzle you can't quite solve?  You're not alone, mama!  In this episode of Motherhood in ADHD, we unpack the nuances of friendship with our guest Caroline Maguire.  Caroline is a leader in social skills development and the author of the book, "Why Will No One Play With Me?" – a handbook on how to communicate social skills training for your kids… and yourself! If...

How do you feel when you think about taking ADHD medication? Nervous? Hopeful? Overwhelmed? The process of obtaining and finding the right medication can feel like A LOT. First, you have to approach the subject with your doctor (who may or may not be well-informed about ADHD) -- and then there is finding the right type and dosing of medication, dealing with potential side effects, and the whole pr...

"I've tried everything!"  When you're dealing with a particularly frustrating problem that's gone on for years, like parenting your exasperating child, looking for relief from a chronic health issue, or advocating for your child struggling at school, you start to run out of energy AND optimism. When you've got a situation that feels hopeless… When you've run out of ideas… When you've looked under...

What's your story of working under an unqualified or unsupportive boss? I'm sharing a few of my terrible boss experiences.  But today's episode is not just about the bad bosses in the workplace. As a parent, we often feel underqualified. You don't want to be a "bad boss", but no one handed you an instruction manual when your children arrived!  What do you do when you don't know what to do? When yo...

What does the inside of your kitchen junk drawer look like?   And why is it always in the kitchen?  We all have a random smattering of ideas laying around and today I'm sharing a few that wouldn't necessarily make a whole episode in and of themselves, so I'm combining these random thoughts rattling around my brain into one Junk Drawer episode.  First, we cover a few questions around ADHD medicatio...

"Should I become a mom if I have ADHD?" Here's an episode you've been asking for - pregnancy and ADHD! You ask me so many questions around pregnancy friendly symptoms management, ADHD medication while pregnant, and the big question of should I even have kids if I can't take care of myself???  It's been almost 6 years since I was pregnant, so I called in a friend who's in the thick of it.  Today's...

When you're dreaming about taking time for yourself, does that nudge (or wave) of guilt make you pause?  Today, I'm reflecting on 5 things I learned this weekend while I hung out with many of you.  This past weekend was my ADHD Moms Weekend Retreat and we had a blast!  It was soo soo good and I didn't want it to end! We rested, we ate hot food, and we focused on ourselves.  One of the things we al...

Appointments, birthdays, permission slips, library books, names, the one thing you went into the store for… In today's episode, I delve into one of the most frustrating features of ADHD: forgetting important things.  From my personal experiences of forgetting to pick up THE ONE THING that my husband had requested while I went backpacking through Spain to missing my child's swim lesson due to a mix...

Oh, the lies you've been told about your brain… Today's guest challenges the traditional description of ADHD, viewing it not as a disorder, but as a unique collection of traits that showcase different ways of thinking and experiencing emotions.  Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist, audiologist, and clinical and cognitive neuroscientist specializing in psychoneurobiology and metacognit...

When you want to help your kid, but you're triggered yourself, it's really hard to show as the mom you want to be. Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of one of our July meetups in Successful Mama Meetups . The theme for the month was "Angry Moms Unite," focusing on how to stop yelling at your family and regulate your emotions, so you can show up as the mom you want to be more often. We're not...

Did you spew angry volcano-vomit on your family today? Or yesterday? Or right before this, which is why you're listening to this episode right now? IYKYK. Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of one of our July meetups in Successful Mama Meetups. The theme for the month was "Angry Moms Unite," focusing on how to stop yelling at your family and regulate your emotions, so you can show up as the mo...