Motherhood Unmasked & Unfiltered

You think you know us? Think again. In this week's episode we're stepping away from the deep dives and getting a little personal. We asked AI to give us rapid-fire questions — then spectacularly failed at the rapid-fire part — and ended up somewhere far more honest and interesting. From ADHD rage triggers to Disney dreams, impulsive purchases we absolutely justified, the tortured artists we tried...

Is It PMS… or Is Something Else Going On? Have you ever felt like you become a completely different person for one or two weeks every month? Maybe you're more emotional, more reactive, more overwhelmed, less productive, or struggling with rage, anxiety or depression that seems to disappear almost as quickly as it arrives. In this episode, Alisha and Rhiannon dive into the growing body of research...

What Bali Taught Us About Parenting, Neurodivergence & Letting Go Fresh off the annual Solo Mum Society Bali trip, Alisha and Rhiannon sit down for an honest post-holiday debrief. What started as a conversation about forgotten chargers, unnecessary scooters and overpacked suitcases quickly became a much deeper discussion about neurodivergence, parenting expectations, mum guilt and what childre...

Packing Chaos, Airport Survival & Traveling with Neurodivergent Kids This week, Alisha and Rhiannon are in full pre-Bali countdown mode. With 34 solo mums and their children joining the annual Solo Mum Society Bali trip, the conversation starts exactly where you'd expect: doom piles, overpacking, last-minute hyperfocus, welcome packs, and wondering whether a third suitcase is really necessary....

Hyperfocus, Friendship, School Mums & The Reality of Neurodivergent Motherhood This week is less expert advice and more of a catch-up. The kind of catch-up where one mum accidentally loses half a day to Pinterest strategy, another starts demolishing a bathroom at 11pm, and somehow both of them end up discussing friendship, parenting, school communities and why socialising feels so complicated...

Why are so many women only discovering they’re neurodivergent later in life? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon are joined by psychiatrist Dr Clinton White to unpack what’s really happening with late ADHD and autism diagnoses in women. From missed signs in childhood to years of being labelled with anxiety or depression, this conversation dives into how ea...

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): Why Everything Feels So Personal Why does a delayed reply feel like rejection? Why does one comment spiral into a full identity crisis? And why do we care so much about whether people like us… even when we don’t like them? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon unpack one of the most intense and misunderstood parts of ADHD...

Neurodivergent Kids, PDA & Parenting Without Breaking Their Spirit What if your child isn’t being “difficult”… but actually can’t do what you’re asking? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon dive into the reality of parenting neurodivergent children — especially when their brains work in ways that don’t respond to traditional parenting approaches. Alisha...

ADHD Tax: The Hidden Cost No One Talks About Ever bought something… lost it… then bought it again? Or filled your fridge with “healthy food” only to throw it all out a week later? Welcome to ADHD tax. In this episode, Alisha and Rhiannon unpack the very real (and often expensive) ways ADHD shows up in everyday life — from impulse spending and forgotten bills to unused subscriptions, wasted groceri...

ADHD in Real Life: The Chaos, The Humour & The Truth This episode is not polished. It’s not structured. And honestly… that’s exactly the point. Because this is what ADHD actually looks like in real life. From losing essential podcast equipment minutes before recording, to impulse Kmart shopping, overstimulation at family events, rage-driving home for a disappointing soft serve, and late-night...

In Hindsight: The ADHD Signs We Missed Growing Up Looking back now… it all makes so much more sense. In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon reflect on the signs of ADHD and neurodivergence that were completely missed growing up — especially as girls. From constantly rearranging bedrooms and hyperfixating on new ideas, to being labelled “chatty,” daydreaming i...

ADHD, Autism & Overstimulation: Why Everything Feels Like Too Much Why do some days feel completely manageable… and others feel like everything is just too much? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon go deeper into what it actually feels like to live with a neurodivergent brain — from emotional intensity and sensory overwhelm, to decision fatigue, task p...

ADHD, Autism & Late Diagnosis: When One Diagnosis Leads to Another What happens when an ADHD diagnosis isn’t the full picture? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Rhiannon shares what happened after being diagnosed with ADHD — when medication, self-awareness, and deeper reflection started to reveal something more: autism. This is an honest conversation about what it’s lik...

ADHD in Women: Alisha's Diagnosis Story, Late Diagnosis & Why Everything Finally Made Sense What happens when you start to realise that the way your brain works might not be the way everyone else’s does? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha shares her ADHD diagnosis story — how she first started recognising the signs, what made her look into it, and why so many ADHD...

More Side Quests Than Snoop Dogg at the Olympics | ADHD, Autism & Late Diagnosis in Women What happens when you finally get an ADHD diagnosis as an adult… and then realise that might not be the whole story? In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon talk about what happened after Rhiannon was diagnosed with ADHD, started medication, and began to understand he...

Episode 1: Welcome to the Chaos — ADHD, Late Diagnosis & Neurodivergent Motherhood   Why do so many women only discover they have ADHD after becoming mothers?   In the first episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, hosts Rhiannon (Sydney) and Alisha (Melbourne) introduce themselves and share why they started this podcast for neurodivergent mums.   Both women were late diagnosed with A...