Episodes 279
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.2 (6)
Since May 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Being a mum is hard enough. Being a mum with ADHD — or raising neurodivergent kids is a whole different level. ADHD Mums is the unfiltered, science-meets-reality podcast hosted by Jane McFadden, educational neuroscientist, advocate, and mother of three. This isn’t another polished parenting show with 'ten easy tips.' It’s real stories, confessions we’re not supposed to say out loud, and the research that explains why so many of us are running on empty. Every week you’ll hear: 🎙️ Confessions — raw, anonymous truths from mums navigating rage, burnout, and survival. 🧠 Expert insights — from neuroscientists, clinicians, and policy leaders on ADHD, autism, and mental health. 💬 Advocacy in action — exposing ADHD medication shortages, NDIS red tape, and the hidden costs mothers carry. With over 1 million downloads already tuning in from across the world, the podcast has already influenced ADHD reforms in Australia, been featured in national media, and pushed politicians to answer the questions mothers are asking. If you’ve ever screamed in the car, forgotten every form until the night before, or wondered if you’re the only one falling apart — this podcast is your proof that you’re not broken, you’re just telling the truth.

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S4E6 4. They Took Away the Village and Handed Us the iPad. Then They Told Us Not to Use It.

Jun 10, 2026 22m

A friend came over the other day. She'd just done a week on the Sunshine Coast with her three kids, the whole pack-up by herself. We were sitting at my kitchen table doing that thing where you're…

S4E4 3 Reasons ADHD Mum Rage Feels Like It Came Out of Nowhere. (It Didn't.)

Jun 08, 2026 25m

I picked up the kids in my husband's car the other day. The youngest said something. The next one waited until they finished, then said something back. There was a pause. I turned around and looked…

S4E3 3. It's 11:40pm. I'm Not on My Phone for Fun. I'm on the Password Reset Page for the Third Time

Jun 03, 2026 22m

You're at the dinner table you fought to make happen. Your phone lights up — school app, swimming's been moved, the bag has to be packed tonight. You know in your bones that if you don't write it…

S4E2 4 Reasons You Can't Eat Breakfast Until the Kitchen's Clean. Why Most Advice Won't Work — and the One Thing That Will.

Jun 01, 2026 44m

Listener Question Episode: Bec drops the kids at school, the kitchen's a mess, and she can't let herself eat breakfast until it's clean. Loads the washing on too — wouldn't want to waste time. She…

S4E1 1. Season 4 Launch: Who Am I If I Stop Being In Service to Everyone in My Life?

May 27, 2026 18m

The cafe moment. A waiter. Six seconds of blank silence. I've ordered for everyone in my life for 40 years and when someone asked what I wanted, there was nobody home. Season 4 starts here. This…

S3E108 108. 'Supportive of What?' The Year a Friend Asked Me One Question and Broke the Season 3

May 25, 2026 22m

The birthday of ADHD Mums came and went and I didn't celebrate. I'd spent a whole season demanding a seat at the table. By the end of it I was in bed, couldn't walk, getting diagnosed with…

S3E107 107. Sorry I'm Late. I Have ADHD.' But .... My Friend Has ADHD Too. She's Never Late

May 20, 2026 31m

Sorry I'm late. I have ADHD. So does my friend. She's sitting at the coffee shop halfway through her first one, watching me sweat through the door twenty minutes late. Same diagnosis. Different…

S3E106 106. He'll Eat When He's Hungry.' Three Years Later My Son Was in Hospital on a Feeding Tube with Tracy Jewel Constable

May 18, 2026 30m

You take your child to the doctor. You tell them this isn't fussy, this isn't a phase. They tell you he'll grow out of it. Maybe it's his tonsils. Maybe you're anxious. Maybe your boundaries aren't…

S3E105 105. I'm Gentle With My Daughter for Ten Minutes. Then I Tell Myself to Stop Being Such a F*cking Embarrassment

May 13, 2026 19m

You can talk your daughter down in two minutes. Then you turn around and tell yourself to stop being such a f*cking embarrassment.Same brain. Same mum. Two completely different voices within…

S3E104 104. When a Neuroscientist Says iPads Cause ADHD — And You Wonder if You've Damaged Your Kids with Amanda Moses

May 11, 2026 29m

Sometimes the only thing that got you through the day was the iPad.And then you scrolled past a clip telling you screens are rewiring your kid's brain. Causing ADHD. Making them socially broken. And…

S3E103 103: When You Say 'I Don't Mind, Whatever's Easy' for Mother's Day — And Spend Sunday Cleaning Up Your Own Gifts

May 06, 2026 17m

There's a script around Mother's Day that doesn't account for any of us.You're meant to want a candle, a coffee, a sleep-in, and to look visibly grateful at the end of it. If you can't name what you…

S3E102 102. When You Stop Calling Your Friend and Start Talking to ChatGPT — And You're Not Sure What It's Costing You with Laetitia Andrac

May 04, 2026 38m

Half the conversations about AI are men in San Francisco telling you it'll change everything. The other half are people telling you it'll destroy the planet and your children's future.Neither of…

S3E101 101. RE-RELEASE: When You Stop Your ADHD Meds for the Baby — And the Pram Rolls Across the Car Park with Rodney Whyte

Apr 29, 2026 35m

This podcast episode is not a replacement for individual medical advice and is general education only.You go to the mother's group, you don't put the brake on the pram, and it rolls across the…

S3E100 100. When You Know School Isn't Working — And You're Still Waiting for Permission to Leave with Rebecca English

Apr 27, 2026 37m

You've spent more time on drop-offs, pickups and meetings this week than your kid has spent actually learning.You keep telling yourself the routine is good for them. They come home flat anyway.You…

S3E99 99. When the Teacher Asks ‘What Can I Do to Help? But You Don’t Know What to Say with Kat Marrington & Sally Galloway

Apr 22, 2026 14m

If your child looks ‘fine’ at school… but falls apart the second they get home —this episode is for you.🧠 What We Cover in This Episode:What masking really looks like in a classroom settingWhy…

S3E98 99. When School Feels Too Much Too Early — Expectation Creep Explained with Rebecca English

Apr 20, 2026 23m

If you’ve ever sat in a school meetinghearing what’s ‘expected’…and thought‘this feels like too much… too early’ —this episode is for you.Because sometimes it’s not subtle.It’s that quiet moment…

S3E97 98. When You Say ‘Can We Talk’ — And It Blows Up Straight Away

Apr 15, 2026 9m

If you’ve ever said‘can we just talk about something?’and it escalatesbefore you’ve even said the thing —this episode is for you.Because it’s not the conversationthat’s blowing up.It’s what happensin…

S3E98 97. The Invisible Job: Being the One Who Holds Everything Together

Apr 13, 2026 15m

If you’ve ever stepped away for five minutes…come back…and everything has already escalated —this episode is for you.Because it’s not just the moment.It’s the feeling that if you’re not there…it…

S3E95 96. When You Keep Starting the Same Thing — And It Never Gets Finished

Apr 06, 2026 14m

In this episode, we unpack the invisible load of trying to do something simple inside a day that won’t hold it. The interruptions, the split attention, the constant restarting — and how quickly that…

S3E98 95. When You Make Yourself the Joke — And It Turns Into ‘That’s Just Who I Am’

Apr 01, 2026 11m

In this episode, we unpack the very real (and very common) experience of showing up already stretched… masking it with humour… and then internalising the entire thing as a personality flaw.The jokes…

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ADHD Mums has published 279 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.

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