{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD Mums","slug":"adhd-mums-6363089","podcast_index_feed_id":6363089,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/adhdmums/","website_url":"https://www.adhdmums.com.au/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/36034d34-12a3-48c5-b350-38b0ca05e100/image.jpg","author":"Jane McFadden","episode_count":307,"summary":"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 — an Autistic and ADHD mum with a Master's in Neuroscience and Psychology and certification as an ADHD and Autism assessor. 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 clinicians, researchers, 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 from around the world, the podcast has 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 podc…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T06:22:15.189015+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089"},"episode":{"title":"15. Should Kids Be Made to Hug Relatives? Give Your Auntie a Kiss. He Said No With His Face.","slug":"15-should-kids-be-made-to-hug-relatives-give-your-auntie-a-kiss-he-said-no-with-his-face","published_at":"2026-07-13T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/15-should-kids-be-made-to-hug-relatives-give-your-auntie-a-kiss-he-said-no-with-his-face","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/give-your-auntie-a-kiss-i-watched-my-son-say-no-with-his-face-and-hug-her-anyway","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/11a52344-5c16-46ce-8317-a6410c90352c.mp3","summary":"Have you ever stood at the sink at nine o'clock at night, kids asleep, house finally quiet, and had a friend text you how are you going? — and found nothing there? Not sad. Not fine. Just nothing. You could have told her exactly how the kids were, what's on tomorrow, what your hubby's up to, what's happening with the school term. But you, the actual person underneath running all of it — you went looking for her and she wasn't in. There's a name for that. It's not the exhaustion everyone talks about. It's the other one. What We Cover What I found on my phone when I watched the video back — and why my first thought was who let me out like that Why standing at the edge of the handball court at seven and standing at the edge of the room at thirty-eight are the same thing wearing a different outfit The reason nobody taught you to mask, and nobody had to What it actually costs you — not the tiredness, the other thing, the one that has a researcher's name on it Why 'good girl' was the best deal you were ever offered, and the worst one What's actually happening the moment you say go on, give your auntie a hug — and why you say it even though you'd fight anyone who tried it on you The two things that decide what a mask really costs you — and why most neurotypical mums are paying almost nothing for theirs Why staying in burnout can feel safer than being looked after, and what that has to do with lunchtime at school Where I'm starting, given that taking it off for myself is still too hard Free Resources Energy Accounting Guide — https://adhdmums.com.au/product/adhd-mums-energy-accounting-guide/ Paid Resources Meltdown & Shutdown Guide https://adhdmums.com.au/product/navigating-meltdowns-strategies-for-parents/ Related Episodes You Were the Good Girl. That's Why You're Falling…","meta_description":"Have you ever stood at the sink at nine o'clock at night, kids asleep, house finally quiet, and had a friend text you how are you going? — and found nothi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-mums-6363089/episodes/15-should-kids-be-made-to-hug-relatives-give-your-auntie-a-kiss-he-said-no-with-his-face/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/15-should-kids-be-made-to-hug-relatives-give-your-auntie-a-kiss-he-said-no-with-his-face.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}