{"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":"25. When You Say Too Much: ADHD, Oversharing and the Room Going Quiet","slug":"25-when-you-say-too-much-adhd-oversharing-and-the-room-going-quiet","published_at":"2026-08-17T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/25-when-you-say-too-much-adhd-oversharing-and-the-room-going-quiet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/adhd-oversharing-room-going-quiet","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9aa8146e-a41e-43ab-8e4c-d008015efc09.mp3","summary":"Have you ever answered a simple question with the whole real answer — and watched the room go a particular kind of quiet? Have you ever lain awake at 2am running back one thing you said in a group chat three years ago, certain everyone clocked it the way you did? Have you ever walked out of a room having already decided you were the too-much one before anyone said a word? There's a reason your brain gave the director's cut when everyone else gave three sentences. It's not the reason you've been telling yourself. CHAPTERS 00:16 — The plastic chair, the room going quiet, and knowing before you know why 00:46 — Six weeks postpartum, new town, no family, no one to talk to but her husband 01:11 — The things about babies nobody says out loud because they're 'obvious' 02:33 — Why she joined a mother's group, and the morning it all went sideways 03:27 — Twenty minutes late, sweaty, in her husband's vomit-swapped T-shirt 04:13 — Bows, baptism outfits and homemade plates: the prep she didn't know about 05:29 — Three questions. Name, baby's name, the birth. Easy. 06:07 — What recent trauma does when someone kindly asks you to tell it 08:00 — The Wi-Fi freeze: watching the room drop out in real time 09:00 — Morning tea, the decaf, and 'where the f*ck are we?' 10:01 — Kate's three sentences, and the instruction Jane never heard 11:30 — The most embarrassing moment, and the one heading she filed it under for years 12:44 — Going back into the room with the lens she has now 12:55 — The two filters: the words she heard vs the contract underneath them 14:00 — The freeze wasn't a verdict — it was sorting happening in front of her 14:49 — Why it was actually the most efficient thing she's ever done 15:10 — The next week: the biscuits, the permanent marker, the friend for life 16:43 — The…","meta_description":"Have you ever answered a simple question with the whole real answer — and watched the room go a particular kind of quiet? Have you ever lain awake at 2am…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1528,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-mums-6363089/episodes/25-when-you-say-too-much-adhd-oversharing-and-the-room-going-quiet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/25-when-you-say-too-much-adhd-oversharing-and-the-room-going-quiet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}