{"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":270,"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, 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 br…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089"},"episode":{"title":"82. Overstimulated Before 7am — And No One Sees the Work","slug":"82-overstimulated-before-7am-and-no-one-sees-the-work","published_at":"2026-02-16T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/82-overstimulated-before-7am-and-no-one-sees-the-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/rachel-few","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/83c5b677-e0d8-448a-888d-9c2a7402ed21.mp3","summary":"This episode is for ADHD mums who feel like they’re living inside a nervous system experiment. The kind where everything is technically ‘fine’… until the TV is on, someone’s making mouth noises, a child is asking 400 questions, another one is humming, and your body is trying to exit the situation through the nearest wall. We talk a lot about overstimulation like it’s a personal flaw. Like you should be calmer. More patient. Better regulated. But what if you’re not failing at regulation… you’re just carrying too much regulation load? In this conversation with Rachel Few, we get painfully practical about what actually helps when you’re at the edge. Not in an ideal world. In a real ADHD household, with real kids, real noise, real time pressure, and real limits. WHAT WE COVER – Why overstimulation is not a single moment, but a build-up across days – The ‘therapy taxi’ burnout cycle and how it dysregulates the whole family – Why regulation strategies fail when they become another to-do list – Nervous system mapping: learning your early warning signs before the snap – ‘Recipe building’ for families: planning around needs, not just appointments – Why yelling and snapping usually starts earlier than you think – PDA-aware approaches: when direct help makes things worse – Side-step regulation tools that don’t rely on compliance – Real-life resets (including the candle trick, which sounds unhinged until you try it) – Why acceptance is sometimes the missing strategy, not another technique THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF… – you feel overstimulated before 7am and then blame yourself for it – your household escalates fast and you don’t know where it starts – you’re carrying the clean-up after every meltdown (emotional or literal) – you’re exhausted from scanning for hunger, sensory trigge…","meta_description":"This episode is for ADHD mums who feel like they’re living inside a nervous system experiment. The kind where everything is technically ‘fine’… until the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3282,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-mums-6363089/episodes/82-overstimulated-before-7am-and-no-one-sees-the-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/82-overstimulated-before-7am-and-no-one-sees-the-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}