{"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":"96. When You Keep Starting the Same Thing — And It Never Gets Finished","slug":"96-when-you-keep-starting-the-same-thing-and-it-never-gets-finished","published_at":"2026-04-06T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/96-when-you-keep-starting-the-same-thing-and-it-never-gets-finished","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/when-you-keep-starting-the-same-thing-and-it-never-gets-finished","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/781a49e5-2fef-48f9-85d9-2f7345ccff9b.mp3","summary":"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 gets turned into ‘I’m the problem.’ From the outside, it looks like nothing happened. But inside it? You were doing that one task over and over again. 🧠 What We Cover in This Episode: Why ‘simple tasks’ don’t stay simple in real life What constant interruptions actually do to your brain How restarting a task repeatedly drains more than doing it once Why your brain doesn’t register effort — only completion The invisible load of managing kids, conflict, and tasks at the same time What happens when attention keeps getting split before anything finishes Why it feels like ‘I did nothing today’ when you were actually working all day How small tasks turn into identity stories like ‘I can’t follow through’ The difference between a task not getting done… and never having the conditions to be done Why school holidays amplify this pattern 💭 This episode is for you if: You start the same task multiple times and never finish it You feel exhausted but can’t point to what you actually completed You’ve thought ‘this shouldn’t be this hard’ You manage kids, tasks, and emotions all at once You feel like you’re constantly behind, even on small things You’ve labelled yourself as disorganised or bad at follow-through 🎁 Free Resource ADHD Self-Test https://adhdmums.com.au/adhd-self-test/ 🎧 Related Episodes Too Exhausted to Be the Parent You Want to Be https://adhdmums.com.au/podcast_episode/too-exhausted-to-be-the-parent-you-want-to-be Why You’re Bad at Asking for Help and What to Do Instead https://adhdmums.com.au/podcast_episode/episode-18-quick-reset-why-youre-bad-at-asking-for-help-and-what-…","meta_description":"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, th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":874,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-mums-6363089/episodes/96-when-you-keep-starting-the-same-thing-and-it-never-gets-finished/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/96-when-you-keep-starting-the-same-thing-and-it-never-gets-finished.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}