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Jane McFadden
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  • 16. QUICK RESET: No meds, No plan, and no help..... but yet they're still calling us undiagnosed
    If you’ve spent hours calling pharmacies, chasing down scripts, or fighting tears in front of your child’s school — this episode is for you. This week’s Quick Reset is a brutally honest look at the ADHD medication shortage and what it’s actually costing families. It’s not just about pills. It’s about access, function, and survival. If you’ve been told to 'just hang in there' while rationing doses, burning out, and trying to stay regulated — this episode will meet you where you are. We unpack why the shortage isn’t just a supply chain hiccup — but a structural failure — and what you can do right now. You’ll hear the real-life chaos behind one bottle of meds, the truth about demand vs infrastructure, and the emotional cost of parenting without the support you fought hard to access. 🧠 What We Cover in This Episode: What’s actually causing the ADHD medication shortage in Australia Why this isn’t about 'overprescribing' — it’s about systemic neglect The real impact on parents who are rationing, relapsing, and burning out How executive function vanishes when meds disappear What the TGA, the PBS, and DEA limits have to do with your child’s treatment Bridging scripts, access barriers, and what GPs still don’t know Why this crisis is about disability rights, not convenience The stories that politicians need to hear — and how to send them 💥 This episode is for you if:– You’re sharing meds between siblings or skipping doses to make it through the week– You’ve been left with no support, no alternatives, and zero help — yet somehow still expected to function– You want to advocate without being told to 'calm down' 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward action — even if all you can do today is hit play. 📚 Related Resources: – Free ADHD Medication Advocacy Resource– TGA Medication Shortage Portal– 📥 Download MP forms, free resources & more on this subject here 🧠 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:ADHD medication shortage, ADHD mums, stimulant access, unmedicated parenting, executive dysfunction, advocacy, system failure, rationing medication, Concerta shortage, Ritalin supply, neurodivergent burnout, mental health crisis, parenting unsupported, TGA, PBS medication, real-life ADHD, medication access, writing to MPs, disability rights, school chaos, neuroaffirming advocacy, ADHD parenting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • 15. QUICK RESET: He wants the Maldives but we can't even manage the park
    If your partner’s dreaming of overseas holidays while you’re barely surviving the playground — this episode is for you. This Quick Reset is a brutally honest look at what 'holiday' means when you’re the default parent, the nervous system regulator, and the one who never actually gets to rest. If your body flinches at the word “vacation” because it remembers meltdowns, sleepless nights, and judgmental relatives — you’re not alone. Jane unpacks the invisible trauma of parenting while travelling, why holidays can feel like executive function overload, and how memory, shame, and nervous system trauma shape our future planning. You’ll laugh, cry, and probably cancel the family road trip — but you’ll feel deeply seen. IN THIS EPISODE: The five-step emotional cycle of ‘family holidays’ Why past chaos makes your brain reject future hope The mental load of pretending you're relaxed Photo albums that trigger survival memories What to say when your partner doesn’t get it How to redefine rest when even leaving the house feels hard Naming nervous system trauma without shame Why opting out isn’t negative — it’s protective This episode is for you if:– You feel guilt for dreading holidays you’re “meant” to enjoy– You’ve walked into school term more tired than you left– You want to create memories, but not at the cost of your sanity Resources & Links: Join the Facebook community: ADHD Mums FB Group More resources & tools: www.adhdmums.com.au/shop SCHOOL MINI SERIES: S1 E41: Camouflaging ADHD + Autistic Traits in Girls with Millie Carr | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E2: SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E3: SCHOOL SERIES - Burnout Starts in the Classroom — And Follows Them Home | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E5: SCHOOL SERIES: Your Child Isn’t ‘Acting Out’ — They’re Burning Out | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E7: SCHOOL SERIES: The Great Gaslighting: When Schools Say We Don’t See It | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E9: SCHOOL SERIES -IEP Meetings Are Broken — Here’s What to Say Instead | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E11: SCHOOL SERIES: Reducing Stress Behaviours in the Classroom: Connection, Co-Regulation & Neuro-Aware Teaching | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E13: SCHOOL SERIES: When They Just Don’t Get It: Navigating School with Neurotypical Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Have questions or want to connect with other ADHD mums? Join our supportive Facebook group here and dive into the conversation. No question is too small, and I love answering in a group format! FOLLOW FOR MORE: Get daily tips, insights, and relatable content for ADHD mums by following me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube LEAVE A REVIEW: Love this episode? Your review means everything! It helps other mums find this content and feel supported. Let’s spread the word and make a difference together. COLLABS: For collaborations or speaking engagements, email me at [email protected]. MORE RESOURCES: Still unsure if ADHD or autism applies to you or your child? Take my recommended self-tests here. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:holiday trauma, ADHD mums, parenting burnout, sensory overload, neurodivergent parenting, executive dysfunction, invisible load, travel shame, mental load, overstimulation, family expectations, gentle parenting realities, meltdown management, trauma-informed parenting, ADHD mum life, redefining rest, survival mode, vacation anxiety, co-regulation, parenting triggers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • 14. QUICK RESET: I Cancel Plans Because I Don’t Have the Energy to Fake My Personality
    This one is for the mums who cancel plans and then spiral into shame — not because you don’t care about your friends, but because you’re tired of becoming someone else just to belong. This Quick Reset goes straight into the emotional cost of masking, people-pleasing, and being ‘palatable’ in social spaces when you’re already running on empty. If you've ever ghosted a dinner invite because the idea of smiling through small talk made you feel sick — you're not rude. You're exhausted. And there’s a reason your nervous system taps out. We unpack the invisible work of shaping your personality around others, the aftermath of overthinking every interaction, and what it means to parent, mask, and still try to hold onto yourself. 🧠 What We Cover in This Episode: Are you antisocial — or socially exhausted? What ‘masking’ actually costs neurodivergent women Why even a quick coffee can feel like a performance review Patchwork identity and shape-shifting through a room The difference between safe friends vs. performance friends How playdates, school pickups, and small talk drain your nervous system Real life examples of emotional hangovers after 'being social' Reset strategies for identifying low-cost, low-mask relationships Why you don’t have to host, chat, or explain — and how to drop the guilt 💭 This episode is for you if:– You dread text replies or cancel plans last minute and don’t know why– You feel like friendship has become another task to survive– You’re tired of auto-correcting your personality to be liked– You want to create space for friendships that feel safe — not scripted 📚 Mentioned Resource:– A Guide to Navigating School Pick-Ups for ADHD Mums — includes scripts, social energy planning, neurodiverse/NT dynamics, and boundaries 🔗 Resources & Links: 📚 Reference:Price, D. (2022). Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. Harmony Books.• Join the Facebook community: ADHD Mums FB Group• More resources & tools: www.adhdmums.com.au/shop 🔁 SHARE THIS RESET:If this one hit hard, send it to a mum friend who’s also stuck in survival mode. Let her know: she’s not broken, she’s bracing. SCHOOL MINI SERIES: S1 E41: Camouflaging ADHD + Autistic Traits in Girls with Millie Carr | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E2: SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E3: SCHOOL SERIES - Burnout Starts in the Classroom — And Follows Them Home | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E5: SCHOOL SERIES: Your Child Isn’t ‘Acting Out’ — They’re Burning Out | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E7: SCHOOL SERIES: The Great Gaslighting: When Schools Say We Don’t See It | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E9: SCHOOL SERIES -IEP Meetings Are Broken — Here’s What to Say Instead | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E11: SCHOOL SERIES: Reducing Stress Behaviours in the Classroom: Connection, Co-Regulation & Neuro-Aware Teaching | Spotify | Apple Podcast JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Have questions or want to connect with other ADHD mums? Join our supportive Facebook group here and dive into the conversation. No question is too small, and I love answering in a group format! FOLLOW FOR MORE: Get daily tips, insights, and relatable content for ADHD mums by following me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube LEAVE A REVIEW: Love this episode? Your review means everything! It helps other mums find this content and feel supported. Let’s spread the word and make a difference together. COLLABS: For collaborations or speaking engagements, email me at [email protected]. MORE RESOURCES: Still unsure if ADHD or autism applies to you or your child? Take my recommended self-tests here. 🧠 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:mirrored trauma, masking, social burnout, ADHD mums, neurodivergent exhaustion, friendship anxiety, sensory overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, people-pleasing, patchwork identity, fawning, parenting while masking, real self vs performed self, social hangovers, playdate dread, drop-off anxiety, safe vs performance friendships, emotional load, ADHD parenting, mum guilt, playground scripts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • 13. SCHOOL SERIES: When They Just Don’t Get It: Navigating School with Neurotypical Parents
    This one’s for every mum who’s watched the birthday party photos roll in and realised — again — your child wasn’t invited. Or stood awkwardly at the school gate while other parents chatted like you weren’t even there. In this raw and necessary episode, Jane tackles the quiet grief of social exclusion: not just for our neurodivergent kids, but for us too. From WhatsApp politics to parent cliques to the unspoken ‘rules’ of what’s considered acceptable behaviour in kids — we unpack how the system trains us all to exclude those who don’t conform. If you've ever blamed yourself, masked harder, or told your kid to ‘just try to fit in’ — this episode offers a much-needed reframe. It’s not about fitting in. It’s about dismantling the gatekeeping in the first place. 💡 What We Cover: Why school exclusion is more than ‘just a missed invite’ The unspoken cultural rules neurotypical parents use to gatekeep inclusion What we internalise when no one includes our kids — or us How emotional safety and performance parenting collide Scripts for advocating without begging What to say to your child when they ask: ‘Why wasn’t I invited?’ Why this isn’t about being ‘liked’ — it’s about equity Need support navigating school chaos?Making School Work is your go-to advocacy guide for when your neurodivergent child isn’t coping — and the school says they’re fine. Packed with scripts, templates, and clarity for IEPs, school refusal, and shutdowns, it helps you hold your ground in the rooms that matter.Get it here: https://adhdmums.com.au/product/making-school-work-parent-guide/ Resources Mentioned: A Guide to Navigating School Pick-Ups for ADHD Mums: check it out here The Quiet Exclusion Kit: check it out here 🎧 Listener Questions please send here 🔗 Free Guides and Resources: https://adhdmums.com.au/resources/ 📚 Research References & Supporting Evidence1. Autistic children are invited to fewer social events Bauminger, N., & Kasari, C. (2000). Parent attitudes significantly influence social inclusion de Boer, A., Pijl, S. J., & Minnaert, A. (2012). Children with ADHD and autism are socially excluded more frequently Humphrey, N., & Symes, W. (2010). Rotheram-Fuller, E., Kasari, C., Chamberlain, B., & Locke, J. (2010) 4. Impact of parental discomfort on social dynamics While less studied formally, autism and ADHD parent advocacy groups (e.g. Autism Awareness Australia, ADHD Australia) and academic interviews (qualitative data) consistently show that parent discomfort, not child behaviour, is a major driver of exclusion. Many reports include statements like:“Once the parents found out he had autism, the invitations stopped.” “They said it might be too much for her — but they never asked us what would help.” These appear across: Australian disability advocacy forums Published interviews in parenting and education journals Peer-reviewed qualitative studies of parent experience (e.g. Goodall, 2020) JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Have questions or want to connect with other ADHD mums? Join our supportive Facebook group here and dive into the conversation. No question is too small, and I love answering in a group format! FOLLOW FOR MORE: Get daily tips, insights, and relatable content for ADHD mums by following me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube LEAVE A REVIEW: Love this episode? Your review means everything! It helps other mums find this content and feel supported. Let’s spread the word and make a difference together. COLLABS: For collaborations or speaking engagements, email me at [email protected]. MORE RESOURCES: Still unsure if ADHD or autism applies to you or your child? Take my recommended self-tests here. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: mirrored trauma, ADHD mums, neurodivergent parenting, good girl conditioning, parenting rage, ADHD parenting, sensory kids, emotional honesty, shutdown, intergenerational trauma, gentle parenting realities, meltdown support, breaking cycles, neuroaffirming parenting, trauma-informed parenting, ADHD mum life, performance parenting, co-regulation, reparenting yourself, parenting and trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • 12. QUICK RESET: I can’t stop snapping when my child does this one thing
    If you’ve ever found yourself raging over a sock battle, losing it over a tantrum, or feeling shame after snapping at your child — this episode will meet you right there. It’s not just that your child is being ‘difficult’. It’s that their big feelings might be waking up parts of you that were never allowed to exist. This Quick Reset unpacks the link between parenting rage and trauma stored in the body. We explore the concept of mirrored trauma — when your child expresses the exact emotions you were taught to suppress. If you were the “good girl” who never acted out, your child’s raw honesty can feel confronting. Even triggering. But you’re not failing — you’re feeling. And there are ways to recognise it, reset, and shift the shame. ✨ In This Episode, We Cover: – Why you might feel rage at small things (like socks or dinner refusal)– What’s really happening when your child ‘won’t comply’– How ‘good girl conditioning’ can collide with your child’s emotional honesty– The neuroscience of mirrored trauma– Self-check-ins for performance parenting– Why your child’s defiance isn’t disobedience — it’s a dysregulated nervous system– What to do when you feel the heat rising– Real, honest stories from parenting in the trenches– Reframing the “problem child” as a mirror of your own healing 💭 This episode is for you if: You’ve ever wondered “Why do I lose it at the tiniest things?” You feel like your child’s behaviour lights up something way bigger than the momentYou want to break generational patterns — but also feel pushed to the edge 🔗 Resources & Links:• Join the Facebook community: ADHD Mums FB Group• More resources & tools: www.adhdmums.com.au/shop 🔁 SHARE THIS RESET:If this one hit hard, send it to a mum friend who’s also stuck in survival mode. Let her know: she’s not broken, she’s bracing. SCHOOL MINI SERIES: S1 E41: Camouflaging ADHD + Autistic Traits in Girls with Millie Carr | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E2: SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast S3 E3: SCHOOL SERIES - Burnout Starts in the Classroom — And Follows Them Home | Spotify | Apple Podcast 🎧 Listen NowIf you’ve ever left a meeting wondering what just happened – or held back tears while playing nice just to get a referral – this one’s for you. Hit play. Share it with a friend who’s fighting the same fight. 🧠 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:mirrored trauma, ADHD mums, neurodivergent parenting, good girl conditioning, parenting rage, ADHD parenting, sensory kids, emotional honesty, shutdown, intergenerational trauma, gentle parenting realities, meltdown support, breaking cycles, neuroaffirming parenting, trauma-informed parenting, ADHD mum life, performance parenting, co-regulation, reparenting yourself, parenting and trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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