There are moms, and then there are Moms with ADHD. Anyone who tells you being a mom is sunshine and rainbows all the time is either lying or delusional. Only other moms with ADHD can truly understand the complexity of our situation. There have been some really good articles and books written about women […]
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Emotional Hyperfocus and ADHD Moms
One of my favorite people, and former guests, Jaclyn Paul stops by to discuss emotional Hyperfocus and ADHD moms. We just made the episode live on the HealthyADHD feed this morning. Jaclyn and I had intended to discuss how we often take little missteps and build them up in our mind until they are a […]
Back to School Is Simple, But It’s Not Easy
When I titled this article, I meant it – Back to School is Simple, But It’s Not Easy. School means the return of a set schedule, and more time to ourselves. So You’d think we would be dancing through the aisles of Target right about now. But my son is entering third grade, so I’ve […]
Meal Planning for an ADHD Mom
Meal planning for an ADHD mom is what I would call a, “situation.” I get emails about meal planning more than anything else. For ADHD moms, it’s tough to balance healthy eating, planning ahead, and then listening to a houseful of picky eaters complain. If you’ve ever spent hours prepping and preparing a new recipe […]
The Naked Truth About How ADHD Affects Women At Home
ADHD women at home don’t have it easy. We have very high standards for ourselves and we are often left feeling like a failure. I hated being a stay at home mom. In fact I wrote an article about it for Huffington Post a while back. While I stand by what I wrote in that article, […]
Turn Your Parenting Weaknesses Into Strengths
Every single mom I know has asked herself at some point, “am I doing a good job?” Sometimes the question goes more like, “omg am I screwing up my kid?” If you have complete confidence in your parenting abilities then I suppose you can stop reading now. The rest of us will continue to read […]
Find Your Motivational Fuel
I have a motivational problem. At work, at home and even sometimes with this website. The realization that I am not alone with this led me to believe that I should do some research. At first, I thought my lack of motivation had everything to do with having ADHD. Now I am thinking that the […]
Comparing Apples and Oranges
If your child has ADHD, or some other exceptionality, is it fair to compare them to “normal” children? I’m gonna go off on one of my weird tangents here. I have issues. But you already knew that, right? The other night we had dinner with some friends. Watching my son play a game of Boggle […]
A Day In The Life Of A Mom Struggling With ADHD
As you are aware, I don’t often write stories. This was kinda therapeutic actually. Maybe I should do it more often. Let me know what you think. a day in the life of a mom struggling with ADHD Chapter 1 BEEP BEEP BEEP! My husband’s alarm goes off with an ear-piercing sound every morning […]
