Quick Wins for ADHD Moms - Short Episodes, Real Solutions for Burnout and Overwhelm
Jessica Lynn Lewis | The ADHD Mom
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Quick Wins for ADHD Moms offers short, practical episodes for ADHD mothers who feel overwhelmed and burnt out. Each episode provides small, neuroscience-backed shifts to help manage executive dysfunction and mental load. The podcast focuses on designing a life that works with an ADHD brain, giving permission to do things differently. Listen in short bursts during daily routines like pickup lines or dishes.
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Why Your Child Keeps Running to the Pantry (It's Not About Food) with Kamy Moussavi 14.07.2026 28minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Your child comes home from school and heads straight for the pantry. You tell them to stop. They do it again tomorrow. And the day after that. Kamy Moussavi spent most of his life in that pantry. He grew up overweight, cycled through every diet program his mom could find, and still could not figure out why food had such a hold on him -- even after he became an engineer, ran marathons, and built a startup. The answer turned out to have nothing to do wi... -
What Kids with ADHD Actually Need at School (And Why Most Environments Get It Wrong) with Antoinette Elliott 08.07.2026 24minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? If your child has ADHD, you have probably wrestled with whether the school they're in is actually built for them. Antoinette Elliott has spent over 20 years in childcare, and her answer is a practical one: most aren't, but they don't have to be. Antoinette is the founder of All Our Children Elite Childcare Academy in Georgia, a nature-based, extended-hour childcare program that intentionally includes children with ADHD, autism, and other learning diff... -
Stop Scheduling Time. Start Scheduling Tasks with Dr. Kailey Buller 23.06.2026 22minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? You sit down to work for two hours. An hour later you have rewritten your to-do list, checked your phone, and made coffee. The work is not done. Dr. Kailey Buller is back with a quick win that fits how the ADHD brain actually works. Stop scheduling time. Start scheduling tasks. Block an afternoon for "finish two pages and the one-page PDF," not "work from one to four." You already do this with errands without thinking about it. Apply it on purpose to ... -
Your ADHD Story Has More Power Than You Think with Jakara and Shanta 09.06.2026 27minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Most ADHD families are navigating a system that was never designed with them in mind. Diagnosis wait times stretch into months. The national conversation around ADHD is getting louder, but the people most affected by it are rarely the ones in the room when decisions get made. Today I'm joined by Jakara Eason, Executive Director of Mindful Choices for ADHD, and Dr. Shanta Whitaker, Chief Science Officer at Mindful Choices. Their organization was born o... -
The ADHD Mom’s Guide to 504s, IEPs, and What to Say Next with Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer 02.06.2026 27minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? You know your kid needs more support at school. You just don't know who to call, what to ask for, or which plan actually fits. Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer breaks it all down, from IEPs to 504 plans to independent educational evaluations, in language that actually makes sense. In this episode: the real difference between an IEP and a 504, how to start the conversation with your school district, what to do if the team disagrees with you, and why collaboration ... -
Why Is My Kid So Sensitive to Sounds, Textures, and Smells? ADHD and Sensory Overload Explained with Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer 27.05.2026 31minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Your kid isn't being dramatic. The tag really does hurt. The toothpaste really is too spicy. The gym really is too loud. Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer is a licensed psychologist, behavior analyst, and mom of two neurodivergent kids, and she is here to explain why sensory overload is so often mistaken for behavior problems and what you can actually do about it today. In this episode: why sensory input doesn't filter the same way for ADHD brains, the difference ... -
How to Advocate for Your Neurodivergent Child at School (Without Burning Out) | Lisa Richer 19.05.2026 46minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This episode sponsored by: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER Your kid is smart. You know it. The teachers know it. But the homework isn't getting turned in, the meetings aren't producing answers, and you're starting to feel like you're the only one who doesn't know what to do. You're not alone. And you're not powerless. Lisa Richer is a neurodiversity consultant, certified in executive functioning, and mom of two neurodivergent sons. She spent years a... -
The Neuroscience of ADHD in Professional Women with Dr. Jennie Byrne 12.05.2026 40minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This episode sponsored by: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER What does it actually mean to have ADHD as a high-achieving professional? Dr. Jennie Byrne has spent 20 years answering that question. She's a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and mom. Her new book, ADHD in Professionals: Embracing Your Brain, is written specifically for the people who get told they're too high-functioning to have ADHD. Spoiler: that's not how it works. In this episode, we get ... -
Stop Adding. Start Subtracting. The Real Secret to Better Health with Sandy Martin 05.05.2026 27minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This episode sponsored by: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER Your body is keeping score. And it's been doing it quietly while you push through. Sandy Martin was at the top of her game. Then everything stopped working. What she found on the other side became a framework for getting well when no one has answers for you. In this episode, we get into: The three-minute humming practice that resets your nervous system and why it actually worksWhy five ... -
Breaking Free from Burnout: ADHD, Sobriety, and Finding Balance with Heather Simco 28.04.2026 27minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This Episode is sponsored by Focusaur: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/focusaur/focusaur-the-ai-focus-console-for-deep-work-and-habits?ref=7lobq3 You've been white-knuckling your way through life. Heather Simco did too. For decades. Before the coaching, before the sobriety, before the clarity, Heather was a high-achieving woman building an empire in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world, running at a hundred miles ... -
ADHD and Perfectionism: Why "Good Enough" Doesn't Compute (and What to Do About It) 21.04.2026 18minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This Episode is sponsored by Focusaur: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/focusaur/focusaur-the-ai-focus-console-for-deep-work-and-habits?ref=7lobq3 If you are surrounded by half-done projects and hating yourself for it, this episode is for you. Perfectionism is one of the most common cognitive distortions in women with ADHD. It is a symptom, not a character flaw. And there is actual neuroscience behind why yo... -
Why Planners, Apps, and Systems Never Stick for Me Until This 14.04.2026 17minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? This Episode is sponsored by Focusaur: EXPLORE FOCUSAUR ON KICKSTARTER Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/focusaur/focusaur-the-ai-focus-console-for-deep-work-and-habits?ref=7lobq3 You have tried the planners. The apps. The habit trackers. The YouTube tutorials. The color-coded systems, the minimalist ones, the digital ones, and the paper ones. And nothing has stuck. In this episode of Quick Wins for ADHD Moms, Jess breaks down exactly why -... -
Why Am I So Exhausted All the Time? ADHD Fatigue Explained for Moms | 038 07.04.2026 14minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? You slept. You had coffee. Objectively, life isn't that hard. So why does it feel like you're moving through wet concrete by 2pm? In this episode of Quick Wins for ADHD Moms, Jess breaks down the real reason ADHD moms are always exhausted -- and it has nothing to do with how hard you're trying. You'll learn: Why ADHD brains burn more energy on normal tasks than most people's brains do on hard onesThe circadian rhythm finding that explains why you can ... -
Why You Go 100% Then Completely Crash | 037 31.03.2026 14minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? You go all in. You're excited, energized, unstoppable... and then one day you're just... done. If that cycle sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Today we're breaking down the ADHD boom-bust cycle: the real, predictable pattern that takes you from hyperfocus and 200% effort straight into a crash you didn't see coming. And once you can name it, you can finally stop being blindsided by it. In this episode: The 4 phases of the ADHD boom-bust cycle: ... -
Why You Can Clean the Whole House But Can't Reply to That One Email, and How to Fix It | 036 24.03.2026 13minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? You can reorganize your entire pantry until it looks like a Pinterest board. But you cannot answer one email. I understand this all too well. In this episode, we talk about resonance. It is the concept that explains why your brain locks in on some tasks and completely stalls on others. Why noise helps some ADHD brains focus. Why silence feels unbearable. And why the conditions you need to actually get traction are not tricks, they are the design... -
Do I Really Have ADHD, or Is This Just Mom Brain? | 035 24.02.2026 18minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Ever Walk Into a Room and Forget Why? Ever stood in the hallway holding a dirty towel… and completely forgotten where you were taking it? If your brain feels like a browser with 47 tabs open, and you can’t find the one playing music, this episode is for you. Today we’re untangling something that changes everything: Is this mom exhaustion? Or is this ADHD wiring? Because those are not the same thing. And treating them the same keeps you stuck. In This ... -
Stop the Spiral: How a Simple Contingency Plan Saves ADHD Moms | 034 17.02.2026 21minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Get Your Free Audio 4 Minute Reset 👉 - HERE. Ever feel like your entire day is one minor inconvenience away from a total meltdown? You aren’t failing, you’re just missing a "Plan B" that actually works for an ADHD brain. In this episode, Dr. Kailey Buller joins us to share the exact contingency strategy that saves ADHD moms from the "all-or-nothing" spiral. Whether it’s a travel nightmare or just a Tuesday where the executive function isn’t showing up... -
Future-Proofing ADHD Kids: Why They Must Start Building with AI Now | 033 10.02.2026 24minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Get the 4 Minute Reset - www.TheADHDMom.com Future-Proofing ADHD Kids: Why They Must Start Building with AI Now - with Marnie Lee Wills (Part 2) In Part 2, the conversation expands. Once AI helps calm the chaos, a bigger question emerges: What do we do with the space it creates? In this episode, Marnie and I explore how AI can move us—and our kids—from consuming to creating. From scrolling to building. From constant doing to intentional being. This is... -
Stop the Information Overload: Why ADHD Moms Need an AI ‘Second Brain’ Now | 032 03.02.2026 19minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Stop the Information Overload: Why ADHD Moms Need an AI ‘Second Brain’ Now - with guest Marnie Lee Wills (part 1) If you’re an ADHD mom whose brain feels full before the day even starts—this episode is for you. In Part 1 of this conversation, Marnie Wills and I focus on the practical side of AI: how it can help reduce mental overload, decision fatigue, and the constant feeling of being behind. This isn’t about becoming more productive or doing more. I... -
Running on Empty: How to Fix ADHD Decision Paralysis Before You Burn Out | 031 27.01.2026 20minWhat is your biggest challenge with ADHD? Ever stare at your to-do list and feel like your brain just… freezes? Yep. Same. In this episode, my amazing guest Leah Carroll and I talk about decision paralysis, why it’s so common with ADHD, and why it’s not a motivation problem — it’s an energy and trust problem. We dig into spoon theory (one of my favorite visuals for explaining mental load), how decision fatigue sneaks up on us, and why by the end of the day even tiny choices feel impossible. W...
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