Episode 1 - Brave enough, dumb enough

Episode 1: Welcome to the Chaos — ADHD, Late Diagnosis & Neurodivergent Motherhood

Why do so many women only discover they have ADHD after becoming mothers?

In the first episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, hosts Rhiannon (Sydney) and Alisha (Melbourne) introduce themselves and share why they started this podcast for neurodivergent mums.

Both women were late diagnosed with ADHD, and like many women, motherhood was the moment everything changed. The coping strategies, masking, and systems that once helped them function suddenly stopped working under the pressure of parenting, emotional labour, and the invisible mental load that comes with raising children.

This podcast was created for mothers who feel like their brains never switch off, who struggle with overwhelm, emotional intensity, time blindness, and the constant feeling that everyone else seems to be coping better.

In this episode, Rhiannon and Alisha open the conversation about what it really feels like to parent with a neurodivergent brain. Expect humour, honesty, relatable stories, and the reassurance that if your brain feels different, you are far from alone.

If you are a mum with ADHD, think you might be neurodivergent, or simply feel like your mind is constantly juggling twelve tabs at once, this podcast is for you.

What We Talk About in This Episode

• Why ADHD in women is often missed until adulthood

• Why so many women discover they are neurodivergent after becoming mothers

• Masking, coping strategies and the pressure to appear “together”

• The invisible mental load of motherhood

• Emotional intensity, overwhelm and executive dysfunction

• What it means to be a late diagnosed ADHD mum

• Why conversations about neurodivergent motherhood matter

Who This Podcast Is For

This podcast is for:

• Mothers with ADHD
• Women who suspect they may be neurodivergent
• Late diagnosed ADHD women
• Mums struggling with the mental load of parenting
• Women navigating overwhelm, emotional regulation and executive dysfunction
• Anyone who has ever wondered why motherhood feels harder than expected

About the Hosts

Rhiannon is based in Sydney and Alisha in Melbourne. Both are mums who discovered later in life that their brains work differently.

Together they created Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered to talk openly about ADHD, neurodivergence, parenting, and the messy reality of motherhood — without pretending everything is perfectly under control.

This podcast is honest, funny, relatable, and created for mothers who have spent years feeling like they are the only ones struggling.

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• Emotional regulation
• Late diagnosis
• Parenting with ADHD.

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