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Ep17: We're Back, Sparkly Brains: ADHD Time Blindness & Our Accidental Hiatus

Ep17: We're Back, Sparkly Brains: ADHD Time Blindness & Our Accidental Hiatus

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Alisha and Rhiannon return after an unplanned break to get honest about ADHD time blindness, the ADHD tax, decluttering doom piles, and parenting two very different sparkly kids. Sixteen episodes in a row, then... silence. Alisha and Rhiannon are back after an unplanned hiatus, and instead of pretending it didn't happen, they're unpacking exactly why it did: time blindness, no accountability pressure between them, and two very full plates (a two-week US trip to see donor sibling families, a building project, and the general chaos of being a sparkly-brained parent). This is the messiest, most relatable kind of episode — the one where nothing is scripted and everything is real. They talk about the overwhelm spiral that hits when the to-do list outpaces the brain's ability to prioritise, why a Claude brain-dump session became an unlikely life hack, and the very on-brand purchase of a plastic recipe box organisation system that will probably never get built. From there it's doom piles, decluttering guilt, a 90s trivia night costume crisis, and two very different parenting flashpoints: one daughter who is "toxically positive" about coming last in a race, and one daughter whose strong sense of justice is colliding head-on with grade one mean-girl politics. It's funny, it's unfiltered, and it's a reminder that consistency doesn't mean perfection — sometimes it just means showing back up. What We Talk About in This Episode Why the podcast went quiet for a few weeks, and the ADHD time blindness behind itRhiannon's two weeks in the US reconnecting with her daughter's donor sibling groupUsing AI (Claude) to triage an overwhelming brain dump into "things that make money" vs "things that can wait"The ADHD tax in real time: unused notebooks, an unbuilt recipe card organiser, and a walking padDecluttering wins, decluttering guilt, and why "half-used" products are the hardest things to let go ofA 90s trivia night costume saga (Baywatch, wrong-size swimwear, and doing it sober)Bunny's athletics carnival and the art of "toxic positivity" after coming lastLexi's perfectionism and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) showing up in maths homeworkGrade one mean-girl behaviour, teaching kids to stand up for themselves, and what the school can (and can't) do about itParenting with a diagnosis: how understanding their own neurodivergence changes how they respond to their kids, and the generational patterns they're actively trying not to repeatA genuinely useful life hack: turning getting-dressed battles into a timed, rewarded gameWhat's coming up on the podcast, including an episode on PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and upcoming guest episodes Key Takeaways Time blindness and low mutual accountability can snowball into a full production gap — and that's a symptom, not a character flaw.Overwhelm often isn't a "do more" problem, it's a prioritisation problem. Separating "what makes money/matters" from "what can wait" is a genuinely useful (if imperfect) declutter-your-brain tool.The ADHD tax shows up in small, sneaky ways: duplicate purchases, systems bought but never built, and impulse buys triggered by algorithm targeting.Kids can be defined by very different traits within the same family dynamic — one child's toxic positivity and another's perfectionism/RSD are both valid, both manageable, and neither is "wrong."Parenting with self-awareness of your own neurodivergence doesn't eliminate old patterns, but it does make it possible to catch them and choose differently. A Quick Explainer: What Is Time Blindness? Time blindness is a common ADHD trait where the brain struggles to accurately sense how much time has passed, how long a task will take, or how close a deadline actually is. It's not about not caring or not trying — it's a difference in how the ADHD brain processes and tracks time. For some people it looks like chronic lateness; for others (like this episode) it looks like genuinely losing track of how many weeks have gone by. Understanding it as a brain-based difference — rather than a discipline problem — is usually the first step to building supports that actually work. Who This Episode Is For Any mum who has missed a deadline, gone quiet on something she cares about, or felt the shame spiral of "I had good intentions and still didn't follow through." Also for anyone managing very different personalities in their own household, or trying to parent differently to how they were parented. A Message From This Episode You don't have to be consistent to be trustworthy. Taking the pressure off doesn't mean you don't care — sometimes it's the only way to come back at all. Follow & Connect Instagram: @motherhoodunmaskedunfiltered Subscribe & Follow New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and follow @motherhoodunmaskedunfiltered on Instagram for clips, carousels and behind-the-scenes chaos.
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