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Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered

Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered

著者： Alisha Burns & Rhiannon Henderson
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Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered is the podcast for neurodivergent Australian mums who are tired of pretending they've got it all figured out.

Each week, Melbourne mum Alisha Burns (ADHD, diagnosed later in life) and Sydney mum Rhiannon Henderson (AuDHD, diagnosed in adulthood) get honest about parenting, identity, hormones, overwhelm and the messy reality of raising kids while understanding their own neurodivergent brains for the first time.

This isn't clinical ADHD content. It's two friends laughing, disagreeing and figuring it out in real time — masking, late diagnosis, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), executive dysfunction, sensory overwhelm, the ADHD tax, PDA, PMDD and perimenopause, school-mum politics, and the mental load no one warns you about.

If you've ever wondered why you're "too much," too sensitive, too chaotic or too inconsistent — or if you're raising a sparkly kid of your own — come for the "wait, I do that too" moments and stay because you'll laugh, learn why your brain does what it does, and feel a little less alone.

New episodes every Thursday. And just remember — you were born sparkly.

© 2026 Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered. All rights reserved. 人間関係 子育て 心理学 心理学・心の健康 社会科学 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Episode 26: I'm going to fight until I get bored

    Episode 26: I'm going to fight until I get bored
    2026/10/07
    Both hosts have picked up a new hobby in the last week, and neither is remotely surprised. They are three weeks out from a Hong Kong Disney trip with friends and four small kids, which Alisha has turned into a full creative project: matching t-shirts made on her Cricut with iron-on vinyl, "Disney bounding" outfit plans, and bedazzled sneakers for the kids (and herself) so nobody is clip-clopping around the park in dress-up heels. Rhiannon has fallen into cross stitch and embroidery after buying kits for her daughter, then buying many more for herself, then discovering she'd accidentally bought embroidery instead. The episode opens with a very good week: school holidays that finally have some rhythm, a bush-school day outdoors, and a first-ever two-wheeler bike ride — plus the saga of a six-centimetre plastic spider named Spidey, who now has a handbag, a ribbon harness and a Halloween costume to match. From there the hosts dig into the "hobby graveyard" every ADHD and AuDHD household knows: the knitting, the sewing, the Lego, the crates of half-finished kits, and the habit of offloading a lapsed hobby onto another neurodivergent friend. It's a warm, funny episode about hyperfocus, perfectionism (especially when your child "does it wrong"), and trying to find hobbies that give your brain something to do that isn't your phone. What We Talk About in This Episode Why a week outdoors in the sunshine has made such a difference to mood in the school holidaysA six-centimetre plastic spider called Spidey, and the handbag, ribbon harness and Halloween costume that followedA first ride on a two-wheeler bike, and the "I'm going to do this now" determination of a neurodivergent kidPreparing for a Hong Kong Disney trip: Disney bounding, matching outfits, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and iron-on vinyl t-shirtsBedazzled sneakers as a compromise to avoid high-heel arguments at the parkFalling down a cross stitch and embroidery rabbit hole — and discovering you've bought embroidery insteadBuying multiples of something you love "in case it breaks" (four identical dresses and three matching kits)The hobby that is also a stain-removal obsession, and why "just buy new ones" isn't the pointBeing "not crafty by nature" but determined enough to sew, cut down tablecloths into curtains or hack a foam spider into a costumeHobbies that don't continue, and offloading them onto other neurodivergent peopleKeeping a "butterfly board" of ideas for later instead of acting on every new interestChoosing a hobby that isn't your phone, and that your child can see and join inTeaching your own child a skill versus someone else doing it — and perfectionism when they "do it wrong"Lego, second-hand sets and the tension between building to the instructions and letting a child play freelyDifferent "flavours" of neurodivergence, and a friend who measures every picture before hanging itDisney merchandise guilt, "YOLO" shopping and why a spending plan can be derailed by PDASetting project deadlines to give hyperfocus a finish lineA Facebook Marketplace seller whose hobby-graveyard listings are comedy gold Key Takeaways A new hobby is often a new hyperfocus: intense, fast and not always sustainable. Naming that, rather than judging it, makes it easier to enjoy the burst and let it go when it fades.A project with a deadline (shoes to bedazzle before a trip, a costume before Halloween) can give hyperfocus a finish line — as long as it doesn't take over sleep and other priorities.A hobby that keeps your hands busy and produces something your child can see can feel better than another hour on a phone — even if your brain keeps running while you stitch.Perfectionism shows up in hobbies too: it can be hard to watch your child "do it wrong," and sometimes someone else teaching the skill works better for everyone.Outdoors, sunshine, movement and connection — a bike ride and a chat in the sun — can lift the mood of the whole household, even when you don't want to go outside. Who This Episode Is For Anyone with a drawer, shelf or crate of half-finished kits and "I'll get back to it" supplies. Parents trying to find a hobby that isn't scrolling. Anyone about to take small children to Disney and already planning outfits, shoes and ears. And anyone who recognises the thrill of "I'm going to work this out" — right up until they don't. A Message From This Episode A hobby doesn't have to be finished to count. If it gave you joy, kept your hands busy, or gave you something to do alongside your kid, it did its job — and the hobby graveyard is just proof that you tried things. 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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  • Episode 25: Mine's not regulated

    Episode 25: Mine's not regulated
    2026/09/30
    School holidays have just started for Rhiannon and are halfway done for Alisha, and both houses are full of big feelings. Alisha shares a car-park standoff over a seatbelt and a tearful rescue of a dead moth; Rhiannon talks about a daughter who can't decide on shoes, a mum who can't decide on dinner, and a lift being drilled in the building at the exact wrong moment. It's the perfect setup for this week's topic: dysregulation. The hosts go back to basics with proper definitions. Dysregulation isn't a mood, a choice or "bad behaviour" — it's a nervous system that has lost its ability to get back to baseline after stress. They walk through the "window of tolerance," the difference between hyper-arousal (big, loud, fast, even giddy) and hypo-arousal (quiet, foggy, boneless, shut down), and the body and pattern signs that are easy to mistake for plain behaviour, like regression, increased stimming, appetite changes, sleep disruption and all-or-nothing thinking. Then they flip it around to what dysregulation looks like in adults — snapping, racing thoughts, jaw clenching, numbing out with a screen, being unable to decide what's for dinner — and how RSD, masking and sensory overload stack on top for neurodivergent parents. The second half is the practical part: what co-regulation actually is ("lending your regulated nervous system"), a step-by-step sequence for doing it, and what to do when you're the one who's dysregulated and there's no one to co-regulate you. What We Talk About in This Episode Why school holidays can bring more big feelings, not fewer, when a child who masks all day at school is no longer using up that energyParenting without the authoritarian style you grew up with, and why that style can still creep back in when your tank is emptyWhat dysregulation actually is: a physiological state, not a choice, and not "being bad"The window of tolerance, and why it can be smaller for neurodivergent brainsHyper-arousal in kids: meltdowns, lashing out, bolting, talking faster or non-stop, and giddiness or silliness that won't settleHypo-arousal in kids: going quiet, zoning out, clumsiness, going limp, monosyllabic answersBody and pattern signs that get mistaken for behaviour: regression (baby talk, clinginess, forgetting how to dress), increased stimming, appetite changes, sleep disruption, and all-or-nothing thinkingWhat dysregulation looks like in adults: snapping, racing thoughts, catastrophising, jaw clenching, shallow breathing, and the quieter version of checking out, scrolling and struggling to make simple decisionsHow RSD (rejection sensitivity dysphoria), masking and sensory overload layer on top for neurodivergent parentsWhy generic advice like "just take a breath" doesn't always work, and what can help instead (pressure, movement, removing sensory input first)What co-regulation actually means, and why self-regulation is the end goal rather than the starting pointA step-by-step sequence: regulate yourself first, reduce your own output, connection before correction, and repair after rather than duringWhat to do when you're the dysregulated one: self-soothing anchors and pre-planned "when I'm dysregulated, I will…" scriptsMaking a calm-moment craft project with your child: a box of cards with regulation ideas for both of youWhy self-care that doesn't switch your brain off (like tidying) can quietly leave you running on emptyDysregulation as a skills gap or a capacity gap — "too much input, not enough resource left" — rather than defiance or manipulation Key Takeaways Dysregulation is a nervous system state, not a behaviour problem. You can't reason someone out of it — you have to help them feel safe first.Hyper-arousal isn't always a meltdown. Giddiness, non-stop talking and silliness that won't settle can be early signs that a child is heading toward overload, which gives you a chance to de-escalate earlier.Regression, clinginess, increased stimming, sleep changes and food refusal can all be stress signals, not attention-seeking or defiance.You can't co-regulate someone else from a dysregulated state. Coming back to your own window first — name it, breathe, unclench your jaw, drop your shoulders, feet flat on the floor — comes before everything else.Connection before correction, and repair after, not during: save the lecture, consequences and teaching moment for when everyone is back in their window — and not every moment needs to become a teaching moment.Pre-planning helps. A little menu of 60-second, 5-minute and longer regulation options, written down in a calm moment, gives you something to reach for when you can't think. Who This Episode Is For Parents who are tired of hearing "just stay calm" when their own nervous system is already maxed out. Parents of kids who hold it together at school and fall apart at home. Anyone who grew up with authoritarian parenting and is trying to do it differently without a roadmap. And anyone who recognised themselves in the "I can run ...
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    41 分
  • Episode 24: It's a fun place inside my head

    Episode 24: It's a fun place inside my head
    2026/09/23
    Alisha plays support person for a friend's IVF egg retrieval, Rhiannon unpacks what happened when she lapsed on her GLP-1 microdose, and both reflect on parenting without repeating how they were raised. This week starts with a genuinely lovely story: Alisha spent her morning as an emergency support person for a woman she didn't know, picked up from an IVF clinic after her eighth egg retrieval, because clinics require someone to sign patients out. It's a small window into the fertility world most listeners won't have seen, and a nice reminder that community call-outs work. From there it's a proper September check-in. Alisha's been slowly excavating a hallway full of unsold "fertility hamper" stock — a classic ADHD business idea she followed through on buying for but never marketing — and has finally regrouped it into a bookcase instead of a guilt-inducing pile of pink boxes. Her Father's Day also went sideways in a very relatable way: a surprise gift ambush from her daughter, a full meltdown over finding a friend to see the new Harry Potter movie, and a last-minute dash that somehow still went smoothly because she'd booked tickets in advance. The heart of the episode, though, is Rhiannon's health update. She's been on a low-dose GLP-1 medication for chronic pain and inflammation (she lives with fibromyalgia and lipedema) and has genuinely noticed her patience, executive function and pain levels shift for the better on it — but she's lapsed on taking it for a few weeks, and the return of tailbone pain, neck pain and headaches has her wondering how much of it was doing. It's a candid, detailed conversation about what microdosing GLP-1s for pain and inflammation (rather than weight loss) can actually look like, including a rough reaction to the originally prescribed dose that had her back on the couch. The episode closes on something both hosts keep coming back to: how understanding their own neurodivergent brains has completely changed how they parent, especially around not squashing their daughters' joy and excitement in public the way they were taught to as kids. What We Talk About in This Episode Alisha's morning as a support person for a friend's IVF egg retrieval, and what that process actually involvesFinally dealing with a hallway full of unsold "fertility hamper" business stock — an ADHD hyperfocus idea with zero follow-through on the marketingClearing out under the bed (and the immediate chaos of kids, pets and soft toys moving straight back in)A Father's Day gift ambush, a Harry Potter meltdown over not having a friend to go with, and a last-minute dash to the cinema that still went smoothlyDysregulation at the movies and in Ikea afterward, and choosing seats deliberately to give room for itParenting differently to avoid repeating an authoritarian upbringing, even when it's exhausting in the momentRhiannon's September reset: finishing a storage room clean-out, a big pile of folding, and embracing "a win is a win" instead of chasing perfectionSwapping to a new doona and navigating a Father's Day scrapbook project with a daughter who wants creative inputWashing machine, dishwasher and dryer maintenance updatesListener feedback on the Kat Richardson "Handfish" episode, and discovering there's a real one at the Melbourne AquariumComing off a low-dose GLP-1 medication and noticing pain, inflammation, patience and impulse control decline within a few weeksThe return of tailbone pain, neck pain and headaches, and physio visitsWhat actually happened on a smart scale while microdosing: stable muscle mass and bone density, only inflammation-related weight shiftingAppetite and eating changes on a low-dose GLP-1, including craving more protein and less "girl dinner" skippingA rough reaction to the originally prescribed full dose (severe night sweats, near-fainting) and staying on a half dose insteadUsing GLP-1 microdosing for pain and inflammation conditions like fibromyalgia and lipedema, rather than for weight lossThird-term exhaustion, being your child's "safe space," and how that wears on a parentReflecting on how an ADHD/AuDHD diagnosis changed their parenting instincts, and what it might have looked like without that awarenessLetting a daughter be excited and "squirrelly" in public instead of squashing her joy to manage what strangers might thinkA very ADHD "what's in my pocket" cleaning haul: random found objects and a hair tie that keeps reappearing around the housePerfectionism, control, and letting go of the fantasy of a permanently tidy kids' room Key Takeaways GLP-1 medications are being used off-label at low doses by some people for pain and inflammation management (including fibromyalgia and lipedema), not just weight loss — and the effects on things like patience, impulse control and executive function can be noticeable enough that coming off it highlights just how much it was helping.A "high" prescribed dose isn't automatically the right one — a lower, self-titrated dose ...
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