Attempting Motherhood

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Attempting Motherhood: The Aud Way is hosted by Sam, an AuDHD ( autistic + ADHD )  elder millennial mom. Episodes will cover topics pertaining to motherhood, neurodivergence, and the combination of those two and how they intersect. 
There will be solo episodes as well as episodes with fascinating and fun guests. 

Remember in this wild ride of motherhood, we're all attempting to do our best. 

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Hormones & ADHD Through the Female Life with Dr. Lotta Borg Skoglund

May 20 2024 66 mins  
I'm joined once again by the brilliant Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund. She is a Swedish researcher, physician, psychiatrist, and co-founder of LetterLife.Her book "ADHD Girls to Women: Getting on the Radar" was just released in English. It's available at all major book sellers and via audiobook. In this episode we talk about hormones through the female life span - from in utero to perimeno

UnSchooling with PDA

May 06 2024 85 mins  
Rose from Unschooling with PDA joined me for a wonderful chat. We talk about her motherhood story (TW: Intrusive thoughts 6:40-8:20), Leo's diagnosis story, and her own diagnosis story. She shared what brought them to unschooling / home education and she offered fantastic insight for those that may be curious about going down that path. There was also a very candid chat about manag

Matrescence - The Evolution of Becoming a Mother (solo)

Apr 15 2024 15 mins  
In this short, solo episode I talk about what matrescence is and how it effects us as we go through motherood. I reflect on my journey, having recently celebrated three years as a mother. If you relate to anything in this episode, please let me know. It would be wonderful to hear others' stories of their own matrescence journey. You can contact me on any of the social channels belo

Unique Minds - Dr. Amy Joynt's self-guided journal for late diagnosed ADHD Women

Apr 10 2024 49 mins  
Dr. Amy Joynt has a story similar to so many of us, she made it all the way to her late thirties without knowing she was ADHD. And once it was uncovered she was flooded with emotions. She took all of those emotions and experiences and created a wonderful self-guided journal to help other late diagnosed ADHD women process their experience. As I mention in the episode, the journal is

Dr. Lotta Borg Skoglund - Bridging the Gap for ADHD Girls and Women with LetterLife

Mar 24 2024 47 mins  
Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund is a Swedish researcher, physician, psychiatrist, and co-founder of LetterLife.Her book "ADHD Girls to Women: Getting on the Radar" was just released in English. It's available at all major book sellers and via audiobook. In this episode we talk about how women and girls are too often abandoned by their health care providers, diagnosed with ADHD years after t

The Neurodiversity Mom - PDA, Homeschooling, & The ND Mom Lens Collective

Mar 17 2024 56 mins  
CW: We discuss Katherine's experience with Postnatal Anxiety from 18:50-21:30. Katherine, The Neurodiversity Mom, joined me for a chat about being a neurodivergent mom to neurodivergent kids. Her husband and her moved to Canada from South Africa when she was pregnant with their eldest, so we commiserated about parenting when you are without a village and managing our fluctuating ca

The ADHD Accountant (w/ actionable tips!) - Tina Mathams

Feb 28 2024 61 mins  
If you're neurodivergent and don't already follow Tina (aka The ADHD Accountant) I cannot recommend it enough. As we discuss in the episode, the majority of financial advice out there is "typical". Meant for neurotypical people with neurotypical ways of thinking and spending. When we look at our neurodivergent brains (and especially if you're ADHD) most of that typical advice will

Resentment & Expectations in Relationships (Solo)

Feb 19 2024 31 mins  
In this solo episode I talk about resentment and expectations in relationship. How resentment can take root, what that word may mean for both you and your partner, and so much more. I also dive into looking at the expectations we place on our partners and how unmet expectations can lead to resentment and even questioning the relationship as a whole. But we shouldn't expect our part

Navigating Your Relationship as a Neurodivergent Person with Pasha Marlowe, MFT

Feb 04 2024 69 mins  
Pasha Marlowe, MFT, joined me to talk about navigating our romantic relationships as a neurodivergent person. She shares her story of being late realised neurodivergent (AuDHD) and queer and how that impacted her marriage. We discussed how we can fall into patterns as a couple and need to change things up to see these patterns - sometimes that's with the help of a coach/counsellor/

WellByEm - Emily Powell - Recovering from Autistic Burnout as a Parent

Jan 28 2024 74 mins  
Em Powell, who you may know as WellByEm on TikTok and Instagram, joined me for a chat about parenting through autistic burnout, her year of recovery, utilising "so what", and leaning on your village. We also chatted about her upcoming retreat (sorry, no spots left) and her coaching services. If you want to book in last minute to her group coaching call you can do so HERE. (Call tak