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ADHD Families Podcast

ADHD Families Podcast helps parents raising children with ADHD create a calmer, more functional family life — without burnout or chaos. Hosted by Sharon, a PCC credentialed ADHD Coach, Parenting Expert, and mum of three boys with ADHD, this podcast delivers practical strategies for parenting kids with ADHD, supporting executive function development, reducing overwhelm, and building systems that work with the ADHD brain. If you’re a parent navigating: - ADHD meltdowns and emotional

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Ep 49 - Navigating Holiday Travel with ADHD:...

ADHD Families Podcast ·

2024/11/12

Are you planning a family trip and wondering how to make it enjoyable for everyone? Curious about how to handle the unique challenges of traveling with children who have ADHD? Then you’re in the right place!In today's must-listen episode, we welcome Jenifer Breaux, a travel expert and mother of two children who are neurodivergent. With her background as retired army personnel and an experienced travel agent, Jennifer has a knack for designing customised trips for families navigating ADHD

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Ep 48 - Navigating ADHD and Sensory Issues: Practical...

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2024/10/29

In today's episode, host Sharon Collon sits down with Sandy Booysen, a dietitian specialising in neurodivergence and peadiatric feeding disorders. We're diving into the complexities of managing food-related behaviours in children with ADHD and other neurodivergent differences. Sandy delves into the impacts of sugars, food additives, and sensory sensitivities on behaviours and offers practical advice for parents. She emphasises the importance of emotional neutrality around food, detective

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Ep 47 - Navigating Puberty and ADHD with Michelle...

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2024/10/15

Let's delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD, exploring how early puberty can impact mental health, and the importance of providing safety and security for our children, particularly between the ages of 9 and 12.Michelle shares her personal experiences as a parent and offers strategies for fostering emotional and psychological intimacy with our kids. We’ll discuss the significance of unconditional support, the value of acknowledging your own emotions before addressing your

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Ep 46 - The Role of Amygdala in Anxiety with Karen Young

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2024/10/01

We’re delving into the complex world of anxiety, especially how it affects children and adolescents with ADHD. Our special guest is Karen Young, a psychologist and speaker who specialises in anxiety and mental health for young people.In this episode, Karen helps us unravel the role of the amygdala in triggering anxiety through sensory experiences, often linked to past traumas. We’ll also address school-related anxiety—a common hurdle for many in the ADHD community—offering practical

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Ep 45 - Fostering ADHD Strengths in Children

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2024/09/24

When people chat about ADHD it is often includes a long list of the challenges they are experiencing with ADHD but this is ignoring an important part of the puzzle. The strengths! We need to celebrate the strengths and scream them from the rooftops because our kids are listening, and we need to show them that it isn't all challenges. In this episode, we chat with Elly Both, a sustainability consultant, author, and dedicated mom, who shares her unique journey with ADHD. Diagnosed in her

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Ep 44 - Oppositional Behaviours and ADHD Children...

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2024/09/17

Today we're diving into a topic that's close to the hearts of many families navigating ADHD: oppositional behaviours in children. Joining us is Jacquie Ward, a psychologist specialising in challenging behaviours. In this episode, Jacquie shares her personal experiences as a mother to a child with ADHD. We explore the world of oppositionality and defiance, from swearing and verbal aggression to physical altercations and public meltdowns. Why do these behaviours happen, and how can parents

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Ep 43 - Balancing Love and ADHD: Guidance for Couples

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2024/09/10

Let's chat about love and relationships and ADHD. In this episode of the ADHD Families Podcast we chat with Jamie Blume, an expert ADHD coach, to dive deep into the intricacies of maintaining healthy relationships within couples when there is ADHD in the mix. Jamie shares advice on fostering appreciation and understanding between partners, managing resentment, and improving communication. They discuss the challenges of balancing household responsibilities, especially when children are

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Ep 42 - The Emotional Rollercoaster and ADHD with...

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2024/09/03

In this episode of the ADHD Families Podcast, we are chatting with the incredible Lael Stone about how to support our kids emotionally and help them process their big feelings. How do we support our beautiful kids with the emotional rollercoaster of ADHD? Timestamps:6:54 How do you help people develop emotional intelligence?9:03 How to handle their own feelings by observing how we manage ours.9:48 Instead of reacting with anger, model healthy ways to manage emotions10:14 How to support your

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Ep 41 - Social Skills and ADHD: Strategies and Tips...

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2024/08/27

In today's episode, our host Sharon Collon sits down with Vivian Dunstan, founder of ADHD Support Australia, to tackle some of the most pressing social challenges faced by individuals with ADHD. We'll explore why people often rush to offer solutions instead of listening, delve into effective strategies for developing social skills, and uncover the critical role parents play in nurturing these abilities both online and in person.Vivian shares her profound insights on building confidence,

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Ep 40 - OCD to Peace: Jo Whitton’s Gut Health Journey

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2024/08/20

Today, we dive into the transformative power of gut health and its impact on ADHD and OCD symptoms. Special guest Jo Whitton shares her journey from traditional medical advice to exploring gut health, driven by her son’s severe OCD.Discover practical steps to improve gut health, from introducing meat stocks to reducing refined foods and sugars. Jo emphasizes stress reduction and setting structured routines for a calmer household. She also shares success stories from the GAPS protocol,

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Ep 39 - Mastering Sleep Skills for Kids with ADHD

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2024/08/13

In episode we sit down with the incredible Donna Moala, a pediatric sleep specialist and founder of "Bub to Sleep." Donna shares her lived ADHD expertise and guides us on supporting our beautiful kids with sleep. She delves into her personal journey as a mum to three teenage daughters with ADHD, and how understanding ADHD has transformed her approach to parenting and sleep. Join us as Donna discusses the impact of modern lifestyle choices on children's sleep, the significance of setting

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Ep 38 - Mealtime Struggles: Helping Neurodiverse...

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2024/08/06

Welcome to the ADHD Families Podcast! In this episode, we're joined by Steph Geddies, a registered nutritionist specialising in family nutrition and helping parents raise food-loving children.As parents of neurodiverse kids, we know the challenges of navigating food sensitivities and executive function difficulties. Steph shares her personal experience and offers practical tips for creating a no-pressure mealtime environment, such as serving family meals on a platter and encouraging fun

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Ep 37 - Anxiety and ADHD with Dr Jodi Richardson

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2024/07/30

We know the ADHD brain is often anxious. However, supporting our family members with anxiety usually leaves a lot of us confused about the right strategy to draw upon. To help us today, I have brought in the incredible Dr Jodi Richardson! In this episode, Jodi helps us understand anxiety and provides many practical strategies to support ourselves and our family members.Key Points and Time Stamps: 2.50m Jodi's story 5.17m What are the symptoms of anxiety, and how it plays out with ADHD

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Ep 36 - Managing Life Admin and ADHD

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2024/07/23

I think more life admin is being thrown at us than ever before! There is so much overwhelm when I chat to our beautiful ADHD community juggling this invisible load.In this episode, we chat with the incredible Mia Northrop. Mia, one of the founders of Life Admin Life Hacks, literally wrote the book on making life admin more streamlined and manageable. Mia breaks it down into simple steps and tools that we can use to automate it and make it work for the ADHD brain. Key Points and

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Ep 35 - Dyslexia and ADHD

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2024/07/16

We know that dyslexia and ADHD often go together? But what can we do to support our kids? How does dyslexia show up? How can we make reading fun for our kids that struggle?In today's episode of the ADHD Families Podcast we chat with the incredible Kristy Hayworth who is a dyslexia specialist. Whether your child has been diagnosed or not, you will get helpful tips from this episode to support your child with reading. Key Points and Timestamps: 2.30m Who is Kristy Hayworth? 7.40m How Kristy

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Ep 34 - Are You Feeling Burnt Out?

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2024/07/02

Are you feeling burnt out?The truth is as parents of children with extra needs we are at an increased burnout risk.In this podcast I chat with the incredible Filipa Bellette, who is an award-winning Functional Medicine Practitioner, Trauma Therapist, and author of the book Ending Body Burnout, aboutwhat is burnout, how it shows up in the body and how we can protect ourselves and recover.Key Points and Timestamps:2.50m What does Filipa do and her story7.00m Parents in the ADHD community

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Ep 33 - Tips to Help Your Family with ADHD

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2024/06/18

In this fun episode I am providing a waterfall of FREE parenting tips to help your family! One of my favourite things to do is breakthrough the noise about ADHD and give you clear, practical strategies that work - let's do this!Timestamps and key points:1.50m Never act in the red6.00m Adding and removing barriers14.00m What to do when your child gets in trouble16.00m What to feed your children for breakfast18.00m Family discussions20.00m Get a sleep study done23.00m Get a families trained

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Ep 32 - Anger, aggression and ADHD

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2024/06/04

Anger is a big emotion and it often causes a lot of distress. When we act from the red zone we often regret our actions.But how do we support our kids that show anger and aggression? This stumps a lot of parents because we also getting flooded and dysregulated by this display of emotion.Anger issues and ADHD are common so today's podcast episode we chat to the incredible Rebecca Challoner about anger, aggression and ADHD.Key points and timestamp: 2.40m Rebecca's ADHD journey 4.00m My

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Ep 31 - Teenagers and ADHD with Leanne Tran

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2024/05/21

Let's chat about Teenagers with ADHD! I know so many of you have questions around this topic, so I have bought in Leanne Tran who is a registered Psychologist who specialises in this topic.How can we spot the difference between standard Teenage pushing of the boundaries and ADHD symptoms?How much should we worry about homework?What should we do about screen time?Key Points and Timestamps:3.00m What does Leanne do?6.00m How do people present to Leanne in her practice?7.20m How can we spot

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Ep 29 - What does an ADHD Coach do with Michele Toner

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2024/04/30

Timestamps and Key Points:3.00m What does an ADHD Coach do?5.30m How did Michele become Australia's first ADHD Coach8.20m How to become an ADHD Coach11.00m Why having ADHD specific coach training is important13.20m What should you look for in an ADHD coach?14.40m What are the benefits of seeing an ADHD Coach?17.00m What do people see an ADHD Coach for?20.30m The ADHD stigma22.00m Michele's favourite part of being an ADHD Coach

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