Quick Wins for ADHD Moms - Short Episodes, Real Solutions for Burnout and Overwhelm
Quick Wins for ADHD Moms
For the ADHD mom who keeps trying and still feels behind.
You've read the books. You've bought the planners. You know what you're supposed to do, and somehow the chaos is still winning.
What if it was never about trying harder?
This podcast is for you: the ADHD mom who is smart, capable, and completely overwhelmed anyway. Not because you're doing it wrong. Because nobody designed these systems for your brain.
Every episode delivers small shifts backed by real neuroscience and conversations: fast, realistic resets for the moments when your executive function is shot, your mental load is maxed out, and mom life is winning. No complicated frameworks. Just the one small thing that actually moves you forward right now.
Short episodes built for your ADHD brain. Listen in the pickup line, doing dishes, or hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of quiet.
We're about designing a life that works with your brain and gives you: Permission to do life differently.
Practical support for adult women with ADHD, including neurodivergent moms navigating burnout, overwhelm, executive dysfunction, and the invisible weight of doing it all with a brain that works differently than everyone else's.
Learn more at theADHDmom.com
Quick Wins for ADHD Moms - Short Episodes, Real Solutions for Burnout and Overwhelm
ADHD Perfectionism Isn't What You Think: How to Stop Waiting and Just Start, with Monica Packer
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What is your biggest challenge with ADHD?
You know exactly what you need to do. You just can't make yourself start. Monica Packer knows why -- and it's not what you think.
Monica is a recovering perfectionist, habits and identity coach, and host of the top-rated podcast About Progress. She's also a mom of five -- three of them with ADHD -- and a decade into unlearning a version of success that nearly cost her everything.
In this episode:
The quick win: when a task feels too big, do something to start -- and give yourself permission to stop there
The real definition of perfectionism: not tidiness or drive, but placing your identity on your outcomes
Why perfectionism can look like overachieving or like doing nothing at all -- and why both are the same trap
Shame versus compassion, and why shame is the voice convincing you that you can't change
How to start noticing where that harsh inner voice actually came from
Monica's book Sticky Habits: A Woman's Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits That Last is publishing Fall 2026. This is part one of a two-part conversation -- part two gets practical with the habits she built once she understood all of this.
Find Monica at aboutprogress.com and pre-order Sticky Habits at stickyhabitsbook.com.
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Quick Wins for ADHD Moms is a podcast for smart, high-functioning moms with ADHD who are tired of systems that don't work. Practical resets for ADHD burnout, mental overload, and everyday mom life. Find every episode at theADHDmom.com.