Motherhood Unmasked & Unfiltered
Motherhood is intense. Add a fast brain, big feelings, sensory overload, emotional intelligence, and about 47 open mental tabs… and things get interesting. Motherhood Unmasked & Unfiltered is a podcast for neurosparkly mums navigating life, identity and parenting with ADHD, autism, AuDHD, or brains that have always felt just a little different. Hosted by two solo mums who plan brilliantly, care deeply, and occasionally forget the system we created to hold it all together, this podcast explores the realities of neurodivergent motherhood with honesty, humour and zero pressure to “fix” yourself. We talk about the invisible mental load, masking, overstimulation, mum rage, emotional regulation, ambition, guilt, brilliance, burnout and the surprising power that comes when you finally understand your wiring. Some episodes are just the two of us talking about the things no one says out loud. Some include experts and guests who help unpack the science, psychology and lived experience behind neurodivergent parenting. This isn’t about becoming calmer, quieter or more organised. It’s about becoming kinder to yourself, understanding your brain, and raising the next generation with a little more awareness and a lot less shame. If you’ve ever wondered why motherhood feels so intense for you… you might have just found your people. New episodes every Thursday.
Episodes
Ever bought something… lost it… then bought it again?
Or filled your fridge with “healthy food” only to throw it all out a week later?
Welcome to ADHD tax.
In this episode, Alisha and Rhiannon unpack the very real (and often expensive) ways ADHD shows up in everyday life — from impulse spending and forgotten bills to unused subscriptions, wasted groceries, and hobby graveyards.
It’s funn...
This episode is not polished. It’s not structured. And honestly… that’s exactly the point.
Because this is what ADHD actually looks like in real life.
From losing essential podcast equipment minutes before recording, to impulse Kmart shopping, overstimulation at family events, rage-driving home for a disappointing soft serve, and late-night dopamine spending spirals… this epi...
Looking back now… it all makes so much more sense.
In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon reflect on the signs of ADHD and neurodivergence that were completely missed growing up — especially as girls.
From constantly rearranging bedrooms and hyperfixating on new ideas, to being labelled “chatty,” daydreaming in class, and leaving everything unt...
Why do some days feel completely manageable… and others feel like everything is just too much?
In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon go deeper into what it actually feels like to live with a neurodivergent brain — from emotional intensity and sensory overwhelm, to decision fatigue, task paralysis, and the invisible load of...
What happens when an ADHD diagnosis isn’t the full picture?
In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Rhiannon shares what happened after being diagnosed with ADHD — when medication, self-awareness, and deeper reflection started to reveal something more: autism.
This is an honest conversation about what it’s like to navigate multiple neurodiverge...
What happens when you start to realise that the way your brain works might not be the way everyone else’s does?
In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha shares her ADHD diagnosis story — how she first started recognising the signs, what made her look into it, and why so many ADHD traits in women are missed for yea...
What happens when you finally get an ADHD diagnosis as an adult… and then realise that might not be the whole story?
In this episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, Alisha and Rhiannon talk about what happened after Rhiannon was diagnosed with ADHD, started medication, and began to understand her brain for the first time — and ho...
Episode 1: Welcome to the Chaos — ADHD, Late Diagnosis & Neurodivergent Motherhood
Why do so many women only discover they have ADHD after becoming mothers?
In the first episode of Motherhood: Unmasked & Unfiltered, hosts Rhiannon (Sydney) and Alisha (Melbourne) introduce themselves and share why they started this podcast for neurodivergent mums.
Both women were late diagnosed with ADHD, and like many women, motherhoo...
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