Meet my friend Danielle, host of the Failing Motherhood Podcast. In this episode, Danielle and I chat about the ups and downs of being a mom with ADHD.

Danielle shares:

"You can't have ADHD! You have a master's degree!"

... and other misconceptions about ADHD. Whether you've been diagnosed, related to the memes, or have a child that's been diagnosed... this episode is for you!

Patricia Sung, Adult ADHD coach and host of Motherhood in ADHD, is here to share her journey into diagnosis, understanding her unique brain, and empowering other moms to do the same.

We normalize the struggle, share new insights, and reflect on the powerful act of breaking cycles.

In this episode, we covered...

--Common traits and misconceptions of ADHD beyond being forgetful

--Her go-to tools for managing anger while parenting

--Ways to work WITH your ADHD to boost your self-compassion as a parent

And don’t miss…

--The double-edged sword that is having family with ADHD

Positive-Discipline certified parenting coach, Danielle Bettmann, empowers parents to crack the code of their strong-willed child's personality, meet their deepest core needs to improve their behavior, and find new levels of patience. An early childhood educator, certified teacher and home visitor, Danielle now equips parents from all over the world with over Zoom!

Instead of inadvertently inviting defiance by using traditional tools or playing "whack-a-mole" with short-sighted reactions, families get on the same page and learn how to cultivate cooperation while being KIND + FIRM at the same time! Host of the well-loved podcast, Failing Motherhood, she's passionate about eliminating shame from parents' vocabulary, reminding them they are the parent their kids need. She is also a mom to two daughters, wife of 15 years to her high-school sweetheart, and an avid fan of sunshine and coffee.

Be sure to subscribe to the Failing Motherhood Podcast!

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Welcome to the Best Of Friends Series, where you are meeting a few of my friends in the podcast community. I’m sharing interviews that I have done on other friends’ podcasts. Not only do you get a new episode, I hope that you’ll find a few shows to add to your podcast queue.

There’s a wide variety of topics coming your way, so keep an eye out for a new friend each week this January.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-254-adhd-failing-motherhood-danielle-bettman

Stop anxiety in its tracks!

Join me in my upcoming workshop: The ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop.

In under an hour, I'll teach you how to —

>> use 1 simple movement to disrupt growing anxiety so you can avoid a total shutdown
>> save yourself the embarrassment of panicking in public with a subtle move to pull yourself together
>> stop anxiety in its tracks quickly and easily with repeatable skills so peace can be yours long term

Cherry on top - it’s free. For now. Sign up today: patriciasung.com/workshop

Every October, ADDA hosts TADD Talks, short podcasts shared by ADHD experts around the world. For this year’s ADHD Awareness Month, I shared about “ADHD Energy Management: End the Cycle of Burnout Crash After Frenetic Productivity.”

I’m talking about 3 reasons we spin through the cycle of “getting a million things done with peak efficiency” to the “overwhelming burnout so you can’t get out of bed” cycle, and what to do about it!

Listen to the full lineup of October’s TADD Talks and subscribe here: ADDA’s TADD Talks!

ADDA’s website

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Welcome to the Best Of Friends Series, where you are meeting a few of my friends in the podcast community. I’m sharing interviews that I have done on other friends’ podcasts. Not only do you get a new episode, I hope that you’ll find a few shows to add to your podcast queue.

There’s a wide variety of topics coming your way, so keep an eye out for a new podcast to binge each week this January.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-253-adhd-energy-management-adda-tadd-talk

Stop anxiety in its tracks!

Join me in my upcoming workshop: The ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop.

In under an hour, I'll teach you how to —

>> use 1 simple movement to disrupt growing anxiety so you can avoid a total shutdown
>> save yourself the embarrassment of panicking in public with a subtle move to pull yourself together
>> stop anxiety in its tracks quickly and easily with repeatable skills so peace can be yours long term

Cherry on top - it’s free. For now. Sign up today: patriciasung.com/workshop

We’re in the thick of the holidays and perhaps your sanity is already wavering. School performances, shopping, baking, less sleep, unusual schedules, no routines, more asks… yikes!

We still have 2 more weeks to go!

In today’s episode, I’m sharing 4 ways to lower your stress and make the holidays enjoyable for both you and your family.

Free resources mentioned in today’s episode:

3 Steps for Preparing for the Holidays: https://www.patriciasung.com/less-holiday-stress

The Post-Holiday Hangover Cure for Disorganized Mamas: https://www.patriciasung.com/holiday-hangover

Not sure what to put on your holiday wish list? Ask for a Successful Mama Gift Certificate and choose your course, coaching, or retreat next year to lower your stress, take care of yourself, and get your life in order.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-252-4-steps-to-clean-up-after-christmas

How do you choose the perfect planner? The one that will solve all your ADHD woes…

In this episode, we’re discussing:

• All the brands of planners I have tried (the list is long),

• The two major mistakes people with ADHD make when choosing a planner,

• How to differentiate between your calendar and to-do list for optimal planning,

• Questions to help you assess what your perfect planner needs,

• And why even the best planner won't solve everything… without the right skills!

If you have a stack of planners gathering dust on your shelf, this episode will help you rethink your approach and find a system that fits your unique brain and your family’s lifestyle.

PLUS: We're celebrating with a special birthday sale! 🎉

1) Grab the pdf for my simple Weekly Planner for only $5.00
and/or
2) Jump into the Daily Planning for ADHD Moms course for a $50 discount with code BIRTHDAY

Snag these deals by December 17th, 2024.

Together, let's build your external brain system so you can manage all the details of mom life with confidence and ease.

Tune in now and start 2025 with a fresh, effective planning strategy you’ll actually use!

What if you could learn an easy, 3-step system for organizing your day, sorting through your to-do lists and keeping your commitments? What if you had a group of other ADHD moms to hold you accountable week to week? It's all possible with Daily Planning for ADHD Moms. Figure out your life in a way that makes sense for both mom-life and an ADHD brain. Join us today! bit.ly/adhdplan

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-251-how-to-buy-the-perfect-adhd-planner

My 2024 word of the year was “Rest”. How did I do? Hmmm…

While this episode is a celebration of 250 podcast episodes and over a million downloads (what!?!), I'm also sharing how I navigated the hard stuff this year. And how I look at rest entirely differently now than in January.

Balancing the demands of motherhood, business, and my overall well-being has been a journey with unexpected twists—I often felt like I was assembling an IKEA bookshelf with the wrong instruction booklet! So I’m sharing step-by-step how I figured out how to get out of overwhelm amongst a lot of life changes, keep burnout at bay, and come out happier in the end.

Here’s what’s coming up for 2025:

• This podcast: my first love of helping moms with ADHD…more episodes, more free support!

• Free ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop: On January 23, 2025, dive into 3+ strategies to lessen anxiety. This first live session is free, offering practical tips to make an immediate difference to feel calmer and at peace. Sign up here.

• Lighthouse: An Emotional Regulation Course for Moms: My best lessons from the last 2 years of Lighthouse groups! Focus on emotional regulation skills, so you can make decisions easily, remain calm during your kid’s meltdown, and hold your boundaries to keep your peace when your family pushes your buttons. Put your name on the waitlist for its arrival in 2025.

• Rooted Group Coaching for Moms: Beginning in January, this group will provide a supportive space to explore emotional regulation, being on time, meal planning, and more. Join this supportive coaching group here. Early Bird Bonuses end December 12th!

• Successful As A Mother Weekend Retreat for ADHD Moms: Put your name on the waitlist for the 2025 retreat and spend the weekend relaxing by the lake, hanging out with good friends, and loving yourself even when you’ve been told “I’m TOO Much”.

Not sure what you need but know you want my help? Have a virtual coffee chat with me and I’ll answer any questions you have and help you sort out what you want.

Links mentioned in this episode:

E178: Is it ADHD Hypersensitivity or Sensory Overload? Using Interoception and Somatics to Listen to and Connect with Your Body with Elizabeth Brink and Anna Lopez

Lizzy’s 3 magical lists are inside of her $9.00 course How to Create and Sell Something Before You're Ready (affiliate link)

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-250-cope-when-life-is-overwhelming

But my baseboards haven’t been dusted in 3 years!

I can’t let them see my doom piles!

It’s way too much work!

If these kinds of reasons pop into your head whenever you think of hosting, this episode is for you!

On today’s episode, I’m sharing a discussion from Successful Mama Meetups on how to make entertaining easy and ADHD friendly.

It’s time to have that new friend over for a playdate or host that holiday get together you’ve been wanting to have for the last decade.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-249-host-easy-adhd-friendly-party-playdate

New free workshop alert!

Join me in my upcoming workshop: The ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop.

In under an hour, I'll teach you how to —

>> use 1 simple movement to disrupt growing anxiety so you can avoid a total shutdown
>> save yourself the embarrassment of panicking in public with a subtle move to pull yourself together
>> stop anxiety in its tracks quickly and easily with repeatable skills so peace can be yours long term

Just this one time, I’ll be offering the ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop live at no cost. It’ll come back in February as a paid course.

Sign up today: patriciasung.com/workshop

No one pushes your buttons like your kids or partner can! Angry moms unite!

Jokes aside, when anger gets out of hand, nothing good happens. Not only do we hurt ourselves and the people around us, the shame and guilt add on even more weight.

This was a huge problem for me for the first few years of parenting. I still yell sometimes cuz I’m not perfect. You can be free of the angry red eyed monster, too.

How can you tell you’re about to lose your cool?

What can you stop taking your anger out on your family?

How can you show up as the caring, calm mom you want to be?

Let’s discuss.

Read more on this topic on my blog: https://www.patriciasung.com/adhd-blog/adhd-and-anger

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-248-adhd-warning-signs-you-are-about-to-lose-your-cool

New workshop alert!

Join me in my upcoming workshop: The ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop.

In under an hour, I'll teach you how to —

>> use 1 simple movement to disrupt growing anxiety so you can avoid a total shutdown
>> save yourself the embarrassment of panicking in public with a subtle move to pull yourself together
>> stop anxiety in its tracks quickly and easily with repeatable skills so peace can be yours long term

Just this one time, I’ll be offering the ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop live at no cost. It’ll come back in February as a paid course.

Sign up today: patriciasung.com/workshop

Do your deep thoughts turn in to thought spirals?

Today we’re talking about rumination: what it is, when it’s a problem, and what to do when your thoughts turn anxious, negative, or obsessive.

I used to spend a lot of my energy what if-ing, worrying, and planning for the 37 possibilities that could possibly occur. If this is you, too, you don’t have to stay in that thought prison!

Let’s talk about how rumination interplays with ADHD, how to use it for your good, and what to do when it turns into a problem.

Work with Patricia to get unstuck, exceed your goals, and be happy with ADHD.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-247-rumination-adhd-stop-obsessive-negative-thought-spirals

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Stop anxiety in its tracks!

Join me in my upcoming workshop: The ADHD Anti-Anxiety Workshop. In less than an hour, I'll teach you 3 ways to stop anxiety and immediately feel more relaxed and calm.

Cherry on top - it’s free. For now. Sign up today: patriciasung.com/workshop