“They tell us to rest, to journal, to meditate. But no one’s taking the screaming child off us so we can actually do it.”
In this Quick Reset, Jane dismantles the weaponised wellness culture that keeps telling burnt-out mums to “just prioritise self-care” — without removing a single thing from our plates.
Because for ADHD mums, self-care isn’t a bath. It’s doing the NDIS paperwork without sobbing. It’s hiding in the pantry for two minutes of quiet. It’s trying to regulate a nervous system that never gets a break.
When you’re parenting neurodivergent kids, managing executive dysfunction, and holding everyone else’s emotional world together — self-care becomes another checkbox you’re failing to tick.
This episode is a validation bomb for anyone who’s ever rolled their eyes at a mindfulness reel while folding laundry at 10pm.
You’re not doing self-care wrong. You’re just carrying too much.
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