Mother Plus Podcast
This is the podcast for "too much" moms who feel like they are failing at motherhood and don't want to fail anymore. Your hosts, Stacey Hutson and Stephanie Sprenger, two ADHD moms of four girls ages 4-18, most definitely don't have it all figured out. But we know one thing for sure: understanding our brains is the key to enjoying our motherhood, and our SELVES again.
Here, we are brutally honest about our ADHD motherhoods (the missed Spirit Weeks, the mountains of laundry, the nostalgia for our old "fun" pre-mom selves) so you know you're not the only one struggling.
When we don't know the answers, or aren't qualified to give them, we bring on the experts. Mental health therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, women's doctors -- we want to learn from them all. Because we believe once you know how to work WITH your ADHD brain rather than against it, it changes everything.
You found your people. We're them. And you're ours. Let's figure this out together.
*To Join the ADHD Mom's Club so we can hang out, visit: https://www.motherplusser.com/ADHD-mom-club-waitlist**
Mother Plus Podcast
#151: This Is Why You’re So Tired: A Lesson in Energy for the ADHD Mom
How often do you feel spacey, irritable, or like your brain is buzzing in seven directions at once? If you’ve been blaming it all on ADHD and assuming there’s nothing you can do—you’re not alone. But what if those symptoms weren’t just neurological? What if they were also energetic?
In this kickoff to The ADHD Energy Series, Stacey unpacks why ADHD moms struggle to just be, what’s really happening inside our nervous systems, and how we can begin to reset our energy with a simple 5-minute ritual (that involves sweatpants and silence, of course).
With stories about PMS chaos, multi-tasking meltdowns, and what she’s learning from Dr. Joe Dispenza, this episode will help you reframe “doing nothing” as the most powerful thing you can do.
🧠 What You'll Learn:
- What “energetic dysregulation” really means for ADHD moms
- Why we get stuck in the nervous system loop—and how to break it
- How your hormones, brainwaves, and constant output affect your creativity and mood
- Why rest isn’t lazy—it’s a radical act of self-worth
- Stacey’s Soft Pants Reset: the 5-minute trick that helped her ADHD brain finally breathe
🛠 Resources Mentioned:
- Dr. Joe Dispenza – Becoming Supernatural
- The ADHD Moms Club on Facebook (for body doubling + rituals): Join here
- Follow us on Instagram: @mother_plus_podcast
🗣 Call to Action:
Try the Soft Pants Reset this week—just 5 minutes of lying down in silence. Then DM Stacey and tell her how it felt.
If you loved this episode, please subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with your ADHD mom friends. We’re just getting started.
MOTHER PLUS INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mother_plus_podcast/
MOTHER PLUS FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/motherpluspodcast
MOTHER PLUS PERMISSION SLIP: https://www.motherplusser.com/Permission-Slip
MOTHER PLUS NEWSLETTER: https://www.motherplusser.com/signup-page
MOTHER PLUS BLOG: https://www.motherplusser.com/blog