Triona McCarthy on ADHD, tweens and telling the truth

About this episode

Triona McCarthy discusses her ADHD diagnosis and the realities of parenting tweens in a humorous conversation about modern motherhood.

This week on IMAGE The Motherload, beauty editor, content creator and mum of two Triona McCarthy joins Dominique for an honest and often very funny conversation about modern motherhood. Triona opens up about her ADHD diagnosis and how that shows up in her day-to-day life, the reality of parenting tweens, managing the mental load when your nervous system is already busy, navigating public visibility, and the lasting impact of losing her sister at just 30. Plus, because she is Triona McCarthy, she shares the beauty and tweakment advice every tired mum needs. IMAGE The Motherload is powered by Peugeot and sponsored by Liffey Valley, Avoca, Revive Active, Aptamil Advanced and Tigers Childcare.

People in this episode

Guest: Triona McCarthy

Topics covered

• ADHD
• parenting
• tweens
• mental load
• modern motherhood
• beauty advice

Keywords

• beauty editor
• content creator
• mental health
• public visibility
• sister loss

Sponsors

Peugeot, Liffey Valley, Avoca, Revive Active, Tigers Childcare

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Aptamil Advanced

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