Neurodivergent Moms of Autistic & ADHD Kids: Your Burnout Makes Sense & It Didn't Start With Motherhood
About this episode
The episode discusses the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent moms, including burnout and its neurological roots, with insights from guest Elizabeth LeForest.
I want to start with something I say to burned-out moms — and I mean it every single time I say it: Your burnout makes sense. Not the kind of "makes sense" that's just being nice. The kind that means there is a real, biological, neurological explanation for why you feel the way you feel. And it started long before you became a mom. That's a nervous system that was already running on empty — and finally hit its limit. In this episode, I'm joined by Elizabeth LeForest — AuDHD somatic coach, trauma-informed practitioner, and someone who has lived this from the inside out. We go deep, and parts of this conversation hit very close to home for me personally. What we talk about in this episode: Why neurodivergent moms are often already at their nervous system limit before motherhood even begins What the burnout cycle actually looks like for neurodivergent women The cascade effect: how chronic nervous system activation starts to affect your physical health, and why so many neurodivergent women end up with chronic illness, POTS, GI issues, fatigue, and pain that nobody can fully explain Why co-regulation with your autistic or ADHD child is nearly impossible when you've never experienced…
People in this episode
Host: Holly Blanc Moses
Guest: Elizabeth LeForest
Topics covered
- neurodivergent moms
- burnout
- nervous system
- chronic illness
- co-regulation
- brain-body disconnect
- intergenerational trauma
Keywords
- neurodivergent
- burnout
- autism
- ADHD
- chronic illness
- co-regulation
- nervous system
- trauma-informed
- somatic coaching
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