456: Your Brain Isn’t Broken. It’s Busy! ADHD Strategies for the Holidays // Amy Marie Hann

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Managing ADHD during the holidays takes more than willpower—it takes understanding your brain and planning around it with compassion. When I started researching ADHD to help one of my kids, I didn’t expect to discover that I had it too. But learning how my brain works has changed everything about how I approach motherhood, especially during the busiest season of the year. In this episode, I’m joined by Amy Marie Hann, author of Master the Mundane, to talk about how ADHD shows up in motherhood and how we can create calmer, more intentional rhythms through the chaos of the holidays. Amy’s wisdom helped me see my brain with more grace and gave me tools to protect my energy instead of pushing past my limits. Even if you don’t have ADHD, this conversation will help you navigate the mental load of motherhood with more clarity, calm, and self-kindness. In this episode you’ll learn: 🧠 How to recognize when you’ve slipped into “depletion mode” — and what to do to climb out of it. 🧠 How to build a holiday season that fits your brain’s actual capacity (not everyone else’s). 🧠 Why rest and creativity are non-negotiable if you want to avoid ADHD burnout. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: ✨ Slow-vember Reminder! Find calm in the chaos with our Flecks of Gold Journal—on sale now for $5 off through December 8 at 3in30podcast.com/flecks. A quick daily note of gratitude might just be the simplest soul-care practice you add this season. 💜 Related Episodes: 403: Brain Science Simplified: How to Be a More Effective Parent // Dr. Dan Siegel 391: Parenting a Child with ADHD: How to Stay Calm and Connected // Rachel on The Childhood Collective 323: Parenting with ADHD // Alex Gilbert Episode Sponsors: BetterHelp: 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/3in30 to get 10% off your first month of online therapy. Cure Hydration: For 3 in 30 listeners, you can get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/3in30 with code 3in30. Let's Connect! Join me on Instagram! Get weekly-ish emails with BTS of my life Find Your Magic in Motherhood: Free 3-Day Email Course ***

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0:00.0	You're listening to 3 and 30 Takeaways for Moms, and I wanted to start today's episode with a reminder
0:05.1	about the perfect gift that you can give or ask for this holiday season. As moms, we all have
0:11.9	other women in our lives who mean the world to us. Our sisters, our best friends, the women in our
0:16.9	mom group, and of course, our own mothers. Finding the right gift for these special women
0:22.0	can feel impossible. They already have the mugs, the candles, the bracelets. You want to give them
0:27.5	something that actually means something, something that will help them feel seen. That's why I created
0:33.1	the Flex of Gold Journal. In just one line a day, it helps moms capture the little moments that matter most,
0:38.6	so even when life feels overwhelming, they can see the beauty tucked into the ordinary.
0:43.4	One five-star review shared, I gifted one to my sister who had just had her fifth baby, and she
0:48.9	told me how much it meant to her during a rough season. Another reviewer said, when my sister
0:53.4	opened her Flex of Gold Journal,
0:55.1	she laughed because her mother-in-law had given her one too. She gifted it right back to me,
1:00.1	and it's become one of the greatest gifts I didn't plan to give myself. So this year, think about
1:05.5	the moms in your life who could use a reminder that they're doing better than they think. During
1:09.9	our slow member sale, you can get
1:11.8	$5 off the Flex of Gold Journal at 3.30 Podcast.com slash gold. It's a meaningful, beautiful gift that
1:19.3	lasts long after the holidays are over. So go to 3.30 podcast.com slash g-o-l-d.
1:33.8	Welcome to 3-30, a podcast to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood.
1:43.7	Each 30-minute episode features three actionable takeaways to help you become a more self-assured mom, someone who knows yourself, honors your needs, and loves your people.
1:50.7	Listen in to feel encouraged as we learn together how to overcome overwhelm and find more magic in motherhood.
1:54.3	I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen. I'm so glad you're here.
2:05.4	In today's episode, I'm sharing something that feels both deeply personal and deeply freeing.
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