Julie Legg speaks with Tiara Brumberg, certified ADHD coach, entrepreneur, and founder of The Middle Coaching. Tiara lives and breathes the realities of ADHD both professionally and personally — as a mum to three children with ADHD, a partner to a husband with ADHD, and an ADHDer herself.

Together, they explore what Tiara calls the “messy middle” — the real-life space where executive functioning challenges, emotional dysregulation, parenting pressures, and everyday family chaos collide.

Tiara shares honest insights about raising neurodivergent kids without losing yourself in the process, why curiosity is more powerful than criticism in ADHD households, and how simple tools like whiteboards, visual systems, and self-compassion can transform family dynamics.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Parenting in a household where everyone has ADHD
• Late ADHD diagnosis in high-performing women
• Curiosity vs criticism when kids struggle with behaviour
• The “messy middle” of family life with ADHD
• Why ADHD mums often lose themselves in caregiving
• Self-compassion in the middle of overwhelm
• Visual tools and whiteboards to reduce mental load
• Moving from nagging to collaboration with kids
• Teaching independence without shame or power struggles
• The importance of internal vs external locus of control
• Why parents must “put their oxygen mask on first”
• Redefining success in ADHD families

Links:

• FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tiara.brumberg/
• INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tebrumberg/
• WEBSITE: https://www.themiddlecoaching.net/
• LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themiddlecoaching/

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