EP575. Is it ADHD… or is it perimenopause? Or is it both showing up at the same time to completely derail your nervous system?

In this solo episode of The Mom Room, Renee gets real about her experience with ADHD, taking Vyvanse, and navigating perimenopause in her late 30s and early 40s. After a conversation with an OBGYN that stopped her in her tracks, Renee explores why so many women feel like their brains and bodies suddenly stop working, and why the overlap between ADHD symptoms and perimenopause symptoms is so often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed.

Renee breaks down common ADHD symptoms in women, common perimenopause symptoms, where they overlap, and why medications like Vyvanse are helping some women function better during this stage of life. She also shares her personal experience starting birth control to manage perimenopause symptoms, why it helped, why it eventually won’t be enough, and what modern hormone replacement therapy (HRT) actually looks like in 2026.

This episode is equal parts educational, validating, and rage-inducing (in the best way). If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, foggy, irritable, exhausted, or like you’re “failing at adulting,” this conversation will make one thing very clear: you are not broken, you are under-supported.

Women deserve real information, real treatment, and real quality of life. And we’re finally starting to talk about it.

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Ep574. Renee is joined by developmental psychologists Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Roberta Golinkoff to unpack why modern parenting has become so overwhelming — and why kids don’t need flashcards, apps, or pressure to thrive. Drawing from decades of research and their new book Einstein Never Used Flashcards, they challenge the myth that “earlier is better,” explain why play and human connection matter more than gadgets, and share practical, low-stress ways to support learning through everyday moments. It’s a refreshing, research-backed reminder that joyful, child-led parenting isn’t just easier — it’s better for kids and parents alike.

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EP573. In today’s solo episode of The Mom Room, I’m covering A LOT, from puppy yoga with Pomeranians to why the hell there are Stranger Things toys in the Walmart kids’ aisle. We also talk comfort shows, current reads, and I give a sneak peek at an upcoming episode on ADHD, perimenopause, and my experience with Vyvanse.

✨ What I talk about in this episode:

• My chaotic and adorable experience doing puppy yoga with Pomeranians

• Why going from two dogs to three dogs can’t be that different (…right??)

• The moment we realized Stranger Things is NOT for kids after trying to watch it with Milo

• Why I’m fully obsessed with Younger on Netflix, aka my current comfort show

• A quick book update: I just finished Parents Weekend and started Great Big Beautiful Life

• A preview of next week’s deep dive into ADHD + perimenopause symptoms, the overlap, and my personal experience with Vyvanse

🎧 If you love real, relatable mom-life conversations mixed with pop culture, parenting chaos, and midlife revelations, you’re in the right place.

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