Archive - Martha Barnard-Rae

I don’t miss my family and I sleep great

Unapologetic neurodivergent love (and the myth of the aching woman)

Jun 9 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

The cost of being a "good girl" on an AuDHD brain (part 2)

The cost of masking—and coming home to yourself

Jun 2 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

May 2025

The cost of being a "good girl" on an AuDHD brain (part 1)

On being a woman at the intersection of Autism, ADHD, and patriarchy

May 27 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

"So lucky": the truth about neurodivergent motherhood and domestic life

What executive dysfunction looks like under patriarchy—and why botching the “wife job” doesn’t make you a failure

May 19 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

April 2025

Raised on guilt, baptised in bullshit: an Easter (and dead Pope) reflection

From Catholic guilt to full-blown heresy: abortion, IVF, and the lifelong work of unlearning abuse disguised as faith.

Apr 23 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

March 2025

Start here: You might be a Neurodivergent Feminist

If you've ever been gaslit by a calendar app, this is for you

Mar 31 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

November 2022

Burnout: the ADHD ‘bonus’ that nobody’s talking about

On language, Labradoodles, and spending ADHD Awareness Month paralysed by ADHD burnout.

Nov 13, 2022 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

September 2022

Britney Spears’ son is being exploited — like mother, like son

From the archives—cos nobody’s been more gaslit than Britt

Sep 8, 2022 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

August 2022

It’s OK Not To Be OK — Unless You Want Life Insurance

They tell us to seek help—but punish us when we do. ADHD, mental health, and the corporate fuckery of income protection in Australia.

Aug 27, 2022 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

July 2022

Triggered by toxic masculinity? You’ll hate my feminist agenda

I grieved not having a daughter—then realised the radical work of raising emotionally fluent, feminist children of all genders.

Jul 23, 2022 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

March 2022

Looking to #breakthebias this International Women’s Day? Start by looking inward

https://youtu.be/CSGEbuhMQl4

Mar 10, 2022 •

Martha Barnard-Rae

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