Podcast Episode 384: Go from Chaos to Calm: The ADHD Mom’s Guide to Actually Getting Your Act Together with Robyn Buchanan
Ever open your fridge, get hit with a mystery smell, and immediately close it while whispering, “Not today”? Or maybe your kitchen counters have become the unofficial storage space for everything from school papers to socks to half-eaten bagels. If you’re a mom juggling life with ADHD, chances are your brain is in fifty tabs at once—while a toddler is somehow yelling in all of them. If you’ve ever looked around your home and thought, “I seriously cannot keep living like this,” then this is the episode for you.
We’re joined by Robyn Buchanan, a former ER nurse turned organization systems guru and the powerhouse behind Minimalist Home & Business. As a mom of three in a household where ADHD runs wild (including herself and her husband), Robyn gets it. She knows that for moms with ADHD, the mental load feels like trying to juggle flaming swords while someone throws in a chainsaw just for fun. But instead of just telling you to “get organized,” she shares the method she created—based on her emergency room training—to triage the chaos and build systems that actually stick. Not perfect systems. Realistic, sustainable ones.
Robyn walks us through her “MIGHTY” method, which starts with identifying where the chaos is happening and ends with small, repeatable habits that bring order back into your day. Whether it’s setting up one new habit with a sticky note or finally understanding why bagels are sabotaging your mornings (yes, really), Robyn’s approach is about working with your ADHD brain—not against it. The best part? It’s not about doing all the things. It’s about finding the one thing that can make your day easier right now.
So if you’re a mom who’s been drowning in clutter, forgetting appointments, or just feeling like everyone else has a magic organization wand you missed out on—this episode might just be your turning point. Because chaos is not your destiny, and calm doesn’t have to mean boring color-coded bins you’ll never use. It’s about learning how to build systems that fit you. And spoiler alert: You’re not failing. You just haven’t met Robyn yet.
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast you’ll learn:
- What’s the MIGHTY Method & why it works
- Why simplification beats organization
- How too many visual cues create mental noise that makes things harder.
- What systems can bring you real solutions to the chaos
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