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Beyond the BumpAuthor: Sophie Pearce & Jayde Couldwell
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce. This podcast is targetted at mums, just like you. A place to have real discussions and ask real questions (no matter how hard) with honest and authentic people. The aim is to have you feeling lighter, more supported and more understood after each listen. Language: en-au Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What are the hidden gifts of your neurodivergent brain? OCD, ADHD and more - with Jess Urlichs
Episode 376
Monday, 23 March, 2026
You have probably seen Jess Urlichs’ beautiful poems on motherhood in your Instagram feed but you might not know much about the woman behind the words. In this episode, we speak to Jess (@jessurlichs) and dive into everything from pursuing creativity to both her and her son’s neurodivergence diagnoses. We discuss… Jess’ current journey navigating her eldest son’s neurodivergence and how that looked for him as a baby How Jess began writing poetry and the poems that went viral Tips for turning your thoughts into poems Jess’ recent diagnosis of OCD and how this differs from the ‘OCD’ cliches thrown around casually in conversation Intrusive thoughts and when they started to control Jess’ behaviour How her ADHD and OCD look now she is outside of the newborn era Jayde shares some of the positives of ADHD, especially through the lens of motherhood Jess shares some excerpts from her latest book - hot tip, you will need tissues! You can grab a copy of Jess’ latest book of poetry, They Bloom Because of You, here. Check out The positive side of having ADHD as an adult, here. This episode is proudly sponsored by OnePass. During Easter, when you sign up for a $40 annual membership, you get a $20 OnePass Reward to spend at Kmart*. Head to OnePass now! Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce) Come say hey over on Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more. If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.
