🎧 Episode Title:

Morning Systems That Actually Work (for ADHD + Perimenopause)

Unapologetically Imperfect – Season 2, Episode 10

💬 Episode Summary:

If every “perfect morning routine” you’ve ever seen feels like it was built for someone else’s brain (and personal assistant), you’re not imagining it.

In this episode, we break down what actually works when you’re navigating ADHD, perimenopause, and the kind of life where your nervous system is already on edge before coffee.

We cover:

• Why traditional morning advice fails ADHD and perimenopause brains
• How executive dysfunction, cortisol misfires, and time blindness sabotage your start
• What Core Anchors, Transition Rituals, and MVP Menus actually do (and how to use them)
• How to build a flexible, body-based system that works—even on chaotic days

No rigid schedules. No shame spirals. Just structure that flexes.

This is the final episode of our 5-week Summer Bridge Season before we kick off our full Fall arc—focused on Focus & Flow.

🔧 Tools & Concepts Covered:

• 🧠 Attentional Control Theory & Cognitive Load
• 🧬 Dopamine, Cortisol, and Circadian Rhythm changes in perimenopause
• 🎯 Core Anchors (baseline stabilizers)
• 🔁 Transition Rituals (mode shifters)
• 🧰 MVP Menus (backup plans for hard days)
• 🎶 Playlist timing & Implementation Intention Theory

🛠️ Try This:

• Create a simple morning “playlist” with 2–3 anchor actions
• Pre-decide one thing the night before
• Pick one MVP task based on your energy level—and call it a win

🌅 Want to Rebuild Your Mornings Too?

Morning Reclaim is open now.

This is Jen’s ADHD-and perimenopause-friendly morning reset for smart, high-functioning women who need systems that work on real days—not just perfect ones.

💻 Live sessions. No fluff. No shame. Just structure, rhythm, and tools that meet you where you are.

🧠 Great if your mornings feel like sabotage—or if you need a reset that sticks.

Rolling enrollment now. Join here

🔗 Links + Resources:

• Join the Balance Life Lab – low-cost, low-pressure community for women with ADHD, perimenopause, and real-life chaos
• Morning Reclaim – build a flexible morning rhythm that works
• Follow Jen on Facebook for more executive function + hormone-fueled truth bombs

Follow the show, text this episode to a friend, or post it where your people hang out. Because we all need backup.

Keep being unapologetically imperfect. You’ve got this.