ADHD Crash Course

Ep 121. A 10-Second ADHD Tool That Actually Calms Your Brain (Gratitude for ADHD Brains)


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What if I told you there’s a free, 10-second tool that can help calm your ADHD brain, reduce stress, support sleep, improve mood, and build emotional resilience?

In today’s video, we’re talking about gratitude practice for ADHD brains—and not the unrealistic, perfectionistic version you may have been told to do. I’ll walk you through simple, practical ways to make gratitude accessible, doable, and actually helpful for ADHD nervous systems.

We’ll cover:
 ➤ Why traditional gratitude practices can feel hard for ADHD
 ➤ How to make gratitude present through savoring
 ➤ Why verbal or kinesthetic processing may work better than writing lists
 ➤ Easy, ADHD-friendly ways to remember gratitude
 ➤ Using gratitude to help with sleep
 ➤ How a Ta-Da List gives you all the benefits without the pressure

Gratitude doesn’t have to be deep, profound, or perfect- just to be practiced. And when you approach it in ADHD-friendly ways, it can truly change the way you move through your day.

💛 If you’re diagnosed later in life with ADHD and want practical support, tools, and coaching, you can learn more at my website.

🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this with someone who needs a guilt-free approach to gratitude.

⏱ Video Timestamps
00:00 – A 10-second tool for ADHD regulation
 00:25 – Why calming the nervous system is gold for ADHD
 00:40 – What makes gratitude hard for ADHD brains
 01:20 – Perfectionism, out-of-sight-out-of-mind, and other barriers
 01:55 – Savoring: an in-the-moment gratitude tool
 02:40 – Verbal gratitude for verbal processors
 03:20 – Cues and reminders that work with ADHD
 03:50 – Gratitude to help with sleep
 04:35 – The Ta-Da List: ADHD-friendly gratitude
 05:20 – Final thoughts: you don’t have to feel grateful to practice gratitude

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