If you're in a current state of nervous system overwhelm, feeling regularly anxious or chronically stressed, and have no idea how to even BEGIN to rest again, then this episode is for you.
 
 

In this episode I talk about:
<ul><li>how external environmental stressors can accrue and weigh on our nervous system</li>
<li>why these external stressors exacerbate our ADHD 'symptoms' and challenges</li>
<li>what to do when you're so chronically stressed you get stuck in fight or flight 'sympathetic' mode, and are completely overwhelmed</li>
<li>my honest story the past 4 weeks dealing with overstimulation, school holiday chaos and overwhelm</li>
<li>when all self care feels like an effort and why guided visualisations have been AMAZING for me</li>
<li>examples of life and relationships stressors on our nervous system</li>
<li>a checklist to assess nervous system burnout in our body</li>
<li>what happens when our nervous systems gets stuck in a fight or flight state</li>
<li>shame & guilt when we 'fail' at self care</li>
<li>sensory cocoons, creating a safe 'home' inside your body & how even a 1 minute break can help</li>
<li>a 20 min guided visualisation to invite deep rest and connection with your body</li>
</ul>
 
VISUALISATION: 
 
20 min guided visualisation starts at 21:45. **WARNING: Do not listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. 
 
 

LINKS:
futureadhd.com/deeprest
<a href='https://www.instagram.com/adhd.nervous.system/'>@adhd.nervous.system</a>
<a href='https://www.instagram.com/future.adhd/'>@future.adhd</a>
More self-care tools and workbooks at: <a href='https://futureadhd.com/'>futureadhd.com</a>

If you're in a current state of nervous system overwhelm, feeling regularly anxious or chronically stressed, and have no idea how to even BEGIN to rest again, then this episode is for you. In this episode I talk about: how external environmental stressors can accrue and weigh on our nervous system why these external stressors exacerbate our ADHD 'symptoms' and challenges what to do when you're so chronically stressed you get stuck in fight or flight 'sympathetic' mode, and are completely overwhelmed my honest story the past 4 weeks dealing with overstimulation, school holiday chaos and overwhelm when all self care feels like an effort and why guided visualisations have been AMAZING for me examples of life and relationships stressors on our nervous system a checklist to assess nervous system burnout in our body what happens when our nervous systems gets stuck in a fight or flight state shame & guilt when we 'fail' at self care sensory cocoons, creating a safe 'home' inside your body & how even a 1 minute break can help a 20 min guided visualisation to invite deep rest and connection with your body VISUALISATION: 20 min guided visualisation starts at 21:45. **WARNING: Do not listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. LINKS: futureadhd.com/deeprest @adhd.nervous.system @future.adhd More self-care tools and workbooks at: futureadhd.com

If you're in a current state of nervous system overwhelm, feeling regularly anxious or chronically stressed, and have no idea how to even BEGIN to rest again, then this episode is for you.
 
 

In this episode I talk about:
<ul><li>how external environmental stressors can accrue and weigh on our nervous system</li>
<li>why these external stressors exacerbate our ADHD 'symptoms' and challenges</li>
<li>what to do when you're so chronically stressed you get stuck in fight or flight 'sympathetic' mode, and are completely overwhelmed</li>
<li>my honest story the past 4 weeks dealing with overstimulation, school holiday chaos and overwhelm</li>
<li>when all self care feels like an effort and why guided visualisations have been AMAZING for me</li>
<li>examples of life and relationships stressors on our nervous system</li>
<li>a checklist to assess nervous system burnout in our body</li>
<li>what happens when our nervous systems gets stuck in a fight or flight state</li>
<li>shame &amp; guilt when we 'fail' at self care</li>
<li>sensory cocoons, creating a safe 'home' inside your body &amp; how even a 1 minute break can help</li>
<li>a 20 min guided visualisation to invite deep rest and connection with your body</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
VISUALISATION: 
 
20 min guided visualisation starts at 21:45. **WARNING: Do not listen while driving or operating heavy machinery.&nbsp;
 
 

LINKS:
futureadhd.com/deeprest
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adhd.nervous.system/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@adhd.nervous.system</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/future.adhd/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@future.adhd</a>
More self-care tools and workbooks at: <a href="https://futureadhd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">futureadhd.com</a>

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Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at futureadhd.com, and creator of the Future ADHD Planner, with 50,000+ downloads and recommended by psychologists, therapists and coaches. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain.

Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us.

Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. 

But what if our daydreaming, impulsivity, and fierce obsessions all make complete sense... What if we’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for our brilliant ADHD brains?

If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along.

Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. I’ll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together.
 
Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at ＞ futureadhd.com.

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Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at futureadhd.com, and creator of the Future ADHD Planner, with 50,000+ downloads and recommended by psychologists, therapists and coaches. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain. Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us. Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. But what if our daydreaming, impulsivity, and fierce obsessions all make complete sense... What if we’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for our brilliant ADHD brains? If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along. Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. I’ll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together. Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at ＞ futureadhd.com.

Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder &amp; Educator at futureadhd.com, and creator of the Future ADHD Planner, with 50,000+ downloads and recommended by psychologists, therapists and coaches. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain.

Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us.

Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. 

But what if our daydreaming, impulsivity, and fierce obsessions all make complete sense... What if we’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for our brilliant ADHD brains?

If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along.

Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory &amp; nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning &amp; organisation, neural plasticity &amp; unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. I’ll also chat to a range of neurodivergent guests, so we can challenge the status quo, change the conversation and shape the future of ADHD together.
 
Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at ＞ futureadhd.com.

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