Ep 426: Reclaiming My Focus

Something I’ve been diligent about as I approach 40 is taking stock of where I give people way too much access to me. One of the main places I see it happening is on social media. I’ve also been reflecting on how distractions have impacted my life, especially through the lens of my neurodivergence.  These two inquiries, coupled with conversations I’m having with people in my community and books I’ve been reading about ADHD, attention, and focus have led me to an experiment: I’m logging out of Instagram and Facebook for the summer, with big curiosity around whether this should eventually be a forever thing. Join me on this episode as I expand on what factored into this decision and what I’ve been noticing as I start to taper off from those platforms.  In episode 426 of the Embodied Podcast we discuss: (0:41) Announcements and updates about the show  (3:20) My journey with being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult  (7:30) The details of my social media experiment  (10:34) Why I’m a huge advocate for letting yourself feel the full range of human emotions (16:00) The consequences of endless and unmitigated commentary on social media  (20:14) Noticing how unintentional multitasking affects my energy and focus  (25:22) My plans for the free Wild Soul Community on Mighty Networks  (28:17) Reflecting on how I allow people to consume the content that I put out there  (32:33) What I’ve been noticing about my life as I cut back the content overload    Resources mentioned in the episode: Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg Stolen Focus by Johann Hari     Work with me:  Check out my current offerings    Special offer:  FREE Download: Morning + Evening Rituals    Stay in touch:  NEW! Join our Free Wild Soul Community on Mighty Networks Subscribe to my Substack  Catch the full show notes for episode 426 here Email us with questions or feedback Don’t miss an episode of The Embodied Podcast