Coming back to work after ADHD burnout is harder than it looks. Here is how to pace your return, protect your energy, and talk to your manager.
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You have been approved for Access to Work job coaching. You have a set number of sessions. Now what? Access to Work funding is valuable, and the sessions go quickly. Here is how to make sure you get the most from them. Be clear about what you want to work on Access to Work job [...]
If you are employed in the UK and ADHD affects how you work, you may be eligible for funded coaching through the Government’s Access to Work scheme. Many people do not know it exists, and many who do find the application process confusing. Here is the straightforward route, drawn from helping clients through it many [...]
If spoon theory never quite clicked, try the battery metaphor. A practical guide to managing your ADHD energy and avoiding burnout.
Your diary is full. Your to-do list is overflowing. And somewhere in the middle of it all, you have agreed to three things you do not actually want to do. If you have ADHD, you know this pattern. You say yes in the moment. You say yes to keep the peace. By the time you [...]
ADHD burnout is not a one-off event. If you have been here before, this post explains why the cycle keeps repeating and what actually breaks it.
You have tried the planners, the apps, the Pomodoro technique. None of them stuck. It was not you. It was the advice. Traditional productivity systems assume a neurotypical brain. Here is what works instead.
You are nearly a quarter of the way through the year. That sentence can land in very different ways depending on how the last three months have felt. If January and February were harder than expected, or messier than planned, this review might feel like the last thing you want to do. But this is [...]
Overwhelm and burnout feel similar but need different responses. Learn how to tell which one you are in, and what actually helps your ADHD brain recover.
If your attention has felt unreliable over winter, there is a good chance the light has something to do with it. Not as an excuse. As a mechanism. How light affects your ADHD or AuDHD brain Your brain’s attention and mood systems are partly regulated by light. Specifically, by the signals your eyes send when [...]
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