January has a way of propping people up. There is a collective energy to it, a sense of fresh starts and possibility. Then February arrives, and for many adults with ADHD or AuDHD, that energy quietly disappears. This is not a personal failing. It is a pattern I see every year with clients, and it [...]

Living with ADHD is not just about managing time. It is about managing energy. Spoon Theory helps you see where your energy is actually going, and how to protect it.

If you have hit ADHD or AuDHD burnout and someone has told you to “take a break and come back refreshed”, you already know that does not work. You take the break. You come back. Within a week, you are back in exactly the same patterns that burnt you out in the first place. Recovery [...]

Here is something you can do in 30 seconds that might change your relationship with your phone. Switch it to greyscale. That is it. No app to download. No willpower required. Just one setting that strips the colour from your screen and makes your phone significantly less interesting to look at. Why it works Colour [...]

I will be honest. Building a regular gym habit with ADHD was not easy. I knew exercise was good for me. I knew it helped my focus, my mood, and my energy. But knowing and doing are two very different things when your brain works the way ours does. I tried everything. Gym memberships I [...]

It is 2pm and you are done. Not “I need a coffee” done. Done done. The kind of done where even making a decision about what to have for dinner feels like being asked to solve a maths problem. If you have AuDHD, energy management is not about productivity tips. It is about understanding that [...]

You sit down to do the thing. The house is quiet. The laptop is open. And nothing happens. You cannot start. Then a friend comes over. They sit on the sofa with their own laptop, doing their own work. And suddenly you can focus. The task that felt impossible ten minutes ago now flows. That [...]

Your inbox has 2,347 unread messages. You know you should deal with them. You open the inbox, scan the first three, feel overwhelmed, and close it again. Email is one of the most common struggles I hear about from clients. It sits there, growing, silently adding to the background noise of things you have not [...]

The unopened bank statements. The subscription you forgot to cancel six months ago. The impulse purchase that felt essential at the time and now sits unused in a drawer. The invoices you have not sent because opening your accounts feels overwhelming. If you have ADHD or AuDHD, money is rarely just about numbers. It is [...]