14/07/2026
Last post, I told you about the insight that turned things around for me:
💡Rest is not the opposite of productivity. It's how you stay productive over time.
I wish I could tell you it changed everything instantly, but it didn't.
I knew rest was important. I still couldn't make myself do it.
I kept letting my breaks get knocked back by more urgent tasks.
I pushed through until I passed out at 8pm listening to "Wow in the World," in the toddler bed with my 4-year-old.
I went too long without real refueling, and scrolling became my poor second.
For a while I thought I was a hopeless case. If I knew better, I should do better. So why couldn't I?
Here's what I learned during my ADHD coaching training:
💡The gap between knowing and doing is where people with ADHD struggle most.
Urgency was the only way I knew to get myself to act. And rest is never urgent until you're flat on your back.
But urgency isn't the only thing that sets an ADHD brain in action mode.
Once I learned other ways to get myself to act, I started resting before it became urgent.
One summer, I let myself watch a show every morning, right after camp drop-off. Not as a reward for finishing anything. Just rest, on purpose, while the house was still a mess.
The late-night episodes dropped off. I slept more. I needed less caffeine. I outsmarted my picky eaters instead of crying in the bathroom.
Rest that fits your ADHD wiring is learnable. That's what I'm teaching on July 30th:
🍽️ Dishes Later. You First!
A free training on how to schedule self-care time as a busy mom with ADHD, and stick to your plans.
Link in bio to save your seat.🪑
If you've ever known exactly what you should do and still couldn't make yourself do it, you belong here.
