The Antidote to ADHD Exhaustion | Burnout Intervention

Love this, I've always related to the dandelion because of the resilience in surviving and growing through difficult environments - I got a dandelion seed tattoo while going through cancer treatment. I can relate how an orchid is better representation for those of us with ADHD so we can thrive instead of survive, but what do we do when the effort to change the environment to maintain/care for a delicate orchid like myself isn't in my capacity when already in a state of burnout? (Side note: I can never get them to bloom again 😅) I'd really appreciate if you could talk more about that.

I needed this ping. I've felt burnout as a SAHM when i know my calling is to create in business. I can't be good in all the areas. Add to it, my systems or lack thereof don't support anything I want. I find myself wishing to makeover everything in my life to support my brain. OAN: I found myself admiring your hair and overall beauty, thinking how your hair really suits you prior to you detailing how you needed an alternate solution. This really resonated with me too.

I was really moved by the excerpt you read about the swan, that David Whyte wrote in his piece. Never heard it before & I didn’t expect to, but I cried while listening to it. It gave me an understanding of why sometimes I feel I make myself be so much more to everyone around me, which is also a good inner feeling, but also I feel so exhausted in doing so, at times. I am a nurse in a busy emergency room, a wife to a wonderful man and a mother of three wonderful children. I’ve struggled with feeling exhausted, adhd & also just the raw feeling of whether I am enough. One thing I pulled from Mr Whyte’s message, for myself was that the swan has an ease about it, a poise and purpose. Something I resonated with in this passage was that while the swan is effortlessly being carried on still or occasionally turbulent waters, it’s focus is always true. Some say a swan is a symbol of purity, some could argue she’s more a symbol of strength and perseverance. While exhausted, it still cares for its babies, still endures whatever waters are present. I loved the excerpt you read & just wanted to say thank you for giving this beautiful adjunct to your content. It definitely resonated with me and profoundly

I thought I seen a miniature coyote in the background lmao

It was not in fact a miniature coyote

I’m good with being a dandelion. Dandelions are healthy and have great medicinal purposes. So, dandelions are of great intrinsic value, n spit of not being a beautiful orchid.

Great Content Caren!!! I am about turning 51 on Friday and made the decision to finally address my ADHD. I'm curious how others addressed it. Medications? Diet? I need to do something..

Woo and a half! Love it❤

You may not be woo woo but I am n the 111 n orchid analogy was exact what I needed to hear. 🥹

"Can a swan take off on land?" Their wing-loading is too great for a standing launch — they need to run (on land or water) to get sufficient airspeed for take-off. (Google search result). So, my takeaway is that we need to be in the water to be able to take-off and soar.

An interesting observation.

My ADHD got bored waiting for the point of this video to be made. Let me tell you a four or five minute story. Nope!

I literally sent this to my mom saying “look mom, you could do this color and then transition to white” cause my mon is 62 😂. But since is a wig she would probably fry her natural hair

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check out poem “For one who is Exhausted” by John O’Donohue-I find it so profound

Thank you for this video! I found this content very helpful.

That was a very good reading, nice video.

If only it were easy to make a living as a poet in this day and age, we'd all be golden.

Fyi, I listen to your vids with my phone facedown on my desk so bossboi doesn't see. Messy hair's not a problem.

i love watching this vid because this is exactly how my brain processes and how i speak outloud

Wholeheartedness - OMG that made me all emotional here! That makes so much sense for me now!! I'm discovering some new hobbies very fulfilling and that is what describes the best what I feel when in those moments.

Love your hair color ❤

So many good and healing analogies here. ❤ Thank you, very relevant to the ADHD experience… I would’ve never known that was a wig, looks totally natural and beautiful

I was a teacher for 22 years because I felt joy being around kids but I wasn’t happy because being a classroom teacher was restrictive, demanding and hard with undiagnosed ADD. I left and started working for myself and I LOVE it! I am doing fun things to make money with several streams of income. I teach kids who are outside the box like me in evenings and during the day I go into schools with my hula hoop program and plan rests and days off when I need it. Find your passion and turn it into your job and you will thrive!

OMG the wig … I would never have guessed! As a thin hair person this is great. Lovely story. As a singer songwriter thanks for showing me where I’m being held up! The preparation… all the stuff I have to do to write , record… and then the overwhelm… 💞

I could not tell you were wearing a wig, i was admiring your beautiful hair the whole video!

I'm too lazy/tired to type up everything I'm feeling
Just to say, this hits the spot

We’re all probably artsy fartsy but because of so many things that need to be done around us is what keeps us from doing our passions, dreams, desires. The mundane things suck the energy out of us, drain our souls.

this is way too rambly to follow with my adhd 😭

My 9-5 sucks up the time when I feel the most productive. Can't afford to quit or reduce time or we'll be out on the street. I have no clue what to do at this point. Not able to float. Drowning here.

Thank you! It was helpful. And yes, I think "half" is killing me... I'm not just sure half of what... still some thinking to do. Thank you again.

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the ad before this video “the universe is alive” video begins “do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something”…. I guess so…

Also multiple crises and all the stress we somehow god only knows rise to the immediate challenge but burn out really quickly afterwards

I’ve been seeing 444 a lot lately

I also get burnout about every 2 years, every job I have had tends to last about two years before I need a change. Diagnosed at 50, only time I managed to stay in the same job for longer was when running my own company.

Significant message

“The Reich book?!?!”

Seeing patterns like numbers is a cognitive bias. I can’t recall the name of it, but you can look it up. Principle is that once you notice a pattern, you become more aware of finding it, which then inherently creates the illusion of meaning. It’s a self-perpetuating phenomenon.

Thank you for the work you put out! I’ve struggled a lot in my early adult years and your content gives me hope and encouragement to keep growing and discovering myself. <3

I am crying in my car ❤ feeling very woo woo and touched 😊

Super deep! ❤ I feel like that as well.

I see and have seen 911 EVERY SINGLE DAY for years and years.

How do you find what tour path is? 60 just diagnosed living exhausted every day.

Two minutes into watching this and I think your a d h d took you off topic

That was my barrier when I created FB lives and created jewelry as well. The work it took to get it all ready was my reason for ending the thing I loved to do most. I loved your transparency I am not alone, I am going to rethink how to get my groove back. Thank you.

Those "Pings" are called synchronicities. I have a special notebook I write them down in when they happen. I can go back years from now and read them.

Thank you for the wig permission!! I have so many that just sit there for fear of being judged…

Through my adhd lense I had to fast forward when I realized I heard the word swan and remember nothing else of the story 🫨

Ping. It hit me! I had that feeling on my job I just quit! But the new I got feels a little like I have to drown or swim! I’ve forgotten how to swim!