Ever catch yourself replaying a text, analysing a look, or scanning for shifts in someone’s tone, and suddenly, you’re spiralling?
This one’s for you.

In this episode, we dive deep into why so many of us with ADHD, autism, and trauma overthink, over give, and over feel in relationships, and how those patterns are rooted in survival, not weakness.

I talk about the pull to notice every tiny change, how pattern recognition can turn from a gift into a trigger, and what it really means to stay with yourself when your brain is screaming “danger” over something small.

You’ll hear how I’ve navigated these moments in real life, including what happens when your nervous system wants reassurance, but your power comes from self-regulation instead.

This episode isn’t about “fixing” your sensitivity, it’s about turning it into awareness.
Because when you stop over explaining, over-adapting, and over-anxious loving… you finally start choosing peace instead of chaos.

💬 Topics include:

• Why overthinking feels safer than peace
• How ADHD, autism & trauma create emotional hyper-awareness
• The link between pattern recognition and spiralling
• Learning to pause between noticing and reacting
• How to trust your gut, not every thought
• Turning overgiving into grounded empathy

If you’ve ever felt “too much,” “too intense,” or “too aware,” this episode will help you realise — you were never too much. You were just tuned in.

🎧 Listen now, and join me for the next episode, “Peace After Chaos.”

🎧 Subscribe, share, and spiral with me.

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