Ep 107: Stop Earning Rest - Why Rest Isn't Optional With ADHD

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🛑 If you're waiting until everything is done before you rest, you'll never rest.

And that's why so many ADHD adults run on empty.

This episode is about why self-care, balance, and rest are not luxuries—they're the foundation that lets everything else work.

IN THIS EPISODE:

✨ Why rest isn't a reward—it's maintenance (like changing your car's oil)

✨ The mindset shift that changed how I approach my days

✨ How I structure my priorities now: main intentions (ME first!) → nice to have → help others (yes, at the bottom now)

✨ Why taking gym breaks mid-workday improved my productivity (not harmed it!)

✨ What ADHD experts say about rest:

Rest looks different for everyone (Claire Edelson)
It's a biological necessity, not something you earn
How to structure breaks with time blindness (Pomodoro Technique)
Why sleep is medicine for ADHD brains
How movement = rejuvenation (Dr. Ratey's Spark)
The power of body doubling for rest

✨ The science behind rest:

Why "doing nothing" is brain maintenance
How 90-minute walks in nature reset your brain
Why reading is the most restful activity (The Rest Test)
The vacation study that proves rest isn't optional

✨ Real examples: From Scott Adams to Winston Churchill to Hemingway—how rest fueled their success

THE BIG TRUTH:

Rest is not the opposite of productivity. Rest is what makes productivity possible. ✅

You can't fuel a car without parking it at the pump. And we're the same. We have to slow down—or even stop—if we want to get refueled.

YOUR REFLECTION:

Where do you need to put yourself back on your own list?
What's ONE small way you can practice rest this week?

Because if you don't intentionally take time for yourself, you will fall to the wayside.

Connect with me: Leave a voice message with your questions, challenges, or wins at speakpipe.com/learntothrivewithADHD

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