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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
Click here for full show notes
CLICK HERE for more resources. We're on this journey together!
109 episodes
Manage episode 510106152 series 3483932
🛑 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
Click here for full show notes
CLICK HERE for more resources. We're on this journey together!
109 episodes
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