Nervous system burnout & what to do when rest feels impossible [20 min visualization incl.]

If you're in a current state of nervous system overwhelm, feeling regularly anxious or chronically stressed, and have no idea how to even BEGIN to rest again, then this episode is for you. In this episode I talk about: how external environmental stressors can accrue and weigh on our nervous system why these external stressors exacerbate our ADHD 'symptoms' and challenges what to do when you're so chronically stressed you get stuck in fight or flight 'sympathetic' mode, and are completely overwhelmed my honest story the past 4 weeks dealing with overstimulation, school holiday chaos and overwhelm when all self care feels like an effort and why guided visualisations have been AMAZING for me examples of life and relationships stressors on our nervous system a checklist to assess nervous system burnout in our body what happens when our nervous systems gets stuck in a fight or flight state shame & guilt when we 'fail' at self care sensory cocoons, creating a safe 'home' inside your body & how even a 1 minute break can help a 20 min guided visualisation to invite deep rest and connection with your body   VISUALISATION:20 min guided visualisation starts at 21:45. **WARNING: Do not listen while driving or operating heavy machinery.  LINKS: futureadhd.com/deeprest @adhd.nervous.system @future.adhd More self-care tools and workbooks at: futureadhd.com

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Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at Future ADHD. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain. Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us. Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. Know this... There is so much that can be done to help you find balance, clarity and homeostasis (and no, your ADHD is not something that needs to be cured - it’s the key to unlocking your greatest wholeness and potential). I know, because I’m walking that journey alongside you. If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along. Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at futureadhd.com.