Helluuuu Reader!
One of the reasons you’re getting these emails from me is because you understand what it means to have a soupy brain.
It’s my own way of saying neurodivergent.
Some say that pretty much everyone running a biz have ADHD, OCD, autism or something else.
I’ve seen it written in so many peoples “about” bios on their websites.
“I’ve got ADHD, like every other entrepreneur out there”
And like, yes, but also - it doesn’t automatically make you identical to others that have ADHD. You still have your own ✨unique flavour✨ of it.
Last week I told you about having gotten in touch with some amazing collaborators, AuDHD flow coach Nikki was one of them.
I asked her to write a piece about recognising soup-brain burnout, and provide some quick, simple exercises to do in order to make it slightly easier to deal with.
I’ll let Nikki explain - take it away!
Hi my neurodivergent co-humans.
I’m Nikki and I help fantastically-neurowired people reclaim their access to flow states. I’m not going to get into that vast topic here, but I’m excited to have the opportunity to offer a few tips for those of you who might be experiencing burnout in one phase/form or another. And I’m not talking about I’m tired of my job burnout but the different category altogether that involves nervous system collapse, and affects so many of us neurodivergent folks.
Neurodivergent burnout recovery is all about nervous system regulation and healing. Ironically, fire-hosing a bunch of nervous system regulating tips and tricks is not very nervous system-regulating. I hope the ideas below (yes, I see you, beautiful PDA people whose nervous systems don’t like to be told what to do) might provide a tiny bit of calm or maybe even an energy boost during your day without adding to your ‘should do’ list.
Maybe close your eyes and randomly point to one. I’d love to hear whether or not it helped!
- Name a thing you love about yourself
- Drink 10 glunks of water
- Choose a task you’ve been procrastinating and give yourself a Presidential Pardon (or whatever contrived social construct pardon you like)
- Ask someone to help you with something you are struggling with that completing it would improve your reality
- Tell the patriarchy to go f$#& itself five times while doing your favorite stim
- Go outside for 10 minutes
- Choose one personal hygiene task and half-ass it
- Think of five things you can say no to and no one will die
- Time a dreaded task and hopefully realize it takes less time than your brain told you it would
- Brain dump with pen and paper for 10 minutes, just stream of consciousness
- Identify one feeling you are having right now and validate it
- Stretch in some way for two minutes
- Imagine an immensely huge thing you’d like to do/have in as much detail as you can
- Start a task with the intention of leaving it incomplete
- Listen to a playlist or whatever music you like for 30 minutes
I have a new course coming out very soon called AuDHD Burnout Recovery Essentials. If you’d like to join the waitlist, you can do so at www.audhdconcepts.com and I’ll keep you posted!
Thank you Nikki!
A huge reason why I love this list is because it has a great variety of options. Our brains are not the same, despite many of us having the same disability. As always, take what you need - leave the rest ⭐
I’ve been burned out the way Nikki describes so many times. In work, life, relationships, employment, social situations, you name it. It’s part of being soup-brained.
This thread popped up on my feed last week, and it made me feel so seen and validated, so I wanted to share it with you Reader and let you know that you are doing the thing and you are doing your fucking best.
What was your reason for starting your business? Hit reply and tell me!
THIS WEEK'S EXPERIMENT
Let’s make sure you save Nikki’s list somewhere so you can actually use it!
- Create a new folder in your gallery on your phone.
- Name it “Nervous System Regulation”
- Screenshot Nikki’s list of soup-brain nervous system regulation exercises.
- Pop it in the folder!
- Move the folder so it’s visible when you visit the gallery.
- Refer to it next time your brain shuts off. All you have to do is open the gallery and pick one thing.
You got this! We’ll get through it together.
DOPE LINKS
Book Microbrandism with me to finally cross “logo” off your to-do list! Reignite the confidence you need to market your services on repeat. Beta slots open @ $499 x 2!
Join the Queer Entrepreneur Collective on Discord for free!
Hop on the waitlist for the Your Brand On Mood Boards workshop!
