AuDHD Flourishing

Sometimes things are feeling better than usual, often because routines & supports are going well... and then it all falls apart.

The first week of October was rough for me. Here's that story: what happened, how I handled it during, and how I'm gently starting to put supports back in place. Slowly!

Mentioned in episode:
BloomCon26 Speaker Series
bday wish list

AuDHD Flourishing resources:
Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
Mattia's Newsletter
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Something I've noticed: my brain seems to be in "not doing things" or "doing things" mode.
Pushing myself too much during okay executive function days tends to lead to multiple days of recovery.
So ironically, doing a bit less on those days has made for a more consistent capacity...

AuDHD Flourishing resources:
Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
Mattia's Newsletter
Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord)
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A silly hack I use to calm my brain down.
You can also use it to track your interests or other patterns over time.

AuDHD Flourishing resources:
Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
Mattia's Newsletter
Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord)

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AuDHDer Cate Osborn (Catieosaurus) interviews Adam Reid about idea overload... relevant whether or not you're a creative professional or writer like Adam!

Thanks to The ADHD Channel for Women from Understood.org for letting me post this episode.
You can find all of their episodes here.
(And Sep 22 2026 they put out an episode on ADHD & PMDD, which is a thing people ask me about a lot!)

AuDHD Flourishing resources:
Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
Mattia's Newsletter
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Many AuDHDers have shared stories with me about some version of the following:
There is a problem staring them in the face
People in power don't want to hear about it

This comes up a lot at work.

The more subtle version is trying to get someone to give a straight answer about exactly what needs to be done, or how. And they act like it's somehow an affront to their authority... so confusing!

If you struggle with communicating with someone who seems resistant to the truth, this episode offers the big picture understanding of what might be going on.

AuDHD Flourishing resources:
Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
Mattia's Newsletter
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