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BRAIN CHRONICLE | September 2025

Added 2025-09-30 21:00:06 +0000 UTC

Hello Brains & Hearts!

I keep wanting to say “It’s been a crazy month,” but I feel like I say that all the time… I’m starting to wonder if content creation might just be a crazy-busy job. 🤣 But it’s true! We’ve shot so much content that will be out in the coming weeks - including the much-anticipated tackling of the DOOM ROOM! I can’t wait for you guys to see it, and I’m really excited to share what I learned by doing this WITHOUT having Cas and her helpers physically there to help. We shot a lot of this literally within days of also doing a livestream. Ha. Hahaha. We’re so tired. But the livestream was such a good time! I hope to do more!

For now, though, let’s get into how to make tasks feel less overwhelming (as voted on by our SUPERbrains!).

When a task feels overwhelming, it’s TOTALLY fun to start… said nobody ever.

Have a to-do list that feels unmanageable in size?

Or a large project looming overhead?

How the heck are we supposed to start when we feel so overwhelmed?

Common advice like "eat the frog" or "just do it" rarely works for our neurospicy brains. Luckily, the ADHD community has many amazing and creative ways to tackle overwhelming tasks. My team compiled a few they felt were especially unique and helpful, but there were so… so so so so many more suggestions! Click here to read them all!

⏱️Whine Time: Let yourself whine for a minute! This blew our MINDS. But there’s something nice about allowing ourselves to say “I DON’T WANNA”. For some, acknowledging this feeling can feel freeing, which lets them start the task… even if they don’t wanna.

➗Positive Sums: When a whole shift feels overwhelming, split it up into smaller time chunks! Instead of eight, 1-hour chunks, you can do sixteen, 30-minute chunks, or thirty-two 15-minute chunks. The magic happens as time passes. Going from 16 to 14 chunks left feels like more progress than 8 to 7… and if you use 15-minute chunks it drops even faster… going from 32 to 28. For some, this helps time feel like it’s ACTUALLY moving, which can help add urgency to your task, too!

🫙 Sensory Fun!: Sometimes just SEEING progress can help us continue chipping away at an overwhelming to-do list. This can be done in a myriad of ways, but one of our favourites from the community? Get a clear container, like a vase, and some glass pebbles. Done with a task - small or large? Choose a glass pebble and add it to your container. Teeth brushed? Pebble. Had water? Pebble. Finished that paper? Pebble. You get the joy of picking a colorful pebble to add, while seeing just how much you’ve accomplished!

As you can see, there’s no one “right” way to make tasks feel less overwhelming – it’s all about having a variety of tools you can use that work for you.

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ADHD in the Parks | Oct 4, 2025

Location: Any park near you!

Created by a brain in the community, ADHD in the Parks just requires… a park, an ADHD book or magazine (or ADHD merch), and you! With a goal of normalizing seeing ADHD out in the world, this little “event” can also be a great way to find members in your community who also have ADHD. Or it can just be a great way to participate quietly and see some sun (y’know, barring… rain… or snow.) Whatever works for you! If you don’t have a park near you (or don’t feel safe going to one), a virtual park works too! Share your real-life or virtual park visits on October 4th, using #ADHDintheParks.

I didn’t lose the HowtoADHD domain that my team and I totally didn’t realize was up for renewal… until we suddenly couldn’t log into our work emails. 😅
The public livestream test went really well! I hope to do more in the future. A special thank you to everyone who helped my team and I during the private test livestream. It helped a lot!!! ♥️ (Big shoutout to Marauder, Scot, and Harley for modding the chat!)
EMOTIONAL IMPULSIVITY WAS FINALLY RELEASED. Literally a video that was in the works for YEARS. And Kai made it look SO COOL!!
THE DOOM ROOM IS NO MORE!!!! And ooooooh… my god… we’re so tired. But I can’t wait to share what it looks like now… and to share even more tips on how Doctor B and I did it!
Steph & Harley have done such a GREAT job consistently getting our weekly newsletters out that they feel confident enough to add a couple more email lists! They’ll announce what these lists are soon, and how you can sign up for them if you’re interested! (Because we don’t believe in auto-signing you up for things you didn’t directly ask for in this house!)
J2 is A-FRIGGIN’-MAZING! She brought the Brain back to life, and did the animations for the Brain in the How to Start Tasks video!! We’re all excited to have the Brain back, and we hope you are too!