Below you’ll find some of my favorite ADHD and burnout resources.
I always read the annual Gallup State of the Global Work. You can read this year’s here.
As a Fearless Organization Certified Practitioner, I’m happy that the last two years we’ve gotten a Fearless Organization report about the current state of psychological safety and employee wellbeing. In order to get yours, you’ll have to share an email address here.
I was quoted in this FastCompany article about the return to office mandates.
This is a good starter book to help you understand the neurobiological components of stress and cumulative stress and how to “complete the cycle” so your body knows the stressor has passed. This book is especially great for folks who may suffer from what the authors call “human giver syndrome” or women, AFAB people, and anyone else who was socialized to put the needs of others before their own.
I’m on a mission to read or listen to every recommended book about ADHD so I can vet them and choose the right ones to suggest to clients. Keep checking back as I add to the list.
I love to listen to audiobooks when I’m doing a chore that I have a hard time starting (or what some people might call procrastination.) If I have to put the dishes away, at least I’d like to learn something.
As some of us can have sound sensitivities, I highly recommend you listen to a sample before you buy to determine if you can be OK with the narrator’s voice.
I’ve heard that increasing the speed by 1.25 times the regular rate, it’s a little easier for those of us with quick thinking brains. Does this work for you?
If you’ve ever struggled to keep the spaces around you clean and/or clutter-free and felt bad about it, this is the book for you. This is one of the few books out there by someone like me, a therapist and a ADHDer and it’s gloriously compassionate. Absolute real talk.
Although it has “autism” in the title, I’m fairly certain folks with ADHD who feel exhausted from trying to be someone their not or fit into societal norms could also benefit. I especially recommend this book for folks who have neurodivergence and are trans or gender queer.
I particularly enjoyed the paper version of this book because it was full of drawings and other colorful graphics in what felt to me like an homage to the sparkly, creative brain. This is a book I recommend for creatives and couples where one partner has ADHD and the other doesn’t. Penn describes his challenges and hacks, while Kim shares both the joys and challenges of living, running a business, and co-parenting with an ADHD partner.
If you’re on Instagram, you’ve probably seen their popular channel @ADHD_love_ They’re a mixed neurotype couple who speak frankly and often hilariously about their day-to-day challenges. The book is exactly that. I enjoyed it as an audiobook. Please note, that it leans a little crass, so if you’re not OK with hearing about/reading about the intricacies of bodies, this may not be for you. On the other hand, they talk about something I don’t hear enough – how ADHD impacts sexual functioning.
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