Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.

I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor,

and challenges of adulting, relationships,

working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain,

unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter,

and you've tuned into the I Have ADHD podcast. I am

medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. How are you? How are you? Come in, come in,

get cozy. What are you doing? What are you up to? I hope that you are getting stuff done around the

house or maybe you are actually resting. And I hope that you are getting stuff done around the house, or maybe you are

actually resting, and I love that for you. I actually could really use some rest. I realized in the

last couple weeks that it's been quite some time since I've taken true time off. I was sick,

as I have lamented to you many times. I was sick

several times throughout the winter. And because of that, I didn't actually take much time off

for rest. I just was sick in my bed, like uncomfortable and unhappy. And that doesn't count as a vacation. So I've realized in the last

couple weeks that I've been super tired and like not being able to recover. And even though I love my

work, it's so meaningful. I love my clients. I love the focused ADHD program. I am still,

I'm like resenting working right now, which is a very clear indicator that I need

a break. I'm having resistance to doing things that I don't normally have resistance to doing,

like just like the normal everyday tasks that are just a part of the job. I'm having a lot of

full body resistance to. And my friends,

that is a clear indicator that my body is saying, you need to take time off. I wonder if you

can relate. I wonder if your body does the same thing when you need a break. So yeah,

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