Nervous System Regulation and the Stages of Burnout with Garrett Wood

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Hey Team!

Burnout is one of those terms we throw around a lot in the neurodivergent community, but often we don't realize we're in it until we've hit a wall. Today, I'm talking with Garrett Wood, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and founder of Gnosis Therapy. Garrett specializes in working with high-achieving professionals—which is often code for high-masking folks—helping them navigate executive well-being and nervous system regulation.

In our conversation, we dive into the nuances of burnout, specifically how it differs from just being tired, and we walk through the five stages of burnout so you can actually spot where you are on the map. We also get into some heavy but important stuff regarding self-worth and how we often subconsciously drive ourselves into the ground just to prove we're enough.

If you'd life to follow along on the show notes page you can find that at HackingYourADHD.com/267

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This Episode's Top Tips

1. Understand that there are different levels of burnout. If you are getting a full eight hours of sleep but are still waking up exhausted, or if you find yourself unable to calm down after minor inconveniences (like getting cut off in traffic), you are likely already heading into Stage 1 or 2 of burnout.
2. Make sure to pay attention to your specific physiological needs rather than general advice. You might be someone who needs 10 hours in bed to get 8 hours of actual sleep (I mean I'm not someone who gets in bed and is instantly asleep, it takes sometime and I'm a bit restless). Your physiological needs are unique to you and what you "need".
3. If trying to rest and doing "nothing" feels anxiety-inducing, find a low-stakes activity like organizing books or doing a puzzle. These kinds of low-stakes tasks can provide a sense of accomplishment and soothing without the consequences or pressure of a work project.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD. I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD. On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:14.2	Hey, team, burnout is one of those terms we throw around a lot in the neurodivergent community, but often we don't realize we're in it
0:21.3	until we've hit that wall. Today I'm talking with Garrett Wood, a certified clinical hypnotherapist
0:27.4	and founder of Nothus Therapy. Garrett specializes in working with high-achieving professionals,
0:32.5	which is often code for high masking folks, you know, helping them navigate executive well-being and their nervous
0:39.4	system regulation. In our conversation today, we dive into the nuance of burnout, specifically how it
0:45.6	differs from just being tired. And then we walk through the five stages of burnout, so you can actually
0:50.9	spot where you are on that map. We also get into some heavy but important stuff regarding self-worths,
0:57.2	and how often subconsciously we drive ourselves into the ground just to prove that we're enough.
1:02.3	If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page,
1:04.7	you can find that at hacking your ADHD.com slash 267.
1:09.1	All right, keep on listening to find out how your brain might be actually asking for a break.
1:16.6	All right.
1:17.2	Well, it's a pleasure to have you here to get started.
1:19.9	Can you just tell me a little bit about what you do?
1:21.8	And then we can kind of jump off from there.
1:24.1	Yeah.
1:24.8	In 2018, I opened a clinic that we call Nosis Therapy, and it helps people that are
1:30.5	burned out. So mostly working with high achieving, high masking professionals. They're typically in a
1:35.7	leadership role, but not always. Sometimes they're a small business owner and entrepreneur,
1:39.6	but most of the time they have some executive functioning differences than, you know, what the book,
1:45.5	the seven habits of highly effective people would lead you to believe is the holy grail of
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