Don’t Rush the Rebuild: A Sabbatical, a Scattered Brain, and Starting Again With Grace

In this episode of Don’t Hit Snooze, I’m pulling back the curtain on something I’ve been sitting with for weeks: why my brain feels more scattered than ever… and why that might not just be "life be life-ing" but something deeper—something tender. Something sacred.

We’re talking:

• ADHD, mommy brain, and how it’s not just in your head
• What Dr. Gabor Maté teaches about trauma and attention, and why it hit different for me as a mom
• How childhood stress taught me to shut down and internalize early, and how that shows up now
• Why discipline is self-love, not punishment
• The tension between needing rest and feeling pulled to “still be productive”
• What this upcoming mini sabbatical is beginning to reveal about my need for maintenance over milestones

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