Episode notes
Ever notice how the week between Christmas and New Year doesn’t feel like a real week? Like time has lost its edges, routine has packed up and left, and your brain is just floating around asking what it’s meant to be doing.
In this episode, I’m talking about the Weird Week. That in-between drop after December ends, and why it hits ADHD brains especially hard. We get into what actually happens when structure disappears overnight, why feeling bored and overwhelmed at the same time makes total sense, and why this week isn’t about rest, failure, or “not using your time well”.
I also talk about how the Weird Week feels before and after having kids, why comparison hits harder than usual, and why this whole thing is best understood as a recalibration, not something you need to fix.
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