The past few months have been… a lot. Not in the dramatic, “you won’t believe what happened next” way, but in the quieter, relentless way life can stack things: family responsibilities, travel, deadlines, health scares, decision-making, uncertainty, caregiving, celebrations, grief, joy, and exhaustion — all layered like sediment until you realize you’re carrying an entire landscape inside your chest. If you’re AuDHD like me, seasons like this can feel especially disorienting. Our brains don’t move neatly through chaos; they absorb it, echo it, and sometimes spin it right back at us. One curveball can throw off routines for weeks. One unexpected obligation can take the entire deck down with it. And yet… we still show up. Even if it’s messy. Even if we’re tired. Even if the to-do list looks like a hydra that grows two more tasks every time we check one off. So here are the things that helped me stay grounded — or at least kept me from spiraling completely — during a month that asked ...
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