Description

You get excited about international travel, new projects, spontaneous adventures. Then you're completely overwhelmed because you took on too much without the recovery time your nervous system needed.

Sound familiar? Welcome to the Excitement Overwhelm Paradox. 

Your ADHD side spots something shiny and goes all-in. Your Autistic side needs predictability and time to recover. You end up bouncing between chasing impulses and emergency management mode.

In this episode:

• Why international travel shifted from adventure to impossible (and how I’m making it sustainable again)
• How to tell when following excitement is healthy vs leading to burnout
• Honoring both our need for stimulation AND for stability 
• The distinction between aiming for elusive “balance” and intentionally recalibrating

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Wish you had a reminder of what sparked? Full episode guides at AuDHDSparks.com.