Just finished the first section of my ADHD Snapshot and realised the "free bird" thing I've always told myself about not needing structure? That's actually a story I built to protect myself from how much it hurt to keep being misunderstood. Didn't expect to see that today. And in all honesty from doing that snapshot,instantly brought me to tears,a meaningful realization that slapped me good. Thank you!! And Kia ora from Aotearoa, New Zealand 🇳🇿

ever experienced this there are days when a word, a normal, common and boring one sounds different. My brain will latch on it for hours, generally for most of that day. analysing it and thinking that for some reason this word will never sound the same again and feeling weird. is this a thing? this is what AI says: Yes, this is absolutely a recognized psychological phenomenon. What you are describing is very common and usually stems from a fascinating cognitive glitch known as semantic satiation. It can also occasionally cross over into another strange sensation called jamais vu. Your brain is essentially getting temporarily overloaded by a specific word, causing it to break down. Here is a breakdown of why this happens and what is going on in your head: 🌀 1. Semantic Satiation What it is: A psychological phenomenon where uninterrupted repetition or extended analysis of a word causes it to temporarily lose its meaning. The Cause: When you see or hear a word, a specific pattern of neurons fires in your brain to connect that sound to its actual meaning. The Glitch: If your brain focuses on that word for too long, those specific neural pathways experience "reactive inhibition" (essentially neural fatigue). The Result: The brain temporarily breaks the connection between the word and its meaning. You stop hearing a word and start hearing it purely as a collection of weird, arbitrary mouth sounds. 🎭 2. Jamais Vu What it is: Often described as the direct opposite of déjà vu. It translates from French to "never seen". The Feeling: It is the distinct, often eerie sensation of looking at something you know perfectly well (like a very common word), but suddenly finding it entirely unfamiliar, alien, and bizarre. The Trigger: Recent scientific studies have actually induced jamais vu in labs simply by making people write or focus on a common word like "the" over and over until it felt incredibly alien to them. 🧠 Why Does Your Brain Latch Onto It? Humans are highly geared toward pattern recognition.

Hey everyone, first of all, thank you for the energy yesterday. Despite the technical hiccups, we made the most of it, and I'm genuinely grateful for every single one of you who showed up. Over 300 of you were actively chatting in the webinar, which is honestly amazing (and probably part of why Skool's live broke 😅). What's changing: From Day 2 onwards, all live calls will run on Zoom instead of Skool. What's NOT changing: Everything else stays right here. The community, the classroom, the recordings all of it lives in Skool exactly like before. Only the live event itself is moving. 👉 Zoom link (same for every day): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85644318631 Save this one. It works for the entire challenge. ⚠️ One thing to check: I've already updated the calendar here in Skool, but if you added the event to your personal calendar earlier, it'll still point to the old Skool link. Please replace it with the Zoom link above so you don't end up in the wrong place. See you on Zoom for Day 2, it's a powerful one. 💛

After completing the first set of deep dive questions in the Awakening Assessment, something struck me like a lightening bolt. I've just realised the "mental brick wall" I hit before every task isn't laziness - it's my brain waiting for the chemistry it needs to fire up. Also clocked that every productivity system I've ever failed at was built for a completely different operating system than mine. Is there anybody else that's found out something similar? I can't wait to get into day 2 even though I've done it before. I'm already feeling like I'm getting more out of it as I'm not trying to cram everything in after day 5 had already been posted. I've got time on my side and I can just sit with the questions before reality rocks on in and slaps me in the face - thanks, I needed that!

Just started the ADHD Awakening Assessment and realised something wild: the reason I can't finish organising my somatic body + soul training manual isn't laziness or lack of discipline. It's that every "normal" system I've tried recreates the masking performance that wrecked my health in my old career. My rebel streak isn't the problem. It's been protecting me. 🌟👊