We talk a lot about "investing" in our businesses, but we rarely talk about the "ADHD Tax"—the literal cost of the administrative mazes designed to keep us stuck. I’m starting a series on this because I think we need to air out the receipts to remove the shame. Exhibit A: My War Against "Zombie Subscriptions" 🧟‍♂️ Thanks @Rex Loyer for the idea and inspired by @Rebecca Bautista from her courageous conversations about finance. I’ve spent the last few months fighting a war on three fronts just to stop paying for things I don't use. It wasn't because I was lazy; it was because the systems were broken. 1. The "Ghost" Company: I wrote to one company months ago to cancel. Their excuse? They were "so busy growing" they hadn't gotten around to processing my cancellation. (Yet they had plenty of time to process my payment). 2. The Login Loop: For two cloud services, I couldn't log in. Support said they couldn't help me unless I logged in. A perfect, maddening Catch-22. 3. The Premium Trap: Another group plan literally refused to let me delete the accounts. My Solution? The Nuclear Option. ☢️ I stopped trying to "follow the rules." I called my credit card company and blocked the automatic payments entirely. It felt messy. It felt like I "should" have been able to solve it the "polite" way. But honestly? Protecting my resources was more important than being polite to a broken system. See more about this practice and Click-To-Cancel Rule https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/advisories/2026/02/ftc-and-state-ags-continue-to-scrutinize-subscription-practices This is a shame-free zone. The energy we spend beating ourselves up over these $20 or $50 charges is often more expensive than the money itself. 👇 Tell me one "Zombie Subscription" you’ve fought (or are fighting) recently.

So I have been meaning to make this post about rebuilding damaged and broken neuro-pathways but then the last few days something was shifting in me. My brain, body, spirit were utterly EXHAUSTED. Then yesterday I woke up with a huge freaking clarity shift and energy surge, then had a call with @Bill Widmer then a deeply healing reiki attunement aftet that. And then I was exhausted again. But not a depleted exhaustion this time...more a multiple layers of my being were shifting and integrating with each other to make way for growth and change. And then today I was still in recovery and integration mode, so I allowed myself to just breathe and exist most of the day and didnt do anything business related. Lots of time with my son outdoors and then a playdate with a friend and her little boy and noe i am finally ready to share this information! I previously mentioned that I met a mushroom grower on Saturday and we had spoken about Lion's mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus). (Those who know me. Know I know herbs and spices but fungi, are a bit of a massive fascinating mystery to me still) I knew that lions mane supported cognitive function, that it helped boost memory and lesson brain fog as well as settle some anxious triggers....but I had no idea how! What Phytochemical compound caused this and how did that component create this effect?! Upon discussion and then secondary research to support this entire conversation i learned that it isn't just a chemical balance that happens but something FAR COOLER that almost sounds like sci-fi!!! Within lions mane are two AMAZING freaking Phytochemical, hericenones and erinacines, that stimulate the production of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and full blown nerve regeneration! What this means is those of us who have experienced a TBI, or traumatic events that altered our brain function, those of us who may have experienced loss of neuron connections through substance abuse even can recover those lost pathways and actually HEAL our brains through extended use of Lions mane!!!