What comes up for you when you hear the word "rest" ? Or words/phrases like "relax", "just take it easy", "slow down", or "just rest for a bit"? Does your body soften at the thought… or perhaps, does it tense up more? Do you feel relief, or something more complicated? Maybe a strange discombobulated mix of guilt, irritation, shame, boredom, or even nothing at all? Apathy is a feeling too. For most of my life, I’ve had a love–hate relationship with the word  rest . If someon

The end of the year tends to carry a familiar signal of holidays approaching, gatherings expected, travel excitements, and the long-anticipated breaks. It’s that short window when rest feels permissible and collectively understood… most of the time at least. But for many adults with ADHD, myself included, this season can feel like the opposite. The calendar fills with deadlines and expectations. The pressure to wrap up the year, to check off resolutions, to tie up loose ends

Have you ever seen those Japanese prank videos where someone’s just walking along, minding their business, and suddenly, a whole crowd...