ADHD & Energy Management The Spoon Theory Explained

🎙️ Episode Title: ADHD & Energy Management: The Spoon Theory, Explained

💥 Summary:In this episode of Authentically ADHD, we're digging deep into something that hits WAY too close to home for many of us: energy management. You know that frustrating gap between what you want to do and what your brain/body will actually let you do? Yeah, that.

Enter: The Spoon Theory—a simple yet powerful metaphor that helps explain why ADHDers often feel completely wiped after doing things that seem “easy” to neurotypicals (like answering emails or… existing).

We'll break down:

* 🥄 What “spoons” actually are (and no, this isn’t about your silverware drawer)

* ⚡ Why people with ADHD have an inconsistent energy battery and how that affects motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation

* 🧠 The neuroscience behind burnout, decision fatigue, and overstimulation in ADHD brains

* 🧃 How to create your own daily “spoon budget” to avoid crashing before noon

* 🧰 Coping strategies to recharge your spoons, preserve your energy, and set boundaries without guilt

Expect metaphors, real-life examples, sarcasm (obviously), and some truth bombs you didn’t know you needed. This is your permission slip to stop feeling lazy—and start honoring your unique brain-body energy loop.

✨ Because you don’t lack willpower—you’re just out of spoons, babe.

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