E13
Can't Focus? Meditation Isn't the Only Answer
Can't focus? A listener asked us how to improve focus and motivation with a busy mind, and whether meditation is the key or there's more to it.
19 Oct 2026 · 26 min
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E14S1 · 26 Oct 2026 · 26 min
Do You Need to Be Bored to Rest?
Do music, podcasts or a chat with a friend count as rest? A listener asked us whether screen-free things that still stimulate the brain count as recovery, or whether you need to fully get bored to rest properly.
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E12
Chronic Stress: How to Recover When It Doesn't Stop
Can you live with chronic stress without being chronically stressed? A listener asks, and the answer is recovery: real breaks, resting vs relaxing, and why beer and Netflix doesn't count.
5 Oct 2026 · 24 min
E11
ADHD and Relationships: Are You Talking AT Them?Part 4 of 4
"I won the debate. I lost their heart." The finale of our ADHD series: what ADHD does to relationships, romantic, family and work.
28 Sept 2026 · 25 min
E10
ADHD and Habits: Focus, Phones and ProcrastinationPart 3 of 4
Phone on silent didn't work. Phone in another room did. Habits, focus, and why David's procrastination was always fear. Part 3 of 4 in our ADHD series.
19 Sept 2026 · 24 min
E9
ADHD and Your Nervous System: Cold Water and YogaPart 2 of 4
Cold water, yoga, a five-second cold shower: they all train the same thing, your nervous system's tolerance for stress. Part 2 of 4 in our ADHD series. Last week was the mind, this week is the body.
14 Sept 2026 · 22 min
E8
ADHD and Meditation: Can a Busy Brain Actually Do It?Part 1 of 4
"My brain never switches off, so I can't meditate." Rebecca hears it constantly from clients with ADHD, and her answer is: neither does anyone's. Every human brain thinks. That is the job. This is Part 1 of 4 in our ADHD series.
7 Sept 2026 · 30 min
E7
Netflix Isn't Recovery (You're Just Soothing)
You scrolled through your lunch break. You watched two hours of Netflix to switch off. Neuroscientists say that isn't recovery, it's just soothing, because your brain is still being stimulated the whole way through. This episode is the practical follow-on to last week: what real recovery actually looks like, especially at work.
31 Aug 2026 · 26 min
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For the neurospicy and the people who love them: meditation, cold water and the nervous system, habits and focus, and relationships. A PhD scientist and a diagnosed ADHD business owner, no woo.
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Meditation and the busy brain
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ADHD and relationships
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