Books! Books EVERYWHERE! | Brain Chronicle February 2026 Edition (Patreon)

Hello Brains & Hearts! 

Got a couple of reminders, so to avoid this getting too long, instead of a me update, I want to check in with you all! Med/water/bathroom break check! What’s a win you want to celebrate (resting is a win btw)? If that’s not where you’re at right now, what’s something you can do just for you? Meditating? Colouring? Hugging a pet?  Now for those reminders:

Caroline Maguire’s book about making friends as neurodivergent adults is available for pre-order! It’ll be released in physical, ebook, and audiobook formats. First, check your budget!! Budget looks good? Cool! If you want to pre-order the book, click here! 

Dr. Sharon Saline is writing a book on ADHD and anxiety. It’ll be research-based, but she also wants to be informed by lived experience. If you’re interested in helping her by providing your experience, click here to fill out her little survey. As a thank you, you’ll get a $5 off coupon for her shop, as well as a free downloadable resource for managing stress and burnout with ADHD. 

If you’re here for the Wall of Awful tips… we can get to that now!

The Wall of Awful. It can be tough finishing a task blocked by this emotional blockade. How do you deal with the wall? I talk about it in my videos on the topic, but I figured there HAD to be more strategies or examples! 

So I asked the community how they make getting over the wall easier, and we got some wonderful ANSWERS! So without further ado…

X-Ray Vision.

Sometimes, taking a minute to remember what’s on the other side of the wall can make the wall look smaller and less overwhelming. A community member shared four questions to ask that can get you going:

Is this what I want to be doing? 

What is it I want to be doing right now?

What's the smallest baby step I can take, so I can be doing what I want sooner? 

How long will that baby step take?

More often than not, that itsy-bitsy baby step will be minimal. If it’ll take more than a minute or two, that baby step might need to be even smaller! 

Climb Like a Climber

Turns out strength alone does not make a good rock climber. They have to be fairly strategic. If a large pile of dirty dishes is your rock to climb, what would make the largest impact to wash first? Now, let’s look at laundry. Would it feel more impactful to start by folding shirts or pairing socks together first? The only right answer is the answer that works for you. Some of you might prefer washing a large pan first, while others will prefer washing all the little utensils first. The key is finding which path is most strategic for you. 

Follow Someone Up

Have you noticed that watching someone else perform a task can make it easier for you to start a similar task? Like, watching a YouTuber cook the meal you want to make, then doing it yourself. It can help to watch another person do it first!

Timelapse Yourself Climbing

Ok, I may be trying this right now as I climb my own wall. Try recording yourself in a timelapse doing The Thing. I’ll admit, it’s kind of a weird feeling – like being watched. But it’s oddly… keeping me on task! The added bonus is, I can’t reach for my phone – it’s being used! But hey! I did it!! Try this one out for yourself and let me know how it goes!

NeuroDiversion 2026 | March 20-22, 2026

The team at NeuroDiversion aims to make a conference that’s accessible to the very community the conference is about and for. Last year, I had the honor of being the inaugural keynote speaker at this one-of-a-kind event! They put lots of thought into how to make the event ND-friendly focused & friendly – which you can check out in this video.  It’s open to anyone who identifies with or supports brains that work differently. I’ll be back with some of my team this year!! If it’s in the budget for you to join us, we hope to see you there!

Click here to visit their website for more info & tickets!

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