Healing Is a Full-Time Job

(But It’s Not as Scary as It Sounds)

Yesterday, I spent most of the day in bed.
My stomach was in knots. I couldn’t think clearly. Every part of me was saying: stop.

I had things to do. Classes to teach. Projects to finish. Routines to follow.
But my body didn’t care.
It had other plans.

And honestly? That pause taught me something I keep having to relearn:

Healing isn’t a weekend project. It’s full-time work.
And it deserves full-time respect.

ADHD Bodies Don’t Follow the Rules — And That’s the Point

When you live with ADHD, your energy comes in waves. Your emotions can take over your entire system. Your body speaks loud — but you’re not always taught how to listen.

So we try to push through.
We treat healing like something we’ll “fit in later” once the to-do list is done — even though the list never ends.

But healing isn’t a luxury. It’s the foundation for everything else.

Rest Is Not Nothing. It’s Active Work.

When you’re curled up, brain-fogged, staring at the wall... it might feel like you're doing nothing.
But inside, your nervous system is doing exactly what it needs to: recalibrating, digesting, releasing, repairing.

This isn’t giving up.
This is work.

“Healing isn’t passive. It’s the most powerful ‘yes’ you can give yourself.”

Why We Think We Need Permission

Most of us were taught to measure our worth by what we produce.
And when your brain doesn’t work the way the world expects — when you need more breaks, more space, more quiet — you start to feel like you’re doing life wrong.

Especially if you’ve been told you’re “too emotional,” “too sensitive,” “too much,” or “not enough.”

But here’s the reframe:

You don’t need permission to rest.
You don’t need to prove your pain.
You don’t need to apologize for needing care.

You just need to trust that tending to yourself is enough.

We Get to Set the Pace

The healing process isn’t neat. It doesn’t follow a checklist. And it doesn’t care what day of the week it is.

It asks you to slow down when you’d rather keep going.
It asks you to feel things you’ve spent years avoiding.
It asks you to stop abandoning yourself — even if no one else understands.

And in that honesty, something powerful happens.

You stop waiting for a world that was never built for your rhythm.
You start building a life that honors it.

Let’s Make Healing the Center, Not the Side Project

The more I honor my body’s signals, the less I crash.
The more I treat rest as sacred, the more energy I have for what really matters.
The more I show up for myself, the easier it is to show up for everything else.

Healing is a full-time job.
But it’s the kind of work that creates space for everything good to grow.

“You don’t have to keep proving your worth.

Just being here — resting, feeling, healing — is already enough.”

This space is for you. Whether you’re in bed recovering or slowly finding your way back, I’m glad you’re here.

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Categories: : RESTORE → Self-Worth & Identity, ROOT → Mind & Mood