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3-Minute Task Initiation Anchor ADHD Task Paralysis Release
🚀 3-Minute Task Initiation Anchor: ADHD Task Paralysis Release
Tired of the "ADHD Paralysis" shame spiral? If you’re a neurodivergent  dealing with executive dysfunction that keeps you stuck, this quick-fire 3-minute guided meditation is your pre-task anxiety anchor to finally get things started!
It is common for smart, high-ability people to feel frustrated by chronic procrastination or task avoidance. This isn't laziness; it's a genuine struggle with brain science, motivation, and the inability to break down overwhelming projects.
This episode is designed for your "not-now brain" to build a mental bridge toward movement.We only focus on one thing: taking the smallest, simplest action right now. You don't have to wait for motivation to kick in. You just have to press play.What you will achieve in 3 minutes:
- Override Anxiety: Use the controlled Anchor Breath rhythm (In 3, Hold 2, Out 4) to quickly stabilize your nervous system and ground your center.
- Release the Block: Use Safety Anchors (hands and feet) to feel the energy and capability of your extremities, moving past the feeling of being "just still".
- Beat Procrastivity: Release the pressure of the entire task. Lock in the very next, most obvious tiny step (a micro-step) to break down the "bigness" of the project.
- Breathe Through Shame: A moment of self-compassion to recognize that off days are normal and human. You will bounce back
- 0:00 Welcome & The Task Paralysis Block
- 0:45 The Anchor Breath: Controlled Focus (In 3, Hold 2, Out 4)
- 1:49 Safety Anchor: Grounding Hands & Feet
- 2:33 Setting Your Single, Tiny Intention
- 3:44 Activation & Final Encouragement
Rating the episode helps us reach other smart, high-ability women who need a simple tool to manage their executive function struggles.Love all that you are. Be kind.
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