ADHD Dysregulation Toolkit

This Deregulation Toolkit installment gives you a practical way to forecast your own nervous system “weather” and get back into regulation before the storm fully hits.

We’ll walk through the “nervous system weather report” for ADHD and other beautifully wired brains, exploring how sleep debt, skipped protein, caffeine spikes, sugar crashes, emotional overload, and overstuffed calendars can set the stage for dysregulation. You’ll learn why ADHD brains are more sensitive to these shifts (hint: your prefrontal cortex and dopamine system) and how colonial ideas about productivity and compliance make it harder to honor your natural rhythms.

If you want to go deeper into how sleep impacts your mood, mental clarity, and overall brain health, check out Dr. Matthew Walker’s work...he’s a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley and one of the leading voices on sleep science. Here’s a great place to start: Why Sleep is Critical for the Brain – Dr. Matthew Walker.

Then we’ll move into a guided 5-step deregulation flow...rooted in neuroscience, somatic grounding, and gentle NLP...to help you bring your prefrontal cortex back online, quiet the amygdala, and re-enter your day with more choice.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know how to:

• Forecast your own “storm conditions” before they take over
• Adjust your day to protect your capacity
• Recover faster and with less collateral damage when dysregulation happens

Because regulation isn’t about being calm all the time... it’s about reclaiming your nervous system from systems that profit off your burnout, and living at your own pace.

📌 Resources & Links:

• ADHD Coaching & Programs: https://linktr.ee/maincharactercoach
• Join Nice Girl Detox: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1573948273221289
• Learn more about the science of sleep with Dr. Matthew Walker: Why Sleep is Critical for the Brain
• Follow Glucose Goddess for blood sugar level expertise.
• Follow ADHD Nutritionist for all things related to serving your ADHD brain + body.