The Way I'm Wired

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Welcome to Monday's motivation coaching points and personal message to help you set an easeful flow for the week ahead, that feels good, safe and full of balance.

I’m sharing a little bit about my day (Monday) ahead, and the things I do to create a better feeling in my body when I notice a lot of stress, anxiety or fear rising. I’m also sharing how I journal, move my body and set anchor points for positive future experiences, and how I access memories of happy, relaxed and calm times.

This coaching and message is on my Substack and you can catch it here: bit.ly/42gZjIN

I hope this helps on your journey today and this week!

Sending much love, Catherine

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Recovery from AuDHD burnout has been a long-haul journey and a fight for me, 5-6 years. I've just uploaded a new coaching video on the two main things that helped me recover; sleep (a lot) and rest (hard when you have ADHD).

I've used a few extra tools along the way and they are listed below along with the coaching video and a Rest to Heal video I also recently recorded for recovery.

I hope this helps if you are in burnout or know someone who is, it would be amazing if you could like, share or subscribe. I am sending love and healing for your journey, Catherine x

The videos and tools I have used:

My latest coaching video: https://youtu.be/E3tpMbapRVI

My latest Rest to Heal Yoga Nidra video: https://youtu.be/zAKP1dcJyAA

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In my AuDHD Coaching video I talk about my recovery from burnout. My two essential things needed for recovery, sleep and rest and how to advocate for these two simple things.

When we live with AuDHD, burnout can feel like our whole system is shutting down. The truth is, your brain has been working so hard—processing, managing, deciding—that it hasn’t had enough time to recharge. This is why sleep and rest are so important. When you allow yourself to deeply rest, your nervous system softens, your body finds balance, and the part of your brain that manages focus, planning, and decision-making can begin to reset. Little by little, rest becomes a kind of medicine, gently restoring clarity, energy, and a sense of wellness.

I hope this helps, with much love for your journey, Catherine x

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DISCLAIMER: This channel is for entertainment purposes only. I am not a medical, or mental health professional. You are responsible for your own life and decisions. Please consult a certified professional before making any health, or personal decisions.

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2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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The way I'm wired... my favourite place to re-charge, rest and recover is the forest... I wonder where you find your peace and quiet?

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

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NEW VIDEO! This AuDHD coaching video is all about my experience of monotropic focus or - MONOTROPISM - and how I work with it in my life. I hope it helps, with love for your journey, Catherine.

3 months ago | [YT] | 1

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I warmly invite you to join The Way I'm Wired connection space and a deeper more personal read of my journey on substack:

catherinegorrett.substack.com/

My unmasking journey has been a deep and sorrowful exploration that has brought me immense relief.

However, it’s also been scary, confronting, and disorienting. It’s felt serious. Unmasking is not to be taken lightly—and although the word masking sounds like you're acting or doing something for nefarious reasons, it never is.

A mask is a way of being that’s been adopted and interpreted as safe—a protective layer to cover areas in life that feel unmanageable, unsafe, or frightening. With no words or awareness to explain this—especially if you’re undiagnosed and in your teens or twenties—mirroring and mimicking becomes necessary in order to “fit in” and avoid standing out.

My journey into unmasking was abruptly triggered in 2019 when I had an autistic meltdown in a room full of 20 people—while I was teaching yoga and meditation.

... continued on my Substack: catherinegorrett.substack.com/

The clinical/medical description of masking is as follows:

Masking refers to the conscious or unconscious suppression, compensation, or imitation of behaviours in order to conform to neurotypical social expectations. It is commonly observed in individuals with autism, ADHD, and AuDHD (co-occurring autism and ADHD), particularly in settings where social performance, communication, or behavior regulation is expected.

In autism, masking may include mimicking facial expressions, eye contact, or conversational norms, suppressing stimming behaviors, or rehearsing social scripts to avoid stigma or exclusion. In ADHD, masking often involves intense efforts to conceal inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity, frequently through overcompensation, perfectionism, or internal distress. In individuals with AuDHD, masking can be especially complex and exhausting, as they may juggle conflicting strategies to manage both autistic traits and ADHD-related executive functioning challenges.

While masking can help individuals navigate social environments, it is associated with significant long-term psychological and physiological costs, including chronic stress, anxiety, identity confusion, and burnout. It is increasingly recognized as a key factor in the underdiagnosis of autism and ADHD, especially among women, girls, and marginalised groups.

4 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

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These days I know I need to stop working as soon as I feel the first signs of overwhelm. That’s my cue to take a break. It can feel surprisingly difficult—especially when I’m monotropically focused on my work—but it’s absolutely necessary. If I ignore that signal, the next stage is losing my ability to focus, work, or even enjoy the simple things I normally love, like the beach, the forest, or a swim.

That’s why it’s so important to ask for help. A simple, “Can you join me for a break, a walk, or even a lighthearted chat?” can make all the difference. These small shifts help bring dopamine and serotonin back into balance—often before you even realise they’ve dipped.

With love for your journey,
Catherine

4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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You’ll know you’re approaching AuDHD overwhelm when even the things you normally enjoy start to feel like hard work.

This happens because your brain is scanning for the next moment it can rest — the point where your body finally gets to stop. By the time everything feels harder and harder, it’s your brain’s way of saying, “Pause. Enough.” In reality, you’ve likely already crossed into overwhelm and are edging toward exhaustion.

If you push past this point repeatedly, you risk slipping into burnout — where everything comes to a halt, sometimes for days, weeks, months or even years.

Through my own experience, I’ve learned to rest as soon as I notice those early signs. That might mean watching a lighthearted movie, reading, doing a gentle yoga nidra, a simple breath meditation, going to bed extra early, or just journaling without pressure. These small, energy-light resets have helped me avoid longer burnout periods of complete inactivity.

It's for this reason that I have created The Way I'm Wired AuDHD Nervous System resets where I offer guided meditations, hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, journalling and wellbeing talks to support you and help you rest to heal.

You can find all my links here: bio.site/thewayimwired

4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Don't Cut My Hair and Masking!

Hi, I’m Catherine Gorrett — late-discovered AuDHD’er (Autistic + ADHD), and founder of The Way I’m Wired — a space for neurodivergent conversations, soulful tools, and calm clarity for differently wired minds.

In this NeuroSnippet, I’m sharing a deeply personal reflection: why cutting my hair has always felt like trauma.

For many neurodivergent people, haircuts can trigger a sensory or emotional shutdown — not just because of the sounds, textures, or unpredictability, but because hair often becomes part of our identity, safety, and regulation. When someone cuts it without full understanding or consent, it can feel violating, disorienting, even grief-inducing.

This is not just about hair — it’s about autonomy, overstimulation, and being misunderstood.

If you've ever felt this way, you're not alone — and you're not too much. You're wired beautifully.

Love Catherine x

5 months ago | [YT] | 1