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Hello. Hello. I am so excited for today's guest episode. I am being joined by Caroline Falwell. She is going to talk with us about how to manage A DHD as a Christian. Y'all. I have so many clients that have a DHD, and I just felt a little outta my depth and I began searching on TikTok and Instagram. I'm like, Christians, A DHD.
I'm like, there's gotta be someone that has a ministry out there. That helps Christians with A DHD because I know that there are tangible tips and there are so many A DHD guides and journals and planners. I know because my clients have gotten them. And they'll start them and then they just fizzle out and they just, they're not able to be consistent with over the long term.
And I'm like, you know what? There's gotta be a spiritual side that there's gotta be some scriptures that, that we can cling to a way to reframe this for the Lord. And I stumbled along Caroline, and we [00:01:00] have such a delightful. Conversation. I'm really excited for y'all to hear it. One thing that I took away from our episode and I just, I love her heart. She was gleaning so much from the things that we were talking about and the ideas that we were brainstorming, honestly, like the Holy Spirit was dropping ideas into my spirit mid episode, which I just pray will be really helpful for y'all.
So it was really cool to brainstorm it and, I just honor her heart and her humility that she doesn't have it all figured out. The Lord has helped her with so much, but it's a journey and there's still much more to discover and this is something to partner with the Lord with. And not something to fight against or, or avoid or stiff arm or try and figure out on your own.
The Lord wants to partner with you in this. Anyway, so it, anyway, I, oh my gosh. The conversation is just so good. I cannot wait for y'all to hear it. She is amazing. Let's Simon into the show.
Welcome to Your Daily Bread podcast. I'm your host, Abbie [00:02:00] Stasior, a registered dietician and certified intuitive eating counselor. My prayer is that these bite-sized episodes will help you heal your relationship with food, improve body image, and ultimately help you grow closer to God. Now, I can't personally heal you,
but I'm gonna be directing you to the one that can, and that is Jesus.
Also disclaimer, I'm not a pastor, but a sister in Christ that's offering you some food for thought that you can take into your quiet time with the Lord as your daily bread. Let's dig in.
Hey Caroline. Hi. How are you? I'm doing great, girl. Thank you so much for being here. I am so excited to have you on the show. Thank you so much for having me. I'm very excited to talk about this. , it is by the grace of God that I found you. I was literally searching like Christian's ADHD on TikTok and you were the first video that came up and I'm like, oh, this girl knows her stuff.
I am just so excited to have you here. So tell us a little bit about you, how you came to start posting about all of this, your [00:03:00] journey with the Lord, anything you wanna share? So I grew up in a Christian home, going to a Christian school, and I actually got diagnosed with ADHD at 14 years old.
So I knew for a long time what I had, and I was medicated really early, but then ended up coming off my medication in college. And so I would pay attention to people around me and noticed that something was different. I would often start a Bible plan and be so excited, be very passionate about it.
And then a couple days later, I would completely forget what was going on and I would forget about the plan. And then when I remembered I would just fill myself with shame. I was beating up on myself by thinking I was a bad Christian, thinking I didn't love the Lord as much as other people because they were able to have this perfect morning routine, and I didn't have that.
And I always struggled with it. And then it was a couple years ago that I've made the connection. I don't know why I never did between ADHD and my struggling to keep this devotional and perfect Bible routine every day. [00:04:00] And when I did, I feel like the Lord gave me so much grace and forgiveness for myself and everything that I've struggled with my whole life.
I actually ended up posting about breakups on Instagram, which was so random, God just told me to post about my breakup experience that I had just went through. And then after that I decided to talk about ADHD, not really thinking anything of it. , But the comments were incredible. So many people resonated with that and have struggled with the same things as me my whole life.
And it was just so validating to know that other people are going through the same thing and that I could help them with it. So now that's my entire life goal and it was cool. I actually found a journal from about five years ago and I put in there that my life goal was to help girls with ADHD. And I never like connected the two dots, but that's like how the Lord works.
He just gives you bites every day. And so that's so sweet that you wrote that down five years ago. Totally forgot about it. And the Lord's like, I clocked that. I clocked that. That is so good. And one thing I was thinking about when you were talking is [00:05:00] so many people, like you said, feel shame around having an ADHD diagnosis because they're not able to, and maybe for so many reasons, but in part 'cause they're not able to be consistent with Bible plans or they start off really strong but then their passion fizzles out because they get distracted by something else and, and I was just feeling in my spirit, like, wow, actually having ADHD is God's grace.
Absolutely because you're not able to always check a box and be perfect with everything. And that's good. 'cause that's not the point. The point is not to finish a Bible plan. Oh, I finished the Bible in a year. Okay, great. And that's not the point, and I feel like that keeps us in our works.
So praise God that , you can now partner with him. Lord, show me the rhythm of how you want me to spend time with you every day and make it more about a relationship versus results, or checking a box. Absolutely. That's such a cool way to look at it. I've actually never thought of that before. Yeah.
Yeah. I don't know. That's just like [00:06:00] really, I'm like, wow, we see it as such a bad thing or something to shy away from like, oh, a diagnosis, but it's like, oh wow, that actually might be God's grace to show people that it's not about checking a box and there might be other ways to do things. So I know you talk a lot about morning routines and that is such a struggle for people.
So what is like your morning routine look like? What are, what are the biggest struggles with. People that have ADHD with sticking with a morning routine. And what are your top tips? Yeah, that's always been a struggle for me. And so I don't have a perfect routine. I like to incorporate a lot of novelty, like trying out a new coffee shop or just something fun to look forward to.
But the things that I do like anchor and do every day, and I would say my top tips for people is to always start off thanking Jesus for your day. Automatically before your brain can think about your to-do list or everything you have to do that week, you just have to thank Jesus for the blessings that he's given you that day.
So I would say gratitude, , it just changes your heart and changes your mind towards things. [00:07:00] And then I keep my Bible right by my bed and I keep my phone on the other side of the room, so I always just grab the word. And even if it's like two or three verses, I just like to ask the Lord to speak to me in that way.
'cause he does speak through the word and so I can't, you know, say, oh, you don't have to worry about that at all. But I would say just doing it out of love and not out of, oh, I have to read the Bible, but I feel like. When I took off that pressure of I have to do this, God gave me the most beautiful love, towards the word of God.
And so I would say like, start off with two or three verses, like something super small. Start off with gratitude and keep your phone on the other side of the room and also pray while you're making your bed or like just doing very simple things. I love that. 'cause then even making your bed turns into an act of worship.
You're doing this with the Lord, you're starting your day with him. So if you get distracted, it's like, Hey, at least I started strong. I love this. So based on what you said, seems like you need some level of novelty, whether you go to a new coffee shop or you know, start something else. And that's [00:08:00] almost like that dopamine hit something with novelty.
But then you also need stuff that can anchor you. You need both. And the way that you organize your room. I was just hearing proximity to your priorities. If your priority is, have that in your line of vision, have that closest to you.
And it's just order. It's not that your phone or your to-do's are bad or don't need to get done, but it's the order. So being, yeah. That's so good. Just making the things that we wanna do super easy for us, and then the things that we wanna do less harder, make it more difficult to get up and get your phone, but make it super easy to have the Bible right there.
And that's, that's so good. Yeah. . Do you, have other ways of interacting with the Lord throughout the day? Say your quiet time is just not there, forgot to do it, or woke up late or , got scrolling on your phone, are there other things that you do throughout the day to abide in the Lord?
Absolutely. I try to talk to him all the time. The Pray without Ceasing is something that's been huge for me lately, and you can invite him into anything. Everything can be [00:09:00] worship going on a walk. I do pottery and that's like a huge time that I've connecting with the Lord. And literally anything we do working out, like when we cook, when we eat, just everything.
I feel like when I release the shame about not having the perfect Bible plan. The Lord was like, you can talk to me throughout the day, we can have a great day, even if you didn't start it out perfect. And that helped me so much because I used to think, okay, if I didn't spend my 20 minutes with the Lord in the morning, he doesn't wanna talk to me.
He's mad at me for the rest of the day. So just learning that he's not mad at me, he loves me and he made me like this for a reason. And bringing him into everything and getting to know what he has to say about the small things throughout your day. Yeah. Yeah. And that's where he really wants to be involved.
It's not just your quiet time. Okay, bye God. Like see you tomorrow. Same time. No, he wants to be doing life with us. Abide in me and I will abide in you. So I love that your ADHD has taught you to do that and that you listen to the Lord.
'cause now everything is, as you said, [00:10:00] worship, everything is with the Lord. And you're engaging in that conversational prayer with him throughout the day. And that's actually building your relationship. For sure. I love that. And that just sounds so delightful. Have you experienced shame from other Christians around this where has that come up for you? I wouldn't say that I've experienced direct shame, no one has ever judged me like, praise the Lord. No one's ever criticized me directly for this. But it's more my own internal comparison. Like hearing them say, oh, I do this perfect. Or hearing them say that they have this morning routine that's gorgeous.
Or hearing them say how they have their relationship with the Lord and how different it is than mine, then I would just internally compare myself and. I would say that's more of the judgment than actually having people say negative things about my A DH adhd, luckily.
So you feel like it's more internal for you? For sure. , So how have you reconciled with that? Are there any scriptures that have been helpful? , I love [00:11:00] when Paul says whatever you do, due to the glory of the Lord, because he really does just want us to take him throughout the day like we talked about.
So that helped me a lot. Whatever you do bring God into it. I love when he talks about casting our anxiety on him because he cares for us and he really does. And so giving those feelings of comparison to him and refilling it with what he says, that he chose us and he loves us.
And we are fearfully and wonderfully made. I think replacing that in your brain is just such a good practice. So that's helped me a lot as well. Yeah, I think that's so good because, and as I was saying to you before we started recording, is I feel like, and this is just what I hear from so many clients, is that they feel defected.
They feel mm-hmm. Like, they just don't, they don't function like they should. They don't feel fearfully and wonderfully made. But they are, and they are made in God's image and nothing is, wrong with you. And , it's easy for me to say that and it's really hard for them to receive that into their heart [00:12:00] for sure.
And I think there is a lot of positives to ADHD as well. Things that we can do that a neurotypical maybe can't. Like we do get super passionate about the things that we love and we give our all to it. It might not last as long or be as consistent as neurotypicals, but we really do love hard and we put our everything into the things that we love.
Wow, I love that. And I'm just even thinking too, like the divine focus, when you are super passionate, you're doing something like, and you're going all in on whatever's right in front of you and you probably get more done and less I've than other people that you know that maybe aren't, aren't as passionate or don't have that.
. Yeah, absolutely. I think people always say, oh, you have a DH, adhd. You have issues focusing. And I'm like, no. Like I focus completely on certain things. I just can't focus on things that, don't create that dopamine as much, but I do focus pretty well on certain things, so [00:13:00] I hate when people just call it a focus issue by itself.
'cause it is a lot of other things as well. Mm-hmm. Yeah. You said you always need that dopamine hit, and we've talked about on the show before, having a dopamine menu as it relates to emotional eating. Things that you can do outside of food that can give you a dopamine hit to expand the ways that you get pleasure and enjoyment and comfort.
So it's not just food. So what are some things that you do to give yourself that dopamine hit, that's so good. I love the dopamine menu. I'm excited to listen to that episode. Um, I would say I like to include music that's like a very easy way. Like I listen to worship music a lot and so, you know, when I'm doing laundry or just these boring tasks, I like blast my music and that's my way to like pair it together.
That's good. And just like a lot of things that I don't like doing, I'll pair it with something I enjoy doing. So like. If I have to go to the DMV, that's when I'll go try out the new coffee shop. So it's evens out. But obviously can't love that every day's [00:14:00] like habit stacking. Yeah. You know, where you tack a new habit on something that you already have anchored.
It's like I have to stand in line at the DMV but lemme try the coffee shop. Yeah. It makes it, that makes it an outing. It makes it an experience. That sounds really delightful. I love that. Yeah, absolutely. I would say other things are I set timers and I'm like, I'll just do it for 10 minutes and then I end up going over that because I actually get into it.
But just starting is the hardest part I would say. Hmm mm-hmm. Alright. Yeah. Do you see that,, with your healthy habits or working out that the hardest part is just getting started? For sure and in that Atomic Habits book, I don't know if you've read it before, but they say just going there is the hardest part.
So if you even go to the gym for five minutes, it's just like, I'm literally just gonna walk in the door. It sounds so silly, but once you're there, you will usually do a workout you're already at the gym. But for me,, I like to do class pass. I like to [00:15:00] do workout classes with a bunch of people and I'll invite a friend and just stuff to make it easier.
I realize like I don't need to make things harder for myself. I already struggle enough with healthy habits, so if I can invite someone along or try out a new recipe, it just makes it so much easier and more fun. I love that. Yeah. Trying to find ways to make it more fun and , like you said in the beginning, releasing the pressure to be perfect.
Mm-hmm. Because that just leads to shame. And I even wonder too, if not even like using the term consistent would be helpful, but just to like get in a rhythm or if routine is, is a better term because I love ClassPass. 'cause it's like, okay, I have X amount of credits and you can bop around to different studios, do different types of movement.
So you're staying consistent with exercise and you have a rhythm, but you also have variety in there too. Yeah. . I did like to switch out the word consistent for, I like to do this, like I just like to go to these workout classes and that helped just a lot [00:16:00] internally. Like I don't have to do it, but I enjoy doing it and framing that in my brain made it so much easier to get up and go.
Yeah. I love that. 'cause normally we hear like, oh, instead of saying I have to do this, saying I get to do this. , But I like yours.
Now I'd be curious to know what you do for meals. 'cause that's the biggest thing that I hear from clients is that they really struggle to remember to eat consistently. So then they want a meal prep so that the food is just convenient.
All they have to do is take the Tupperware out and heat it up. Or they already have something that's prepped that they can just eat cold even, or a snack plate that they didn't have to cook Any of those things with little girl dinner, adult Lunchable type moment. So they do that. But the issue that they
come against when they're meal prepping. Yes, the meals are more convenient, but then a couple days into the week they're like, oh, I don't really want this anymore. I'm just not feeling it. So then they're back to square one.
So I'd be curious to know what tips you have around nutrition and eating consistently. Yeah, that's so accurate about the meal prepping. It's always sounded so [00:17:00] nice in my brain. I'm like, I'm gonna meal prep this week. I'm gonna get it done. I'm gonna have all these healthy meals. Yeah, like you said, like two or three days later, I'm like, I cannot eat this.
I don't like eating leftover food. So it just ends up going to waste and it actually is like a waste of money and time for me. But, , I would say
for meals I like to have. A lot of grab and go easy things. Like I have my protein smoothie recipe that I absolutely love, and so I'll do that a lot of mornings and I try to find a healthy option at restaurants because a lot of times like that's just all I have time for. I honestly get kids meals from Chipotle I would say cooking at home though, is a huge help. If you can find quick recipes that you like, things that are easy to digest and actually something you enjoy, and I wonder if there's a way, like if you are cooking, find a quick recipe so it's not so much of a barrier for entry, and then pairing that with like worship music or a sermon or something that you like to make that activity more [00:18:00] delightful.
Or like you said, having quick no cook options, good, , snack options that mm-hmm. Could make up a balanced meal or a balanced snack to take on the go for the days that you just don't feel like cooking. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. Yeah.
there's a couple different meal prep styles and I'm just thinking about this now. Thank you, holy Spirit, for this revolution. , Have you ever heard the term like component meal prep?
No, I haven't. I feel like that could actually be good for people that have ADHD. So instead of meal prepping a whole meal, like just say chicken, rice and broccoli and making X amount of servings of that, instead you make in bulk. Different components, like you roast a bunch of vegetables, maybe you make a whole thing of rice or quinoa or sweet potatoes, and then maybe a couple different proteins, like you have a whole bunch of chicken, maybe a whole bunch of salmon, and you just, you have the different components, so you're not putting it in a single serving size in a Tupperware, but you have like a big thing of chicken or a big thing of vegetables that are already cooked.[00:19:00]
Then you can mix and match for different meals. Maybe you grab some of those components and you put them on a bed of lettuce for lunch, or you heat things up and you do different components, and you have that for dinner. So , you keep things interesting, but you've prepped things beforehand.
So you can ask yourself in the moment, okay, what am I Jones in for? What am I craving? Out of these things. And even if you just meal prepped a bunch of chicken, you could season the chicken different. Like maybe you just season it super plain with like salt, pepper and maybe a couple basic seasonings, but then you could have a teriyaki sauce one night.
You could do a buffalo sauce another night or dip it in ranch another night. I don't know. So that is one way to, Hey, I meal prepped a bunch of chicken at one time, but I had that novelty. Yeah, that's a great idea. And I think I've done that like unintentionally on certain weeks. I prepped a lot of chicken and then I'll make the carb counter tortilla quesadillas.
Those are so good and super easy. And , like you said, there's so much you can do with chicken. Mm-hmm. And like, that's the hard part. I don't ever wanna like [00:20:00] grab a piece of raw meat and make it for dinner just for that one night. But having it in the fridge ready to go would be so helpful.
And like maybe even those rice packs are super easy. Side dishes that you can like mix in and make something fun with it. I love that. Yeah. Microwaveable, rice, microwaveable, frozen bags of vegetables. Super convenient.
So I think, , you could probably apply that concept what's my anchor, what's my novelty? Uh, for every single thing with a DH, adhd, I think we just cracked the code. That's really good. I'm gonna try that. Alright, thank you Holy Spirit. We love this.
Do you feel like it would be helpful to have a list of meals that you've tried in the past or just a bank of recipes that are kind of tried and treat you like, I've tried this before, didn't take very long.
I know how to do it. Not too many ingredients, and to just almost have like a master list of that so that you could rotate through like, Hmm, I feel like something different. Let me look at this. Look at this list. Yeah, that's a great idea. I feel like I've cooked a lot of things that I enjoy and that are super easy, but I completely [00:21:00] forget and I'm always like, I need to remember this.
So having that master list would be super helpful. I know that that would be a whole other task to do and I think, oh, like I wanna do this. But the issue that I get into with my clients is if I made that suggestion, because that suggestion making a master list has worked for so many of my moms that, that I work with.
It is a struggle if you, if I have a mom that also has a DH, adhd, but the issue that I run into is they're like, well, if I'm gonna do that and make that master list, I want it to be a laminated binder with tabs organized by breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack ideas, dessert ideas, drink ideas, and. I just don't have time to do a whole laminated binder.
And I'm like, well, maybe we do a note on our phone and we write it out for them. We work to it. But that's the biggest issue where they really wanna go all out with it. 'cause they're like, oh, that's such a good idea. I don't, how do you reconcile that? That's so funny. I completely get the all or nothing mentality.
I would just say like, grab a piece of paper, stick it on your fridge tell them just to do that. [00:22:00] Write breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And then when you try something that you like, just add it to the list. As you go, as you find these recipes, just add them on and know that it's there for you.
And eventually it'll be long and like it'll be great. But just say, I'm gonna start with this. If I wanna do the binder in the future, I can do that. But I'm just gonna have this list up right now, that's so good. Because yeah, a whole laminated binder would be great, but if we don't have time for that, something is better than nothing. And we talk about this all the time on the show, strategies for getting out of that all or nothing mentality.
'cause a lot of that is either started by or reinforced by diet culture. Like I'm gonna, exercise super consistently and go five or six days a week for an hour at the gym, and if I can't do that, then I'm not doing absolutely nothing. He's like, well, we could go for a walk. Right? So I think some of those strategies can help whether you have ADHD or not, just because it's helpful just to get us out of the all or nothing mentality.
For sure. I feel like diet culture can be so toxic when it comes to things like that. I'm sure people have great intentions behind it, but I know when I was consuming [00:23:00] content like that all the time, it was so exhausting. Mm-hmm. Like comparing myself to these people that did it every day and did it perfectly.
But yeah, just trying to clear your algorithm of that if possible, yeah, I think, and that's another task too, that I'm like, oh, we just need to unfollow accounts and things like that. And I have so many clients who're like, oh, I would love to do that and spend an hour and just go ch ch.
But we might not have time for that. That might seem like too much of a barrier for entry. So I think you could even apply the all or nothing mentality to that and like, Hey, when you see that person come up on your for you page, just click not interested or block them or unfollow them at that time. You don't have to block off a time to unfollow everyone at one time.
Just do it as you go. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Wow. And I feel like that also, bleeds into, as a Christian now we feel like, the principles of diet, culture, of perfectionism, all or nothing mentality, achiever, hustle, hustle, hustle. Successes, results, the amount of boxes that we check [00:24:00] that not only leads to impacting our relationship with food, but also our routines as a Christian,
for sure. It's very similar, our mindsets with both things. And I think trying to undo a lot of our previous thoughts on these things is so helpful. And just realizing it is a relationship with Jesus. It's not a to-do list. And same thing with food. It's like a way to nourish our body and it's something we can enjoy and love.
And you talk a lot about listening to your body, and I think that's gorgeous as well because. Just like we have that relationship with Jesus. We have a relationship with food that he gave us, and our bodies are like a beautiful temple and we don't need to, you know, turn it into something that it's not
yeah. I feel like we really need to renew our mind around that because I, I just thinking about. Like going down my list of patients that I know that have ADHD, they get so frustrated with themselves and they shame themselves. They like berate themselves and I'm like, I feel like we really need to renew our [00:25:00] mind around that and see like, okay, how can I work with this?
Not reinforcing the thought pattern that my body's fighting against me. Exactly. With ADHD, it can be definitely a battlefield in your brain at times. Mm-hmm. So, like you said, renewing your mind is so important, especially with people with a DH, ADHD when they're constantly giving themselves shame for things.
It's just the enemy, honestly, at that point. And , I think if you work with God though, you can definitely combat that with time and definitely rewire your brain and your nervous system and make it a more safe place to be. Totally, totally. And this makes me even think about, second Corinthians 12 verses eight through 10.
And that's when Paul is saying like, I have this thorn in my side and I asked the Lord three times to remove it, but he said, my grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness. And that's why Paul says, I delight, I boast about all the things that I go through, my trials, my persecutions, all, all my [00:26:00] issues.
For when I am weak, then I am strong. Because that's where God's power meets us the most. And I feel like it's such an invitation and an opportunity that if someone with a DH ADHD is really struggling to stay consistent, really struggling with their Bible time, struggling to meal prep or just move their body in a, i, I struggle to say consistent rhythm, but maybe a rhythm or to have some sort of routine or structure maybe, um.
They're getting so frustrated by that. I wonder if you could reframe it and be like, okay, this is actually an opportunity for me to experience more of God's power because this, like, I feel like this is just my humanness, , but something that you can delight in because it makes us realize our dependence on God and that truly John 15 five, apart from him, we can do nothing.
I love that so much. So many times I've prayed that prayer, like Paul, like, just take it away. You know, just make it easy for me to do [00:27:00] these things. But the Lord constantly says, I got you. Just lean on me day by day. And so many times he's just taught me that my weaknesses are what make me special and what make,, me be able to connect with others.
Like how many times are we able. To get closer with other people because we share our weaknesses and how God helps us through that. And he's been teaching me a lot. It's not wrong to, , do these shortcuts that we talked about, like make it easy, make it fun. It's not wrong to do that. I always thought I had to do it like everyone else, or it's not, it doesn't count.
But the Lord is like, no, you can use other things to get closer to me. That's so good. So it seems like you really have done a lot of work on reframing that and seeing that as an invitation to meet with the Lord and not see it as a weakness.
, But working with it. Oh, that's so good. It's a process, but yeah, he's constantly working on. And I think it is a journey. I think so many people just wanna [00:28:00] arrive and already have it figured out, okay, I already know my routines, I know how to do this ADHD thing.
Like it's not, it's kind of a thing of the past, but like Paul says, Hey, this is a thorn and the side that the Lord's probably not going to remove because it reminds us of our dependence on him. And if you would just figure everything out, they'd be like, okay, well I don't need to ask God for help 'cause I got it all figured out for sure.
Every day it's asking the Lord for help. It never, you never arrive. And I think that's a beautiful thing. I used to think. Once I arrive, once I have the perfect routine, once I, you know, am working out every day meal, prepping all this stuff, then I'll be there with God. But no, he's like, no, every single day you have to rely on me.
And yeah, like you said, he shows up in our weaknesses and that's where he shines. Yeah. Yeah. It's just an opportunity to partner with him. And I love that he said to you like, Hey, when you lean on me, things are easier. He says, with meat, like the yoke is easy and the bird is light. And so it will be easier if we partner with him and lean in versus resisting trying to do it all on our own.
Exactly. [00:29:00] Yeah. Love. Ah, so beautiful. Are there any other like tips and tricks that have been really helpful for you? I feel like I always hear like just set alarms to remember to eat, but. I have so many clients who are like, I have alarms for so many things now. I've stopped listening to the alarms.
I would say a huge thing for me lately, is I got this brick for my phone and it locks out my social media.
So now I keep that in my car and so every time I'm at home I can't go on TikTok or Instagram. And that has just helped me so much, eliminating the scrolling, I always thought I could never actually do it, but with something physical that separates it and like I, I'm not gonna go down to my car to scroll on TikTok.
So yeah, that's one thing that's been huge for me lately. And for the food thing, if they're on medication, I would say try to eat before and have a really good breakfast. And if you can bring in novelty, like getting lunch with a friend or doing something special like that, bringing in other people always helps me like having that third party just to. Be there and make [00:30:00] it enjoyable. Hmm. That's actually true.
I've noticed that. I have one client that whenever we meet, that's when she cleans her kitchen and does some of her meal prep. 'cause she's like, even though you're not physically in my kitchen, just the fact that we're talking, we're catching up. And, you know, I'm taking notes for her chart and everything, but mm-hmm.
She like, I just needed another presence here. To, to do this and to do these things. And she was actually really productive on all of our calls, so, oh, yeah. Yeah. So I, I've seen that. Um, so that's, that's a really good tip to have that, I feel like people with ADHD thrive with external accountability.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. Like for sure. Workout class that you signed up for, meeting a friend, getting lunch, having an appointment time, things like that. Yeah, absolutely. Mm-hmm. And yes, I agree with your tip too, to remember to eat before, and that's something that I always say to my clients with a D, adhd, it's like, before you take your medication, get a good breakfast in lunch, make something, make your lunch something easy that whether that's a smoothie, a protein shake, a [00:31:00] yogurt, something that you know that you will like.
And sometimes it's easier to sip on nutrients mm-hmm. Than it is to actually eat something, because eating at that time may be so. Mechanical and then dinner. It's just normally like weaning off and wearing off at that point. So typically people can eat dinner, but normally breakfast and dinner will be like the bigger meals.
And lunch and snacks tend to be light. So I would just have a list of foods that, you know, okay, I'm willing to eat this when I'm not getting any hunger cues and when eating feels mechanical, but I know that I like this, or this is just easy to get down to get 20, 30 grams of protein in for sure. And protein is so important too.
It is. It is. Yeah. And I wonder too, you talked about organizing your room.
Having that proximity to priorities, having your Bible literally right there before you get out of bed and your phone is put away. I wonder if there's a way to organize your fridge where the things that are the most nutrient dense are right there, right in your line of vision and not hidden or in a [00:32:00] drawer.
For sure. , I'll put my fruits like in a big fruit bowl and make it pretty and have those sitting out.
Just having the things that you want to eat more often, just super easy to grab. And then like the things that you want to eat less often, just make it a couple steps. Like I have to open this drawer and then I have to open the spin. And then you'll kind of forget about it anyways.
When you see this fruit, it's like, well, I'll just have that, you know? Mm-hmm. Yeah, exactly. I like that. And it's in a cute little bowl and yeah, so that's kind of maybe the novels he as well too. And it's convenient. I love it. Awesome. So this is so good. So let us know, Caroline, where we can find you and what you're promoting right now.
Yeah, so on my Instagram, it's just at, so Caroline Grace. , And then on my TikTok it's at, so Caroline and I'm actually on YouTube now at So Caroline Grace as well. I do a lot of blogs on YouTube, but I'm gonna start talking about ADHD as well. And I also have a guide that you can get through my Instagram, just [00:33:00] talking about ADHD and faith.
And yeah, I will hopefully be coming out with a lot of new videos soon about the topics that we talked about and more just ADHD everyday things. Yay. I love it. Well, thank you so much for all of these tips and kind of brainstorming this stuff with me too. Honestly, this has been so helpful to bring back to my clients and, , I hope that people really take away from this episode that they don't need to compare themselves to other people.
They don't need to shame themselves for having ADHD or being neurodivergent, but that this is a gift and you are fearfully, wonderfully made the Lord delights in you. You're precious and honored in his sight and this makes you so special. Absolutely. Thank you so much for speaking. I feel like you've given me so many good tips that I'm gonna run a wait this week with and apply.
You're so knowledgeable. Hey, you're too girl. I love listening to your podcast. That's another thing, like listen to your podcast while you do things. There you go. Hey, well, thanks for listening. I [00:34:00] appreciate you. Yeah, awesome, awesome. Well, thank you Caroline. I appreciate you and , we will be linking up her guide and all her socials in the show notes, so definitely give her a follow support in the kingdom.
And definitely if you struggle with a DH, adhd, y'all, I have to. Seen her guide. It is pages and pages and pages. There is so much good information in there. So definitely get her guide. It goes into, , way more than what we were able to talk about in this episode today. Such valuable info. , So thank you so much, Caroline.
I appreciate you. Thank you so much. It's been so fun.
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