🥒In this episode, I wander into the twisty bramble of procrastination. Not as a flaw to fix or a sign that we're “bad at time,” but as a deeply human, deeply neurodivergent (and sometimes neurotypical) experience. I peel back the layers and show how procrastination has never really been about calendars or willpower. It’s about emotions, safety, and the way our uniquely wired brain responds to stress, pressure, and the promise of reward.

🥒I'll explain the backstage of the mind, where the limbic system and prefrontal cortex negotiate like two travelers trying to share the same map. Sometimes the emotional brain grabs the wheel. Sometimes the planning brain mutters from the backseat. And sometimes… everything just goes still.

🥒With a blend of science, kindness, and some storytelling, I share the strategies we can use that help unstick ourselves, breaking things into tiny, workable steps, shaping environments that feel like focused landings, and acknowledging the emotional waves underneath the delay. 🥒It’s not about forcing ourselves into productivity. It’s about understanding our wiring, honoring our nervous systems, and finding our way back to forward motion with kindness instead of shame.

Check out the cool links below:

https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/why-we-procrastinate-a-neuroscientific-view https://insightspsychology.org/the-neuroscience-of-procrastination/ https://scitechdaily.com/the-science-of-procrastination-a-neuroscientists-guide-to-getting-things-done/ https://scienceofmind.org/is-procrastination-harmful/ https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination

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