Boosting Your Mood with a Dopamine Menu

ADHD-ish (formerly The Driven Woman Entrepreneur)

Hey, ADHD-ish fam! 🚀

Have you ever wondered why some neurodivergent business owners just seem to get so much done and others have a permanent seat on the struggle bus? Is it medication, meditation or exercise? Is it their morning routine or have they simply found the perfect productivity strategy that continues to escape you?

In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, I’m sharing a game-changing strategy that has the power to lift your mood, energize your day, and keep you on track – introducing the Dopamine Menu! 🧠✨

First introduced by YouTuber Jessica Mc Cabe of “How to ADHD” and Eric Tivers of ADHD Rewired, the Dopamine Menu (or dopamenu for those who love shortcuts…) is a simple but wickedly effective tool for meeting our brain’s need for stimulation and reminding us where to get it, without getting ourselves into trouble.

Dividing the things that stimulate our brains and give us a squirt of joy juice (dopamine) into easy to remember categories that resemble a restaurant menu - starters, mains, sides and desserts keeps the Dopamine Menu feeling playful and fun, so we will actually take advantage of it.

The dopamine menu is to the ADHD-ish brain what meal planning and prep is to those who want to eat a healthier diet, but just can’t seem to break free from snack foods. The best part about having a Dopamine Menu is that you don’t have to follow it perfectly and you can change it up whenever you want, so it stays shiny and new.

🎙️ What You'll Learn:

• The truth about stimulant medication and mood
• How dopamine effects mood, energy and motivation
• A step-by-step guide to create your own Dopamine Menu
• Tips for making your Dopamine Menu convenient, effective, and sustainable
• Suggestions for using your Dopamine Menu for dealing with procrastination, impulsivity and losing the day to social media

Create a dopamine menu and post it on social media to get my feedback & I’ll shout YOU out on a future episode:

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Listener Shout Out: This week's shout out goes to long time listener, Andrea Sousa, a paralegal and law student who shared how her ADHD traits of curiosity and hyperfocus help her excel at locating difficult to find names and addresses, to the amazement of everyone in her office. Thank you, Andrea, for spreading awareness and celebrating the unique strengths that come with ADHD!

Caring is Sharing: If you're enjoying ADHD-ish, please share the podcast with another neurodivergent business owner. It's ADHD Awareness Month, so let's spread that awareness far and wide!