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Why ‘Listen to your body’ is trash advice for ADHDers (and what to do instead)

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Ever been told to “just listen to your body” — but your brain is too busy screaming about a sock seam, a cringey memory from 7th grade, and the fact that if you stop working now, you’ll never remember what you were doing?

Yeah, same.

For people with ADHD, body signals aren’t always reliable — or, you know, noticeable in real-time. Our brains either mute them, overload us with them, or scramble them completely (hello, thinking you’re starving when you’re actually just anxious).

Add in executive dysfunction and sensory overload, and suddenly, meeting basic needs feels like trying to decode an encrypted message.

That’s why this week’s episode of ADHD Adult(ish) is all about why “listen to your body” is trash advice for ADHDers — and what to do instead.

In this episode, I cover:

✅ Why ADHD makes it hard to recognize body signals (until it’s too late)
✅ Why executive dysfunction blocks you from acting on what you know you need​
✅ The sensory overload effect — how overstimulation drowns out body awareness
✅ Practical, ADHD-friendly strategies to actually recognize and respond to your body before it’s in full-on meltdown mode

💡 If your body could send push notifications instead of cryptic mixed signals, life would be easier. But since it doesn’t, this episode will help.

🎧 Listen here​

Cheers,
​Kim

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Kim Spangler

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