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Dealing with my ADHD & managing my business

By Alex Whitehead·September 2024·2 min read
Dealing with my ADHD & managing my business

Things I’ve put in place for my ADHD since I’ve been diagnosed ⬇️ Therapy Initially I started this off every week but having grown with management I am buzzing that I’ve managed to extend to one sessi

Things I’ve put in place for my ADHD since I’ve been diagnosed ⬇️

Therapy

Initially I started this off every week but having grown with management I am buzzing that I’ve managed to extend to one session every 12 weeks. This allows me simply to offload and reset my thoughts without putting it on the ones I love.

Micro-dosing

This isn’t something I do daily, it’s more of when I’ve got a feeling of anxiety or overwhelm I take lions mane to help combat the feeling.

Structure & Planning

My week is planned out every Sunday and I make sure my days are planned out the evening before. My diary is all colour coded, my Trello board is the same and everything is structured so I know where every project is. Having something visual in front of me just gives my mind the clarity it needs.

Downtime

Every Sunday I put my work phone down and don’t reply to any messages. I make sure one day a week it’s completely un focused on work giving me the chance to mentally reset and enjoy time with Beth and Winnie.

Breathing techniques

If something is bothering me, I take myself away and breath, eyes closed and refocus myself.

Fitness

Having that daily 2 hour block to escape everything and train in the gym just gives me the break I need in my mind

Quite enjoying this weekly insights into AW so will continue to keep writing so people understand my and the business!

Alex Whitehead, Director at AW Media & Marketing

Written by Alex Whitehead

Director, Developer & Award-Winning Web Designer

Alex founded AW Media in Sheffield in 2016 and has led 500+ website, branding and SEO projects since, picking up four back-to-back industry awards along the way. He writes the way he works: straight answers, no jargon, judged on results.

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