by Jen Kelchner | Jul 10, 2023
Low-battery mode in effect The rise of my inner dragon. Diagnosis and self-indication have been a gift. Recently a friend reminded me that when you charge your phone in low-battery mode it doesn’t go green until it is at an 80% charge. And honestly, this has...
by Jen Kelchner | Jun 13, 2023
If you’re new to this blog series, I’m in a severe burnout and unmasking journey after a full nervous system shutdown and late-diagnosed AuDHD. I’m not here to serve up psychological or medical advice but rather to share my personal experience and hope it resonates...
by Jen Kelchner | Jun 6, 2023
I realize the previous post left everyone hanging on the “I am not well” part and my “cant stop, wont stop” pattern finding brain telling you how responsibility connected and then some side trauma sneaking in. But, it didn’t follow up with what’s next. But what...
by Jen Kelchner | Jun 5, 2023
When an independent and functional person you know asks for help, pay attention. When they say they are unwell, take it seriously. This is us waving a white flag of surrender. This is our 911 call. Yes, I know I’m not meeting your expectations. It kills me....
by Jen Kelchner | May 30, 2023
I didn’t know what I didn’t know. So here is a “new to me” revelation that hit me pretty squarely the other day. Awareness brings both enlightenment and grief. Stick with me I’ll explain. I chase awareness and expansion of my consciousness with rabid...
by Jen Kelchner | May 17, 2023
Life as I knew it is over I am about 3 months away from my 50th birthday and I am 6 months into a severe burnout episode. Like literally the worst burnout I have ever experienced in my life. In truth, I think I crossed the threshold in February of 2022 and used...
