19/09/2025
đ§ Thinking About Thinking
When we live with ADHD, anxiety, depression, or the long shadows of trauma, our relationship with our own mind can feel complicated. Thoughts can come too fast, too loud, too tangledâor sometimes feel flat and heavy, like theyâve lost their spark.
Thatâs why I love this book- Itâs an amazing visual book that uses humour, colour, and comical cartoons to make sense of whatâs happening in our heads. It manages to take complex ideas about the mind and make them accessible, meaningful, and even fun. Anyone who opens it can find something that resonates.
In therapy, the idea of thinking about thinkingâmetacognitionâbecomes an important part of healing. Itâs not about controlling every thought, but noticing:
⨠What patterns show up in my thinking?
⨠How do those patterns affect my emotions, my body, my choices?
⨠Do my thoughts serve me, or do they keep me stuck?
For ADHD, this might mean catching the constant mental darting. For anxiety, noticing the âwhat ifâ spirals. In depression, recognising the heavy, self-critical loops. With trauma, itâs about understanding how past experiences still shape present reactions.
This book offers a light-hearted way into these deep reflectionsâreminding us that self-understanding doesnât always have to feel heavy.
đą Compassion for ourselves
đą New tools for focus and grounding
đą Gentle curiosity instead of harsh judgment
đą The possibility of stepping out of old cycles
Our thoughts donât define usâbut exploring them with curiosity (and even a little humour) can help us heal, grow, and reclaim choice in our lives.
