Clarity Center for Assessments and Psychology

Clarity Center for Assessments and Psychology Michigan Based Therapist

01/22/2026

Your brain isn’t lazy — it’s dopamine-driven. 🧠✨

When a task feels too big, your ADHD brain doesn’t get enough dopamine to start… so it freezes. That’s not procrastination — that’s neurobiology.

🔑 The fix? Task chunking.
Break the task down until it feels almost too easy.

✔️ One email, not “clear inbox”
✔️ Five minutes, not “finish the project”
✔️ Open the document, not “write the paper”

Each small step = a dopamine hit
Each dopamine hit = forward momentum
And momentum is how ADHD brains move linearly, not all at once.

Progress doesn’t come from motivation first.
👉 Motivation comes after movement.

Small steps aren’t lowering the bar —
they’re how your brain is wired to succeed.

Save this for the next time you feel stuck, and start with the smallest possible win.

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01/21/2026

ADHD paralysis isn’t laziness.
It’s a stuck nervous system.

When motivation won’t start → behavioral activation can.

🧠 The 2-Minute Rule (James Clear):
Lower the bar so your brain doesn’t hit the brakes.
Do the first tiny step for just two minutes.

✔ Open the laptop
✔ Put on the shoes
✔ Wipe the counters down
✔Fill up your water bottle

Action → creates momentum → which creates motivation
(not the other way around)

For ADHD brains, this works because it:
• reduces overwhelm
• bypasses perfectionism
• activates dopamine through completion
• supports executive functioning

James Clear reminds us: “You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.”
Tiny systems beat big intentions—every time.

Save this for the next time your brain freezes 🧊
Then start before you feel ready.

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01/21/2026

🧠 Therapy + ADHD: the part no one explains clearly

Therapy doesn’t work like a light switch.
It works like compound interest.

Small shifts in language.
One pause before reacting.
A slightly different choice on a hard day.

All-or-nothing thinking says:
“If I’m not better yet, this isn’t working.”

✨ Reality:
Those micro-changes are the mechanism of change.
They’re how nervous systems rewire.
They’re how skills become habits.
They’re how long-term progress is built—especially for ADHD brains.

You don’t grow by waiting for a breakthrough.
You grow by practicing what feels almost too small to matter.

📌 Capstone:
If it feels slow, it’s probably working.

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01/20/2026

🧠 ADHD + All-or-Nothing Thinking (the real productivity killer)

ADHD brains don’t struggle with effort.
They struggle with extremes.

If it’s not enough time → don’t start.
If it’s not done perfectly → doesn’t count.
If it won’t last → why bother.

That’s not laziness.
That’s a cognitive distortion turning everyday tasks into pass/fail tests.

✨ Reframe:
Small actions still regulate your nervous system.
Partial progress still reduces future overload.
Flexible systems outperform rigid rules—especially in ADHD families.

You don’t need to do everything.
You need to do something that helps future you.

📌 Capstone:
Progress isn’t all-or-nothing.
It’s cumulative—and ADHD brains thrive when we stop grading ourselves.

📍401 Church st. STE AB Almont, MI 48003
📆make an appointment today!

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🧠 ADHD + Cleaning + Time: the all-or-nothing trapIf you saw yourself in the visual, here are the other two thinking trap...
01/20/2026

🧠 ADHD + Cleaning + Time: the all-or-nothing trap

If you saw yourself in the visual, here are the other two thinking traps that quietly keep ADHD homes stuck 👇

2️⃣ “If the house gets messy again, cleaning was pointless.”
🔻 Trap: Mess returning = failure → motivation drops.
🔁 Reframe: Clean is temporary by design. The goal is resetting, not keeping a museum. Mess means life happened, not that you failed.

3️⃣ “If I can’t clean the ‘right’ way, I shouldn’t clean at all.”
🔻 Trap: Rigid rules (top-to-bottom, whole room only) stop action.
🔁 Reframe: Functional beats traditional. One counter, one load, one pile = real cleaning for an ADHD brain.

✨ ADHD brains don’t need more discipline.
They need fewer all-or-nothing rules.

Save this for the next time your brain tells you it’s “not worth starting.”

Clarity Center for Assessment and Psychology
401 Church St. STE AB Almont, MI 48003

01/19/2026

Health sometimes looks like saying no —
even when it’s awkward, inconvenient, or unpopular.

For a busy mom raising an ADHD family, “healthy” isn’t trendy. It’s practical.

❌ Saying no to packed schedules, late nights, and constant yeses
❌ Saying no to foods, routines, or commitments that dysregulate everyone
❌ Saying no to guilt for protecting your bandwidth

And saying yes to the things that don’t photograph well:
✅ Earlier bedtimes
✅ Boring meals that actually stabilize moods
✅ Repetition, structure, and fewer choices
✅ Slower mornings, quieter nights, more predictability

This isn’t about restriction.
It’s about regulation.
And regulation is what helps your whole family function.

🧠 ADHD takeaway: small shifts > perfect systems. Save this for later.

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If you’ve said therapy doesn’t work for me, let me prove you wrong. With a treatment track that gives you transparency ...
01/19/2026

If you’ve said therapy doesn’t work for me, let me prove you wrong. With a treatment track that gives you transparency every step of the way.

Therapy should give you clarity and insight to make meaningful changes.

I’m here to help! I offer a free consultation to see if working with me feels like a good fit.

🔁 If this made things click, save it. Your brain will thank you later.
📍401 Church st. STE AB, Almont, MI 48003
🏢Psychological testing and therapy

01/16/2026

Transitions + ADHD = tiny nervous system meltdown meets stopwatch chaos ⏰🧠

If your child loses their mind when it’s time to stop playing, leave the house, or switch tasks… it’s not defiance. It’s ADHD + transitions.

ADHD brains don’t shift gears easily. They need a bridge.
And that bridge is structure in the face of no structure.

✨ Clear preview
✨ Clear steps
✨ Clear reward on the other side

“First shoes, then car, THEN you get to pick the music.”
“Homework first, then Fortnite timer.”

That reward isn’t bribery—it’s dopamine scaffolding.
You’re helping their brain tolerate the uncomfortable in-between.

Transitions get easier when kids know:
👉 what’s ending
👉 what’s next
👉 and why it’s worth moving forward

Structure doesn’t limit ADHD kids.
It frees them.

(And yes… some days it still takes snacks, humor, and deep breathing 😅)

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Keywords: ADHD transitions, executive functioning, parenting ADHD, structure and routines, behavioral supports, emotional regulation

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01/15/2026

No more dripping wet clothes on the way to the laundry room. Mom takes one bin to the dryer and they’re onto their hot chocolate.

Transitions are one of the hardest parts of functioning with ADHD. Especially when it involves sensory stuff! Let me help!

Send to your mom bestie ❤️

Licensed therapist.
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I do this because I genuinely love it. I feel like the luckiest person in the world being a therapist. It is so SACRED t...
01/12/2026

I do this because I genuinely love it. I feel like the luckiest person in the world being a therapist.

It is so SACRED to sit with my clients and work through some of the hardest times of their life.

🤝 You don’t have to do this alone.
🏡 A safe place to understand your mind.
💬 Questions welcome. DMs are open

01/06/2026

The goal of identifying a problem is always to solve the problem!

An ADHD diagnosis is not a badge. It’s not a crutch. It’s the trailhead to a better path.

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