Cherry ADHD

11/11/2025

That feeling when you get the fuel price to end in .00 😍💃 I felt so weirdly proud hahahaha

11/11/2025

10/11/2025

That ADHD experience where you struggle to cook the meals you planned to cook and inevitably end up having one of the following options happening:
A) you snack instead of having an actual meal
B) you eat yet another bowl of cereal
C) you order takeaway despite that you don’t have the budget for it
D) you skip the meal and end up hangry
E) you eat pot noodles, a protein bar or dry toast
This isn’t because you’re a failure but because you meal plan like a neurotypical person would. You miss planning for your fluctuations in energy and capacity 🧡
Meal planning/cooking with adhd is one of the 4 basic needs I’ll be teaching across 4 weekly live workshops starting in 2 days (nov 12th). Head to the link in my profile to sign up now 🧡

10/11/2025

POV: you have ADHD and this is how your morning went:
You got up late and nearly overslept by repeatedly pausing the alarm. Then you realised you had put scalp oil on last night which meant you HAD to wash your hair. In the shower you realised you’d run out of shampoo and had to use your child’s shampoo instead. Then the normal morning rush continued until it was time to leave where I realised I completely forgot to blow dry or style my hair or to apply make up so I left with half air dried half wet hair to drop my daughter off to school. I then threw my glasses onto to the driver seat thinking I’d definitely remember to move them out of the way before sitting down which obviously didn’t happen and I found them under my bum as I was searching for my glasses when I was about to leave to work. I then tried to fix them and eventually realised one lense came off and I needed up breaking the frame completely (yay)
How did your Monday morning go? 😅

09/11/2025

Can you relate? What should I film next about what people think it’s like vs what it’s actually like - let me know in the comments 🧡

09/11/2025

If you’ve ever felt physically crushed after someone criticises you - or even thinks they might be disappointed in you - you’re not dramatic, you’re not too emotional, and you’re definitely not broken. That intense reaction has a name: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and it’s really common in ADHD.

It’s not “just taking things personally.” It’s a full-body response that can make your chest tighten, your stomach drop, and your brain spiral into self-blame. You might replay the situation a hundred times, trying to work out what you did wrong, or go into people-pleasing mode to fix it before anyone even notices something’s off.

But understanding it changes things significantly .
Because RSD is a nervous system overreaction. Our brains are wired to feel rejection as a threat, so our emotions respond like we’re in danger.

With awareness, we can start to notice patterns. Which is how I started to realise when it tends to be worse and when it tends to be better.

Finding functional alcohol alternatives to make yummy drinks with has helped so much in reducing my alcòhol intake which in turn has reduced my RSD.

My favourite for a couple of years now has been .spiritdrinks ! their drinks are designed to enhance mood without the crash or anxiety the next day.
If you want to grab 15% off to try them yourself, you can use my code CHERRYADHD or comment ‘RSD’.

If you’ve got ADHD, do you notice that alcôhol makes your emotions or self-doubt worse too?

09/11/2025

Came back home to homemade scones from my daughter and partner.
Do you put cream or jam first? 👀

09/11/2025

POV: you’re trying to find the motivation to exercise and end up finding it by escaping the mess around you 😅

09/11/2025

Can you relate?
What did I miss?
Ps: this isn’t a diagnostic tool but hopefully helps you feel seen, supported, less alone and maybe puts a smile on your face ❤️🫂

09/11/2025

Normal Gentle and calm parenting often do not work for neurodivergent children in the traditional sense and might actually set them off more - so you will likely have to adapt strategies. Don’t get me wrong - I’m not saying that they don’t work full stop but if your child has got adhd or demand avoidance you likely won’t have much success with the typical advice and you WILL have to adapt the advice to suit your child’s nervous system. We still follow the concepts of respectful/developmentally appropriate and gentle parenting but just in a way that is adapted for neurodivergent parents and kids… 🧡

08/11/2025

What did I miss? 😅😭

08/11/2025

Happy weekend! Gotta loveeeeee dry shampoo hahahah
What are you up to? We’ll be going to st Martin’s Umzug nearby (yes we are in the uk but I’m German so gotta participate in some German traditions whenever we can❤️)
Just finished filming some content while my girl was practicing for a nutcracker play she’ll be playing the main character later this month and now we’re off to a dog walk 🚶‍♂️