Life Skills Toolbox: Body Doubling

Struggling with household tasks due to overwhelm or ADHD? Vanessa Gorelkin shares a compassionate, step-by-step body doubling approach to help you initiate and complete chores with less stress. This episode offers practical exercises to tackle cleaning, laundry, and dishes in manageable blocks, emphasizing progress over perfection.Key Topics:The concept of body doubling and its benefits for neurodivergent brainsWhy tasks pile up: breaking down complex chores into simple, achievable stepsHow co-presence reduces cognitive load and increases task initiationThe importance of micro-movements and focusing on one item at a timeGuided routines for cleaning a room, doing laundry, and washing dishesStrategies for managing overwhelm, including silence and pacing techniquesEncouragement to view progress as meaningful, not perfectWe hope you enjoy this body doubling experiential episode!Click here to get in touch Thanks for listening!Please share the show with anyone who may enjoy it. We'd love it if you'd leave us a 5 star review wherever you're listening- it helps listeners find the show and we read every review.If you'd like to submit an "Untangle This" question, a comment, or an episode idea-- Email us:[email protected] is available to consult professionally with individual clients. If you'd like to work with Vanessa , reach out here:https://vanessagorelkin.com/contact-us#12398ed6-3711-4e15-ae41-4711059fd6abIf you'd like to read about Vanessa's background, treatment perspective and techniques, or other handy information about her practice, check out her Psychology Today profile here:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/vanessa-gorelkin-scottsdale-az/809467