Jun 15
When licensed professional therapist, author, and speaker KC Davis first began a self and home-care TikTok account, she didn’t intend to make ADHD content. In fact, she didn’t even know she had ADHD at the time, she just knew her unique brain required equally unique systems in order for her to stay on top of home care tasks. When KC’s content inevitably ended up on the ADHD side of TikTok, her number of followers exploded. So many people with ADHD related to her content and found success with her systems that KC decided to get an evaluation and confirmed that she does indeed have ADHD.
Since receiving her diagnosis KC’s content has expanded to include creative ADHD-specific systems and solutions for care tasks, but the underlying message in her work has always remained the same: “Care tasks are morally neutral. They have nothing to do with being a good or bad person, with failing or succeeding in life.”
Join me this week as KC Davis explains why thinking of care tasks as ‘morally neutral’ is so important for our mental health, teaches us her ‘condiments in the produce drawer’ ADHD fridge hack, and gives us the tools to implement a no-fold laundry system that saved her sanity.
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"Care tasks are morally neutral. They have nothing to do with being a good or bad person, with failing or succeeding in life."
- KC Davis
"Your neurotype is not a moral failing, it’s just the way that you are. And I think [the key is] having a self-compassionate inner dialogue around the way that you are and knowing that it’s okay and that you might need to do things differently."
- KC Davis
"I had to work so hard to accept myself. And if I would’ve known earlier in my life that I had ADHD I wouldn’t have had to work that hard to not hate myself."
- KC Davis
- KC shared her experience with ADHD, including a classic presentation of symptoms and a high correlation with learning disorders and addiction.
- KC describes two instances of depressive episodes: one during a stint working abroad and another after having her second child, both marked by feelings of hopelessness and isolation.
- KC discusses how her ADHD affects her ability to listen and interrupts others.
[26:20 - 36:49] ADHD, Dyslexia, and Academic Struggles
- KC struggled with school due to time management, working memory, and external structure, leading to high grades despite a lack of understanding.
- KC creates a viral video showcasing her tidying method, which involves picking up trash, dishes, and items with a designated place, and finds it easier to manage without feeling overwhelmed.
- KC's lack of understanding in math was not noticed until high school when formulas became essential, leading to poor performance.
- KC shares they organize their family's laundry using a "no fold" system, utilizing cubbies and baskets to store clothes and save time.
- KC shares that they use a timer to help with laundry, setting it between steps, and finding it helpful in consistently completing the task.
- KC shares that they have associated Mondays with laundry, making it easier to remember and prioritize the task.
Instagram: @strugglecare
TikTok: @domesticblisters
Website: Strugglecare.com
Book: How to Keep House While Drowning
