Feb 28
The term “self-care” has become synonymous with bubble baths and meditation classes, but for ADHDers who are already overwhelmed by endless to-do lists, the last thing we need is to pile more “shoulds” onto our plates. Taylor Elyse Morrison always felt overwhelmed by the idea of self-care until she realized that, in her words, “self-care is listening within and responding in the most loving way possible,” and it completely changed her perspective on what it looks like to care for herself.
Taylor went on to turn her newfound relationship with self-care into a career. She’s now the founder of the company Inner Workout and the author of a book by the same name. Taylor uses her coaching, mindfulness, and movement training to meet people where they're at and offer actionable steps towards creating a world without burnout.
Taylor’s approach to self-care feels so welcoming and accessible because she knows the struggle firsthand. During our conversation Taylor shares her own ADHD diagnosis story, how she incorporates neurodivergent needs into her work, her advice for making movement fun, the importance of community, and much more.
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"The way that I approach self-care is a coping strategy for all of the ways that I saw society talking about self-care that weren't making me feel cared for."
- Taylor Elyse Morrison
"I genuinely am not naturally good at self care. And sometimes when you are so good at something, you make tools that aren't actually helpful to people because it just comes naturally to you."
- Taylor Elyse Morrison
"Self care is listening within and responding in the most loving way possible. Using that definition has completely changed my life and perspective on what it looks like to care for myself."
- Taylor Elyse Morrison
- Taylor shares about her ADHD diagnosis as an adult.
- Taylor struggled with creating structure and focus once she got to college.
- Taylor shared that she used to feel ashamed about difficulties such as keeping her home clean, but now understands that it's due to her ADHD brain.
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- Taylor defines self-care as "listening within and responding in the most loving way possible." It's about having a conversation with yourself rather than just checking items off a to-do list.
- Taylor suggests remembering what physical activities you enjoyed as a kid. Also build in accountability by doing activities with friends.
- Taylor discussed how she started Inner Workout in 2019 after experiencing burnout, realizing she needed to practice self-care by "listening within and responding in the most loving way possible.
- Taylor talked about finding forms of movement and mindfulness that work for you rather than traditional meditation, as well as being honest with yourself about your ADHD struggles and gifts.
- Taylor recommends accountability and body doubling as #1 ADHD workarounds.
- Taylor's goal is to help people accomplish things differently so that they can feel better about themselves.
