Episode 205

How Intermittent Fasting & Deep Work Can Help ADHD Brains

Published on: 9th April, 2024

If you are looking for a sustainable way to a healthier life with less emphasis on food, that is also good for your brain,  this episode is for you. I invited primal health and intermitted fasting coach, Marisa Moon to join me for this episode of the Self-Care Series and this interview is about so much more than wellness. 

Marisa was one of my first guests on the podcast (check out episode # 36 - Intermittent Fasting for Energy & Mental Clarity).  She recently became the best-selling author of “Not So Fast” based on her ten years of experience teaching people how to adopt the intermittent fasting lifestyle using her framework, The RESET Method and I knew she had to be part of our Self-Care Series. 

The RESET method is more than just a fasting protocol—it's a roadmap to a healthy, sustainable lifestyle, which is particularly well suited to those of us juggling the demands of entrepreneurship and ADHD. 

What you’re going to hear:

  • Intermittent fasting strategies with the ADHD 🧠 in mind. 
  • Strategies for deep work and productivity without boredom or burnout.
  • Marisa’s R.E.S.E.T approach to intermittent fasting you won’t want to quit 🤬
  • How Marisa engineered her life to get her book written & published in 8 months
  • Writing a book that is ADHD-friendly (strategies for content creators that are 🔥)

Connect with Marisa Moon:

Intermittent Fasting Freedom Free Guide

“Not So Fast” book

Website

Mentioned by Marisa during our convo:

Episode #202 -  “The Impact of Sleep on Women’s Wellness with Morgan Adams, MSW”

Cal Newport’s book “Slow Productivity”

Self Publishing School 

Human Design: Generator with Sacral Authority 


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Are you struggling as a solopreneur or small business owner who is having trouble finding time and energy for deep work? Do you have a big project that you just can’t seem to finish (or even start) because you don’t have the structure, systems, and support in place?  This might be the perfect time to partner with a business coach + licensed therapist + ADHD entrepreneur (me). 

I am opening up opportunities to work with me 1:1 for different lengths of time, based on your needs, goals, and what’s got you feeling stuck. We customize the engagement to be exactly what you need, no more, no less. 

It starts with a no-obligation free consultation. I help you figure out why your business is not yet where you want it to be, and create a plan that takes mental wellness and energetic capacity into account.  

I call it “right-sizing” and it might be exactly what you need right now if you know you’re doing too much, but don’t know what to let go of.


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ADHD-ish
For Business Owners with Busy Brains
ADHD-ish is THE podcast for business owners who are driven and distracted, whether you have an “official” ADHD diagnosis or not. If you identify as an entrepreneur, small business owner, creative, independent professional, or freelancer, and you color outside the lines and think outside the box, this podcast is for you.

People with ADHD traits are far more likely to start a business because we love novelty and autonomy. But running a business can be lonely and exhausting. Having so many brilliant ideas means dozens of projects you’ve started and offers you’ve brainstormed, but few you’ve actually launched. Choosing what to say "yes" to and what to "catch and release" is even harder. This is exactly why I created ADHD-ish.

Each episode offers practical strategies, personal stories, and expert insights to help you harness your active mind and turn potential distractions into business success. From productivity tools to mindset shifts, you’ll learn how to do business your way by
embracing your neurodivergent edge and turning your passion and purpose into profit.

If we haven't met, I'm your host, Diann Wingert, a psychotherapist-turned-business coach and serial business owner, who struggled for years with cookie-cutter advice meant for “normies” and superficial ADHD hacks that didn’t go the distance. In ADHD-ish, I’m sharing the best of what I’ve learned from running my businesses and working with coaching clients who are like-minded and like-brained.

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