You know that feeling when you walk into a space and can finally breathe? Or when you open a closet and feel overwhelmed before you even see what's there?

In this episode, we’re talking minimalism…or how, for AuDHD nervous systems, there's a sweet spot with physical stuff. Too much drowns us. But too little leaves us scrambling for things that would make our lives easier.

In this episode:

• Why having two kettles might be accommodation, not excess (and the ableism hiding in minimalism rules)
• The one question that determines what stays and what goes
• What our bodies remember about lightness—and how to trust what yours already knows

> This episode is part of this season's PATHS series—exploring unconventional ways AuDHD women can design their own lives. <

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As an AuDHDer, it’s easy to feel trapped between two impossible choices: stay in one place and feel stagnant, or live the nomadic life and feel dysregulated. But what if there's a third option?

This episode explores how to structure geographic flexibility that honors both your ADHD's need for novelty and your Autism's need for predictability—from extended annual stays to seasonal migration patterns to having a mobile option when you need to pop out.

In this episode:

• Our five-year evolution through corner suites, warehouse apartments, and extended campervan travel
• The difference between being a “tourist” and having multiple places that genuinely feel like home
• How "same bed, different place" honors the AuDHD paradox
• Why seasonal migration is ancient human practice, not modern instability
• The hard-won keys I live by to make location independence work for my AuDHD nervous system (that no one tells you)

> This episode is part of this season's PATHS series—exploring unconventional ways AuDHD women can design their own lives. <

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• Get your free Unmasking Menu
• AuDHD Coaching with Adria
• @iamadriasophia

Wish you had a reminder of what sparked? Full episode guides at AuDHDSparks.com.

I was sitting there staring at the numbers. A coaching practice that was actually healthy for my nervous system. Current rent prices and cost of living.

The math didn't work.

If I wanted to stay out of AuDHD burnout, I couldn't push my nervous system that hard again just to afford living alone. I needed breathing room to rebuild something sustainable. But I had no idea how.

Then my partner said: "What if we just bought a house with your parents?"

In this episode:

• Why the stigma around living with parents is recent (and culturally specific)
• How our home setup solved the overwhelm of traditional shared housing
• Finding the balance between connection & agency
• The year of rebuilding this arrangement made possible
• Why this isn't regression—it's ecosystem design that honors both connection and autonomy

> This episode is part of this season's PATHS series—exploring unconventional ways AuDHD women can design their own lives. <

Connect With Adria:

• Get your free Unmasking Menu
• AuDHD Coaching with Adria
• @iamadriasophia

Wish you had a reminder of what sparked? Full episode guides at AuDHDSparks.com.