In this episode, discover powerful strategies for overcoming burnout and executive dysfunction to achieve your savings goals, even if traditional budgeting methods haven't worked for you. I share an inspiring success story of one client who doubled her £300 savings goal to £700 in just two sessions using tailored money saving hacks designed for neurodivergent brains.

Learn why burnout and overwhelm sabotage your budgeting efforts and how emotional dysregulation can trigger impulse spending. I'll walk you through creating a personalized "pause plan" to interrupt reactive purchases and share decompression strategies that honor your unique executive function challenges.

Whether you have ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, this episode offers practical debt payoff strategies and savings approaches that match your brain’s strengths. When your prefrontal cortex is exhausted, saving money feels impossible — but with the right system, you can succeed without relying on willpower alone.

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Emotional spending is often misunderstood as a lack of discipline, but for neurodivergent adults, it is deeply linked to executive dysfunction and nervous system overload. This episode explores why overstimulation impairs your brain's planning ability, leading to impulsive purchases and burnout. Discover three practical money-saving hacks to interrupt emotional spending, support your executive function, and build healthier budgeting habits.

We discuss common signs of emotional spending such as brain fog and restlessness and share effective decompression rituals and pause plans to help you regain control. Whether you struggle with budgeting or maintaining savings, these strategies empower you to reduce burnout and enhance your financial wellbeing.

If you’re a neurodivergent individual looking to understand and break the cycle of emotional spending, improve your executive function around money, and develop practical debt payoff strategies, this episode will equip you with the necessary tools to succeed.

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Struggling to decide between an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) or managing your debt yourself? This episode offers neurodivergent adults essential insights into debt payoff strategies through a compassionate lens.  The purpose of this episode is to help you to understand the emotional impact of this decision, to help you recognize how Neurodivergence affects decision making under stress, and to feel more prepared when you do speak to an advisor. So you can go into these conversations with less panic, being better informed and more confident in asking questions. This episode is here to help you think clearly and not to tell you what to do.

Host Esther Bangura explains what an IVA entails, the hidden costs involved, and why this decision can trigger executive dysfunction and burnout, especially in those with ADHD, autism, or other neurodivergent traits. Learn how to approach debt repayment avoiding shame and overwhelm, using practical, shame-free filters that honor your brain's unique needs.

We'll explore debt management questions tailored for neurodivergent minds, compare IVA and self-managed debt repayment methods, understand what the snowball and avalanche strategies and provide money-saving hacks to help you regain control. If executive function challenges have made financial decisions overwhelming, this episode guides you to make confident, informed choices that reduce anxiety and support long-term financial well-being.

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