If you keep pushing through routines that never quite fit and still feel exhausted, this one is for you. On The Healing Mindset, guest host Sana sits with Kathryn Riordan to explore burnout in neurodivergent and highly sensitive women.
Kathryn explains why discipline can deepen depletion, and how rhythm, pleasure and permission can help you rebuild energy without blaming yourself.
About the Guest:
Kathryn Riordan is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and founder of For The Sensitive. She supports neurodivergent and highly sensitive women, drawing on her own lifelong health journey and lived experience.
Key Takeaways:
- Burnout in neurodivergent women often looks internal: racing thoughts and endless open doors.
- Try a menu, not a schedule. Match your evening routine to your energy that day.
- Swap discipline and consistency for rhythm, pleasure and inspiration.
- Being undervalued in one room does not make your traits wrong. Seek rooms that see you.
- If nothing has worked, the system may be the mismatch, not you.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://forthesensitive.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRFMXaFFpLubKXORFL0CFg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@for_the_sensitive
Substack: https://substack.com/@forthesensitive
Episode Chapters (approx.):
[00:00] What If It Was Never About Discipline: opening reflection on exhaustion
[02:00] Kathryn’s Story: a childhood of health struggles and the search for answers
[06:30] Why Burnout Looks Different for Neurodivergent Women
[10:00] Doors Inside Doors: how overwhelm and high sensitivity show up
[16:00] Rooms That See You: self-worth, belonging and difference
[20:00] Rhythm Over Discipline: menus, permission and energy accounting
[27:00] You Are Not the Problem: stepping outside a system that never fit
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