The Busy Brain Do-Over

Candace David
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ADHD Systems for Busy Women Your brain is brilliant, but sometimes it feels like it’s working against you.You start the day with good intentions, then distractions, decisions, and everyone else’s needs pile up until you’re running on fumes and guilt. If you’re a busy, high-capacity woman with ADHD or a busy brain that acts like it, you’re in the right place. The Busy Brain Do-Over is your weekly reset button; a place to trade shame for strategy and chaos for calm. Hosted by therapist and educator Candace David, this show gives you simple, ADHD-friendly systems and real-life “do-overs” you can use right away to feel more focused, confident, and in control again. Each episode helps you recover when things fall apart, reset without starting from scratch, and show up in a way that feels good, doable, and grounded. If you’ve ever thought you’re the problem... you’re not.You just need a do-over that works with your busy brain.

  1. 6 days ago

    When Summer Slips By Before It Even Starts: The Summer Anchor Do-Over

    If you’ve ever entered summer hoping it would feel slower, lighter, or more present… only to realize a few weeks later that you’re already overwhelmed again, this episode is for you. Candace unpacks the specific moment many busy brains hit in early summer: when the school-year chaos ends, everyone exhales for a second, and then summer logistics immediately take over. Camps. Schedules. Work. Projects. Family expectations. Suddenly the season you imagined starts slipping away before it even begins.  In this episode, Candace explains why the “feeling” you had about summer isn’t enough to guide your decisions, why busy seasons default to whatever already has momentum, and why so many women end up feeling disconnected from the summer they actually wanted. You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset to help you create a summer that feels more intentional — even if life stays busy. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    16 min

  2. 19 May

    When You Showed Up to Work But Your Brain Didn't: The Brain Dump Do-Over

    030 If you’ve ever sat down to work, spent hours trying, and still walked away feeling like you got almost nothing done… this episode is for you. Candace shares a real-life moment of trying to work on a course module while interruptions, unfinished tasks, and mental tabs quietly piled up in the background. The problem wasn’t distraction. It was that her brain never fully arrived at the task in the first place. In this episode, Candace unpacks the difference between being distracted and being mentally held back, why unfinished tasks keep pulling at your attention, and why “just focus” doesn’t work when your brain is still carrying the rest of the morning.  You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset designed to help your brain stop holding everything at once so you can actually transition into the work in front of you. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    15 min

  3. 13 May

    When the End of the Year Feels Like Too Much

    029 If you’ve ever felt like late April and May quietly become survival mode, this episode is for you. Candace sits down with Joanna for an honest conversation about the stretch of the year when everything starts stacking at once. School events. Emails. Teacher gifts. Summer planning. Work deadlines. Emotional kids. And the invisible mental load moms are usually carrying underneath all of it. Together, they talk about the moments where it really hit them, the pressure to keep everything moving, and what happens when the season starts feeling heavier than anyone around you seems to notice. This conversation is not about fixing May. It’s about finally naming why it feels so hard. If you’ve been feeling behind, stretched thin, or like you’re barely holding the moving pieces together, this episode will make you feel less alone. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    29 min

  4. 5 May

    When You Have Nothing Left and You Don’t Know Where it Went: The Processing Break Do-Over

    028 If you’ve ever reached the end of a completely normal day and felt like you had nothing left to give… this episode is for you. Candace shares a real-life moment after a full but not overwhelming workday, where something as simple as leaving a voicemail suddenly feels like too much. Not because anything went wrong, but because her brain had quietly used up everything it had. In this episode, Candace unpacks why this kind of exhaustion feels so confusing, why your brain starts looking for something to blame, and how “volume” can drain you even when nothing looks hard on paper. You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset designed to help you protect a little bit of energy before your tank is completely empty. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    16 min

  5. 28 Apr

    When May Hits Different: The Effort Tier Do-Over

    027 If you’ve ever felt like May hits harder than any other month… this episode is for you. Candace shares the familiar feeling of everything piling up at once. School events, teacher gifts, summer planning, work deadlines, and emotional needs at home — all landing in the same few weeks and all feeling equally urgent. In this episode, Candace unpacks why May feels so overwhelming, why your brain treats everything like it deserves the same level of effort, and why you end up running out of energy before the things that matter most even happen. You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset to help you spend your energy differently so you don’t burn out trying to give everything your best. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    21 min

  6. 21 Apr

    When One Interrupted Day Feels Like Failure: The Interrupted Day Do-Over

    026 If you’ve ever had one off day and immediately thought, “This isn’t working,” this episode is for you. Candace shares a real-life moment of building a thoughtful, well-researched schedule… only to feel like it completely fell apart after one interrupted day filled with appointments, errands, and real life. In this episode, Candace unpacks why busy brains turn interruptions into evidence, why one imperfect day can feel like a verdict on the whole plan, and how quickly we go from “this is a hard day” to “this isn’t working.” You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset that helps you adjust expectations in real time—so one interrupted day doesn’t turn into giving up entirely. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    14 min

  7. 14 Apr

    When Deciding Feels Like the Hardest Part: The Default Decision Do-Over

    025 If you’ve ever been asked a simple question — like where to eat — and felt completely overwhelmed by it, this episode is for you. Candace shares a real-life moment of being offered a kind, generous lunch… and still feeling dread at having to choose. Not because anything was wrong, but because her brain had already spent its decision-making energy for the week. In this episode, Candace unpacks why small decisions can feel so heavy, why busy brains hit a limit faster than we expect, and how decision fatigue quietly builds throughout the day. You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a simple reset that helps you reduce the number of decisions your brain has to make — without needing more discipline or willpower. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    12 min

  8. 7 Apr

    When Scrapping Everything Feels Like Moving Forward: The Don’t-Burn-It-Down Do-Over

    024 If you’ve ever had one thing go wrong… and suddenly felt like the whole thing needed to be thrown out and restarted, this episode is for you. Candace shares a real-life moment of discovering that multiple videos she had worked hard on were unusable due to a recording mistake. Her first instinct was not to fix it. It was to delete everything and start over. In this episode, Candace unpacks why busy, high-capacity brains often jump from “this is off” to “this is unsalvageable,” why starting over can feel like progress, and how perfectionism quietly redirects your energy away from what’s still working. You’ll also hear this week’s Do-Over, a reset designed to help you pause before tearing everything down and make a more intentional decision about what actually needs to change. Want to share your do-over moment? Email team@thesteadystateco.com or send a quick voice memo. 👉 Join my newsletter: mybusybrain.com/join 👉 Join the course waitlist: mybusybrain.com/plan 👉 Tap Follow so your next do-over is waiting when you need it most. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide mental health treatment, therapy, or professional advice. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of mental health support, please reach out to a qualified professional in your area or contact your local crisis line.

    16 min
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ADHD Systems for Busy Women Your brain is brilliant, but sometimes it feels like it’s working against you.You start the day with good intentions, then distractions, decisions, and everyone else’s needs pile up until you’re running on fumes and guilt. If you’re a busy, high-capacity woman with ADHD or a busy brain that acts like it, you’re in the right place. The Busy Brain Do-Over is your weekly reset button; a place to trade shame for strategy and chaos for calm. Hosted by therapist and educator Candace David, this show gives you simple, ADHD-friendly systems and real-life “do-overs” you can use right away to feel more focused, confident, and in control again. Each episode helps you recover when things fall apart, reset without starting from scratch, and show up in a way that feels good, doable, and grounded. If you’ve ever thought you’re the problem... you’re not.You just need a do-over that works with your busy brain.

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  • Creator
    Candace David
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Busy Brain Do-Over
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