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The holidays will look different for everyone. You might be celebrating, seeing family, taking time off to relax, or perhaps things are looking busier than ever. There really is no one way to spend this season, and similarly, there are many ways that one might feel at this time of year. Guilt, grief, excitement, joy, anxiety, and so many more emotions may arise, and each person will feel differently. However, if there’s something that we all take into the holiday season, it’s

Sometimes I think of my brain as a little kid tugging at my sleeve, begging for just one more spark of excitement, one more burst of dopamine. It’s exhausting and beautiful all at once—the way it craves stimulation, comfort, and connection. What I didn’t understand for years was how that same craving shaped my relationship with food, with my body, and with control. As a person with ADHD, I am always chasing that next hit of dopamine. It’s like my brain is constantly scanning

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