NeuroMynds | Site-Wide Activity https://neuromynds.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sun, 24 May 2026 10:04:48 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b4924f97b6d50d9798af9a96feca648e helena.pleinert replied to the topic Is your child refusing to go to school? in the forum School refusal https://neuromynds.com/topic/is-your-child-refusing-to-go-to-school/#post-13020 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:33:44 +0200 This is also an alternative option for school: https://www.naturspielwald.ch/

]]> 4906caa5292a0d74fc7c0cf698a3b091 Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic What I offer in business in the forum Ask & Offer https://neuromynds.com/topic/what-i-offer-in-business/#post-13019 Tue, 19 May 2026 01:39:27 +0200 So important and thanks for sharing!
I‘m really keen to see what others are doing, offering 🫶🏼😊

]]> 37d763f734b895122dc61074ab4f3bd1 helena.pleinert replied to the topic What I offer in business in the forum Ask & Offer https://neuromynds.com/topic/what-i-offer-in-business/#post-13014 Sun, 17 May 2026 12:53:05 +0200 And of course I am curious to learn what everyone else here is doing!

]]> df59439be7f03c311843b16d0059c129 helena.pleinert started the topic What I offer in business in the forum Ask & Offer https://neuromynds.com/topic/what-i-offer-in-business/ Sat, 16 May 2026 16:20:56 +0200 So, separately from my post with my general thougts about supporting each other in business, a post about what my business offers.

Here is our website: https://www.pleinertpartner.com/

What we offer for businesses: how to bring out engagement and intrapreneurship! How we do this: our evidence based suite of HyWork diagnostics and training…Read more

]]> 44e03b95c8cbaea0b0cee670f1a600a7 helena.pleinert started the topic Supporting each other in business in the forum Ask & Offer https://neuromynds.com/topic/supporting-each-other-in-business/ Sat, 16 May 2026 16:10:06 +0200 Thank you Lisa Garrelts for setting up the Business Community hub!

I feel neurodivergents should support each other in business, just like other communities do. Of course I mean: we should not purchase from neurodivergent lead businesses only because of neurodivergence, but if the offer of a neurodivergent lead business is at least as good as…Read more

]]> ed31d0353a6eb2f542b93178358afaa5 Lisa Garrelts started the topic Is your child refusing to go to school? in the forum School refusal https://neuromynds.com/topic/is-your-child-refusing-to-go-to-school/ Tue, 05 May 2026 16:26:21 +0200 If your kid is bullied e.g., it‘s natural that they want to protect themselves. In my school time, especially from 10 to 15 years, I vomited every morning because I knew I would be bullied, dismissed, treated bad by teachers but that was a while ago. I wanted to throw in, that there are Waldorf/ Montessori Schools that have an entire different a…Read more

]]> 0c19189f34a65034e003b4323fc29eb4 Li's profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/294/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:58:09 +0200 0 d397a39fd5283248a8dbb776b481b69e bas.vandrongelen replied to the topic Strategies to overcome "I'll do it later" in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/strategies-to-overcome-ill-do-it-later/#post-3086 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:09:28 +0200 All of the above.

I’m experimenting and testing a format and looking for people who want to try it. The format itself is very simple: a small group, you state out loud what you’re going to do in the next 45 minutes, then everyone works in silence, then you report back honestly. Did you do it or not.

If you want to try one, drop a reply or DM me.…Read more

]]> b827e322687974b68169afded33ea96b bas.vandrongelen changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/263/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:01:21 +0200 0 23e2bde1fdd9560be5c23b785e8c3111 bas.vandrongelen replied to the topic Does external structure help you with the tasks you keep avoiding? in the forum Apps that actually help ADHD focus https://neuromynds.com/topic/does-external-structure-help-you-with-the-tasks-you-keep-avoiding/#post-3085 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:56:45 +0200 Hi Michaela aka Mrs Procrastination 😅, great news!

I tried to send you a dm but I think we should be “friends”.

You can book a session in my calendar: https://www.cal.eu/peach-flow/peach-flow-focus-sprint. Or just DM me a propose times there and I’ll see if one works.
And you can find more info on the concept itself on https://peach-flow.ch

Bas

]]> 03fae22a1820aef78e26a75d789afb13 bas.vandrongelen and MichaelaS. are now friends https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/261/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:33:51 +0200 0 3e42667814a588431dab2a3299f743b8 MichaelaS. changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/259/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:41:22 +0200 0 ef9d35051459b0eb612b891f4d6afb3c MichaelaS.'s profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/258/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:37:59 +0200 0 54ed93374c094f67d6674ad25feec2ee MichaelaS. replied to the topic Does external structure help you with the tasks you keep avoiding? in the forum Apps that actually help ADHD focus https://neuromynds.com/topic/does-external-structure-help-you-with-the-tasks-you-keep-avoiding/#post-3082 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:36:52 +0200 Hello just joined – long story short- I am in. How do we do this 😅

Mrs Procrastination

]]> f92d11b926788e0f60bfdfc340e5e48e bas.vandrongelen replied to the topic Does external structure help you with the tasks you keep avoiding? in the forum Apps that actually help ADHD focus https://neuromynds.com/topic/does-external-structure-help-you-with-the-tasks-you-keep-avoiding/#post-3023 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:22:54 +0200 Would be awesome 😁

]]> ded9946e31ad1c1f10a6d2c0d4c2727b Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Does external structure help you with the tasks you keep avoiding? in the forum Apps that actually help ADHD focus https://neuromynds.com/topic/does-external-structure-help-you-with-the-tasks-you-keep-avoiding/#post-3008 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:49:53 +0200 Absolutely amazing and thanks for sharing! I hope we can find some testers here! 😀

]]> 4d07b143bc24ddf998a6e6960bcd0884 bas.vandrongelen started the topic Does external structure help you with the tasks you keep avoiding? in the forum Apps that actually help ADHD focus https://neuromynds.com/topic/does-external-structure-help-you-with-the-tasks-you-keep-avoiding/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:56:21 +0200 <p class=”font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]”>Something I’ve been sitting with for a while and finally decided to test.</p>
<p class=”font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]”>I kept noticing a pattern in myself and in people around me. Not the “I’m distracted by my phone” kind of…Read more

]]> da2964bf22eef345cacf3cf90fe8018e Maurice Volland replied to the topic Strategies to overcome "I'll do it later" in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/strategies-to-overcome-ill-do-it-later/#post-2931 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:45:34 +0200 Very good points, Meredith! And I can completely relate on the feelings about how much time things could take.

It took me a while, but now I really love waiting time. Every time I have to wait for something, I think about small and fast things I could finish. Starting with the smallest possible step is also a great move.

And every time I’m just…Read more

]]> 8b91cbd30a28ea84e2feaa0c73f14be0 Maurice Volland started the topic How do you handle intense Situations? in the forum Mental Health https://neuromynds.com/topic/how-do-you-handle-intense-situations/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:24:13 +0200 For example at work:
You know there is a colleague, you have differences with. Not that big differences but your own feelings are a bit bad and in chaos about it and you also feel the tension of your colleague in conversations. You know, you can solve it but you need to endure the chaotic and bad feelings during the conversation.
How would you…Read more

]]> 0c6c02b47aedc7c60a653789f91f60bb Maurice Volland replied to the topic Diagnosis disclosure at work in the forum Workplace https://neuromynds.com/topic/diagnosis-disclosure-at-work/#post-2929 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:12:14 +0200 True, for a systemic change, we need to collevtively open up. I highly confirm. But you also describe it very realistic with your experience. Either you are stay safe or you have to find another environment, because most of the workplaces of today still can’t handle neurodiversity. Or better most of the bosses can’t.

So the big question for me…Read more

]]> 7fd5f29cab72f909fe1ccaea457bd411 Maurice Volland replied to the topic Narcissism … in the forum Relationships https://neuromynds.com/topic/narcissism/#post-2928 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:55:55 +0200 Well, I know, what you mean. I also developed a sixth sense for them 😀

And I’m really thankful that I have no narcissist around me in my work or in private at the moment.

]]> 33d218e415a99303782c091a480d23f3 Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Christmas season anyone? 🙄🫠 in the forum "I just need to vent” threads https://neuromynds.com/topic/christmas-season-anyone-%f0%9f%99%84%f0%9f%ab%a0/#post-2926 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:04:06 +0200 Thanks for your kind words 🫶🏼

]]> 7d0207b6744eb7c7e39b90b4b051d78e Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Narcissism … in the forum Relationships https://neuromynds.com/topic/narcissism/#post-2925 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:02:58 +0200 Thanks Maurice, I can meanwhile sniff narcissists. No jokes!

]]> 0acadefd4ba193b4c3ea6b75df8d869e Maurice Volland replied to the topic How to learn to unmask? in the forum Identity https://neuromynds.com/topic/how-to-learn-to-unmask/#post-2923 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:37:00 +0200 I agree with all the comments.

My clients often ask me the same question. My answer is always the same, Zo wrote in the comment.

Observe yourself first. Get to know what drains your energy. Ask yourself if you want to change it and how. Then change it in safe places or conversations. Get experience with your new thoughts and expand step by step.…Read more

]]> f8afef25358966ccc88a74b521686036 Maurice Volland replied to the topic Christmas season anyone? 🙄🫠 in the forum "I just need to vent” threads https://neuromynds.com/topic/christmas-season-anyone-%f0%9f%99%84%f0%9f%ab%a0/#post-2922 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:16:44 +0200 Deep and honest thoughts. I’m experiencing this for the last 8-10 years I think. I think I would like it again, if I could experience it calmly and honest. The rushing, stressed and aggressive crowds are the opposite of my understanding of Christmas.

Crying while watching kids singing and dancing? Sure! I think they’re doing exactly what…Read more

]]> 0d60cd6d2318f220617b8b8743de218c Maurice Volland replied to the topic Neurodivergent Collaboration in the forum Workplace https://neuromynds.com/topic/neurodivergent-collaboration/#post-2921 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:52:30 +0200 Interesting question. I think it really depends on the topic.

In general I would say NT-NT collaboration can set a stabile long term work, because many NT like known and working processes.

ND-NT collaboration can be very effective, if you want to achieve long term high-performance.

ND-ND collaboration is very effective if you want inspiration,…Read more

]]> 336f1b25e40f91396d4187d716780b83 Maurice Volland replied to the topic Narcissism … in the forum Relationships https://neuromynds.com/topic/narcissism/#post-2920 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:37:32 +0200 Well, I think you both described it very well, Lisa and Isabell. Many of my clients with high sensitivity and giftedness describe it similar. Narcissistic people have the Skill to be completely honest with their attention in the first step. They let you feel like you are something special for them. I also had that feeling already with female…Read more

]]> d5a638b4398023729041792b874b4bae Maurice Volland changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/235/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:19:12 +0200 0 7c2a347655f33d22cf0e8fa3f3896ec3 Maurice Volland's profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/234/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:18:10 +0200 0 b76f532c5ce37d704a22f66c70ad9e36 Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Conscious Dance Workshops: Quiet the mind, listen to the body in the forum Meetups in Zurich https://neuromynds.com/topic/conscious-dance-workshops-quiet-the-mind-listen-to-the-body/#post-2917 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:21:13 +0200 Thank you so much Stefan 😊 So wonderful! 🫶🏼

]]> 61ed2a7d38fb858302bae4348e860297 stefan.rustler changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/230/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:46:54 +0200 0 4e098242234e261ac012e3c7309c6bd2 stefan.rustler started the topic Conscious Dance Workshops: Quiet the mind, listen to the body in the forum Meetups in Zurich https://neuromynds.com/topic/conscious-dance-workshops-quiet-the-mind-listen-to-the-body/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:45:16 +0200 Hi all!

So glad to have found this platform and community!

My partner and I (both with ADHD) are organising bi-weekly Conscious Dance sessions. I like to view it as movement therapy and a tool to get from the head into the body, building higher body awareness and with that presence and focus.

Location: Studio Serratus (near Langstrasse)

Dates:…Read more

]]> 76281e5f9e529bb3b66ea2b4724e5883 Theresa's profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/217/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0200 0 2d371edb3f06a3e5cd5c3ab88ad611c7 Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Hacks - Found something for novelty/ dopamine in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/hacks-found-something-for-novelty-dopamine/#post-2860 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:06:56 +0200 🧡🧡🧡

]]> c3d13d6b8f46e1d26fca6c035b1ec07b sineadraffertycoaching.com replied to the topic Hacks - Found something for novelty/ dopamine in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/hacks-found-something-for-novelty-dopamine/#post-2854 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:31:26 +0200 Absolutely 😄 I am moving to a new house and I’m embracing upcycling, the search for new items and creative process is great 👍

]]> 9064d162c9af460c82646d6cbfa07daa Lisa Garrelts wrote a new post https://neuromynds.com/?p=2791 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:30:39 +0200 Navigating Social Media & Information Overload In today’s hyper-connected world, neurodivergent individuals (as well many nContinue reading

]]> 231203ace53f34e273daf60a591ca979 Lisa Garrelts changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/209/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:27 +0200 0 edc718687a4652d08a4c461043201a7e Lisa Garrelts started the topic Hacks - Found something for novelty/ dopamine in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/hacks-found-something-for-novelty-dopamine/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:59:27 +0200 We have a recycling center where you can basically bring items and take whatever you needed. Lately I’m trying to scale down what I have at home to be a bit more minimalistic, as I found practicing “detachment” has helped me to stay sane 😄 I often need “new” items, but at the same time I struggle with the idea buying new and looked at circular…Read more

]]> 6e5503f6846c07bfec0caa86a03ee6d3 Isabell Adomat and Lisa Garrelts are now friends https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/207/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:38:21 +0200 0 5bde738c2989585ddbc35e6d92e8a50e Isabell Adomat's profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/206/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:33:18 +0200 0 15643f56182383f7230eb75b04190d63 Isabell Adomat changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/205/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:31:49 +0200 0 65479d76c9ab58fc64aba69a889c1d74 Isabell Adomat replied to the topic Narcissism … in the forum Relationships https://neuromynds.com/topic/narcissism/#post-2746 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:28:15 +0200 <p data-start=”43″ data-end=”455″>Narcissism and ADHD / “addicted to people” :)!!</p>
<p data-start=”43″ data-end=”455″>People with ADHD are often in relationships with people who have narcissistic personality structures. This can be explained quite logically through the dopamine system, which is undersupplied in people with ADHD. During a so…Read more

]]> 6d24a1970b887fa8e8cebf69d74a8fc5 helena.pleinert replied to the topic Neurodivergent Collaboration in the forum Workplace https://neuromynds.com/topic/neurodivergent-collaboration/#post-2737 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:42:00 +0200 ‘when it‘s about creativity and innovation, working together with other ND‘s is so much more inspiring, more efficient and high paced but also much more fun’ – I feel the same! 🙂

]]> 212f59587f765f1306fb277f5fcafe15 steiger.julia changed their profile picture https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/200/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:24:55 +0200 0 6c00229bd59b96a0d33854d9e437ec5d steiger.julia replied to the topic Neurodivergent Collaboration in the forum Workplace https://neuromynds.com/topic/neurodivergent-collaboration/#post-2736 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:15:05 +0200 This is a really good question!!! And the answer depends on the type of work I guess, so it’s pretty nuanced. Sometimes NT‘s can be very grounding and bring in the structure we crave for our busy minds. But on the other side, when it‘s about creativity and innovation, working together with other ND‘s is so much more inspiring, more efficie…Read more

]]> e8f1fb348791c1920921fb79a0dc8082 helena.pleinert started the topic Neurodivergent Collaboration in the forum Workplace https://neuromynds.com/topic/neurodivergent-collaboration/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:08:11 +0200 I have bit of a broad question abot the collaboration of neurodivergents (ND) and neurotypical people (NT). On the average, what works best:
a) ND- ND collaboration
b) ND-NT collaboration
c) NT- NT collaboration

One could formulate two contrary hypotheses:
1) ND- ND collaboration is most effective because ND tend to have a higher average level of…Read more

]]> 11d5967597edf0122d82d4c28fd714fa Theresa's profile was updated https://neuromynds.com/activity/p/189/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:53:49 +0200 0 710be171978fb19767fde9dcda5a5120 Lisa Garrelts wrote a new post https://neuromynds.com/?p=2681 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:45:06 +0200 Workplace Progress and Pathways Forward As we enter 2026, neurodiversity inclusion shows steady progress but persistent gaps, per major 2025 reports. The City & Guilds Neurodiversity IndexContinue reading

]]> 27d743b69e58c8271b74496baf8f16bc Lisa Garrelts replied to the topic Neurodivergent Networking Switzerland - Online in the forum Meetups in Zurich https://neuromynds.com/topic/neurodivergent-networking-switzerland-online/#post-2606 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:32:10 +0200 Oh I feel you @helena.pleinert. That’s why most of my very close friends are neurodivergents or super empathetic. 🫶🏼

]]> 46cd1a3197c429ad03878eb00543d4dd meredith.knauer replied to the topic Strategies to overcome "I'll do it later" in the forum Support & Advice https://neuromynds.com/topic/strategies-to-overcome-ill-do-it-later/#post-2591 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:11:49 +0200 I have a few different things that I employ:

  1. 2 minute rule – If it takes less than 2 minutes, and I have 2 minute now, I have to do the thing now. This works great for emails that take a simple reply, sorting mail, checking accounts, etc.
  2. Use wait time – Half of the reason why I don’t want to do stuff like the dishes is because I feel like it…

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