When You Can’t Do What You Used to Anymore – Eliana Bravo on ADHD and Burnout | Ep 130

About this episode

Eliana Bravo discusses her experience with ADHD burnout and its impact on her identity.

“I don't feel like I can do all the things that I used to do, and I'm still me. So this is very confusing.” Eliana Bravos shares what neurodivergent burnout actually felt like, how it disrupted her sense of self, and why pushing harder only made things worse. If you’ve experienced ADHD burnout, chronic overwhelm, identity loss, or the fear that you “can’t do what you used to anymore,” this episode explores what burnout really is, why it happens, and how community, self-accommodation, and nervous-system-aware work design Eliana Bravos is the co-founder of ND Connect, a community platform helping neurodivergent adults form meaningful, supportive relationships. A social impact entrepreneur with an Honors Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, she has supported over 1,000 leaders in building more accessible cultures and has facilitated non-hierarchical peer programs for neurodivergent people since 2018. Episode Highlights 00:07:00 — When something inside you breaks Eliana describes pushing her body past its limits for so long that it felt like something inside her broke. She explains the confusion of still being “herself,” but no longer being able to do what she used to…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Nagel

Guest: Eliana Bravo

Topics covered

• ADHD
• burnout
• neurodivergent
• identity loss
• community support

Keywords

• ADHD
• burnout
• neurodivergent
• identity
• community
• self-accommodation
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ND Connect

Places: University of Toronto

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