How to ACTUALLY Manage Your Energy

Have you ever had a day where you did nothing and still felt completely exhausted? There's actually a really good explanation for that.

In this episode I break down energy accounting, one of the frameworks I come back to constantly in my work with autistic adults. Once you understand it, you start to see your energy in a completely different way. Credit to Dr. Megan Anna Neff whose work on this concept has been incredibly influential.

In this episode:

• What energy accounting actually is and why the phone battery analogy works
• What drains the battery, work, socializing, masking, sensory environments, unexpected changes, and emotional labor
• What charges the battery and why it's more personal than people think
• Why some things do both and how to get specific about which is which for you
• The most important thing nobody talks about, why you need a little battery left to recharge
• Your takeaway, how to start mapping your own energy this week

Resources mentioned:

• Dr. Megan Anna Neff, autistic burnout and energy resources 
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