Stress landmarks are the stages your body goes through as stress builds. ADHD women move through them fast and with less warning.

Flourish teaches stress landmarks to help you notice what you need before overwhelm hits.

Why Stress Is Different

ADHD affects recovery time, emotional reactivity, sensory thresholds, cognitive load, and overwhelm tolerance.

The Stress Stages

Rest
Engaged
Stretched
Overwhelm

Most ADHD women skip from Engaged to Overwhelm without noticing the Stretched phase.

What Helps

1. Identify Stretched cues

Irritability, tension, clutter overwhelm, losing words, rushing, sensory pressure.

2. Create micro-resets

Lower input, sit for one minute, remove one demand, slow your breathing, step away.

3. Build predictable supports

Buffer time, slow transitions, structured tasks, clear communication.

The Flourish Way

Flourish teaches stress patterns through body cues, pacing, predictability, and small behavior supports.

Want to explore more?

Flourish has a full workbook available.