After Obedience: When Freedom Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom

After Obedience: When Freedom Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom

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On small things and cumulative exhaustion

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Brittney Walker, ExMo ADHD
May 27, 2026
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I’m getting overwhelmed again.

It doesn’t make sense. I’ve done so much work trimming my life down. I used to say yes to everything. Now I’ve defaulted to no long enough that I’m rarely asked.

But I guess there are new partners now. New endeavors where I’m still an easy yes. So the to-do list is growing again. And my kids are out of school and the routine…

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