A lifetime of insomnia wasn’t insomnia. It was a brain on night watch. If you know, you know. New episode of Restless by Design: A Lifetime of Insomnia Wasn’t Insomnia

We like to tell ourselves this moment is unprecedented. It isn’t. What changed is who was insulated from the consequences. GOOD NEWS: insulation is breaking. Distance is collapsing. Reality is harder to ignore.

Our third dance party while traveling. Best way to make new friends.

I've come to see this moment as a recapitulation; a return to the robber baron era and the genocide and human trafficking that built this country. Not an accident. Unfinished business replaying itself. GOOD NEWS: What can be seen can be interrupted. #Politics #Peace #Revolution

Have you heard about the spontaneous ice rinks in MN? Or the icy cosplay? Or the musical entertainment all night long? Or the whistle brigades? The inventive communal creativity is pure genius. #Minnesota #IceRinks #CommunityCreativity #WinterFun #MNProtest

Human trafficking is a global system sustained by power and profit. No community or country is immune. GOOD NEWS: systems built on secrecy do not survive exposure. That process is underway.

The world didn’t wait for the Germans to vote out the Nazis. The rest of the world needs to get involved.

We’re living in an odd reenactment in the U.S. Those deceptively in charge are recreating the same problems that plague most of the world.

When Pain Gets a Little Too Bossy When we’re having stress-related symptoms, a little self-leadership can be surprisingly helpful. New Podcast Episode: Restless by Design ellenarcher.substack.com/p/the-mind-w...

It’s happening even when it isn’t amplified. Pass it on if you know. Persisting for Good.

The Republican goal isn't to run the federal government well: it's to make it fail. The damage isn't accidental. It's the strategy. This does not mean they succeed. The Epstein files and a recount are their kryptonite.

When Americans lose care, housing, or safety, those failures are used as proof that government “doesn’t work.” That damage isn’t accidental. It’s the strategy. 1/2

The goal isn’t to run the federal government well: it’s to make it fail. By draining money and capacity through costly military debacles, domestic programs are left underfunded and break down. 1/1

Anyone else think capturing a president of another country unscathed and then casually prep walked in NYC really suspicious?

Venezuela's oil production is in shambles and unprofitable. Everything is about the conservative dream of making the US government "small enough to drown in a bathtub."

One Restless by Design episode hit 700+ more downloads in 2025. Thanks to @theethicalpsychic for the courage to post. Storytelling, doing its very old job. Happy New Year to my subscribers and listeners everywhere. ellenarcher.substack.com/p/storytelli...

I never thought the patterns I learned growing up with a narcissistic father would be so widely recognizable. Recovery taught me how these patterns work, and what actually helps. Regulation is not denial. It’s discernment. Worth following: @ethicalpsychic.bsky.social

When Your Dead Dad Becomes Dictator open.substack.com/pub/ellenarc...

The world spends billions of dollars trying to become calm, present, intuitive, creative, and embodied… …and then tells ADHDers: “Not like that.” “Sit still.” “Stop noticing everything.” “Try harder.” 🎙️ ADHD: Only One Thing Needs to Change

When you see a full redacted page who's image and name do you image? Yeah, everyone else does too.

If you’re ADHD, ADHD-adjacent, or wired for rebellion, this episode is for you. open.substack.com/pub/ellenarc...

Stories for the Nervous System Because obviously open.substack.com/pub/ellenarc...

“What does hypnosis feel like?” “Deep relaxation.” “But what does relaxed feel like?” 😹 Stories for the Nervous System on Substack: not avoiding the world — lighting a way through it.

The rural United States asks…

ADHD traits are worth billions to the self-help industry — but we’re the ones who can pivot when the map disappears. Because when things unravel, you don’t want a linear mind stuck in a broken system. You want the edge-walkers. The wonder-trackers. New podcast. Unmask and enjoy the show

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES Thousands protest in Charlotte NC as ICE arrives This today in Washington DC Great group of protesters showed up outside of the Whitehouse and wrapped CRIME SCENE TAPE around it Everything he does is a crime #EpsteinFiles

My latest novel sent me digging into what really created the New Deal. Spoiler: it wasn’t Roosevelt. It was the people. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Roosevelt said, “Make me do it.” And the people did.

The world is loud. Fast. Perpetually churning up chaos. This makes it challenging to stay in recovery and I know a lot of people who haven’t. In my latest podcast I talk about how I navigate this ship in the storm called current events and how I stay upright. Restless by Design

The world is loud, so I made something softer. New episode — The Key to Recovery. A love letter to the right-brain/left-brain two-step… and the art of feeling it all without losing it all. Yes, there’s a line dance. #Recovery #Neuro #MindBody #Podcast

I've filed a complaint of human rights abuses with the United Nations. If you've suffered human rights abuses, please file a complaint or share the link with someone who has. complaints.ohchr.org/

🎧 Why Recovery During the Apocalypse Come feel weirdly hopeful with me. Podcast: Restess by Design

The world’s still burning, so I made something. 🎧 Why Recovery During the Apocalypse: Finding Freedom A story about emotion, liberation, and ending well. Special thanks to @ethicalpsychic.bsky.social

Ironic that the new ballroom hides the new no balls bunker.

The veil is thin and your bones remember how to exhale. Halloween calls for a little magic — and just enough mischief to wake the dead. 🎧 Short podcast: Bone Deep Healing ellenarcher.substack.com/p/bone-deep-...

“Do you have any preexisting conditions?” “Yes. I live in the United States.”

Humor is one way the nervous system rises up. It’s how we sneak freedom past the guards — how we teach the body, and the body politic, to move again. Tell me a joke please.

Public Service Announcement: Thom Hartmann has written something optimistic about U.S. politics. Yes, OPTIMISTIC. On RAW STORY. I’m still sitting down. If you feel dizzy or compelled to fact-check reality, please hydrate and proceed. Disagreements → Mr. Hartmann. I’m just the messenger with WiFi.

Recovery — from anything, from everything — is motion. The return of rhythm where there was rigidity. ellenarcher.substack.com/p/logic-is-b...

Reinforcements have been dispatched to Portland… 🤣🐸🤣

War Torn Portland!

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

This may sound off the topic of ADHD, but it’s not: I’m finishing my second novel, and I realized I’m good at dialogue. Where did I train? Thousands of conversations in my head with “normies” who didn’t get it, couldn’t see it — and stole it anyway. 😹

Bless your fierce emotions—they make deep soul-work possible. ~Karla McLaren

Portland sign ideas to flash the troops: MOM SAYS HI MOM SAYS EAT YOUR VEGETABLES

Think mob politics: the Donn calls them “tariffs,” but they work like tribute—pay up, or take the hit.

For High Perceivers, an open office or classroom, keeps us on high alert — chasing dopamine just to quiet the unease. But give us a little cover, and the brain makes its own chemistry for calm, steady focus. I call it The Tiger Effect. More in my new episode: It’s Not the Dopamine.