🌿 START HERE — THE PEDERSON EFFECT

A soft, nervous‑system‑friendly guide to finding what you need today.

This space was built for sensitive, overwhelmed, grieving, burned‑out, ADHD, emotionally overloaded humans who need gentleness, clarity, and tiny steps — not pressure.

You don’t have to know where to begin.

You don’t have to be “ready.”

You don’t have to be okay.

Just start where you are.

💛 What Do You Need Today?

Choose the option that matches your current emotional state.

No wrong answers. No pressure. No expectations.

🌪 “I’m overwhelmed.”

You’re carrying too much, your brain is foggy, and everything feels like “too much.”

Go to: Tiny Steps Method

A gentle, doable way to move forward without triggering shutdown.

🔥 “I’m burned out.”

You’re exhausted, numb, irritable, or running on fumes.

Go to: Burnout Reset

Soft, nervous‑system‑first recovery for exhausted humans.

🖤 “I’m grieving a pet.”

Your heart hurts. The world feels quieter. You miss them deeply.

Go to: Pet Loss Healing

A compassionate sanctuary for heartbreak, memory, and love

👾 “My emotions feel chaotic.”

You’re spiraling, shutting down, avoiding, overthinking, or feeling “too much.”

Go to: Gremlin Guidebook

Understand your emotional patterns with humor, compassion, and clarity.

🧘 “I need grounding right now.”

Your body is tense, your chest is tight, or your thoughts are racing.

Go to: Emotional Support Hub

Immediate tools, scripts, and resets to help you soften.

🧩 “My ADHD is ADHD‑ing.”

You’re scattered, stuck, overstimulated, or unable to start.

Go to: ADHD Gentle Structure

Structure without pressure for neurodivergent brains.

🌱 Your Healing Ecosystem

Everything here is designed to be:

• trauma‑informed

• nervous‑system‑friendly

• shame‑free

• emotionally precise

• tiny‑step‑based

• soft and sustainable

• safe for sensitive humans

You don’t have to push.

You don’t have to hustle.

You don’t have to “fix” yourself.

You just have to take one tiny step.

🛠 Where to Go Next

If you want to explore:

👉 Tools

Visit the Tools Library for planners, scripts, worksheets, and grounding tools.

👉 Courses

Visit the Course Library for full programs on burnout, overwhelm, grief, ADHD, and emotional patterns.

👉 Community

Join the Sanctuary Membership for daily tiny steps, emotional check‑ins, and gentle support.

👉 Shop

Visit the Shop for text‑based merch, grief comfort items, and emotional support tools.

💛 You’re Safe Here

You don’t have to be perfect.

You don’t have to be productive.

You don’t have to pretend.

You just have to be human.

Welcome home.