Overwhelm to Action LIVE

Stop Losing Your Days To Overwhelm

Over seven weeks, you’ll work with your brain to:
Spot overwhelm before it takes over
Regulate big emotions & think clearly
Take your first steps into action

Coaching, Course, & Community. Starting Oct. 8

Join Overwhelm to Action Live - $347

$347 in full, or two payments of $174

Enrollment closes October 5th. Lifetime access to the course.

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Paula Engebretson・ADHD Coach ・I'm Busy Being Awesome Podcast Host

7 years coaching・Hundreds of adults with ADHD supported

Does any of this sound familiar?

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If you nodded to even one of these?

Overwhelm to Action LIVE was built for you.

We begin October 8, 2026.

Join Overwhelm to Action LIVE - $347

$347 in full, or two monthly payments of $174.

Overwhelm Doesn't Look The Same For Everyone

Four overwhelm patterns repeatedly appear in ADHD brains. Many of us default to a primary type and shift to a secondary type depending on the situation.

Knowing your type(s) helps identify which supports work best for you.

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The Lion

The determined leader who often pushes themselves past capacity into burnout.

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The Gazelle

The agile adapter who stays in motion, keeping busy with everything but the main task.

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The Turtle

The meticulous planner who prepares thoroughly and often gets stuck before starting.

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The Chameleon

The empathetic supporter who takes care of everyone and runs low on themselves.

Inside Overwhelm to Action LIVE, you’ll identify and work with your type, learn its specific triggers, and develop a personalized Overwhelm Dashboard that best supports how your brain navigates overwhelm.

Overwhelm is Feedback. Your Brain Wants Different Support.

We Build Those Supports Together, In Overwhelm to Action LIVE

I wonder if you can relate… It’s 3 pm on a Tuesday, and the to-do list has gotten away from you. You know there’s a strategy that would help you start, but you’re too flooded to remember how it works, let alone identify what matters most. 

The truth is, going from 0 to 1% is the hardest part. That first bit of movement often looks so small our brains skip right past it, which keeps us spinning for weeks. 

That’s where Overwhelm to Action LIVE comes in. Every other week we meet for group coaching and work through whatever’s keeping you stuck. Between calls, a private community gives you room to practice the strategies with people doing the same work alongside you. 

That’s how we get to 1%. Once you can spot overwhelm building, regulate your system enough to think clearly, and find one small, doable step, you start trusting yourself to move forward sustainably, knowing you have supports in place for the next time overwhelm strikes.

$347 in full, or two monthly payments of $174.

I’ve been stuck in an overwhelm loop for so long with strategies that didn’t work. Overwhelm to Action provides tangible strategies I can actually use to move forward, even when I’m lost in a fog. I feel like a new person.

Actionable Course | Live Coaching | Supportive Community

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We’ve all tried stitching together tips from books, podcasts, and YouTube. Usually, the moment overwhelm hits, they fall apart.

That’s where Overwhelm to Action LIVE comes in.
This 7-week immersive experience combines:

  • The self-paced Overwhelm to Action course, yours for life
  • Live coaching calls every other week, with recordings sent within 48 hours
  • A private community for accountability and connection

By the end of the seven weeks, you’ll have a repeatable, ADHD-friendly framework that helps you calm the chaos in the moment, reset your system, and take the next doable step forward.

What's Inside Overwhelm to Action LIVE?

The Course:

Self-paced, watch when it works for you

  • Module 1: Awareness

    Understand What's Really Happening:
    Learn why ADHDers experience overwhelm so intensely and how to recognize the signals that your brain needs different support.

  • Module 2: Regulation

    Reset Your Brain & Body In The Moment:
    Discover quick, practical reset strategies and create your personalized Overwhelm Dashboard so you can ground yourself, reduce the spiral, and feel clear.

  • Module 3: Action

    Clear the Noise and Take the Next Step:
    Use ADHD-friendly tools like the PACE Reset and 5D Filter to cut through mental clutter, prioritize what matters, and find the dopable next step.

  • Module 4: Momentum

    Build Systems That Flex With You:
    Supports built for your energy, focus, and current season of life, plus personalized toolkits for each overwhelm type (Lion, Gazelle, Turtle, Chameleon).

  • Time Frame

    About 30 to 45 Minutes of Video Per Week
    Roughly 4 1/2 hours of course content total, broken into short segments you can watch on your own schedule.

Live Coaching:

Four 60-minute calls, every other week, one per module. Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm Central Time (Check time zone)

  • Live Call 1: October 8

    Intro: Welcome to Overwhelm to Action LIVE!
    Plus coaching on how overwhelm presents for your ADHD brain, where it's showing up right now, and identifying your overwhelm type(s).

  • Live Call 2: October 22

    Regulation Before Action:
    Coaching on what helps you pause in the moment, soften the intensity, and feel grounded enough to think clearly.

  • Live Call 3: November 5

    From Regulation to Clear Next Step:
    Coaching on identifying what matters most amidst the endless to-do lists, competing priorities, and decision fatigue. Then confidently choosing a next step to start.

  • Live Call 4: November 19

    Individual Supports and Integration:
    Identifying what works best for you and your overwhelm type(s) as you build a personal reset plan that's ready for whatever comes.

  • Implementation Weeks

    The Weeks Between Calls:
    No live sessions these weeks, allowing space to practice the strategies in real life, connect with others in the community, and bring what you find to the next call.

  • Recorded Calls: Coaching call replays posted within 48 hours
  • Coaching & Community: Coaching with Paula happens on the four live calls. The community is where you practice in between, with guided reflection questions and group support along the way.

Overwhelm to Action has helped me move through blocks that have kept me stuck for so long. It has been so hard to know what to do first when everything feels like priority #1. This course helped me understand actions I can take to get unstuck and how to move through what I was procrastinating on.

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Here's How It Works

Step 1: Join Overwhelm to Action LIVE

Sign up for instant access to all the course materials, plus everything you need to join the live calls and participate in the private community (community opens October 6th).

Step 2: Watch, Apply, Reset

Watch that week’s videos before the group coaching session. Bring what you’re navigating to the call and raise your hand for coaching. We’ll work through it together.

Step 3: Reduce Overwhelm & Build Momentum

By call four, you’ll have built a personal regulate-and-reset process that helps you shift from overwhelm, calm your system, and move from 0–1%, building momentum with tailored supports for your current season of life.

$347 in full, or two monthly payments of $174.

What if you locked these in before the holidays begin?

Sustainable progress with ADHD tends to show up first in small, specific ways.

Here’s the shape it typically takes over seven weeks.

By Week 3
You can name what’s happening when overwhelm hits. The flooding still happens at times, but rather than seeing it as a personal failure, you now recognize it as a pattern, making it easier to interrupt.

By Week 5
You have specific steps you can take in ten minutes or less when overwhelm takes over. If Tuesday ever goes off the rails, you know how to get back on track.

By Week 7 
You’ve built your full regulate-and-reset system for your overwhelm type. You’re no longer frozen at the start. Instead, you head into December with clear next steps and a simple, supportive plan you can return to whenever things fill up.

That’s what we’re doing together over seven weeks in Overwhelm to Action LIVE.

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What Stays With You After The Seven Weeks

Right Away

Less mental static. Concrete action steps that help you regulate if overwhelm floods your system. Clearer direction on what to prioritize and the next step to take, even on those challenging days you used to write off by 10 am. 

Over Time

Less overcommitting when the season gets busy. Systems that flex with your energy and hold up through the hard weeks. Fewer tasks you rewrite on next Monday’s list because overwhelm isn’t stopping you from doing the work.

Underneath It All

When you understand how your brain moves through overwhelm, the story changes. The frozen afternoon becomes information about what your brain needs.

You build self-trust, because you’ve watched yourself reset and start again. You carry less shame about the way your brain works. And you develop a steadier relationship with your own capacity, one where you can tell the difference between a hard day and a signal to adjust.

That steadiness stays with you long after the seven weeks end.

What It's Like To Get Coached In A Group

Group coaching is here to meet you where you are.

Each call follows a version of this format:

  • Open with a quick recap of that module’s materials.
  • I ask who wants coaching.
  • People raise their Zoom hands.
  • I pace the call to coach as many people as I can.

There are two primary ways clients engage in my group programs, and both approaches do well. 

Some come with a specific topic they want to explore, and we work through it together.

Others like to lean back. They join, listen to the coaching, and take what applies to them. There’s no pressure to speak. Plus, the topics people bring are often the same ones you’ve been thinking about, too.

As Rich from this summer’s We’re Busy Being Awesome cohort described:

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Being in this group, I never realized I could relate to so many people who have similar thoughts as I do. If you want to feel “seen” and work alongside high-performing, super-driven ADHD brains, this is the community to be in!

-Rich M.

Overwhelm to Action LIVE

Your step-by-step system to calm the chaos plus live calls to make it stick.

Program runs: October 8-November 19

Enrollment closes: October 5

Overwhelm to Action course: Laptop, phone, and workbook for overcoming overwhelm.

For $347, You Get:

  • Lifetime access to the full self-paced course: yours to return to any season you need it

  • 4 hours of live coaching calls: four 60-minute calls, every other week, one per module. Calls on Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 pm Central Time.

    • 2-3 PT | 3-4 MT | 5-6 ET
  • Private community: for connection and accountability, October 6 through November 30
  • Prioritization templates: to cut through indecision 
  • Regulation strategies + resources: to calm  emotions on the spot   
  • Your personal Overwhelm Dashboard: built and practiced before the holiday season starts

Have Questions?

No problem! We record every call and post the replay within 48 hours so you can watch on your own time.

You can still ask your question, too. For each module, I post a Questions Thread in the community. Drop your question there, and I’ll address as many as I can on the call, either directly or through someone else’s coaching on the same topic.

Our four coaching calls run from 4:00-5:00 pm Central Time on Thursdays, October 8 through November 19, one every other week:

  • October 8: Coaching Call on Module 1
  • October 22: Coaching Call on Module 2
  • November 5: Coaching Call on Module 3
  • November 19: Coaching Call on Module 4

Each call is 60 minutes, and that gap between sessions gives you space to work through the material and practice what you’re learning before we meet again.

The private community opens earlier and stays open later than the calls, running October 6 through November 30, so you have room to connect before we start and after we wrap.

Yes! You can join for $347 or two monthly payments of $174.

The course has four modules, each broken into short, digestible videos you can watch on your own schedule:

  • Module 1: about 30 minutes (3 videos)
  • Module 2: about 1 hour (5 videos)
  • Module 3: about 1 hour 45 minutes (7 videos)
  • Module 4: about 1 hour 15 minutes (6 videos)

That’s roughly 4.5 hours of course content, which we’ll explore over seven weeks: roughly 30-45 minutes per week. (Less if your brain prefers watching at 1.5x speed. 😉)

Additionally, there are four live 60-minute coaching calls, one per module, spread across the seven weeks.

Not at all. You’re welcome to show up and just listen. Many people discover so much about themselves and what they need by hearing others get coaching on similar topics. 

There’s also a middle option. You can drop your question in the Zoom chat instead of raising your hand, and I’ll speak to as many questions as I can.

Do what feels most comfortable for you.

Not at all. This program is built for anyone who recognizes these overwhelm patterns in themselves, whether they have a formal diagnosis or experience ADHD tendencies.

The community lives on Podia, the same platform that hosts your course. Your videos, workbook, and the community are all in one place; there’s no extra app to download or place to check. 😅

The community is where you’ll practice between calls, compare notes with others in the group, and connect with people navigating the same things you are.

Coaching with me (Paula) happens on our four live calls, so if something comes up as you practice, raise your hand on our next session! We can dive in and smooth out the friction together. 

Yep, I’ve been there, too. That’s why I built this experience differently. 

Overwhelm to Action LIVE is built around learning and practicing these skills with live support along the way. Between bi-weekly group coaching calls and a private community, there are opportunities to ask questions, create accountability, and smooth out any friction as you discover what works best for you.

Yes! If you already purchased the course, check your email for a separate offer that adds the live coaching and community at a special price. Don’t see the information? Send me an email paula @ imbusybeingawesome.com, and I’ll send it over.

Yes! The self-paced course is available on its own here.

Look, You're Busy Being Awesome.

You deserve support that works with your ADHD brain

You’ve already tried pushing harder. You’ve already tried to-do list apps and productivity hacks. But you’re still overwhelmed.

The patterns that keep repeating signal that your brain needs support that works for a neurodivergent brain. 

With Overwhelm to Action LIVE, you’ll have:

  • Clarity on what matters most, even in the hard weeks
  • Tools to reset in the moment
  • Live coaching calls to practice and iterate, all before the holidays begin

There’s still runway before December. In seven weeks, you have time to both build and practice these supports so they’re ready to go when the holiday bustle hits. 

Join today and take your first step from overwhelm to sustainable action.

Enrollment closes October 5. We begin October 8.

Let's do this - $347

Hey, I'm Paula.

ADHD coach, podcast host, and your guide to moving from overwhelm to sustainable action.

The truth is, I’m no stranger to overwhelm. It felt like a constant, very unwelcome companion through much of my adult life.

Before becoming a coach, I was a scattered professor buried under endless to-do lists, anxiety-fueled deadlines, and a whole lot of “just try harder.”

I spent years chasing every planner, app, and productivity hack I could find, convinced that if I pushed a little more, I could finally get ahead.

Spoiler alert: “working harder” didn’t work. The overwhelm cycle kept repeating.

Everything shifted in 2016, when I was diagnosed with ADHD. Suddenly, the struggles I’d carried as personal failures finally made sense.

With the right supports, I learned how to work with my ADHD, uncover my strengths, and build systems that actually help my brain.

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Online course on computer screen: "Welcome to Overwhelm to Action!" Course workbook available.

Now, I help fellow ADHD brains learn to do the same:
✨ Calm the chaos
✨ Navigate big emotions
✨ Take that first doable step forward, building momentum from there.

That's what Overwhelm to Action LIVE is all about.

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