Ellen Archer
@wisdomrecovery.bsky.social
Mind-body hypnotist and writer.
I see ADHD differently. I see recovery differently.
Turns out the experts missed a few things.
@ellenarcher.substack.com — where the mythic meets the rebellion.
I see ADHD differently. I see recovery differently.
Turns out the experts missed a few things.
@ellenarcher.substack.com — where the mythic meets the rebellion.
When “om” failed me, a little deadly humor knocked me out. Link in comments. So worth the effort.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When “om” failed me, a little deadly humor knocked me out. Link in comments. So worth the effort.
The Scablands: where catastrophe carved poetry into stone. Naturally, we find it soothing.
August 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Scablands: where catastrophe carved poetry into stone. Naturally, we find it soothing.
Patriarchy promised men eternal boyhood.
Women are expected to carry the cost.
Time’s up on Neverland.
Women are expected to carry the cost.
Time’s up on Neverland.
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Patriarchy promised men eternal boyhood.
Women are expected to carry the cost.
Time’s up on Neverland.
Women are expected to carry the cost.
Time’s up on Neverland.
Stop shushing your nervous system.
It’s not the problem — it’s the messenger.
Go talk to the one sending the orders.
It’s not the problem — it’s the messenger.
Go talk to the one sending the orders.
August 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Stop shushing your nervous system.
It’s not the problem — it’s the messenger.
Go talk to the one sending the orders.
It’s not the problem — it’s the messenger.
Go talk to the one sending the orders.
For when no role fits, no job soothes, and the box just keeps getting smaller.
If choosing a profession has felt like going from one cage to another...
This one’s for you.
Listen now (at) ellenarcher on substack. R
If choosing a profession has felt like going from one cage to another...
This one’s for you.
Listen now (at) ellenarcher on substack. R
August 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
For when no role fits, no job soothes, and the box just keeps getting smaller.
If choosing a profession has felt like going from one cage to another...
This one’s for you.
Listen now (at) ellenarcher on substack. R
If choosing a profession has felt like going from one cage to another...
This one’s for you.
Listen now (at) ellenarcher on substack. R
They say doom is the only appropriate emotion right now.
I call mythic-level bullshit.
New podcast: Why Emotional Range Is Your Secret Weapon:
Turns Out, Feeling Everything Was the Assignment
(at) ellenarcher on substack
I call mythic-level bullshit.
New podcast: Why Emotional Range Is Your Secret Weapon:
Turns Out, Feeling Everything Was the Assignment
(at) ellenarcher on substack
July 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They say doom is the only appropriate emotion right now.
I call mythic-level bullshit.
New podcast: Why Emotional Range Is Your Secret Weapon:
Turns Out, Feeling Everything Was the Assignment
(at) ellenarcher on substack
I call mythic-level bullshit.
New podcast: Why Emotional Range Is Your Secret Weapon:
Turns Out, Feeling Everything Was the Assignment
(at) ellenarcher on substack
Tired of the chaos machine? Me too. What if we started authoring the future we actually want? Here’s a random start to an Ideal USA List. Add yours. Let’s go. 🚀
July 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Tired of the chaos machine? Me too. What if we started authoring the future we actually want? Here’s a random start to an Ideal USA List. Add yours. Let’s go. 🚀
Storytelling as the Antidote to Fascism
They want you frantic.
Myth makes you sovereign.
New Podcast on Substack @ellenarcher
They want you frantic.
Myth makes you sovereign.
New Podcast on Substack @ellenarcher
July 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Storytelling as the Antidote to Fascism
They want you frantic.
Myth makes you sovereign.
New Podcast on Substack @ellenarcher
They want you frantic.
Myth makes you sovereign.
New Podcast on Substack @ellenarcher
I just got my first Substack yearly subscriber. If it was a dollar bill I'd frame it. 😺
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I just got my first Substack yearly subscriber. If it was a dollar bill I'd frame it. 😺
This past weekend was the quietest Fourth of July I’ve ever heard—or not heard.
Usually it’s fireworks all night in the neighborhoods around us.
Not this year. Anyone else?
Pic from early this morning.
Usually it’s fireworks all night in the neighborhoods around us.
Not this year. Anyone else?
Pic from early this morning.
July 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This past weekend was the quietest Fourth of July I’ve ever heard—or not heard.
Usually it’s fireworks all night in the neighborhoods around us.
Not this year. Anyone else?
Pic from early this morning.
Usually it’s fireworks all night in the neighborhoods around us.
Not this year. Anyone else?
Pic from early this morning.
In this episode, I explore why a better future comes from fast-thinking, curious-questioning, pattern-loving ADHDers. If you’ve ever felt “too much” for the old systems, good news: they’re crumbling. And we’ve got better questions. Link in comments.
July 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In this episode, I explore why a better future comes from fast-thinking, curious-questioning, pattern-loving ADHDers. If you’ve ever felt “too much” for the old systems, good news: they’re crumbling. And we’ve got better questions. Link in comments.
Taking the shame out of addiction and recovery. Please like or share. Stuck shame takes us down more than anything.
June 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Taking the shame out of addiction and recovery. Please like or share. Stuck shame takes us down more than anything.
A joyous Juneteenth celebration today. Amazing food, music, singing, dancing, and local activists.
June 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A joyous Juneteenth celebration today. Amazing food, music, singing, dancing, and local activists.
A joyous Juneteenth celebration today. Amazing food, music, singing, dancing, and local activists.
June 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A joyous Juneteenth celebration today. Amazing food, music, singing, dancing, and local activists.
Eugene, Oregon showed up in full force—powerfully understanding the assignment. Between 10,000 and 15,000 voices rising, marching, and remembering.
#NoKings #MarchOn #EugeneBeatCheeto #Haha
#NoKings #MarchOn #EugeneBeatCheeto #Haha
June 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Eugene, Oregon showed up in full force—powerfully understanding the assignment. Between 10,000 and 15,000 voices rising, marching, and remembering.
#NoKings #MarchOn #EugeneBeatCheeto #Haha
#NoKings #MarchOn #EugeneBeatCheeto #Haha
What's happening right now that makes you think "this is the world I want to be part of"?
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What's happening right now that makes you think "this is the world I want to be part of"?
Small town Oregon showing up with humor intact. Good crowd. Looking forward to June 14th.
June 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Small town Oregon showing up with humor intact. Good crowd. Looking forward to June 14th.
“We weren’t too sensitive. We were too alone in our sensing.”
May 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“We weren’t too sensitive. We were too alone in our sensing.”
A private homeowner blocked access to this public beach.
For years, neighbors with very different views came together for a cause.
And we won. We have access again.
#PublicAccess #CommunityPower #PurplePower
For years, neighbors with very different views came together for a cause.
And we won. We have access again.
#PublicAccess #CommunityPower #PurplePower
May 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A private homeowner blocked access to this public beach.
For years, neighbors with very different views came together for a cause.
And we won. We have access again.
#PublicAccess #CommunityPower #PurplePower
For years, neighbors with very different views came together for a cause.
And we won. We have access again.
#PublicAccess #CommunityPower #PurplePower
Stay Sober and Save the World the Cave Woman Way
May 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Stay Sober and Save the World the Cave Woman Way
ADHDers are often told we "lack executive function." In this episode, I challenge that tired phrase and celebrate the mind-body intelligence at the heart of how we actually get things done.
#ADHD #Recovery
ellenarcher.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
#ADHD #Recovery
ellenarcher.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
May 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
ADHDers are often told we "lack executive function." In this episode, I challenge that tired phrase and celebrate the mind-body intelligence at the heart of how we actually get things done.
#ADHD #Recovery
ellenarcher.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
#ADHD #Recovery
ellenarcher.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
50 States in 50 Days: California, the Golden State, now the world’s fourth-largest economy, walks for justice.
#HandsOffCalifornia #50StatesIn50Days #NoKings #Persistence
#HandsOffCalifornia #50StatesIn50Days #NoKings #Persistence
April 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
50 States in 50 Days: California, the Golden State, now the world’s fourth-largest economy, walks for justice.
#HandsOffCalifornia #50StatesIn50Days #NoKings #Persistence
#HandsOffCalifornia #50StatesIn50Days #NoKings #Persistence