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DayTrellis

Getting the most out of your coach

Your coach helps with the daily side of ADHD: starting tasks, sleep, food, movement, and setting up your space so things are easier. Bring it one real problem from today and ask for one next step. That's the fastest way to get something useful.

Start with what's in front of you

Tell the coach what you're stuck on right now, in plain words. "I can't start the laundry" works better than "how do I get organized?"

Add two things if you can:

  1. How much time you have. "I've got 15 minutes before I leave."
  2. How much energy you have. "I'm wiped out" changes the answer.

Ask for one step, not a plan

Big plans are easy to read and hard to start. Ask for the first step only. When it's done, come back and ask for the next one.

Try these:

  • "Break this into the smallest first step."
  • "What can I do in 5 minutes?"
  • "I tried that and it didn't work. What else?"

Short answer first, research if you want it

Each reply starts with a short answer you can act on. If there's research behind it, you'll see See the support under the answer. Open it to read what the studies found. Skip it if you just want the step.

When the answer comes from our article library, the coach names the source. If the evidence is thin, it should say so.

What your coach can see

The coach can see some of what you track in DayTrellis:

  • How many of your daily plan steps you finished on recent days
  • Your weekly check-in scores
  • Your answers to the lifestyle questions in the quiz

It does not see your ADHD screener result. If you want the coach to know something, tell it in the chat.

If you track a child's profile, switch to that profile first. The coach then talks with you as a parent about that child.

What it won't do

Your coach is a lifestyle coach, not a doctor or a therapist.

  • It won't diagnose ADHD or anything else.
  • It won't give medication advice.
  • It can share what research says about supplements, but it won't tell you what dose to take.
  • For therapy questions or diagnosis, it will point you to a licensed clinician.

If you're in crisis, the coach stops coaching. It will point you to 988 (call or text, in the US) and the Get support now page. You can go to either one any time without asking.

A few habits that help

  • Come back after your check-in. Ask, "What should I change this week?"
  • Tell it what didn't work. The coach can't see that unless you say so.

You can send up to 25 messages a day. Your conversations stay in your account so you can look back at them, and they're deleted if you delete your account.