Shimmer

tl;dr: After facilitating over 31,000 1:1 ADHD Coaching sessions, Shimmer members have access to the first multi-player community feature on the Platform—Body Doubling! Shimmer’s Body Doubling experience takes the popular ADHD co-working strategy and infuses the 6 ADHD motivators to help our members get more things done, the ADHD way.

Hi YC family! 👋

We’re Chris & Vikram, and we’re building Shimmer. Our mission is for every individual with ADHD to reach their full potential, their way. Shimmer ADHD Coaching was born in 2022 after I (Chris) was diagnosed with ADHD and was frustrated with the lack of affordable, quality behavioral coaching solutions. Since then, we’ve grown tremendously, building the #1 ADHD Coaching Platform recommended by HCPs, therapists, and psychiatrists across North America.

❌ The Challenge

Body doubling is a popular strategy for people with ADHD (it works for neurotypical people too!) to get things done. It’s basically when you work in the presence of others, and the mere existence of them gives you positive accountability to get it done. It comes in many forms, and can even look like you doing laundry while chatting with your boyfriend while he cooks.

The challenge for people with ADHD, is that they don’t do these things consistently. Why?

1. 🚧 There’s too many hurdles. They need to coordinate with people, it’s inconsistent, and people are unreliable
2. 👹 They’re ashamed. Many body doubling apps exist already, but people with ADHD feel ashamed needing this tool just for their laundry, or to cook, or to do something else that seems mundane. Imagine showing up to a session and you can barely brush your teeth, and the other person says “I’m going to finish emailing back 10 investors on closing my round and launch our new podcast to Spotify”
3. 🍬 There’s not enough dopamine. Isn’t this always the challenge with ADHD?! Whatever solution is out there, it’s not built to motivate ADHD brains.

✨ The Solution

Shimmer Body Doubling (only available to Shimmer coaching members) is an ADHD-adapted Body Doubling experience that harnesses the power of the 6 ADHD motivators—interest, urgency, newness, accountability, challenge, and community, to help people with ADHD get things done.

1. Before kicking off ADHD Body Doubling sessions, check-in with your feelings & connect with those of others.

   

2. Commit to discrete tasks to stay accountable and get dopamine from checking things off!

   

3. Get inspired by other people’s tasks and progress. Motivation is contagious!

   

4. Visualize time passing (key for ADHD brains!) and beat the clock

   

5. Learn something new in the 5 min break as each ADHD Coach brings their own flare

   

6. If you have a challenge or problem, your community and an expert ADHD coach will be there to help you out!

   

🙏 Asks

• Try Shimmer (or share w/ a friend), start with an ADHD coach here. 25% off your first month (e-mail chris@shimmer.care if you want a founder-focused coach)
• We’re on PH today (Thu Sep 5) if you want to head over there to support 👀