I Was Tired of Feeling Broken So I Built the Tool I Needed

I used to cry in the car before work.

Every morning. Quiet tears, full of shame I couldn’t name.

Anxiety didn’t yell. It whispered. It looked like overthinking a text for 30 minutes.

Needing a nap after seeing friends.

Feeling sick every time the phone rang even when I wanted someone to care.

I was scattered, burnt out, and drowning in guilt.

From the outside, it probably looked small. But it didn’t feel small.

People said, “Just ask for help.”

But where do you go when therapy feels too clinical and the waitlists are six months long?

I didn’t need another app telling me to go outside.

I needed something that spoke to my actual life. Something that didn’t treat me like a checkbox.

What Helped Me Wasn’t Fancy

It was scribbled-down coping tools.

A DBT worksheet I could read when my brain wouldn’t slow down. A planner that worked for my ADHD not against it.

I didn’t need perfection. I needed something real.

That’s why I built DBT Support Hub.

It started with one tool I made for myself.

Then another. Then another.

Now it’s a place for people who feel like I did:

• Overwhelmed

• Exhausted

• Still trying

What You’ll Find Here

✅ A free AI chatbot (Elara) trained in DBT and Motivational Interviewing

✅ Peer-created tools for anxiety, burnout, and emotional regulation

✅ Instant downloads like the Calm Mind Workbook and ADHD Planner

✅ Optional extras—like 1:1 peer coaching, workshops, and member-only tools

No fluff. No pressure. Just real support you can actually use today.

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Why I Do This Work

I’ve lived what I write about.

I’ve sat in cars crying, slept in mine too, and spent years thinking I was lazy when it was ADHD and trauma all along.

I know what it’s like to feel like a burden.

To keep showing up anyway.

That’s why I built this platform—for people who are surviving quietly.

For people who don’t need advice.

They need tools. Time. And someone who gets it.

Written by Lloyd Taylor

DBT-informed Peer Recovery Worker and founder of DBT Support Hub. Lloyd blends lived experience of ADHD, trauma, and emotional dysregulation with formal training in mental health, motivational interviewing, and DBT. He currently works in Canberra supporting people navigating complex mental health challenges and is completing a Bachelor of Social Work at Charles Sturt University.

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