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Introducing Heron: the flow state app for neurodivergent brains

Work for hours without frying your brain

Create your best work feeling your best.

Be one of the first to help shape Heron

From the founder

Burned out, depressed, and unable to focus for more than 5 minutes

Three years ago I was on sick leave feeling so incredibly exhausted, in full depression, and couldn't sit down to work for more than 5 minutes. I still had a master's thesis to write. Some days, graduating felt impossible.

Working only 20 hours a week, I accidentally taught myself (through science) to get into flow state every day to write my thesis. Within weeks my mental health improved and the fog started to disappear. I finished the thesis 5 months later.

I got the highest grade. And was invited to publish my study in a scientific journal 😳

Our neurodivergent brain really isn't the problem. We just have to create a new way of working. That's why I'm creating Heron — to make it so freaking easy for us to do deep work without burning out 👏👏

— Ida Holse, founder of Heron

How Heron works

A daily ritual that guides your brain into deep focus

Get into flow every day

A ritual built from 600+ flow sessions and the latest neuroscience

Heron guides you into the flow state every day using a 4-phase ND flow ritual designed specifically for ADHD and autistic brains. It's built from my own experience putting myself into flow over 600 times — and the latest flow and neuroscience. Every single step has been validated by a peer-reviewed study on neurodivergent brains.

On your hardest days

Feeling too overwhelmed to even begin? Heron starts there too.

If you arrive anxious, shut down, or on the edge of a meltdown — Heron doesn't ask you to push through. It guides you through regulation first, meeting your nervous system exactly where it is, until flow becomes possible. Even your worst days can become your most focused ones.

Built on science

People in flow are...

16%

Less likely to be diagnosed with anxiety or depression

Gaston et al., 2024

500%

More productive in the flow state

Harvard Business Review

Less likely to experience burnout symptoms

Aust et al., 2022

Support your brain

Join the waitlist and be the first to know when Heron launches.

Do you recognise?

Why can't I just focus and get it done?

We can focus. Our brains are just in overdrive, making it really hard. Because most workplaces, schools and universities just aren't designed to support our busy brain.

Our brain feels fried by 2pm, even though it feels like we barely did anything

We barely get through the week without crashing, and spend the whole weekend recovering, just to do it all over again on Monday

We can't focus for more than 10 minutes before our mind wanders, or starts "overthinking"

We begin to question if work really is worth it, if it has to feel this exhausting

We only get things done when we feel the urgency of the deadline hanging over us

We cycle through burnout at least once a year — if it doesn't feel like a chronic state

It's not a you problem. Our brain just craves a new way of working, that actually supports it.

What changes

Imagine finishing work and actually feeling good

2 hrs

Deep focus, start to finish

Sustained flow — without crashing halfway through

Full battery

Energy left after work

Enough to actually enjoy your evenings

Calm

Nervous system while you work

Not pushing your way through the day

Heal

Your mental health

Frequent flow will keep burnout at bay

Heron is for you if you want...

To get started with work even when motivation is nowhere to be found and energy is low

To reach flow even when you feel restless, anxious, or completely bored

A working environment that feels cosy and supportive — not one that fights your focus

To stop forcing and pushing yourself — and actually enjoy getting things done

To stop waiting for the last-minute panic before you can get anything done

To heal from burnout — and actually keep it at bay for good

Join the waitlist

Be part of testing the first version of Heron

Heron is built for neurodivergents by neurodivergents. You're not just signing up to be notified when it's ready. You can have direct influence on the app.

No pressure though — some people just want to know when it launches, and that's completely fine too. Join at whatever level feels right for you.

Help shape it

Your feedback directly influences features, design, and what gets prioritised. This is your app too — as much as you want it to be.

First to know, first to try

Every milestone lands in your inbox before anywhere else — plus early access the moment we launch.

Give feedback on the app

Join beta sessions and surveys — your lived experience as a neurodivergent is exactly what makes Heron better.

You'll also get access to our online community, when the app is here

A private space to connect with fellow neurodivergent people craving focused work, and share what works for your brain and what doesn't. Come as you are — on good days or not.

Ready to join?

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ADHD and autistic brains aren't bad at focus

We just need a new way of working, that actually supports our brain. Heron is there to support us on good days and bad days.