Being regulated doesn’t mean being calm all the time. It means our nervous system can leave its window of tolerance, because everyone does, and then come back. Regulation is a skill we practice, not a personality we have, and it…
To calm down after yelling at our kids, take a slow breath, soften the jaw and shoulders, and wait until the body settles before talking. Then go back to our child, say what happened in a sentence or two, and…
The pause before you snap is about 10 seconds. A simple 3-step plan: notice, sigh, name it. Plus a printable Pause Card. Free class on yelling Nov 18.
Learn how to regulate your nervous system as a mom: spot your early signs, reset in under a minute, and build real capacity over time.
You are not a bad mom. I promise. And neither am I. Feeling this way is almost universal. It shows up when we’re depleted. A short temper, yelling, or a moment that fell apart makes you a good mom having…