Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms
Mom, do you struggle with feeling touched out, talked out, & reactive instead of enjoying motherhood? Whitney is your coach in your backpocket, here to share encouragement, education, and practical tips about:
-emotional regulation
-nervous system regulation
-sensory overload
-mental load in motherhood
-do-able self-care for moms
-neurodivergent homeschooling & motherhood
...All to help overstimulated moms to from burnout to the joyful, connected homeschool mom your kids need.
You don't have to have it figured out to help your kids develop their own self-regulation. Let's learn together.
Whitney brings her extensive training and experience as a sensory integration occupational therapist to the daily reality of homeschooling as a highly sensitive person with 4 kids.
Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms
How to mom through crisis as a highly sensitive person
If you're overstimulated by your kids, then it could be just part of a bigger puzzle as a highly sensitive person. In today's episode, Whitney scratches the surface of what it means to be a highly sensitive person according to Elaine Aron.
Then, what does it look like to deal with heavy emotions like grief as an HSP and a busy mom?
Empathy. Attunement. Noticing. Reflecting. Then sharing…these are the superpowers of a highly sensitive person, but they can also be our downfall.
Because what makes you a responsive, attuned mom can also make you an exhausted, anxious human.
Walk away from today's episode feeling encouraged with 3 ways highly sensitive moms can keep mom-ing through hardship-- whether personal, local, or global.
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Link to Amy Bodkin interoception podcast
Research about news related stress
More about dorsal vagal shutdown and freeze
Kelly Mahler's body scan resources
This podcast is not meant as medical advice or a substitute for any medical advice. Please contact your health professional with any mental health or physical health questions or concerns.