Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms
For the overstimulated homeschool mom who is burned out, reactive, & snappy and ready to feel joyful and connected again.
Do you spend your days feeling touched out, talked out, and reactive — when all you really want is to actually enjoy being a mom? You're in the right place.
I'm Whitney, a sensory integration occupational therapist turned nervous system regulation coach, homeschooling my 4 kids as a highly sensitive mom. I created this podcast for the overstimulated homeschool mom who is ready to go from burned out and reactive to joyful and connected — without having it all figured out first.
Each week we talk about the real stuff: emotional and nervous system regulation, sensory overload, the mental load of motherhood, doable self-care, and neurodivergent homeschooling — all through the lens of your nervous system, because that's where the change actually happens.
You don't have to have it together to help your kids thrive. Let's figure it out together.
Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms
How to mom through crisis as a highly sensitive person
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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
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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.