High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

What does it mean to have an “empowered” mindset? Join me as I chat with Natalie Bacon, a mindset coach for moms and the host of the Mom On Purpose podcast.  Natalie is here to guide us through the transformative power of mindset work, helping us shift from seeking external validation to tapping into our inner wisdom and gut feelings. Natalie shares practical tips on how we can become more confide...

Have you ever wondered if you’re actually chill or if you’re just really good at suppressing your emotions? Before doing this work, I never thought of myself as an “emotional” person — I didn’t cry at movies, I didn’t lose my temper —but I was completely unaware of the emotional storm brewing beneath my cool exterior. We’ve all been conditioned with implicit messages that certain emotions are unac...

Over the summer, we’re going to bring back some of your past favorites as part of a Friday [rewind].  These are the top downloaded episodes that you all couldn’t get enough of!  Today’s [rewind] is a throwback to episode 75  all about how to create real and lasting change. In order to actually create new thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and emotions, we must access our somatic intelligence.  Somatic...

Are you getting your daily D.O.S.E (dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, & endorphins)? You can naturally boost your body’s production of feel-good chemicals and neurohack happiness with just a few simple tweaks to your daily habits. Check out these science-backed strategies to naturally boost key neurotransmitters to elevate your mood, enhance your well-being, and manage stress more effectively. Li...

If you've been experiencing chronic pain or health issues and feel like you’ve tried everything without much success, it’s time for a deep dive into your body’s fascia. Your body has an incredible system of spider web-like connective tissue called fascia. Through sensitive, fiber-optic-type communication, fascia is involved in and influences every other system and process in the human body. F...

Think back to the last time you felt triggered - whether it was an eye roll from your kiddo, a rude comment from a neighbor, or being stuck in rush-hour traffic - being triggered activates our nervous system’s fight, flight, or freeze responses.  But here’s the catch, when we’re triggered, we can’t just tell ourselves to calm down. We have to communicate safety in a way our nervous system understa...

When’s the last time you woke up feeling truly energized throughout the day? Hormones, nutrition, sleep habits, and lifestyle - there are so many contributing factors to our exhaustion.   But sometimes all we need to do is go back to the basics.  Today I’m joined by Chloe Ward, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner & Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach whose passion is helpin...

There’s no escaping it - sometimes life’s just really hard.  But even in the hard moments, we have choices.  And being intentional about our mindset is a major key to navigating life's toughest seasons with grace and purpose. Today, I share about a season of big changes for our family, as we prepare to leave our home of 15 years in Miami for a new adventure. From closing my law firm to uproot...

The Calm Mom Podcast now has over 250 episodes, and there are some oldies-but-goodies that are just too good to get lost in the mix. Over the summer, we’re going to bring back some of your favorites as part of a Friday [rewind].  These are the top downloaded episodes that you all couldn’t get enough of!  Today’s [rewind] is a throwback to episode 183 from last year all about how to create calm and...

Fight, flight or freeze - what’s your go-to stress response?  If you’ve been living with chronic stress or unresolved trauma, it’s possible you’ve been stuck in a stress response for so long that the symptoms seem normal to you. But what if you could start feeling better today just by understanding your nervous system and practicing simple exercises to unlock the stress cycle? In this episode, we...

Ever wonder how you got so overwhelmed, burned out, and struggling to keep up with the endless demands of life?  It didn’t happen overnight.  We’ve all got sneaky habits that are contributing to burnout without realizing it.  In today’s episode, you’ll learn about the common mindsets, behaviors, and habits that lead many women to chronic stress and exhaustion.  Whether it’s a pattern of people-ple...

Have you had the joy of parenting a strong-willed child?  😉 Our strong-willed kiddos are independent, confident, and determined.  They’re natural leaders and world-changers. But those big personality traits don’t come without their power struggles, stubbornness, and a little drama-rama. If you’re raising a strong-willed kid, learning how to regulate your nervous system is truly a superpower. Tune...

Inspired in part by 75 Hard (the 75-day mental toughness program that requires you to follow a strict daily regimen), I’m inviting you to a journey that’s anything but hard. The seasons are changing, the kids are out of school, and it’s a great time to start incorporating new habits to support a regulated nervous system. Join me on a summer journey to discover the feminine energy of ease and flow....

What if I told you that there was a science to having confidence and healthy self-esteem? Today’s guest, Dr. Simone Alicia, is The Self-Esteem Doctor 👩🏾‍⚕️She’s a self-esteem expert & motivational speaker who is deeply passionate about self-development and nourishing the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of people, especially women. In today’s episode, she talks us through why we may...

Do you ever feel like you're holding everything together on the outside, but on the inside it feels like a daily battle with self-doubt, overthinking, and exhaustion? In today’s episode, we dive into the often-overlooked concept of high-functioning anxiety. While society might praise your high achievements, organization, and dependability, these traits can sometimes mask a nervous system stuc...

Have you ever known that something was off with your mental, emotional, or physical health, and bounced around between doctor’s offices unable to get any real explanation or solution? If so, you’re not alone.  Today’s guest, Risa Groux, is a Certified Nurse, Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach. She is passionate about discovering the root causes of our symptoms and offering holi...

You probably know what anxiety feels like, but do you know what that experience of anxiety might be trying to communicate to you? Our body is constantly sending us somatic cues.  The key is to learn to listen to the message instead of trying to silence the messenger. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 things that your anxiety might be trying to tell you.  If you’re able to grow in awareness of the...

Toxic parenting is so much more than a buzzphrase. It’s real, emotional trauma that we can carry into adulthood.  As adults, setting boundaries with our childhood caregivers and “reparenting” ourselves is often the key to standing in the gap as a cycle breaker and raising our children differently than how we were raised. In today’s episode, Cari Fund, a passionate women’s advocate and author, join...

Muscle tension, aches & pains, gut issues, insomnia, headaches, autoimmune conditions - did you know that all of these can be physical symptoms of stress and anxiety stored in our body? When our nervous system perceives stress, there’s a physiological response in the body, so we need to have daily practices to release this stress and anxiety from our body. In today’s episode I teach you 7 simp...

Do you feel the pressure to do it all? As women, we so often feel an unspoken expectation to be able to handle all the things that need to be done as a mom, as a wife, and in our workspaces, without complaint or skipping a beat. If you’ve felt that pressure to do all… the... things, you my friend are not alone.  In this episode, Abby Calabrese, an executive coach for high-achieving female professi...

It happens to the best of us, right?  We all have moments when we've lost our cool with our kids. Motherhood can be hard, y’all! In today’s episode, you’ll learn about your window of tolerance - your capacity to handle parenting (and life) - without snapping or becoming dysregulated. Here's the thing - you can’t have emotional regulation without nervous system regulation.  When you learn...

Do you have a pattern of people-pleasing? When’s the last time you said yes when you really wanted to say no? Taken on more than you had the bandwidth for? Worried about whether someone was upset with you? Here’s the thing friend, there’s a cost to keeping everyone around you happy. Tanya Engesether knows how people-pleasing and seeking approval can be an express ticket to burnout.  As a Christian...

Have you ever been angry and someone told you to “just calm down”? Or have you ever experienced anxiety and tried to calm your body with a moment of stillness, but it just seemed to make you feel worse? Oftentimes, when we’re in our sympathetic nervous system feeling anxious or angry, trying to calm down by taking deep breaths or meditating can be really uncomfortable. It’s not what our body needs...

When was the last time you got a good night’s sleep? Or maybe a better question is when was the last time you woke up feeling truly rested Do you have a hard time falling asleep or staying asleep? Today’s guest is Devin Burke of the Sleep Science Academy.  Devin walks us through his holistic approach to helping people stop suffering and start sleeping. Quality sleep is so much more than the durati...

Are you running on empty? Maybe you know the feeling - brain fog, forgetfulness, irritability, anxiety, loss of motivation - you’re just plain exhausted.  But how did you get to this point?  It didn’t happen overnight.  So, what are the biggest contributing factors? In today’s episode, you’ll learn 3 of the most common reasons why women are feeling fried.  I’ve got easy-to-identify patterns that m...