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

Declare it with me - “I am not going to burn out this holiday season!”   It’s a powerful declaration, but in order for it to come to life, we’ve got to understand the symptoms of burnout and how to protect ourselves against it.    In today’s episode, Amber Dawn, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), and Health Coach, teaches how we can avoid burnout and...

Did you know that gratitude can lower stress, promote relaxation, and help you regulate your emotions?   To be honest, for a long time I had a gratitude practice where I’d quickly jot down 3 things I was grateful for every morning, but I didn’t feel like it made much of a difference in my life.   My gratitude practice didn’t have much of an impact because I didn’t understand the science of gratitu...

Do you have big dreams and goals, but life seems to be getting in the way and you end up feeling overwhelmed with it all?   Or maybe you’ve started something new - a resolution, routine, or habit - and then that critical voice chimes in and the imposter syndrome hits and your confidence fades?   In today’s episode, Amanda Walker, a certified Master Life & Performance Coach and host of The Best...

When’s the last time someone asked you how you’ve been and your response was “I’m so busy”?   Burnout among millennial women is at record highs.  We’re exhausted, and yet we still wear our busyness as a badge of honor. Why is that?!   I get it - slowing down and resting can be challenging.  Especially in a hustle culture that glorifies productivity.   But it’s not just busy schedules and overwhelm...

How often do you find yourself overwhelmed by all the tasks you juggle as manager of your family and home?   In today’s episode, Laura Hernandez (mom of 10!!) and founder of Mama Systems, discusses how to create systems in our homes to live more peacefully and intentionally with our people.   Three things you’ll learn in this episode: Creating a daily rhythm How to organize daily tasks to avoid ov...

It happens to the best of us.  We’re frustrated.  We’re irritable and don’t know why.  Maybe you yell because no one listens until you raise your voice. Does any of this feel familiar?   Motherhood is hard, y’all! And so often, we don’t have tools to help us manage all the emotions that come with it.     In today’s episode, you’ll learn the #1 reason why we yell at our kids.  If you’re ready to ge...

When’s the last time you went down a research rabbit hole?   If you’re anything like me, it can be easy to get caught up in researching the best parenting strategies, tools, and products for our kids.     But holy moly is there a lot of information out there!  And it can be challenging to parse out the reliable data and not get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available to us as pare...

I’ve got a quick bonus episode for you today!    This one mindset shift has been coming up over and over again in my coaching sessions the last couple of weeks and it’s so powerful that I wanted to share it with all of you here on the podcast.   Don’t miss this bonus episode (especially if you tend to be a high-achiever or perfectionist)!    It’s a simple, yet powerful mindset shift that will chan...

Did you know that your nervous system is constantly communicating with you? And like any other communication, some messages are more important than others.   In today’s episode, I coach through 3 nervous system red flags that moms shouldn’t ignore.     If you experience any (or all) of these red flags, this episode will help you understand what’s going on in your body and nervous system so you can...

Have you ever experienced burnout, and then because you were so exhausted, you didn’t have the energy to do anything about it? I’ve been there too, friend.   Today’s guest, Shelley Kemmerer PA-C, MCHS is a parent and founder of Run Tell Mom LLC, and  certified by The Training Institute of Parental Burnout.    Join us as we discuss the importance of recognizing burnout in the different roles we pla...

If there’s an emotion that we just don’t know what to do with as a society, it’s anger! There are so many labels associated with it - our anger's called crazy, weak, uncontrolled, violent, unacceptable, etc.  But anger is actually a really powerful and important messenger that communicates to us that something’s wrong, a boundary’s been crossed, or someone’s being mistreated.  And we all expe...

Have you ever had to set a difficult boundary with your own parents or in-laws?    Today’s guest, Abbey Williams, is a behavioral health therapist and the heart behind You, The Mother. She’s also the author of “An ABC of Families” and a mom of 4.    In this episode, we discuss Abbey’s own journey in making the self-honoring decision to limit contact with her mother in order to protect her well-bei...

Whether you’ve been experiencing anxiety for days or decades, I’m here to tell you today that peace is possible.    If you feel like you’ve tried everything - mindset work, medication, meditation - but nothing has really gotten to the root of your anxiety, you're probably right.    So many of the remedies for anxiety we see today are band-aids that might help treat some of the symptoms of anx...

Let’s talk about burnout, friend.  If you’re anything like me, the moment you became a mom, you were suddenly in a constant state of demand - and that demand takes its toll on our body.   Today’s guest, Lori Aikman, is the go-to girl for women looking to recover from burnout and uplevel their health by getting to the root cause of symptoms through functional lab testing.   Join Lori and I as we di...

Peace - we all want more of it, but it can feel hard to come by as a busy mom.  Amiright?!   We’re managing endless to-do lists, carrying the family’s mental load, and our kids and partner constantly need us - there can be so much going on that it feels hard to experience inner peace.   In today’s episode, you’ll learn 5 strategies I teach my clients to help unlock inner peace. These are practical...

Our habits determine our future, but they also determine our present, right?  Habits shape our thinking, our words, and our actions.  So, are you ready for a habit reset?   In today’s episode, habit queen Emily Nichols will help you get your habits on track.  Emily is deeply passionate about redefining self-care and health, and she's on a mission to assist women like you become transformed fr...

Do you ever feel anxious, but can’t really pinpoint why?   The thing with high-functioning anxiety is that it’s not always easy to detect.  We seem to be functioning well in our day-to-day lives, but under the surface we feel edgy, stressed, and overwhelmed.     It’s that sense that there’s not enough time and we’re running behind. We feel tired, but wired.  Our body is telling us to slow down, bu...

How many times have you made the commitment to exercise and eat healthier and then life comes along and it all kinda fizzles out?    While it happens to the best of us, a few mindset shifts can really help create a more sustainable, grace-based path to health.    Join me and guest, Robin Rhine McDonald, in today's episode as we discuss the importance of ditching chronic dieting for holistic h...

Our body doesn’t speak a verbal language, so when we’re wanting to feel calm or present, we have to communicate to our body that it’s safe in a language our body understands.   In today’s episode you’ll learn 5 different somatic (body-based) tools to help create a sense of calm and safety in your nervous system.    These are exercises you can do any time you’re feeling dysregulated to help ease yo...

Do you love to nerd out on colorful pens, highlighters, and pretty planners like I do? But I can’t tell you how many planners I’ve bought with such good intentions that have ended up on my shelf collecting dust.   The truth is that our time management relies on the postures of our hearts.    Today’s guest, Lissa Figgins, is a faith-driven Life Planning and Time Management Coach. Through her REDEEM...

We often talk about mapping the state of our nervous system so we can recognize when we’re feeling dysregulated and use our tools to bring safety back into our body and ease out of a stress response.   But do you ever question whether you’re actually feeling calm and regulated, or you’re numb and not feeling much of anything at all?   There is overlap between the ventral vagal (regulated) and the...

So much of life is beyond our control.  But if we’re being honest, there’s also a lot we do have control over - and those are the things we can focus on optimizing.     In today’s episode, I coach you through 4 simple, but powerful, habits that I do daily to reduce the anxiety I experience.  These are small shifts that have made a huge difference in my mental, emotional, spiritual, & physical...

We all want to increase our capacity, right? But hear me - expanding our capacity isn’t just about growing our ability to do more!    Melanie Sodka, expert in all things capacity management, joins the podcast today to help us shift out of living in a state of overwhelm and reclaim our well-being.    Join the thousands of people Melanie’s guided to avoid burnout and embrace what they love.     Thre...

It often feels like stress and motherhood go hand-in-hand.  We have high demands on our time, energy, and bandwidth, and are often overstimulated, under-resourced (and underslept!).   But here’s the thing - just telling ourselves to “chill out” isn’t an effective strategy for dealing with stress.  Our nervous system doesn't speak a verbal language. We have to show our body that it’s safe to c...

We know it takes a village, but making new friends as a busy mom can be hard, y’all!     In today’s episode, Emily Siegel, a friendship coach and the leader of The Connected Mom Life Community, teaches us how to create the circle of friends we crave.    We weren’t made to mom alone, and she’s on a mission to see that we stop trying.   Three things you’ll learn in this episode: ​​How to carve out s...