Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms

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Highly Sensitive Moms: 6 Things to Do Differently If You're Chronically Overstimulated

2026-05-2226:24

If you’re a highly sensitive, easily overstimulated mom who feels touched out, on edge, and exhausted by the constant noise and mess—this doesn’t have to be your everyday reality. We can’t lock ourselves in a quiet room every time things feel like too much. And snapping at our kids or constantly trying to get away from them isn’t how we imagined motherhood would feel. In this episode, I share 6 concepts to help you feel less overstimulated & reactive as a highly sensitive mom: sensory bre...

Parenting & Homeschooling Sensitive Kids: 5 Key Shifts

2026-05-0829:06

Things that seem easy with other kids can feel harder with highly sensitive kids, and it can make us really question ourselves as moms. The good news? If we lean into the hard, it actually helps us show up as a better mom for all our kids. The bad news? It is... hard. In this episode, I share 5 ways to support highly sensitive kids. Shifts in: rhythym physical environment prioritizing basic needsstrengths-based learningmy mindset as a momParenting sensitive kids is challenging...

Co-regulation for Moms of Highly Sensitive Kids

2026-04-1735:29

When people talk about "sharing your calm with your kid," does it trigger mom guilt because of all the times you remember messing up or overreacting? Parenting a highly sensitive kid can really push you to your limits as a mom. Sharing your nervous sytem when you already feel depleted can feel impossible. In today's episode, we discuss: a framework for how to spot your kid's overload before it spiralswhat co-regulation actually looks like in real lifewhy you don't have to be calm all the time...

What is a Highly Sensitive Kid?

2026-04-0327:55

Does your child fall apart over a sock seam? Have big meltdowns after things that seem little to you & everyone else? Feel everything — deeply, intensely, loudly — and you can’t quite figure out why? You might have a highly sensitive kid. In this episode, we break down exactly what that means, what it doesn’t mean, and why understanding it could change everything about your homeschool day. Maybe you're highly sesitive too, as the mom... and that adds a whole extra layer. IN THIS EPISODE •...

Shifting Your Spring Homeschool Rhythm: Tips for the Overstimulated Mom (Part 2)

2026-03-2019:31

Last week we talked about why spring throws off your homeschool and your nervous system. This week we're getting practical — but not in a "here's-your-spring-schedule" kind of way. In this episode I'm sharing what shifting your spring rhythm actually looks like in my home, and some questions to help you figure out what it looks like in yours. In this episode: One question to ask before you change anything in your routineWhy your "get it all done by lunch" schedule may be working against...

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Sensational Moms: Support For Overstimulated Moms