246: When Two Storming Parents Collide: How to Break the Cycle
Update: 2025-09-24
Description
In this episode of Real World Peaceful Parenting, Lisa Smith sits down with Hive members Neil and Kari to tackle a challenge almost every parent faces: what happens when both parents get triggered at the same time. Through candid storytelling and live coaching, Lisa demonstrates how one calm, regulated parent can transform an entire family dynamic—even in the middle of chaos. From bedtime battles to sibling meltdowns, this episode gives parents actionable strategies for staying grounded, communicating effectively with partners, and modeling calm for their children.
What You'll Learn:
- How a dysregulated parent affects not just their child, but their partner’s nervous system too.
- The neuroscience of co-regulation: why staying calm is the most powerful tool for parents.
- How to recognize your “fight, flight, freeze, or fawn” responses in real time.
- Practical language for communicating during conflict, like “I’m frozen” and “I’m trying to feel heard.”
- How childhood wounds influence your reactions as a parent—and how to work through them.
- Strategies for co-parenting as a team, even when emotions run high, so your children experience safety and connection.
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