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Episode 64: How to Self Regulate as a Parent with Dr. Amber Thornton

Episode 64: How to Self Regulate as a Parent with Dr. Amber Thornton

Update: 2024-11-07
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Episode 64: How to Self Regulate as a Parent with Dr. Amber Thornton @dramberthornton


Ever totally lose your cool on your kids and feel SO guilty afterwards? You’re NOT alone! That’s why this week, Rachael speaks with Dr. Amber Thornton, a licensed clinical psychologist and strong advocate for parental mental health, all about self-regulation, overwhelm, and reparenting!


Inside this episode:


  • Find out a practical framework for breaking the cycle of dysregulation.

  • Learn how you can practice emotional regulation during the postpartum period- so hard!

  • Why mental health struggles can make regulation especially difficult. 

  • Tools for managing overwhelm after working full time or being home with your kids full time.

  • How do you actually begin the process of “reparenting” yourself?

  • Ways to deal with mistakes and handle them as a parent especially after totally losing your cool. 

  • All the positive effects reparenting has on our children.

  • All about her new book, A Parent's Guide to Self-Regulation.

  • And so much more!


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Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast.

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Episode 64: How to Self Regulate as a Parent with Dr. Amber Thornton

Episode 64: How to Self Regulate as a Parent with Dr. Amber Thornton

Rachael Shepard-Ohta