Early parenthood can fry your nervous system.

Hello overstimulation, zero bandwidth, and snapping at your partner or kids.

In this conversation, Chelsea and parent coach Manu Brune break down what co-regulation actually looks like between partners and with your baby, and how small, body-based tools help you move from survival mode to a livable rhythm.

We name the signs of dysregulation (short fuse, shutdown, spirals), why routines can help or hurt, and how to use simple anchors—breath, movement, flexible rituals—to bring your system back online. We also talk about the pressure to do it all, and why community lets you “borrow calm” when yours is gone.

If you’ve thought, “I should be handling this better,” this episode shows you how to build capacity instead of guilt.

More about Manu and Beyond Birth Basics:

Insta: Beyond Birth Basics: Parenting Reimagined (@beyondbirthbasics) • Instagram photos and videos

Website:Beyond Birth Basics | Coaching in Columbus, OH

Preorder her book: Book | Beyond Birth Basics

Work with Postpartum Together:

Insta:Chelsea Skaggs || Relationship Coach for Parents (@postpartumtogether) • Instagram photos and videos

Current Offerings:Chelsea Skaggs Coaching

Book a free connection call : Calendly

• nervous system regulation

• co-regulation

• coregulation in relationships

• dysregulation after baby

• postpartum nervous system

• overstimulation mom

• snapping at your partner

• yelling at your kids

• survival mode parenting

• parent burnout

• postpartum anxiety

• emotional regulation for parents

• nervous system support for new parents

• nervous system reset

• nervous system healing after birth

• relationship after baby

• teamwork in parenthood

• emotional safety in relationships

• calm communication in marriage

• rebuilding connection after baby

• parenting rhythm not routine

• flexible family routines

• grounding exercises for parents

• mindfulness for moms and dads

• capacity not perfection

• borrowing calm

• modern parenting pressure

• regulating together

• early parenthood overwhelm

• postpartum mental health