In this episode of the Peaceful Parenting Podcast, Kalista, a full time working mother joins me for a coaching session. She shares her challenges as a neurodivergent mom in parenting her highly sensitive toddler.

We talk about how to move from survival mode to simple life mode, the realization that perfection is not the goal, the usefulness of empathizing with our child's perspective, empowerment in making active choices, the value of self-compassion and understanding the functioning of the nervous system, and the concept of using tools like earplugs to manage overwhelming noise.

We talk about:

2:44 Kalista's family background
4:02 How overwhelm impacts the enjoyment of her child
7:16 Taking a nervous system reset
14:42 Simplifying the things you need to do
17:38 Is the solution worse than the problem?
19:51 Emotional backpack
26:33 How does she calm her nervous system
36:18 Addressing the tactic for saying no or correcting behavior
43:14 Update
49:49 Not identifying as your emotions
52:09 Learning how to regulate together

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142: Coaching with Kalista: A Highly Sensitive Mom Parenting A High Needs Child