Mom Guilt, Ambition, and the Standards You Can Change Today

Mom Guilt, Ambition, and the Standards You Can Change Today

If you were once the person always exceeding expectations — top of your class, a stellar employee — and now feel like you're failing at everything, a little bit, all the time, this episode is for you. We talk about the double standard society holds mothers to versus fathers, and why naming that unfairness, important as it is, won't give you the relief you're actually looking for this week. Then we go deeper: the second, quieter standard that ambitious, high-achieving mothers set for themselves — one that shifts by child, by day, by phase, and never quite lets you feel like you've done well enough. Using the psychology concept of circles of control, influence, and concern, we look at which standards are actually yours to change, starting today. If you've ever felt like a mediocre employee and a mediocre mum despite trying harder than ever, this one's for you. www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-strowa https://www.instagram.com/bodyful_minds/ www.bodyfulminds.com.

False Proxies: Why Mothers Get Talked Over at Work (Even When They're Right)

You come back from maternity leave and somehow have to prove yourself all over again — while your maternity cover, with less experience than you, is the one whose opinion gets asked for in the room. Nothing about your competence changed. Something else did. In this episode, an ordinary evening with my son cracks open exactly what that something is — and why the fix isn't hustling harder to be heard. For more resources go to www.bodyfulminds.com [www.bodyfulminds.com] or follow on LinkedIn [www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-strowa].

How Heat Affects Your Nervous System (and Why You Might Be More Irritable)

Hot weather doesn't just leave you sweaty—it can also make emotional regulation, concentration and patience much harder. In this episode, I explore the science behind heat and the nervous system, and explain why body awareness is the first step to managing your energy and responding with more compassion to yourself and your children. For more resources go to www.bodyfulminds.com [www.bodyfulminds.com] or follow on LinkedIn [www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-strowa].

Rethinking Regulation: It Doesn't Always Start With Stillness

Have you ever felt like all the advice about nervous system regulation simply isn't made for mothers? Take a few deep breaths. Sit quietly. Meditate. Spend some time alone. But what if you're never alone? What if every time you try to pause, someone needs you? In this episode, I invite you to rethink what regulation can look like in everyday motherhood. Rather than seeing it as something that only happens in stillness or solitude, we'll explore why movement can sometimes be a more accessible place to begin. Through a personal story and reflections on body awareness, you'll discover a different perspective on why children so often seem to need to move before they settle—and what they might quietly be teaching us about our own nervous systems. If regulation has started to feel like one more thing you don't have time for, this episode offers a gentler way of thinking about it. Because sometimes, caring for yourself doesn't happen away from your family. Sometimes it happens right in the middle of being with them. For more resources go to www.bodyfulminds.com [www.bodyfulminds.com] or follow on LinkedIn [ www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-strowa].

I Did What I Tell My Clients Not to Do: Why Getting Off Track Isn't Failure

I recently did something I regularly tell my clients not to do. I pushed through. Life got busy, my practice became inconsistent, and I found myself slipping back into old habits. But instead of seeing that as failure, it reminded me of something important: Body awareness and nervous system regulation aren't about getting it right all the time. They're about returning. In this episode, we're exploring why getting off track is part of being human, what nervous system regulation actually looks like in real life, and why perfection was never the goal in the first place. If you've been feeling disconnected from yourself lately, this conversation is for you. For more resources go to www.bodyfulminds.com [www.bodyfulminds.com] or follow on LinkedIn [www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-strowa].