The Modern Matriarch

05. Calm Your Racing Mind & Relieve Anxiety

Your mind is sprinting ahead, replaying conversations, stacking to-do lists, and pulling you out of your body.  I made this guided grounding and breathwork practice for that exact moment, when you feel disconnected from the present and you just want your nervous system to stop sounding the alarm.  If you’ve been living in survival mode, calm can feel unfamiliar, even unsafe, so I name the sensations that can come up like tingles, emotion, or lightheadedness and why lying down can help.  From there, we move into a steady rhythmic breathing designed to quiet racing thoughts and support stress relief through the body, not willpower.  If anxiety has been running your life, this is a short, practical way to come home to yourself and remember that you can be held and supported.  If it helps, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s overwhelmed, and leave a review with the moment that made you exhale. You can learn more about my work here: https://remotheringmamas.com/ [https://remotheringmamas.com/] Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas [https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas]

04. When Good Moms Feel Bad: Befriending Your Anger & Healing Your Parts

Your baby is precious… so why do you sometimes feel panic, regret, or a flash of rage that scares you?  In this conversation, I sit down with Jessica Tomich Sorci, a level three IFS certified therapist specializing in maternal mental health, to name the feelings many mothers hide and to explain why they actually make sense. Jessica shares her own turning point in early motherhood, when love for her child lived alongside insomnia, terror, and the feeling that her old self was gone. From there, we get practical about support. Jessica breaks down why postpartum depletion is normal, why new moms are meant to be held by a village, and what to do when you are far from family or your “help” is complicated. We also dive into Internal Family Systems therapy and the Mom Parts Method, including how “parts” differ from emotions and why labeling parts as bad fuels shame.  Jessica explains common mom parts like self-doubt, regret, and the devoted caregiver, then goes deep on mom rage as a protective part that shows up when boundaries and needs have been ignored for too long.  If you’ve been wondering whether you’re failing, this conversation offers a kinder frame and a clearer path forward. Learn more about Jessica and her work: https://www.jessicatomichsorci.com/ [https://www.jessicatomichsorci.com/]  Jessica's Downloadable Resources, including "Survival Kit For New Moms": https://www.jessicatomichsorci.com/learning/downloadable-resources [https://www.jessicatomichsorci.com/learning/downloadable-resources] If this resonates, subscribe for more honest motherhood conversations, share the episode with a mom who needs it, and leave a review so more parents can find this support. You can learn more about my work here: https://remotheringmamas.com/ [https://remotheringmamas.com/] Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas [https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas]

03. The Hidden Metamorphosis Of Becoming A Mother

Your life doesn’t just “add a baby.” Your whole system rewires.  We’re talking about matrescence, the profound transformation a woman goes through when she becomes a mother, and why it can feel like you’ve turned into a completely different person overnight.  We dig into the biological changes of motherhood, including intense hormonal shifts and maternal brain adaptations that help you prioritize connection, protection, and bonding.  Then we go deeper into what I see as the most overlooked upgrade: the nervous system recalibration.  If you’ve wondered why you can’t multitask the way you used to, why your intuition feels louder, or why your sensitivity and boundaries have intensified, you’re not imagining it. Your body is optimizing for safety and attunement, even when society keeps demanding productivity. We also explore the psychological identity shift, the grief that can come with outgrowing your old self, and the way matrescence can shape a new kind of leadership that’s collaborative, intuitive, and connection-centered.  Finally, we talk relationships, friendships, and the strange way time bends in postpartum, including the mantra that carried me: “the days are long, but the years are short.”  If this resonates, subscribe, share it with a mother who needs the words, and leave a review so more matriarchs can find this conversation. You can learn more about my work here: https://remotheringmamas.com/ [https://remotheringmamas.com/] Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas [https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas]

02. How To Regulate Your Nervous System With Somatic Tools

Your nervous system is working 24/7 to keep you alive, but when stress adds up it can start to feel like your own body is against you. We talk about why that isn’t true, and how learning nervous system regulation can change the way you handle anxiety, overwhelm, shutdown, and the everyday pressure of being a mom. If you’ve ever thought “Why am I reacting like this?” this is a practical, body-based map back to steadiness. We go through the window of tolerance, the sweet spot where you feel calm, content, alert, and connected. From there, we name what it looks like to move above that window into hyperarousal (fight or flight) or below it into hypoarousal (freeze or shutdown). The goal is not to eliminate stress, it’s to expand your capacity so life’s ups and downs don’t throw you off balance so easily. That reframing alone can bring a lot of relief, especially if you carry a trauma history or feel like self-regulation is hard.  Then, we get concrete with somatic healing tools and why consistency beats intensity, and why forcing yourself to “calm down” can backfire.  You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your stress response and simple ways to create safety in your body.  If this resonates, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s been struggling, and leave a review so more women can find these nervous system regulation practices. Serenity Within: https://remothering-mamas.newzenler.com/courses/serenity [https://remothering-mamas.newzenler.com/courses/serenity] You can learn more about my work here: https://remotheringmamas.com/ [https://remotheringmamas.com/] Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas [https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas]

01. How Nervous System Safety Unlocks Real Healing

Your body has been trying to keep you safe and that can look like anxiety, overthinking, tension, shutdown, or nonstop “go mode.”  We take a grounded look at somatic healing and nervous system education, starting with a simple practice you can feel immediately: slowing down, breathing, and noticing what your body actually needs right now.  We walk through the nervous system like an electrical network that runs through your whole being, then zoom in on the autonomic nervous system and its two powerful branches.  You’ll learn why the sympathetic “gas pedal” fuels fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and how the parasympathetic “brake pedal” supports rest and digest, restoration, and real repair.  We also talk about what it looks like when your system gets stuck in chronic stress from trauma or everyday life and why burnout, sleep problems, digestive issues, pain, and emotional chaos can be signs of protection, not failure. Somatic work is not about forcing calm. Sometimes healing is a primal release; sometimes it’s stillness and breath while your body processes what you cannot put into words.  If this resonates, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more women can find body-led healing. Serenity Within: https://remothering-mamas.newzenler.com/courses/serenity [https://remothering-mamas.newzenler.com/courses/serenity] You can learn more about my work here: https://remotheringmamas.com/ [https://remotheringmamas.com/] Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas [https://www.instagram.com/remotheringmamas]