One broken mug. All-day self-criticism. Sound familiar?

Lisa Danahy (MS in Yoga Therapy, author of Creating Calm in Your Classroom) breaks down why mothers spiral into hypervigilance after one mistake - and shares the body-based regulation tool that actually works.

What we cover:

• How "See, loser, you suck" becomes an all-day mantra
• Why your nervous system catalogs every imperfection
• The one question that stops the spiral: "Is that actually true?"
• Why hiding stress from your kids backfires
• The gorilla chest-pounding regulation tool (yes, really)
• Building self-compassion without trying to be perfect

This episode is for burnt-out moms who are tired of being so hard on themselves.

Guest: Lisa Danahy - Yoga Therapist, author of Creating Calm in Your Classroom

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Chapters

• 00:00 Self-Compassion and Self-Talk
• 08:09 Challenging Beliefs and Finding Evidence
• 15:13 Creating Equitable Division of Labor
• 26:09 Regulation through Play and Expression