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45. The Radical MOM Pause Toolkit Ep. 3: Meeting Your Needs
In this episode, we delve into the practical aspects of meeting your needs in the moment after taking that crucial, radical pause as a mom. This isn't about instant perfection—it's about understanding that learning to care for ourselves is a lifelong practice, just like learning to care for our children.
Key Topics Covered:
Why meeting your needs is a practice, not perfection
Understanding your nervous system states (safety, stress, and shutdown)
The three camps: grounded safety state, sympathetic (stress) state, and dorsal (shutdown) state
How to identify which state you're in and what your…
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