Why Is It So Hard to Slow Down? Breaking the Stress Cycle as a Parent

Pam and The Purple Couch Podcast · Oct 8, 2026 · 27m

🎙️S5 E30

Parents, when was the last time you were 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹? 💜

Not scrolling your phone.

Not thinking about tomorrow.

Not planning the next appointment.

Not mentally running through the 47 things you still need to do.

Just… still.

In this episode of Pam & The Purple Couch, Pam, Manny, and Loki explore why something as simple as 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁—especially for parents who spend their lives bouncing between school, therapy, work, appointments, activities, and everything else their families need.

The conversation explores stress, self-regulation, screen…