Understanding the Grief That Comes With Parenting a High Needs Child

Aug 09, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #13

**Below is the blog article for easy reading.

 

Grief Lives in the Body

There is no shortage of grief when you’re parenting a hypersensitive, high-needs child.

Grief f...

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The Loss No One Talks About in Parenting a High Needs Child

Aug 02, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #12

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When Motherhood Feels Nothing Like You Imagined

Have you ever looked around at your life and thought:
"This is not how i...

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When Your Child’s Behavior Triggers Your Old Wounds of Not Belonging

Jul 26, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #11

**Below is the blog article for easy reading.

 

When Your Child’s Behavior Triggers Your Old Wounds of Not Belonging

 

Public Moments That Leave You Feeling Exposed an...

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Why You Feel Depressed When Parenting a Hypersensitive, High-Needs Child

Jul 19, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #10

**Below is the podcast turned into a blog article for easy reading.

 

Why You Feel Depressed When Parenting a Hypersensitive, High-Needs Child

 

The Fog That Creeps In...

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The Key to Handling Your Child’s Big Emotions: Learn to Feel Your Own

Jul 12, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #9

**Below is the podcast turned into a blog article for easy reading.

The Key to Handling Your Child’s Big Emotions: Learn to Feel Your Own

It was three months into my so...

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Why You Can’t Relax—And How to Teach Your Nervous System That It’s Safe

Jul 05, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #8

**Below is the podcast turned into a blog article for easy reading.

The Moment Rest Felt Unsafe

The house was finally quiet. No one was making demands of me. No meltdowns...

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Rupture Isn’t Failure: It’s the Path to Healing

Jun 28, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #6

**Below is the podcast turned into a blog article for easy reading.

Rupture Isn’t Failure: It’s the Path to Healing

When a Hard Day Lingers

I woke up this morning with a...

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What Your Nervous System Needs When Your Child Is Triggering You

Jun 21, 2025

**You can also listen to this in audio format only on The Regulated Mother Podcast on Apple or Spotify. Look for Episode #7

**Below is the podcast turned into a blog article for easy reading.

 

 

What Your Nervous System Needs When Your Child Is Triggering You

You try to stay calm.

Your chi...

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You Are Not Your Activation: Becoming the Awareness Behind Your Mind and Body

Jun 14, 2025

If you want to listen to a discussion of this blog article, then you can listen on The Regulated Mother Podcast, by Afshan Tafler on Apple or Spotify

A Moment That Changed Everything

I remember a time when my son and I were caught in a painful cycle—one that seemed impossible to break. Every time ...

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Wired for Connection: How a Mother’s Nervous System is Designed to Feel Her Child

Jun 07, 2025

If you want to listen to a discussion of this blog article, then you can listen on The Regulated Mother Podcast, by Afshan Tafler on Apple or Spotify

It was a usual day in our household a few years back. I would wake up with barely enough time to meet my own basic needs before my son needed me. He’...

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