144. The Self-Talk That's Running Your Parenting — And How to Rewrite It

Send us Fan MailThere is a story running quietly in the background of your parenting. You may not even know it's there. But it's shaping everything — how you respond in hard moments, how you recover from mistakes, and what you believe you're capable of as a mom.For the mom overwhelmed by self-criticism and parenting anxiety — this episode gets underneath both.As a resilient mom, you're not broken. You're running an old story that was written before you even had a choice about it. I walk you through where that story came from, how early messages became automatic beliefs, and how those beliefs are showing up in your parenting right now in ways you may not have recognized.We look at the research on narrative identity, growth mindset, and the neuroscience of how changing your self-talk actually rewires what your brain predicts. Because emotional regulation for moms and parenting mindset work start in the same place — the voice inside your head.Mom burnout often starts not with doing too much — but with believing the wrong story about yourself. And nervous system regulation becomes possible when you change the narrative your brain is running on.I'll give you three concrete steps to start rewriting your story this week — because calm parenting starts inside. And you can do this.If you'd like to get the show notes for this episode, head to: https://leighgermann.com